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Google Pay Brings Gemini-Powered AI Assistant to Users in 10 Indian Languages

Google has launched Ask Google Pay, a Gemini-powered AI assistant within the Google Pay app that offers users personalised insights into their spending and financial habits, the company announced in a blog post. The assistant lets users ask natural-language questions – via text or voice – about their transactions, spending patterns and savings, with support … Read more

Toshiyuki Yanagisawa Named President & CEO of Honda Cars India

Honda Motor Co. has appointed Toshiyuki Yanagisawa as the new President & CEO of Honda Cars India, effective October 1, 2026. Currently leading Honda’s India Strategic Development Office and Honda Digital Innovation India, Yanagisawa will oversee both HCIL and HDII, succeeding Takashi Nakajima, who will transition to the regional headquarters of Asian Honda Motor Co. … Read more

Zee Music Company Ramps Up South Indian Push with Multi-Language Acquisition Spree

Zee Music Company is deepening its footprint in South India with a fresh wave of music rights acquisitions spanning Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films, alongside regional music-led IPs. The expansion gathered pace after the label acquired rights to the Malayalam film Balan: The Boy, directed by Chidambaram with music by Sushin Shyam. Its latest … Read more

The App That Ditched the Feed and Built an Empire on Disappearing Content

In 2011, three Stanford students built a simple idea in a dorm room – a photo that vanishes after viewing. Launched as “Picaboo” before rebranding to Snapchat that September, the app was co-founded by Evan Spiegel (now CEO), Bobby Murphy (CTO, still leading AR), and Reggie Brown, who pitched the original concept before exiting early. … Read more

The App That Ditched the Feed and Built an Empire on Disappearing Content

In 2011, three Stanford students built a simple idea in a dorm room – a photo that vanishes after viewing. Launched as “Picaboo” before rebranding to Snapchat that September, the app was co-founded by Evan Spiegel (now CEO), Bobby Murphy (CTO, still leading AR), and Reggie Brown, who pitched the original concept before exiting early. … Read more

Amazon’s Ad Business Grows 26%, AWS Posts Fastest Growth in 18 Quarters

Amazon delivered a strong second quarter, with net sales rising 20% year-on-year to $200.6 billion, while its advertising business grew 26% and AWS clocked its fastest growth in 18 quarters. “AWS is booming, growing 36.7% year-over-year in Q2-our fastest growth in 18 quarters-and our AI and Chips businesses each eclipsed run rates of more than … Read more

Virat and Vikas Kohli Raise Stake in Vault, Fuel Plan to Hit 50 Clubs by Year-End

Vault by Virat Kohli, India’s premium franchise-led fitness chain, has announced that cricketer Virat Kohli and his brother Vikas Kohli have deepened their involvement in the brand by becoming strategic investors, together holding a 28% equity stake, with Virat retaining majority ownership. The move comes as Vault accelerates its national expansion through a franchise-partner-driven model, … Read more

Flipkart Recreates Chennai’s Ranganathan Street in Hand-Drawn, QR-Enabled Print Campaign

Flipkart has turned Tamil Nadu’s beloved Aadi shopping season into an interactive print experience with its ‘Aadi Thallaadhabadi’ Sale campaign, created in partnership with 22feet, part of Omnicom Advertising India. Published in Dinakaran, one of Tamil Nadu’s leading newspapers, the campaign recreates the energy of Chennai’s iconic Ranganathan Street through an intricately hand-drawn illustration, letting … Read more

DBS Bank is Reframing Business Banking Through Everyday Family Moments

DBS Bank India has rolled out a new campaign for DBS IDEAL, its digital banking platform for businesses, built around eight digital films that bring business banking scenarios to life through humour and relatable family interactions. Titled “There’s Always an IDEAL Way to Bank,” the campaign moves away from conventional feature-led B2B messaging to spotlight … Read more