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< Back NVIDIA partners with Indian conglomerates for AI expansion 28 Oct 2024 It is partnering with key tech companies to boost India’s AI capabilities and make it more affordable and accessible. To accelerate AI adoption in India, NVIDIA has partnered with Reliance Industries to build a large-scale AI infrastructure with NVIDIA’s GB 200 supercomputer and other tech deployed for developing scalable AI set-up. It has collaborated with Tech Mahindra to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) to develop sovereign large language models (LLMs) and agentic and physical AI infrastructure. Tata Communications and Yotta Data Services will embrace NVIDIA’s Hopper and Blackwell AI chips to power the largest supercomputers, while Infosys will adopt NVIDIA’s AI Stack to create smaller LLMs for different industries. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will partner with it to fuel AI adoption across industries and launch industry-specific solutions. NVIDIA formed alliances with Flipkart and Zoho to build LLMs in Indian languages. Hanooman AI introduced Everest 1.0, a generative AI foundational model built using NVIDIA’s GPUs. It supports 35 languages with expansion plans for up to 90 languages. Previous Next

Les familles dont le revenu est inférieur à 100 000 dollars bénéficieront d'une aide totale pour la scolarité, le logement, les livres et les dépenses personnelles. < Back Pas de frais de scolarité pour Harvard, MIT, Texas pour les élèves à revenus moyens Les familles dont le revenu est inférieur à 100 000 dollars bénéficieront d'une aide totale pour la scolarité, le logement, les livres et les dépenses personnelles. Dès l’automne 2025, de nombreuses universités américaines augmenteront les plafonds de dispense des frais de scolarité. Les étudiants issus de ménages à revenus moyens inferieurs à 200 000 dollars (revenu familial annuel) n’auront pas à payer de frais de scolarité, tandis que ceux dont le revenu est inférieur à 100 000 dollars verront toutes leurs dépenses couvertes, y compris les frais de scolarité, le logement, les livres et les dépenses personnelles. Les élèves dont le revenu familial annuel est supérieur à 200 000 dollars bénéficieront d’une aide financière adaptée. L’université du Massachusetts a relevé son plafond a 75 000 dollars. Pour 2024-25, les frais de scolarité des étudiants de premier cycle s’élèvent à 56 550 dollars à Harvard, à 61 990 dollars au MIT et, à l’Université du Texas, à 13 576 dollars pour les résidents du Texas et à 48 712 dollars pour les non-résidents. Ne manquez pas un autre article de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , et Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Microsoft, OpenAI alliance receives clearance from UK 7 Mar 2025 UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said this alliance does not need an antitrust investigation under merger rules. In 2016, OpenAI committed to using Microsoft Azure as the primary cloud service. In 2019, after OpenAI converted from a non-profit to a hybrid model, Microsoft invested $1 billion. In 2023, Microsoft invested $10 billion, bringing the total to $13 billion. These investments allowed Microsoft to integrate OpenAI’s products with its own. Microsoft may garner 75% of OpenAI's profits as a return on investment along with a 49% stake in the company. In 2023, CMA ordered an investigation to check if the alliance gave either of the firms a stronger hold and influence over the other. After 14 months of scrutiny, the competition authority approved the association. Microsoft faced antitrust issues in the UK and the US after its initial investment in 2019 and the boardroom battle of 2023 that led to the ousting and reinstatement of Sam Altman. However, Microsoft still faces investigation into its cloud services. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Banu Mushtaq: The second Indian to win International Booker Prize 22 May 2025 Geetanjali Shree was the first Indian to win the award in 2022 for her book ‘Tomb of Sand’, translated from Hindi to English by Daisy Rockwell. Banu Mushtaq, a lawyer and women’s rights activist, and her translator, Deepa Bhasti, won the International Booker Prize 2025 for her novel Heart Lamp ( Edeya Hanate in Kannada). It is a collection of 12 short stories on the Dalits and women, selected from her works published between 1990 and 2023. Mushtaq, born in 1948 in Hassan, Karnataka, emerged as a coveted literary voice during the Bandaya Sahitya (Rebel Literature) movement in the 1970s. Around 20 years ago, she faced a knife attack for advocating women’s rights to pray in mosques. The International Booker Prize includes a £50,000 cash reward, split equally between the writer and the translator. Each shortlisted author and translator receives £2,500. This is the first time a collection of short stories has won the British literary honour, and the second time a Kannada to English novel has been shortlisted. The first was U.R. Ananthamurthy’s body of work. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Amazon’s healthcare plan for India 24 Jul 2025 The e-commerce giant launched Amazon Pharmacy in 2020, teleconsultation in 2024, and diagnostics in 2025. In June 2025, Amazon pumped ₹100 crore via Smbhav Venture Fund into Orange Health to launch its diagnostic services. It offers home sample collection within 60 minutes and test results within 6 hours. These services are available across six major metropolitan cities: Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. Its pharmacy business covers all serviceable PIN codes in 23 cities. In November 2024, it launched teleconsultation for ₹99. For its online pharmacy, Amazon faces stiff competition from existing players like Tata 1mg and Apollo, which have a strong foothold, local pharmacies that often sell without prescriptions, and a strong trade lobby opposing the growth of e-pharmacies. Amazon intends to enrich customer data to create a personalised wellness ecosystem in India, and healthcare retail is an integral part of the strategy. It also offers health foods and supplements via FreshtoHome and insurance products via Amazon Pay. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Pax numbers drop as airlines add more flights 9 Oct 2025 In July-August 2025, passenger numbers decreased by 2% compared to the same period last year, from 26.1 million to 25.6 million. During the festive season, Indians are choosing iPhones and cars over travel. The Trump Administration’s new visa rules have impacted the travel of Indian tech employees. Due to fear, many Indians who travel back home for Diwali never took the flight this year. US tariffs are impacting small businesses that contribute to air travel, ET reported. Besides, US, Canadian, and European visas are challenging to obtain, which leaves only South Asia as an option for Indians. Countries with easy and on-arrival visas are experiencing full flights. Following the DGCA directive to add capacity and prevent rate hikes, Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet added more than 1,700 flights. This year, however, flights aren’t sold out; hotels are. Air India Express rolled out a festive offer allowing Indian expats travelling across the Gulf to carry an extra 10 kg of baggage for just one dirham (Dh1). The offer is valid for bookings made until October 31 st . Check out my new book, THE BLACK FLAMES , on Amazon Kindle. A gripping, high-stakes novel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6 stars on Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Goodreads Previous Next

