Amazon inks $38 billion deal with OpenAI for Nvidia chips

Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit has signed a $38 billion deal to supply a slice of OpenAI’s bottomless demand for computing power. Amazon shares jumped. The ChatGPT maker will pay Amazon Web Services for access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia Corp. graphics processing units as part of a seven-year deal, the companies announced on Monday. … Read more

Narayana acquires UK based healthcare provider

Narayana Health (NH) is acquiring 100% equity shares of Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited(PP), a Company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1997, PP is an operator of hospitals in the United Kingdom. It has 7 hospitals, 3 Surgical Centers, 2 Urgent Treatment Centers, 3 Musculoskeletal/Diagnostic Centers, 1 Ophthalmology Center with 330 bed capacity. … Read more

TCS’ $6.5 bn bet marks India’s push against tech colonisation

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has drawn up a $6.5 billion capital expenditure plan that goes beyond simply setting aside risk capital, Times of India reported. The move marks a deeper push to build long-term digital capabilities and potentially guard against what experts call “tech colonisation”. As India’s digital infrastructure demand surges, companies are turning to … Read more

Titan dials down on thinness to take aim at precision in watches

The Edge has long been one of Titan’s most recognisable sub-brands. Its next chapter may offer a glimpse into the company’s broader watchmaking ambitions. Titan recently released a new iteration of its upmarket Stellar line. The Stellar 3.0 features some impressive under-the-hood work in its limited-edition models. These include an in-house wandering-hours complication — in … Read more

The return of the G-2 duopoly: US, China embrace leaves India out in the cold

The TOI correspondent from Washington: In what appears to be a tectonic shift in American foreign policy and world order, US President Donald Trump has openly embraced China as a functional equal, heralding a new duopoly that jettisons Washington’s decade-plus view of Beijing as an existential threat, while leaving other powers like EU, Russia, India, … Read more

AI AI Yo! Two desi lads in Silicon Valley become youngest self-made billionaires at 22

TOI correspondent from Washington: In a stunning testament to the boom in Artificial Intelligence (AI), three 22-year-old high school friends from Silicon Valley, including two Indian-Americans, have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires.Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha, co-founders of the San Francisco-based AI recruiting platform Mercor, achieved the staggering feat after their company … Read more

Apple Expects to Finish Year With Monster Quarter

Apple is predicting a whole lot of iPhones will be beneath Christmas trees this year. CEO Tim Cook said he expects record iPhone sales — and Apple’s biggest quarter in history by revenue — for the holiday quarter. “We are incredibly excited about the strength we’re seeing across our products and services, and we expect … Read more