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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Thanks to millions of Indians with cheap data connections and little to do, Big Tech continues to make giant strides in the country. The narrative of an atmanirbhar Bharat in technology is now dead in the water.
Earlier this week Bharti Airtel, one of India’s largest telecom companies and the second largest telecom operator in the world by subscriber base, said that it has tied up with Perplexity, the artificial intelligence-powered question-and-answer company. Both have come to an agreement to distribute Perplexity Pro subscriptions for free to millions of Indians. From the company’s release:
Bharti Airtel has partnered with Perplexity, to offer 12-month Perplexity Pro subscription free of cost to all its 360mn customers. This Pro subscription, worth *Rs. 17000, is now available for free, for all Airtel customers (Mobile, Wi- Fi and DTH) for one year. …
The arrest and charges against an employee of the artificial intelligence company, fewer early-stage VC deals, and other updates.
