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Drugmakers tap China AI app boom to reach doctors as crackdown upends marketing
As scrutiny intensifies, Chinese pharmaceutical companies are shifting gears toward digital marketing initiatives. Traditional face-to-face communications are waning, prompting the industry to embrace AI-fueled applications for connecting with healthcare providers. These tools facilitate compliant relationships, sparking partnerships among health-tech firms to disseminate clinical information through digital channels. This marks a pivotal change in marketing dynamics within the pharmaceutical landscape.
Is your HR strategy creating measurable impact? This could be the time to get it recognised
The Economic Times HR Excellence Awards 2027 shine a light on exemplary HR practices within various organizations, teams, and leaders. Encompassing 42 categories, the awards highlight significant accomplishments in realms like HR transformation, talent acquisition, employee experience, and workplace culture, showcasing how effective people strategies can directly enhance business performance.
From lab to farm: How Proximal Soilsens is developing a ‘glucometer’ for soil testing
Developed over nearly a decade of research at IIT Bombay, Proximal Soilsens’s patented NutriSense X aims to make laboratory-grade soil testing portable, faster and accessible. The device tests multiple soil parameters in seconds, without requiring electricity or elaborate laboratory infrastructure.
India’s product landscape is changing: Which products are setting the benchmark across technology, finance, and consumer markets?
The ET Product of the Year Awards 2026 showcase India's rapidly growing product ecosystem by honoring groundbreaking innovations across diverse sectors such as enterprise technology, financial services, and consumer markets. These awards place emphasis on products that have made a significant market impact, gained customer adoption, and demonstrated exceptional innovation, motivating companies to present their tangible successes and contributions to the industry.
Ode to a compassionate algorithm: Philanthropists are backing AI for public good
From Flipkart’s Binny Bansal to Chrys Capital’s Ashish Dhawan and Karishma Sanghvi of Sun Pharma, a growing number of entrepreneurs are writing cheques for AI that can diagnose diseases, empower teachers, modernise courts and strengthen public services, betting that the technology can create social returns as significant as commercial ones.
US polls hit tech stocks; Qcomm’s Dhanteras gold rush
US technology stocks took a major beating days after the Democratic Party took control of both chambers of the Congress. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
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EU charges TikTok over harmful algorithmic 'rabbit hole' effects
EU tech regulators charged social media platform TikTok on Friday with breaching the bloc's online content rules due to the so-called "rabbit hole" effect of its recommender system, which attracts users' attention to a constant stream of
The man behind Lord’s Mark: Dr. Sachidanand Upadhyay features in TIME Magazine for the third consecutive year
Dr. Sachidanand Upadhyay has gained recognition from TIME Magazine for his remarkable contributions to technology and innovation. Lord’s Mark Industries Limited is spearheading key projects in healthcare, defence, and sustainability. With critical product registrations achieved, the company is poised for international growth. Upadhyay envisions transforming India into a prominent technology and manufacturing hub, emphasizing the importance of homegrown innovation in the global marketplace.
Tech funding hits 12-month low of $592 million in October; late-stage funding plunges 72%
Early-stage funding, by contrast, rose 114% sequentially to $361.6 million from $168.6 million and was up 10.8% from $326.4 million in October 2025. Early-stage rounds accounted for 61% of the month's funding.
Reddit blasts Australia's 'inept' social media ban as court challenge begins
Australia's world-first teen social media ban was "ill thought out" and amounted to a "profound restriction on political debate", a lawyer for messaging platform Reddit told the country's top court in the first legal challenge to the law.
ET Product of the Year Awards 2026: Categories recognising products driving market impact
The Economic Times Product of the Year Awards 2026 celebrate cutting-edge innovations that make a substantial difference in the market and attract customer loyalty across diverse industries. Categories feature Enterprise SaaS, FinTech, Cybersecurity, as well as consumer goods such as banking solutions and smartphones. Judging criteria prioritize market presence, adoption rates, creativity, and execution excellence, with an emphasis on quantifiable achievements.
October ends with a thud for Intel, Reddit, AI stalwarts
A fresh test of this year's technology rally sent the Nasdaq composite on Friday to its biggest decline since June. Chipmaker Intel and social media firm Reddit fell 29% and Sandisk, a chipmaker that has been one of the great beneficiaries of the AI capital-spending boom, dropped 13%.
Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders
Meta Platforms has settled with a teen plaintiff who accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive, causing her mental health problems
PB Fintech, Delhivery improve Q2 profits; Binance's $6.3 billion caper
PB Fintech on Friday reported a strong jump in profit and revenue for the July-September quarter. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
In 2015, Airtree backed Canva's $6 million Series A; 6 years later, a partial sale at a $39 billion valuation returned 1.4x its first fund; here's how
Canva reached a $39 billion valuation when Airtree reduced part of its holding in 2021. In September that year, Canva announced a separate $200 million funding round at a $40 billion valuation. According to reportes, a more recent Canva share sale generated a return equivalent to 1.4 times the total capital invested in Airtree's first fund.
byteXL strengthens leadership team to fuel AI and skilling push
byteXL has appointed four senior executives across operations, business, strategy and finance as it prepares to scale its institutional network from 40 to 120 colleges and reach 500,000 students over the next two years. The company is also expanding programmes in AI, GCCs, electric vehicles, semiconductors and precision engineering as it shifts towards a deeper technology focus.
The experience of the Shanti Rasa or Bhaav key reason behind Hanuman Ansh’s success: Producer Namrata G Singh
The film Hanuman Ansh has grossed nearly Rs340 crore at the box office, which is unprecedented for its modest budget. Producer Namrata G Singh emphasizes the significance of preserving intellectual property in storytelling. The film, rooted in spirituality, explores the life of Neem Karoli Maharaj and his connections with devotees. It also aims to expand into various formats and languages to reach global audiences.
Meta, Snap head to trial in another case about social media's harms
Jury selection is expected to begin on Wednesday in Los Angeles for another landmark trial about the alleged harms of social media on young users, with Meta and, for the first time, Snap as defendants. Meta and YouTube lost the first so-called bellwether case earlier this year, when a jury found them collectively liable for harming a young user known by the initials KGM, and ordered the tech companies to pay a combined $6 million penalty.
Anthropic IPO rocks Indian IT; Why Walmart is in no hurry to list Flipkart
Anthropic’s US IPO filing sent Indian IT stocks lower on Tuesday. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
ET HR Excellence Awards 2027: Exploring 40+ categories across Organisation and Team Excellence, and Leadership Honours
The ET HR Excellence Awards 2027 honor groundbreaking efforts from organizations, HR professionals, and leaders aimed at improving workplace culture and overall performance. Covering 42 award categories, this prestigious event celebrates excellence in talent acquisition, employee engagement, and HR technology, underscoring the essential role that HR plays in facilitating business transformation.
Unacademy founders plan AI fund; Flipkart’s premium push
Happy Monday! Unacademy’s founders are raising a fund focused on AI and deeptech. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Silver dividends: How investing in ageing societies can boost growth and cut healthcare costs
As populations age and people work longer, governments can turn longevity into an economic opportunity by investing in accessible infrastructure, reskilling and flexible employment. The proposed “silver multiplier” captures how keeping older people socially and economically engaged can raise output, support entrepreneurship, improve public health and reduce healthcare spending.
Healthtech startup Curebay raises Rs 100 crore funding led by IvyCap Ventures
The company will use the fresh capital to expand its footprint, strengthen its technology and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and enter new markets, including Andhra Pradesh, Priyadarshi Mohapatra, cofounder and CEO Curebay, told ET.
The Social Reckoning: Looking back at Facebook’s 2021 controversy and where Meta stands today
Aaron Sorkin’s latest film focuses on Facebook's past controversies and the implications of its business model. The story centres around whistleblower Frances Haugen and her allegations regarding Facebook's internal practices. Meta, formerly Facebook, is navigating ongoing concerns about safety and user engagement. The film, while offering a dramatic retelling, critiques the effectiveness of Meta’s strategies.
10-minute househelp startups & their crore-sized losses
Latest financials reported by Snabbit and Urban Company on Friday point to heavy cash burn in the race to deliver household services within 10 minutes. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Want an early signal on the economy and stocks this festive season? Watch 19 stocks, and what their managements say in the next 20 days
There is a set of companies that sees the shape of the economy before economists do. They know when a household decides to spend or hold back; to buy better things or cheaper ones. This festive season, what these companies sell, and what they say about it afterwards, will tell you more about where consumption is headed than any official number. Watch them closely. Check out Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, for price targets of over 4,000 listed stocks along with detailed company analysis focusing on five key components – earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk, and price momentum – to generate standardised scores. SR+ Reports is a complimentary offering to ETPrime members.
From sewer to space: Genrobotics bags ISRO robotics development contract
The company has secured the project from the U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), a key centre of the ISRO, marking a significant step in its journey from ground-level challenges to the demands of space engineering.
Slow outflows, sure, but inflows? That’s RBI’s real challenge
RBI is currently dealing with substantial capital outflows and currency devaluation pressures in the economy. Recent market operations indicate underlying issues despite maintaining a 7.8 percent growth rate. The ineffective measures may not resolve the fundamental demand stemming from trade concerns. Foreign direct investment needs to focus on long-term capital and technology rather than short-term financial inflows.
These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of over 25%
A piece of advice for those who still have the stomach to invest in the current volatile market. Don’t take any price action as the gospel truth; look beyond the index movements. And, finally, be both cautious and selective in your stock picks.
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