< Back 10,000 Canadians face layoffs after Indian student numbers decline 11 Jul 2025 Canadian colleges are laying off administrative and support staff as funding declines after a drop in Indian student numbers. Marc Miller, the Canadian Immigration Minister, in February, asked educational institutions to reduce their overdependence on international students from a particular region, diversify hiring processes and refine educational standards. Canadian universities receive over 50% of applicants from India. Resultantly, Ontario’s universities forecast $330 million in losses for 2025, rising to $600 million the following year. Sheridan College suspended 40 programs in November 2024 due to budgetary shortcomings and reduced enrolment. Northern College of Timmins anticipates a $6 million deficit for the academic year (AY) 2025-26 and a $12 million deficit for 2026-27. Seneca College in the Greater Toronto Area temporarily closed its Markham campus after international student numbers nosedived. British universities, too, earned £11.8 billion from international students in 2022-23. In AY 2024, one-third of their higher education institutions had funds to last only 100 days. 43% of institutions face budgetary issues and are now lobbying for visa reforms. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Tesla signs semiconductor procurement deal with Tata Electronics 15 Apr 2024 Tata Electronics will provide semiconductor chips for Tesla’s global operations. Tesla signed a strategic agreement with Tata Electronics a few months ago to procure semiconductors for operations worldwide. It aims to set up operations in India. Elon Musk is expected to visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the company’s potential investments in the country. This will position Tata Electronics as a trustworthy supplier to major international clients looking to establish a semiconductor value chain in India. This move backs Tesla’s strategy to set up its presence in India. Tata Electronics is strengthening its C-suite by recruiting top-level executives. Tata Electronics invested $14 billion in the semiconductor facilities in Assam, Dholera, and Hosur. Tesla has been looking for sources beyond China for critical EV parts like electric motors and battery packs. Tesla is expected to invest $2-3 billion in establishing electric vehicle manufacturing in India. The top contenders include Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Gujarat, which have established automotive hubs. Previous Next

