Tag: E-commerce
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
India’s Quick Commerce Workforce to Reach 500,000 by 2025
India's quick commerce (Q-Comm) industry is witnessing an unprecedented expansion, driven by rising consumer demand for faster deliveries and the entry of new market...
India’s E-Commerce Market to Hit $550B by 2035
India's e-commerce sector is set for exponential growth, with its market size projected to soar over four times to $550 billion by 2035, according...
Tier-II Cities Drive Growth in Republic Day Online Sales
India’s Republic Day sale, the first major online shopping event of the year, witnessed over 16 million transactions processed by marketplaces and direct-to-consumer (D2C)...
Govt Launches Tools to Tackle E-commerce Dark Patterns
The Department of Consumer Affairs will launch three digital tools — ‘Jago Grahak Jago App,’ ‘Jagriti App,’ and ‘Jagriti Dashboard’ — on National Consumers...
Sustainable Retail Practices: The Demand for Ethical Consumerism
In recent years, ethical consumerism has become a driving force in the retail industry, with consumers increasingly prioritizing sustainability when making purchasing decisions. As...
