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< Back Google to integrate AI chatbot Bard in all its apps Ishita Nigam 26 Sept 2023 The tech giant will provide the AI chatbot Bard as an extension for all its apps like Gmail. Drive, Docs, YouTube, and the flights and hotel services. Google has announced integrating its AI chatbot, Bard, with all its apps and services as an optional extension. So, data from all the apps will be available in Bard’s single chat window. User data will not be used to show them ads or train the chatbot. This feature will roll out after updating the PaLM 2, the Large Language Model (LLM) that powers Bard. So, for booking a vacation, users can ask Bard to check for everyone’s availability from Gmail, look up flights and hotels, and run a YouTube search for places to visit at the destination – all from a single-window conversation with Bard. It will also provide a ‘Google it’ or ‘G’ icon to double check its answers from web searches. Users will be able to share a Bard chat with other users through a public link, and the new user can continue the same conversation with the chatbot. Previous Next

< Back China to participate in Bharat Mobility Expo after 5 years 15 Jan 2025 Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 is the nation’s biggest motor show. 40 new products are expected to launch this year. Indo-Chinese ties worsened in early 2020 after a border clash and visa misuse by Chinese executives. India banned many Chinese apps, including TikTok and Shein. Chinese automakers like JSW MG Motor and BYD couldn’t attend the mobility show. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been working on resolving border tensions. It granted a no objection in principle, allowing China to participate. The government started granting visas to Chinese technical professionals working with companies that secured approvals under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. China is among the global leaders in EV technology and battery manufacturing. India imports up to 30% of its auto part imports from China. In FY2024, India bought around $6 billion worth of Chinese components. EV sales may surge from 100,000 units sold in 2024 to double in the next two years. 15-20 EVs, including the luxury segment, could be launched this year. Previous Next

< Back Pakistan losing above $760k daily due to airspace closure 28 Apr 2025 In 2019, Pakistan closed its airspace for Indian carriers after the Pulwama attack, which cost it USD 760,000 daily. Airlines pay an overflight fee to countries for using their airspace. A Boeing 737 crossing Pakistani airspace pays USD 580 in overflight fees; larger aircraft pay more. Today, around 350 international flights cross its airspace daily. Overflight charges comprise around 20% of their annual civil aviation revenue. After the Pulwama attack, closing its airspace cost the Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority and Pakistan International Airlines around USD100 million in a few months. This included USD232,000 lost in daily overflight revenue. Its total aviation revenue is expected to be over USD6 billion by 2029, compared to India’s estimated USD30 billion aviation revenue in 2025. 60% of the annual revenue comes from the east-to-west air corridor spanning 10,000 km, which connects Asia with the Middle East and Europe. Closing the airspace is causing Pakistan heavy daily losses and operational delays, as well as longer flights and raised prices for Indian carriers. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Google developing digital agri stack 3 Mar 2025 It will help identify farm boundaries and improve insurance, loans, and subsidy payments. Using satellite imagery, Google’s new upcoming tool on the agri stack will identify farm boundaries based on usage patterns to know which crops are being grown and where. It will allocate unique IDs to each farm, thus building a digital agricultural stack. The platform will churn out data about each farm, which can be used by agricultural enterprises offering crop loans, insurances, and subsidies. The base model is ready and Google is encouraging startups and agri enterprises to use the model to build solutions. The Indian government is also planning to advance the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiative covering farmers and their fields for three years and creating digital identities for 11 crore farmers. The government’s agri stack will capture crop data directly from the field through a mobile interface. It will use georeferenced village maps to conduct digital crop surveys and provide accurate, real-time crop area information. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Phone, car, and FMCG sales rise ahead of the festive season Ishita Nigam 2 Oct 2023 FMCG sales grew by up to 12%, car sales by 5%, and smartphone sales by 2% in July and August. Continuing the annual trend, FMCG, phone, and car sales rose in the quarter ending September 2023. FMCG sales, which experienced a major decline since the second half of 2021 due to pandemic related demand and high inflation, rose by up to 12% by value and by 15% by volume in the last quarter. Rural India has been a steady contributor to this growth. Eatables and washing products, like detergents, sold well, while personal care products weren’t far behind. Mid to premium range electronics drove sales growth in India. High valued items like TVs and washing machines saw a jump in sales, while entry level products didn’t budge. Vijay Sales and Reliance Retail reported sales growth in double digits. Consumer demand for SUVs, combined with enhanced availability of semiconductors, pushed the growth figures past 5% for the auto industry. Among them, Maruti Suzuki alone witnessed an uptick of 24% around Onam. Previous Next

< Back GIFT City, Gujarat, pulling Indian startup HQs back home Ishita Nigam 19 Sept 2023 International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) set up an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat to stop Indian startups from setting up headquarters in foreign locations. PhonePe shifted its headquarters back home from Singapore last year, and up to 20 Indian startups are planning to follow suit. Among those who are interested in ‘Desh Wapsi’ or reverse flipping are Groww and Razorpay. These companies set up their base abroad due to high taxes, unsupportive business environment, mandatory guidelines from investors like Y Combinator, and ineffective Intellectual Property Laws. That’s when IFSCA’s International Financial Services Centre was set up in GIFT City, Gujarat. The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is a foreign territory in India, offering tax exemptions and simplified financial norms. The 530+ startups registered there can transact in foreign currency, move their capital and investments in and out of India, and enjoy a business-friendly environment with access to venture capitalists and fintech centres. SEBI, RBI, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) regulate GIFT City’s functioning. Previous Next

