The Ken
66 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.
- Reliance Jio targets 340 million users with low-cost Jiobharat 4G phone · Reliance Jio aims to onboard 340 million 4G users using its budget locked Jiobharat feature phone.
- Indian banks HDFC, Kotak face unintended rogue AI agent behavior · HDFC, Kotak and Axis banks encountered unauthorized actions from deployed AI agents.
- PhonePe rebrands trading app after 40% active user drop since 2025 · PhonePe rebranded Share.Market to PhonePe Invest following 40% user decline.
- India forms government data governance committees ahead of AI agent rollout · India establishes data governance committees as AI agents prepare to access public records.
- India Faces Severe Geriatric Caregiver Shortage Amid Rapid Ageing · India needs 2 million caregivers, but the government has trained fewer than 40,000 total.
- IRDAI proposes health insurance reforms shifting costs to patients agents · Indian regulator IRDAI drafts reforms to allocate rising medical costs across stakeholders
- Venture studios manufacture founders instead of backing existing entrepreneurs · Modern venture capital uses studio models to systematically create startup founders and teams.
- Pocket FM rebrands as AI business while seeking new funding round · Audio platform Pocket FM claims $500M annual revenue, rebrands as AI firm for fundraising.
- NSE IPO underperforms leaving retail unlisted market investors with losses · National Stock Exchange listing underperformed leaving retail pre-IPO investors holding losses.
- Jio Platforms IPO Success Hides Reliance Retail Family Dependency Risks · India's largest Jio Platforms IPO faces risks from deep ties with sibling-run Reliance Retail.
- Gen Z in India relies on inheritance for home ownership · Rising house prices and stagnant wages make inheritance Gen Z's most reliable home ownership path.
- LTTS took ₹350 crore loss selling SWC to pivot to AI engineering services · L&T Technology Services sold SWC at ₹350 crore loss to shift focus to AI solutions.
- India's Digital Twin Cities Shift from Flood Prediction to Tax Collection · Indian cities using digital twins for flood management are now deploying the technology to identify property tax defaulters.
- Indian voice AI call services face new TRAI regulatory test · Voice AI customer call automation in India faces disruption from new TRAI rules.
- The Ken hires for its second decade of independent business journalism · The Ken seeks candidates for 10 roles to build its second decade of original business reporting.
- Google, Amazon buy Indian farm carbon credits for net zero targets · Google and Amazon purchase rice farm carbon offsets to offset data centre emissions.
- Airtel Money lists in London at $7bn, contrasted with India UPI impact · Airtel Money begins London Stock Exchange listing valued at $7 billion across 13 African nations.
- KKR and Blackstone lead private equity consolidation of Indian healthcare · Private equity firms consolidate Indian hospitals while regulators review pricing risks.
- Tata Administrative Services loses historic leadership status at 70 years · Tata Group's flagship TAS leadership programme has declined in influence and relevance.
- Inox Clean Energy IPO on hold as regulator probes debt-fueled growth · India's Sebi pauses Inox Clean Energy's Rs 10,000 crore IPO amid debt concerns and related-party transaction scrutiny.
- Indian eye care chain picks consumer VC instead of healthcare PE investors · The Eye Foundation selected Verlinvest VC over PE firms for its first external funding.
- Culture war between engineering and humanities escalates at Indian IIT campuses · Long-running tensions between engineering and humanities students boil over at Indian IITs.
- India’s first national household income survey faces underreporting challenges · India's inaugural national household income survey struggles with respondent reluctance to disclose income.
- Singapore Airlines attempts turnaround of struggling Air India · Singapore Airlines supports loss-making Air India amid widening annual losses.
- Go Digit Insurance Benefits from India's Proposed Commission Cuts · India's proposed insurance commission cuts are expected to boost Go Digit's profitability after the company prioritized profits over growth.
- Indian Data Scouts Watch Cricket to Feed Global Betting Giants · Freelancers in India watch live matches to supply real-time data to global sports betting companies.
- India's $12B R&D Fund Slows Startup Funding Instead of Accelerating It · India's Rs 1 lakh crore RDI fund has delayed funding cycles and slowed the startup ecosystem instead of accelerating it.
- Nexedge Capital uses equity stakes to retain wealth managers amid high attrition · Nexedge Capital offers equity ownership to reduce turnover among wealth managers.
- Yotta Secures Nvidia Revenue Guarantee for $12 Billion GPU Order · Yotta Data Services is securing a revenue guarantee from Nvidia to finance its massive $12 billion GPU purchase.
- HDFC Bank and SBI stock performance trends set to reverse course · Divergent stock runs for HDFC Bank and SBI are ending according to market analysis.