Month: February 2024

Tarun Chhabra to lead Nokia as country head – India

The firm, in a statement, said Chhabra will continue in his role of head of mobile networks market India in addition to assuming India country manager responsibilities.

Previously, Tarun Chhabra was the senior vice president and mobile networks India head at Nokia.

A robust and dynamic media ecosystem is essential for realizing the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047: MIB’s Anurag Thakur

"Under the visionary leadership of PM Shri Narendra Modi ji, technology has become a tool for citizen empowerment and access to public services," Thakur said.

Anurag Thakur, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Government of India took to X to share his overall thoughts on the event and this digital era.

Brain Matters: The Brain, Balbir Pasha and Poonam Pandey

Due to the controversies associated with her, fans were sceptical about the news of her demise. Some started doubting the validity of the announcement, while others were holding onto hope that her account might have been compromised. (Image source: News18 Hindi)

In a world full of overwhelming amounts of information, standing out is harder than ever. Which tactic to choose to ensure our communication stands out should be a function of the simple question: to what end?

NCLT issues notice to Sony in response to Zee’s plea of stalled $10 billion merger implementation

Phantom owns Zee shares worth 1.3 million after investing Rs. 50 crore. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Sony informed the tribunal that the company was already in the midst of preparing an application to contest the maintainability of Zee’s petition and requested that this application be scheduled for consideration alongside the current one on the upcoming date.

Snapchat celebrates real connection with new campaign Less/More

Colleen DeCourcy, Chief Creative Officer, Snap Inc shares the vision for Snap Inc.’s 'Less/More' campaign.

In an exclusive interaction with Storyboard18, Colleen DeCourcy, Chief Creative Officer, Snap Inc shares how Snapchat’s distinctive and deliberate design choices — disappearing messages, privacy settings and no social validation metrics – have been pivotal in setting Snapchat apart.

Pratik Pal steps down as Tata Digital’s chief executive officer

The exit of Pal comes at a time when Tata Digital has been experiencing several top-level exits over the past months. In the coming weeks, Pavan Podila, chief software architect and Samir Aksekar, chief information security officer would be moving out in the coming weeks. (From left to right: Pratik Pal and Naveen Tahilyani)

Naveen Tahilyani, who is the CEO and MD of Tata AIA Life Insurance Company, will fill the shoes of Pratik Pal.

Google to change Bard’s name to Gemini

The log, as mentioned in reports, stated that the tech company Google would voice chat with Gemini. This would be followed by a "Ultra 1.0" model with "Gemini Advanced," a paid plan feature. This feature offers the ability to upload files, similar to that of ChatGPT Plus. Available in over 150 countries or territories, the Gemini app will be launched soon beginning in the language English. (Image source: Unsplash)

Dylan Roussel, an android app developer went on to leak a company change-log which said ‘Bard is now Gemini’, a new model set out to compete with (artificial intelligence research organisation) OpenAI’s GPT-4 (large language model).

Schbang, agency behind Poonam-Pandey fake death stunt, dropped by pharma client MSD

A day after the Pandey announced her fake demise, Schbang released a statement on Instagram stating that it was the orchestrator behind the fake-death stunt Pandey. (Image sourced via Firstpost)

MSD, the Indian affiliate of US pharma company Merck, has cut ties with Schbang the agency responsible for the Poonam-Pandey fake death stunt to raise awareness for cervical cancer. The silent pharma marketing stunt backfired and caused public outrage.