• Top 10 trending phones of week 16

    It's been a while since we had a Huawei device top our trending chart, but the newly announced Pura 70 Ultra pulled it off in week 16 of 2024. The new cameraphone flagship that leads the rebranded P series took the win, ahead of the Galaxy A55, which stays in second for the second week in a row. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#] The Redmi Note 13 Pro is back on the podium as it rose to third, trading positions with the Infinix Note 40 Pro, which is forth this time around. Last week's...

  • Top 5 AI Trends to Watch Out for in 2024

    By Sachin Chawla This article highlights the upcoming tech trends in the DBMS industry. Last year saw a significant evolution for the AI indu

  • Top 10 trending phones of week 15

    The Samsung Galaxy A55 couldn't match the winning streak of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, stopping at four. Xiaomi's newly announced Redmi Note Turbo 3 came on top in week 15, dropping the A55 to second place. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#] Infinix Note 40 Pro made up yet another place and completes the podium this time around. The Redmi Note 13 Pro is down to fourth, followed by the Galaxy S24 Ultra and the non-Pro Redmi Note 13. Motorola Edge 50 Pro lost a lot of ground, dropping to seventh,...

  • Quickening pace of quick-commerce; and other top tech, startup stories this week

    Hi, this is Pranav in New Delhi. It’s been a busy week for us here at ETtech breaking some important stories around the quick-commerce sector. Shelf spaceOn Thursday, my colleagues Apoorva and Soumyajit wrote about how getting a spot on quick commerce platforms has become a challenge for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, which are coughing up 40-45% in commissions to apps such as Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart. 109447781This is reminiscent of the early days of ecommerce boom when smaller...

  • Startup twists & turns on IPO street; and other top tech and startup stories this week

    Food and grocery delivery company Swiggy on Friday confidentially filed its draft documents for an initial public offering (IPO) with stock market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), sources told us.109639958The Bengaluru-based company has filed for a $1.25-billion public issue through the confidential route, whereby draft red herring prospectuses (DRHPs) are not released to the public. This came a day after Swiggy’s shareholders approved its IPO plan, which includes a fresh...

  • Top tech execs and investors meeting with Washington power brokers on global AI battle

    Top tech and government leaders will huddle in Washington next week to formulate plans to ensure the U.S. takes charge of the global artificial intelligence race and shapes emerging tech developments.

    • SFGate

    SF exec defends 'brutal' tech trend: Lay off workers to free up cash for AI

    As wave after wave of layoffs crash over Bay Area companies and the wider tech industry, questions swirl about the causes of the cuts. Now, at least one answer is becoming clearer: Executives want fatter pockets for investing in artificial intelligence. In an interview on the Verge’s “Decoder” podcast published Monday, Dropbox CEO Drew Houston mounted a zealous argument for the importance of AI while defending his company’s 500-worker layoff in April 2023. The two things are linked, he said,...

  • Tech firms TCS, Accenture, Cognizant lead LinkedIn's top large companies list

    Tata Consultancy Services has topped the LinkedIn's latest list of top companies to work for in India, followed by Accenture and Cognizant in the second and third place respectively. Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Tuesday released the 2024 Top Companies list for India wherein IT companies bagged the top three ranks, while financial services firms dominated the list with 9 out of 25 companies from this sector. The 8th edition has derived insights from LinkedIn data, and lists the...

  • Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg excluded from feds' AI safety board filled with top tech CEOs

    The board includes OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

  • Top 5 Plays of the Week – Week 35

    JOPLIN, Mo – After a week of high school sports & collegiate sports, we showed off our Top 5 Plays of the Week from around the Four States. Play #1: Lydia Feiste (Crowder Sophomore Utility Player) — Tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the 7th inning with the bases loaded, Crowder's Lydia Feiste stepped up and []

  • Top 5 Plays of the Week – Week 34

    JOPLIN, Mo – After a week of high school sports & collegiate sports, we showed off our Top 5 Plays of the Week from around the Four States Play #1: Cooper Lilienkamp (Carthage Sophomore Outfielder) — Carthage's Cooper Lilienkamp hit a walk-off 2-RBI single against Carl Junction. With two outs in the bottom of the 7th, []

  • Leading AI Companies Promise to Protect Children From Dangers of AI

    Several major players in the artificial intelligence field pledged to protect children online, marking another chapter in the progression of AI safety. [Read More]