Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Britannia Marie Gold picks an act over an ad: Launches new platform HerStore on Women’s Day

HerStore is a platform to list both products and services for Indian consumers at no additional cost to sellers and 0 percent commission model. The platform will soon be available in several Indian languages such as Hindi, Kannada, Bengali, Tamil and many more. Currently, over 50 businesses have already been listed on HerStore marketplace. (Image source: Official website)

HerStore is conceptualised by MullenLowe Lintas group and the digital ecosystem has been built by Hash Connect.

Dark Parle-G’s picture goes viral on X; netizens speculate

The product has been initially launched in Maharashtra and is now available in mom and pop stores. The company also plans to gradually introduce it across the entire country. However, it is not yet available in malls or on e-commerce platforms. (Image source: Ramsa Chaudhary via X)

Recently, a picture of a new alleged chocolate version of Parle’s iconic biscuits, Parle-G, has started circulating on social media, generating mixed responses from netizens.

ACKO General Insurance appoints Animesh Das as CEO; elevates Sanjeev Srinivasan to Board role

Animesh Das brings over a decade of experience in the insurance sector and has been instrumental in building ACKO as one of the core team members that started ACKO and recently as the Chief Underwriting Officer.

Animesh Das will succeed Sanjeev Srinivasan as the Chief Executive Officer of ACKO General Insurance Company, subject to regulatory approval.

Dabur India’s Harkawal Singh joins RSPL Group as vice president – global marketing

Harkawal Singh's innings at Dabur India began as senior brand manager where he orchestrated product design, communication strategy, research testing and 'go-to-market' implementation for the critical re-launch in Odomos Mostiquito repellent Range in the Home Care portfolio.

Harkawal Singh has joined RSPL Group as vice president – global marketing.

AI race: Meta building AI model to power entire video ecosystem

The Mark Zuckerberg-led company said the FTC has failed to meet its burden to present evidence establishing a relevant antitrust market and proving that it has included all reasonable substitute services in its market definition. (Representative image by Dima Solomin via Unsplash)

Meta has been accelerating its AI drive, including adding AI functions into products across its platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

After Facebook and Instagram, LinkedIn sees brief outage

March 5 saw the global outage of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. Following the outage, as per multiple reports, parent company Meta’s chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg net worth declined by $ 2.79 billion, in a day, to hit $ 176 billion on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. (Image source: Unsplash)

According to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, there were 48,000 reports of outages related to LinkedIn in the US.

Social Panga appoints Ruksheen Palia as vice president – business and strategy

Ruksheen Palia who holds over 12 years of industry experience joins the team from VMLY&R India, where she served as the business lead for various accounts, one of her key accounts being Unilever.

Ruksheen Palia’s new role at Social Panga involves leading the agency’s growth initiatives, developing strategic plans, and fostering innovations for Mumbai hide out. Additionally, she will oversee the development of comprehensive business strategies and identify new market opportunities.

Google’s former software engineer Linwei Ding charged with AI trade secrets theft

Financial Times reported on Google’s possible revenue shake-up, stating, "Google is looking at options including adding certain AI-powered search features to its premium subscription services, which already offer access to its new Gemini AI assistant in Gmail and Docs, according to three people with knowledge of its plans." (Representative Image: Brett Jordan via Unsplash)

Linwei Ding had stepped down from his position at Google on December 26, 2023. Three days after his resignation, the officials at Google had learnt that he had presented himself as the chief executive officer (CEO) at one of the Chinese companies at an investor conference in Beijing, China.