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Snabbit raises $56 million in Series D, fourth funding round in 15 months
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (515+ words) Quick home services platform Snabbit has secured $56 million in a Series D funding round, with participation from Susquehanna Venture Capital, Mirae Asset Venture Investments, and Unicorn Growth Fund. The round also saw continued backing from existing investors including Nexus Venture…...
NASA's viral tool spells your name using real Earth images. Here's how to try it
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (182+ words) Storyboard18 is Network18 Group's flagship platform focussed on the advertising and marketing community and a leading source of news and analyses. For over two decades as a TV show on CNBC-TV18, Storyboard18 has championed and chronicled the business of brands, the rise of…...
Ashwini Vaishnaw says semiconductor plants start production, flags "$1 chip" risk
4+ hour ago (228+ words) Speaking at the Google Cloud India AI Hub Groundbreaking Ceremony, Vaishnaw said, "Out of the 10 plants" two plants have already started commercial production." He added, "Another two plants will start commercial production within 2026," and noted that "in 2028, we'll have the…...
From "Coldplayed" to boundary-maxxing: The new language of modern relationship
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (424+ words) A fresh set of relationship terms is gaining traction, reflecting how people are reworking the rules of dating in a more privacy-conscious environment. According to Ashley Madison, its "Discreet Dictionary 2026" captures this shift through a list of ten terms that…...
Mahindra Holidays to acquire Aditatva Estates, a Karnataka coffee plantation firm for Rs 37. 5 crore
1+ day, 7+ min ago (347+ words) Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited said its board has cleared the acquisition of a 100 percent stake in Aditatva Estates Private Limited, a company engaged in coffee plantation operations in Karnataka. The approval was granted at the board meeting held on…...
Microsoft and Open AI revise partnership, end exclusive licence. Here's what changes
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (32+ words) Microsoft and Open AI amended their partnership, ending exclusivity while keeping Azure first. The deal allows Open AI broader cloud access and revises revenue terms, with both firms citing flexibility and long-term clarity....
Audience Pro links You Tube campaigns to SKU-level sales, closing the loop for CPG marketers
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (578+ words) Audience Pro, India's consumer intelligence and deterministic audience activation platform, has announced a new measurement capability - tracking the sales impact on Zepto from You Tube brand campaigns. Announcing the development, Dippak Khurana, CEO and Co-founder of Vserv, framed it as…...
IAS launches Total TV for content-level ad measurement across Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount and Prime Video
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (333+ words) Global media measurement and optimization platform Integral Ad Science (IAS), has introduced a new Connected TV measurement offering called "IAS Total TV," aimed at giving advertisers deeper visibility into where their ads appear across streaming platforms. The company said the…...
Adtech has a measurement problem. mediasmart wants to rewrite the math across screens
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (886+ words) You have worked across ad tech, brands like Puma and L'Or'al, and platforms like Byte Dance in past. What shaped your view on how media should evolve? Where does ad tech still get it wrong? I've seen marketing evolve significantly…...
IAS secures annual recertification for AI use in ad fraud, attention measurement solutions
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (33+ words) Integral Ad Science secured ISO/IEC 42001: 2023 recertification, expanding it to AI use in ad fraud and attention tools, reinforcing governance standards around how its artificial intelligence systems are managed and monitored....