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The $135 Billion Divorce That Isn’t: Microsoft and OpenAI’s Strategic Separation

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Sri Varshith Reddy Volipireddy

Nov 17, 2025

The $135 Billion Divorce That Isn’t: Microsoft and OpenAI’s Strategic Separation

After nearly a year of discussions, Microsoft and OpenAI reached an agreement on what may be the most expensive relationship status update in technology...

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EA’s being taken Private!

Hardik Srivastava

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

EA’s being taken Private!

I’ve never played a video game in my life, except Subway Surfers. Even with my limited knowledge of video games beyond GTA VI memes, as soon as I heard about...

US-China Trade Truce: What does it mean for us?

Business Strategy

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

US-China Trade Truce: What does it mean for us?

One of the most talked about events in international trade as of recent has been the temporary US-China trade truce; agreed upon by Presidents Trump and Xi on...

The $135 Billion Divorce That Isn’t: Microsoft and OpenAI’s Strategic Separation

Sri Varshith Reddy Volipireddy

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

The $135 Billion Divorce That Isn’t: Microsoft and OpenAI’s Strategic Separation

After nearly a year of discussions, Microsoft and OpenAI reached an agreement on what may be the most expensive relationship status update in technology...

The King of Pivots: What’s next in the cards for Eternal

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

The King of Pivots: What’s next in the cards for Eternal

On February 6, 2025, Zomato, India’s leading food delivery platform, announced a significant transformation: it was rebranding its parent company as Eternal...

The Shadow Capital Market: How Private Credit is Reshaping Corporate Destiny

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

The Shadow Capital Market: How Private Credit is Reshaping Corporate Destiny

In 2023, the global financial software firm Finastra secured a staggering $5.3 billion refinancing. It wasn't from a consortium of global banks, but from a...

Is There an AI Bubble? Michael Burry Thinks So.

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Is There an AI Bubble? Michael Burry Thinks So.

Few questions loom larger over global markets today than whether the AI boom is heading toward a bubble. Two recent moves — Michael Burry’s massive short bet...

From Dream11 to Broken Dreams: India’s Gaming Ban Hits Hard

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

From Dream11 to Broken Dreams: India’s Gaming Ban Hits Hard

A literal ‘game changer’, India’s new Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act (August 2025) might take you by surprise, especially if you’re amongst...

The $100,000 H-1B Fee: America’s Costly Mistake

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

The $100,000 H-1B Fee: America’s Costly Mistake

For decades, the H1-B visa was one of the United State’s biggest powers. It wasn’t just a work permit, but a magnet for some of the brightest minds in the...

Intellect is Cool Again : A Mini Study of Substack

Business Strategy

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Intellect is Cool Again : A Mini Study of Substack

“Stop scrolling and read this instead”“Articles, Video essays and Podcasts to make you smarter”Intellectualism is facing a cultural resurgence and social media...

Gold’s Identity Crisis: When Safe Havens Become Speculation

Anandini Agrawal

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Gold’s Identity Crisis: When Safe Havens Become Speculation

Central banks are buying. Retail investors are panic-selling. Industry experts predict $5,000. Citigroup forecasts $3,800. Gold dropped 10% in two weeks on...

Endless Cycles: Slower Credit Growth and it's Effects

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

Endless Cycles: Slower Credit Growth and it's Effects

Where is the Money!For StartUps needing to scale to corporations funding credit fuels their investment and growth. It is essential for both small and large...

Sustainability in Business: A Necessary Strategy

Business Strategy

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Sustainability in Business: A Necessary Strategy

Gen Z is aware of the impact that climate change has on the earth and is willing to adapt their behaviour accordingly to achieve a more sustainable lifestyle...

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

From Trust to Trends: The Fall of Traditional Brand Loyalty in the Digital Age in Gen Z

"Once a customer, always a customer" was almost a law of marketing. For decades, brand loyalty was one of the most powerful ideas in business. Companies...

Free AI for India: OpenAI’s Big Move, Big Questions

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Free AI for India: OpenAI’s Big Move, Big Questions

The AI race just got a lot more interesting in India. OpenAI has announced that it will offer its premium subscription, ChatGPT Go, free to Indian users for...

AI therapists: Artificial frontiers of global mental health markets

Business Strategy

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

AI therapists: Artificial frontiers of global mental health markets

The metal health industry has been straining under the pressure of meeting global demand for care where there is a shortage of supply. Building on the sudden...

From Groceries to Automobiles: the New Consumer Spend

Business Strategy

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

From Groceries to Automobiles: the New Consumer Spend

GST 2.0 introduces a simpler two-tier tax structure with 5% and 18% rates, plus a 40% slab for sin and luxury goods. Essentials such as food, clothing,...

The UPI Global Gambit: How India’s Payment Rails Are Creating New Geopolitical Fault Lines

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

The UPI Global Gambit: How India’s Payment Rails Are Creating New Geopolitical Fault Lines

On a cold Paris evening earlier this year, Indian tourists at the Eiffel Tower did something quietly radical: they bought tickets to one of Europe’s most...

TCS Layoffs & the AI Imperative: What It Means for Businesses Everywhere

Business Strategy

Madhav Wadhwani

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

TCS Layoffs & the AI Imperative: What It Means for Businesses Everywhere

Earlier this year, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of India’s largest IT services firm, announced its biggest workforce reductions till date: over 12,000...

The Privacy Vs Personalisation Paradox

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

The Privacy Vs Personalisation Paradox

There has long been an invisible contract when one uses the internet: users get access to free information and services in exchange for their personal data....

GST 2.0 and its implications

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

GST 2.0 and its implications

Probably one of the most significant shifts since the introduction of GST in 2017, India’s indirect tax system has become a subject of debate and scrutiny yet...

India Lifts Rice Export Ban, Cooling Global Food Prices

Madhav Wadhwani

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

India Lifts Rice Export Ban, Cooling Global Food Prices

In one of the biggest business stories this month, India decided to lift its ban on rice exports — and the move is already making waves around the world. Since...

The Vicious AI Funding Cycle.

Hardik Srivastava

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

The Vicious AI Funding Cycle.

Trying to untangle the financial flows in the Nvidia, OpenAI, and Oracle triangle has been an intriguing exercise. OpenAI has committed to spend about $300...

Private Equity's appetite for clinics: EBITDA vs Patient Care

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

Private Equity's appetite for clinics: EBITDA vs Patient Care

Many doctors in India’s “profit-driven” private hospitals feel pressure to perform unnecessary tests or procedures just to meet financial targets. In one...

Ports to Processors: When AI Rewrites Global Trade

Sri Varshith Reddy Volipireddy

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Ports to Processors: When AI Rewrites Global Trade

A single outage at Amazon Web Services once disrupted digital services across ninety countries. More than 90 percent of the world's advanced semiconductors are...

Under Fire: How Trump’s 50% Tariffs Reshaped Indian Export Strategies

Business Strategy

Madhav Wadhwani

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Under Fire: How Trump’s 50% Tariffs Reshaped Indian Export Strategies

Introduction: A New Wave of Tariffs and TensionIn August 2025, the United States imposed sweeping 50% tariffs on major Indian exports, setting off one of the...

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