< Back 45-day Mahakumbh begins today 13 Jan 2025 Over six million devotees took a holy dip at Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, today. January 13th marked the beginning of the 45-day-long Mahakumbh, organised every twelve years. It will end on February 26th. This year’s Mahakumbh is notable for the rare celestial alignment occurring every 144 years. Visitors from across India and different countries will take a dip in Sangam, the convergence point of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mystical Saraswati rivers. The Mahakumbh is the largest peaceful gathering of people globally. Around 400 million devotees are expected to attend the festival. In 2017, UNESCO inscribed the Kumbh Mela on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a collection of cultural practices recognised by communities and individuals. A million devotees will observe the Kalpvas ritual by fasting, planting Tulsi, bananas, and barley, and embracing a disciplined lifestyle. Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell, is attending the Mahakumbh for a month and has been bestowed with a Hindu name, “Kamala”, out of respect. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram. Previous Next

< Back India, Croatia to strengthen trade ties 20 Jun 2025 This was the first visit to Croatia by an Indian Prime Minister after diplomatic ties were established in 1992. While visiting Croatia on June 18th, PM Modi announced enhanced defence cooperation between the two countries. India invited Croatian firms to invest in its coastal infrastructure development and shipbuilding. India will invest in Croatian semiconductors, clean tech, IT, and pharma industries. India will share its space expertise, and educational institutes of both countries will conduct research projects together. India finalised a five-year cultural exchange programme with Croatia and will soon sign a mobility agreement to facilitate people’s movement between the two countries. Croatia’s major ports, Rijeka, Ploce, and Split, are a part of the EU’s TEN-T network and support trans-European trade. These can offer an alternate entry into Europe in the troubled Suez Canal and Red Sea routes. Croatia is an EU and NATO member and can offer India access to their regulatory systems. This can help the India-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations, which are delayed due to regulatory hurdles. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back India’s renewable power generation rises 86% since 2014 9 Oct 2024 Global investors pledged to invest ₹32 lakh crore at the RE-Invest 2024 Summit. India’s renewable energy (RE) rose to 360 billion units in 2024 from 193.5 billion units in 2014. Its capacity has increased 175% from 75 gigawatts (GW) to 208 GW against its target of 500 GW renewable energy by 2030. Projects for 91 GW of power are currently in tendering. India now ranks 4th globally in renewable energy installed and wind power capacity. Its solar energy capacity has grown 33 times since 2014. In 2023, India achieved two Nationally Determined Contribution targets ahead of time. Between 2005 and 2019, the share of carbon emissions intensity to GDP was reduced by 33%, against the target of 33-35% by 2030. It also had a target to achieve an overall electric power installed capacity from renewable sources of around 40% by 2030. On October 31st, 2023, it recorded this capacity from renewable sources at 186.46 MW, which is 43.81% of the total installed capacity. Previous Next

< Back Rolling Stone, Variety owner sues Google over AI summaries 16 Sept 2025 This is the first time Google is being sued over AI-generated summaries that appear at the top of its search results. Penske Media, the owner of Rolling Stone, Variety, and Billboard, sued Google in the Washington, D.C., Federal Court. It claims that Google use its journalistic content without consent, thus reducing traffic to its websites. It alleges that around 20% of Google search results linked to Penske websites show AI overviews, and its revenue has fallen by over a third from 2024-end. Penske pointed out that Google includes publishers’ websites in search results only if it can use their content in AI summaries. It could impose such terms due to its search dominance. Without this, Google would end up paying the publishers for the right to republish their work or use it to train their AI systems. Penske attracts 120 million online visitors per month. Several news organisations have also argued that Google’s AI Overviews pull traffic away from their sites, thus hogging their ad and subscription revenue. 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 Vietnamese automaker VinFast to set up manufacturing in India Ishita Nigam 28 Sept 2023 Deemed as Tesla’s rival, VinFast is the 17th most valuable car maker in the world with a valuation of $25.7 billion. Vietnamese automaker VinFast has shortlisted Tamil Nadu and Gujarat to set up its manufacturing unit in India. VinFast will be the first Vietnamese automaker in the country if its plans go through. It is the Electronic Vehicles arm of Vietnam’s largest corporation, Vingroup. It set up its first facility in North Carolina, the US, in July this year. VinFast is expected to offer affordable and value for money EVs with its facility in India. Last month, the carmaker’s valuation shot up 700% to $191 billion after enlisting on Nasdaq, making it the third largest car maker in the world by market capitalization after Tesla and Toyota. But soon, stock volatility saw its valuation crash by $140 billion this month to land at $25.7 billion. Despite selling just 7,400 cars in 2022, and all in Vietnam, Vinfast expects to sell up to 50,000 units this year globally. Previous Next

< Back Nvidia surpasses Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company 20 Jun 2024 Its share price almost doubled since the beginning of 2024. The chip maker is now worth $3.34 trillion against Microsoft’s $3.32 trillion. California-based AI chip maker Nvidia is now worth more than Microsoft. It surpassed Apple earlier this month. The company dominates the market for chips used for training and running generative AI models. ChatGPT is one such model. It saw a spike in sales of its graphic cards in 2020 when consumers rushed to mine their bitcoins. Its Taiwanese owner, Jansen Huang’s popularity burgeoned along with his company. The company’s market capitalisation jumped from $1.21 trillion on January 6th this year to $3.34 this week. Nvidia provides Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to cloud service providers to train and run AI applications. It serves over 20,000 startups and established conglomerates like Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet. Nvidia offers the Blackwell platform, which facilitates real-time generative AI on large language models at 25 times less cost and energy consumption than the last platform. It is also venturing into deep learning and autonomous vehicles. Previous Next