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Nike design chief wants 'epic' shoes and wants them now
For decades, Nike Inc. told its customers to Just Do It. Now its designers, engineers and scientists have their own mantra: \"Create epic s -- t.
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October 24, 2025
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Microsoft targets 30% Xbox margins
Microsoft Corp. is asking its Xbox gaming division to produce profit margins well above the industry average, ratcheting up pressure on its video-game makers during a difficult time for the field at large.
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October 24, 2025
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Amazon tests new warehouse robots, AI tools for workers
Retail giant invests in technologies to help it ship ever more packages with less human labor
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October 24, 2025
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Locker accounts will allow up to four nominees
The government move aims to simplify claims settlement for depositors and their nominees
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October 24, 2025
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AI workers are putting in 100-hour workweeks to win new tech arms race
on Wednesday cut roughly 600 jobs from its AI division. While round-the-clock schedules have been common among startups during various boomtimes in Silicon Valley's history, the need for extreme hours at some of the world's biggest companies has been relatively rare.
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October 24, 2025
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Nvidia, others invest $260 mn in Uniphore
The funds will boost innovation for its flagship business AI cloud platform
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October 24, 2025
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Battery Aadhaar IDs could help us decarbonize India’s economy
Our energy transition needs a data backbone that tags and tracks batteries across their life-cycle
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October 24, 2025
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HUL bets on price cuts for sales after GST disruption
Wait for lower prices dampens sales; HUL expects volumes to rise from November
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October 24, 2025
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U.S. imposes substantial new sanctions on Russian oil giants
Measures against Lukoil and Rosneft come as negotiations over ending the war in Ukraine have stalled
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October 24, 2025
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A weekend with Tipeshwar sanctuary's women guides
At a Maharashtra wildlife sanctuary, a writer considers what tourism would look like if women took the lead
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October 24, 2025
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AI workers are putting in 100-hour weeks in tech arms race
Josh Batson no longer has time for social media.
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October 24, 2025
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Ranveer Singh's protein snack firm Super You eyes bulk-up
Super You, the one-yearold functional protein foods snacking brand, co-founded by actor Ranveer Singh and Nikunj Biyani, is attracting attention from private investors who are looking to back startups offering innovative products in the burgeoning protein space.
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October 24, 2025
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PF WITHDRAWAL RULE CHANGES: FOR ONCE, EPFO HAS STRUCK THE RIGHT BALANCE
For those following India's pension space, 2016 was a watershed year.
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October 24, 2025
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CapitalXb secures $15 mn seed round led by Walewski
Trade finance NBFC CapitalXB Finance Pvt. Ltd has raised $15 million in seed funding, led by Londonbased investor Nicolas Walewski, known for managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios at Alken Asset Management and an Indian family office.
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October 24, 2025
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Home help app Snabbit clocks $11 mn ARR, plans new verticals
A startup built around everyday chores has quietly turned into a ₹8-crore-a-month business.
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October 24, 2025
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Prestige plans new, premium sub-brand
The Prestige Place projects will each have a high-end hotel, branded residences and a Forum shopping mall, among others.
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October 24, 2025
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World Bank update: It addresses a world that has ceased to exist
Its latest development report on South Asia focuses on jobs, AI and trade but overlooks realities of today's political economy
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October 24, 2025
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Deloitte pegs India's FY26 GDP growth at 6.7-6.9%
Deloitte lifted its FY26 forecast from 6.5% earlier.
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October 24, 2025
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Colgate-Palmolive India Q2 profit slips
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major and oral care products maker Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd (CPIL) on Thursday reported a 17% decline in profit at ₹327.51 crore in the September quarter on account of tough quarter on a high growth base, impacted by GST-led disruptions.
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October 24, 2025
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How to make sense of our hazy air quality data
Air quality indices on your phone's weather app and the one reported by the government do not seem to agree with each other, and those obsessed with the data have too many contradicting numbers to go by.
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October 24, 2025
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Polycab's hit Q2 hides weak links
Exceeding expectations Polycab India's Ebitda margin touched a multi-quarter high in Q2FY26, aided by the wires & cables segment's robust performance.
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October 24, 2025
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UPS moves court to quash CCI order
UPS has asked an Indian court to quash a decision by the antitrust watchdog to allow book publishers to cross-examine its India executive, arguing it amounts to “coercion” as the company has already been cleared of wrongdoing, court papers show.
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October 24, 2025
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India beats China in duty-free access to poor nations
India has emerged as a leading partner among developing economies by offering one of the most extensive market access schemes for the world's poorest nations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework-surpassing China and the European Union (EU) in terms of preferential coverage.
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October 24, 2025
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Govt on track to top ₹50k crore from PSU stake sales, IPO push
The Central government is on track to exceed its estimates for miscellaneous capital receipts (MCR) in fiscal year 2026 (FY26) to over ₹50,000 crore, buoyed by a pipeline of offers for sale, strategic stake sales, and possible initial public offerings (IPOs) in state-run companies, two people aware of the matter said.
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October 24, 2025
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Farm insurance: Time for climate-linked bulk payouts
India's agriculture sector employs nearly half of its population and accounts for about 18% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
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October 24, 2025
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RBI cautions states on fiscal discipline as bond yields rise
Flagging a sharp rise in state bond yields, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned states against pre-election populist spending and fiscal slippage, especially in Bihar and Maharashtra.
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October 24, 2025
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Oil Jumps as Trump sanctions Russia
Oil soared after the US announced sanctions on Russia's biggest oil companies, threatening supplies from one of the world's top producing countries.
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October 24, 2025
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Nike should put Converse on the block: It's just a distraction
Its CEO has very few easy wins in reach but this could well be one
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October 22, 2025
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‘India must do more on cough syrups’
India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organization official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.
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October 22, 2025
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Why ICICI grit beats HDFC gloss
The Street reacted differently to the September quarter (Q2FY26) results of India’s top private sector banks, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank.
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