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Apple faces 2 bn lawsuit in UK over app privacy feature

The claim, filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal by law firm Hausfeld, centres on Apple's App Tracking Transparency system, which has also come under scrutiny in several European countries

3 Sep 2026 11:49 pm
Kumar Mangalam Birla's UltraTech enters wires, cables business with 1,800 crore Ultravolt bet

Ultravolt, which is preparing for a nationwide rollout across more than 100,000 retailers, aims to become Indias second-largest player in the wires segment within five years.

3 Sep 2026 9:43 pm
Google dodges forced AdX sale as US judge orders changes to ad tech business

Alphabet Inc.s Google doesnt have to sell off its advertising exchange and instead must make its ad tech tools work with those operated by rivals, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, in a move that saves the tech giant from a second bid to force a breakup.

2 Sep 2026 11:00 pm
Happiest Minds' CEO, MD rule out layoffs after merger announcement with ITC Infotech; say deal to boost talent pool

Happiest Minds Technologies ruled out layoffs following its merger with ITC Infotech, saying the deal is focused on expanding talent and capabilities. The combined entity will have over 19,000 employees, while Happiest Minds shares fell nearly 11% after the announcement.

2 Sep 2026 2:35 pm
Mint Explainer: Can NITI Aayog clear the bottlenecks holding back Indias deep-tech startups?

NITI Aayog's upcoming study aims to address critical gaps in patient capital and infrastructure to help India's 4,200 deep-tech ventures move beyond lab prototypes and scale into commercially viable global businesses.

2 Sep 2026 11:56 am
Ashok Sootas Happiest Minds stake sale to ITC Infotech not driven by AI fears

The clarification from Happiest Minds comes at a time when artificial intelligence has cast a shadow over the future of the countrys $300 billion IT sector, as clients look to shrink their outsourcing costs by deploying AI agents.

1 Sep 2026 7:23 pm
Indias deeptech boom puts growth investors to the test

Bigger rounds are attracting mainstream investors, but underwriting challenges are keeping growth capital cautious.

1 Sep 2026 12:24 pm
Why do leaders forget humans are not a problem?: HCLTech ex-CEO slams AI-led layoffs, says people lead innovations

Vineet Nayyar, founder of Sampark Foundation and ex-CEO of HCL Technologies criticised AI-led layoffs, noting that all innovations are human led. He added that people are not a problem or commodity to be thrown away.

1 Sep 2026 12:13 am