< Back PayPal, Cashfree to apply for RBI license for cross-border transactions Ishita Nigam 6 Nov 2023 These payment aggregators must inform RBI of their cross border transactions within 60 days of applying for the license to continue their services. In a related move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that foreign payment aggregators like PayPal, Paymate, and Cashfree will need a license from the central bank. Such companies awaiting the permit will have to keep RBI informed of all Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB) guidelines. These guidelines rule the cross-border payments in and out of India. Till now, an authorised dealer or a sponsor bank facilitated these cross-border payments on foreign platforms. But as per RBI’s latest guidelines, a PA-CB can face penalties if they fail to abide. UPI payment channels like Google Pay and PhonePe may face similar regulations in the future. UPI transactions are at an all-time high. The overall transaction volume crossed 11 billion worth ₹17.16 lakh crores in October compared to 10.56 billion in September. Peer-to-merchant transactions comprised 25% of the total value and 60% of the total volume. Previous Next

< Back Self-declaration for ads mandated only for food and health sectors 5 Jul 2024 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) eased the earlier rule and made it mandatory only for the food and health sectors. However, there is another Supreme Court hearing on July 9th on this matter. The Supreme Court of India passed an order on May 7th mandating all advertising bodies to issue a Self Declaration Certificate (SDC) for all ads on TV, radio, print, or the internet broadcasted after June 18th. The idea was to crack down on misleading advertising. Following an uproar and multiple meetings with various industry bodies, MIB issued a fresh directive on July 3rd. Now, the SDC must be issued only for food and health-related ads. Food and health products and services providers will need to manually upload an annual SDC on the Press Council of India website for print and internet ads and the Broadcast Seva website for TV and radio ads. Proof of uploading will need to be submitted to the concerned media stakeholders, like newspapers and TV channels, for record keeping. This fresh order relieves media houses from the responsibility of checking and validating the SDCs. Previous Next

< Back WhatsApp to charge global businesses ₹2.3 per OTP message 9 Apr 2024 Global companies like Amazon and Google now have to pay ₹2.3 per OTP sent to an Indian number, compared to ₹0.11 per message earlier. Earlier, WhatsApp charged a flat rate of ₹0.48 per business conversation. But last year, it divided its business messaging into four segments. First is utility messaging, earlier charged at ₹0.31 per message. It includes transactional messages like orders, shipping updates, and payment and appointment reminders. Second is authentication messaging for user verification, password reset codes and account login notifications. It was charged at ₹0.11 per message. Third is service and customer support enquiries like helpdesk updates and ticket resolutions, charged at ₹0.29. Fourth is marketing and promotional messages, costing ₹0.73 per message. Around 80% of WhatsApp transactions are authentication-related. Telecom companies charge domestic clients ₹0.12 and $0.05 (₹4.13) to international clients. This will now jump to ₹2.30 for global clients, classified as the authentication-international category. Telecom companies and the government lose approximately ₹3,000 crore yearly in revenues and forex reserves as international giants use WhatsApp for cheaper business messaging. Previous Next

< Back US Airlines saving time and costs with new strategies and tools 27 Nov 2023 While the time saved may look insignificant, it reduced costs and higher operational efficiency for an industry that is perpetually bleeding. Airlines in the US have started relying on various tech and strategies to help save time, which could translate to reduced costs and better operating efficiency. American Airlines deployed Machine Learning for flight gate allocation to save an average of two minutes of taxi time for every flight, a reduction of 20%, and hours of gate planning time. This translated as up to 11 hours saved daily, and numerous gate changes and conflicts cut down drastically. Airlines have also saved 1.4 million gallons of fuel annually and reduced CO2 emissions by 13,400 metric tonnes per year. Besides, United Airlines saved two minutes per flight by boarding economy class passengers first, followed by the middle and the aisle. Southwest Airlines uses better signage and music on the bridge for faster boarding. Frontier has started using staircases directly to and from its Airbus’ second door to expedite boarding. Previous Next