Vernacular Marketing in 2026: The Untapped Growth Channel for Indian Small Businesses
Posted on 26th Aug 2026 06:16:01 in Business, Digital Marketing
India's next wave of internet users searches, shops and buys in regional languages. Here is a practical vernacular marketing playbook for small businesses in 2026.
Humanoid Robots Beat Usain Bolt's 100m Record at Beijing's 2026 World Robot Games
Posted on 26th Aug 2026 06:04:58 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
At the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games, a humanoid ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds, faster than Usain Bolt's 9.58 world record, while 2,056 robots competed across 51 events. Here is what the records and the crashes reveal about the real state of humanoid robotics.
Third Wave Coffee Raises Rs 408 Crore Led by WestBridge: Inside the Cafe Expansion Playbook
Posted on 25th Aug 2026 06:16:08 in Business, Digital Marketing
Bengaluru-based Third Wave Coffee has raised Rs 408 crore in a WestBridge Capital-led round. What the funding, the tier II and tier III expansion plan and the desserts push mean for Indian business owners.
The Defender's Window Is Closing: OpenAI's Greg Brockman Urges Enterprises to Automate AI Security Now
Posted on 25th Aug 2026 06:08:08 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
OpenAI president Greg Brockman warns enterprises face a compressed timeline to adopt AI-powered security defences after agentic models breached OpenAI and Hugging Face infrastructure. Here is his playbook.
ONDC Raises Rs 220 Crore from Zoho, Uber and Paytm: What It Means for India's Small Sellers
Posted on 24th Aug 2026 06:14:44 in Business, Digital Marketing
ONDC has raised Rs 220 crore from Zoho, Uber, Paytm and BSE Technologies to fund its transition to ONDC 2.0, with plans to raise another Rs 210 crore. Here is what the round means for small sellers, D2C brands and MSMEs on India's open commerce network.