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Elon Musk has reiterated his $1 billion offer to Wikipedia to rename itself “Dickipedia” for a year. First proposed in October, Musk questioned Wikimedia’s finances and called the rebranding “accurate.” When a user recently revisited the topic on X, Musk confirmed, "True. Offer still stands 🤣🤣." Follow us Unbox Startups for more such content. #unboxstartups #elonmusk #wikipedia #funny #X #twitter

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced a significant restructuring, with a 10% reduction in managerial roles, including directors and vice presidents. This move is part of Google's broader strategy to streamline operations and stay competitive in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. 🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? Google is facing intense competition from AI-focused rivals like OpenAI. To stay ahead, they are realigning their workforce, transitioning some roles to individual contributor positions and eliminating others. This restructuring reflects Google's commitment to optimizing efficiency and aligning with current objectives and challenges. 🔹 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀? This shift highlights the importance of adaptability and efficiency in today's tech industry. As startups, we can learn from these strategies to navigate our own challenges and stay competitive. How do you think these changes will impact the tech industry? Share your thoughts and let's discuss how we can apply these insights to our own startup journeys. Follow us Unbox Startups for more such contents 🌐✨ #UnboxStartups #TechNews #Innovation #StartupSuccess #Google

Mahindra launched its flagship Electric Origin SUVs, the BE 6e and XEV 9e, setting new benchmarks in design, technology, and performance. Here are the key highlights: 👉Launch Details: BE 6e starting at ₹18.90 Lakh and XEV 9e at ₹21.90 Lakh. 👉Innovative Architecture: Built on the revolutionary INGLO electric origin architecture. 👉Powerful Performance: Powered by MAIA, the fastest automotive mind in the world. 👉Design Philosophy: Heartcore Design with bold innovation and modern luxury. 👉Range and Battery: Certified range of 682 km for BE 6e and 656 km for XEV 9e with a 79 kWh advanced LFP battery pack. 👉Fast Charging: 20-80% in under 20 minutes with a 175 kW fast charger. 👉Advanced Features: ADAS Level 2+, MAIA AI, and over-the-air updates. 👉Hero Experiences: Wide Cinemascope in XEV 9e, Race-Ready Digital Cockpit in BE 6e, and more. 👉Investment: ₹4500 Crore allocated out of the total ₹16,000 Crore investment for development and manufacturing. 👉Market Strategy: Phased rollout starting January 2025, with deliveries expected by February or March 2025. Mahindra's vision of "Unlimit India" is truly inspiring, pushing the boundaries of electric mobility and setting new global standards. What are your thoughts on these groundbreaking innovations? Share your views in the comments below! 🌟 -------- Follow us at Unbox Startups for more such content and stories. 🔥🔥Wanted to get featured, DM us.🔥🔥 Mahindra Group | Tech Mahindra | Veejay Nakra #UnlimitIndia #XEV9e #BE6e #MahindraElectricOriginSUVs

🌟 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 "𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁" 🌟 Anish Malpani, left a lucrative job in US to return to India with a mission to make a positive societal impact. Anish brings over 11 years of experience in finance, strategy, operations, impact, and data across three continents. Despite his successful career, he felt a strong urge to address real social and environmental issues. 🌟 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽: In 2021, Anish founded "Without™ (by Ashaya)", an impact-driven startup aimed at tackling the global challenge of non-recyclable multi-layered plastic (MLP) waste. He recognized the urgent need for a sustainable solution to the 38 lakh tonnes of MLP waste generated annually in India. 🌟 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 "𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁" 𝗗𝗼: "Without" specializes in transforming "impossible-to-recycle" plastic waste, such as chip packets, into stylish and functional products like sunglasses, pots, and keychains. (https://shop.without.live/) Their innovative approach not only reduces landfill and ocean pollution but also creates employment opportunities for waste-pickers. 🌟 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿: → Since its inception, "Without" has achieved remarkable milestones. They sold over 1,000 sunglasses in their first month of launch → Received a ₹60 lakh grant from Unilever for R&D in 2023. → Earlier this year, they received an investment of ₹75 lakhs for 3% equity at a valuation of ₹25 crores from Shark Tank India Season 3 investors Ronnie Screwvala and Peyush Bansal. → They also launched a new material, Eco Terephthalic Acid (EcoTPA), which is derived from chip packets (MLP) and upgraded their first material, now called Verdiflx, which is more versatile and valuable. "𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 - 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘣, 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 - 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴. 𝘔𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥." - Anish Malpani 🌟 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: "Without" aims to expand its operations with the establishment of an MLP recycling plant and increase its daily recycling capacity from 5 kgs to 50-100 kgs per day. Their vision is to continue creating high-quality, recyclable products while making a substantial impact on the environment. 🙌 Special thanks to the entire "Without" team for their hard work and dedication. Anish Malpani | Rutuja Bhagwat (Jain) | Shailendra Singh | Rajesh Patil | Preeta Sukhtankar | Ajvad K | Rohan Bhatia | Midhun Mohan | Geetika Chatterjee | Mohamed Rizwan | SHREYAS SACHINKUMAR KULTHE | Dibyangana Parbat -------- Follow us at Unbox Startups for more such content and stories. 🔥🔥Wanted to get featured, DM us.🔥🔥 #StartupStories #Sustainability #Innovation #Without #Recycling #ImpactDriven #unboxstartups #startups #story

According to NDTV Profit, Ola Electric has been reportedly laying off approximately 100 employees every Friday. Three sources, who chose to remain anonymous, disclosed to NDTV Profit that this trend has been ongoing since the company's service-related issues surfaced two months ago. Between August and October 2024, Ola Electric’s workforce shrank significantly, from 4,665 to 3,754 employees. This marks a reduction of nearly 1,000 employees in just three months. ⭕ 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱? Reports indicate that the product, service, and supply chain teams are bearing the brunt of these layoffs. ⭕ 𝗢𝗹𝗮 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 In July 2022, the company laid off 1,000 employees following the shutdown of its used cars, grocery, and cloud kitchen businesses. In 2021, Ola Electric announced a 10% reduction in its staff. ⭕ 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 Interestingly, these layoffs are occurring as the company aims to expand its dealership and service network. During a post-earnings call on November 8th, Bhavish Aggarwal mentioned, “An 80,000 number is not bad for an eight lakh-unit operation, if you assume a lot of it is just scheduled or minor queries.” ⭕ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 👉 Revenue: Fell by 26% for the three months ending September 30, 2024. 👉 Net Loss: Increased to ₹495 crore, up from ₹347 crore in the April-June period. 👉 Sales: Declined to 98,619 units sold in Q2 FY25 from 1,25,198 units in Q1. 👉 Employee Costs: Rose to ₹139 crore in Q2, compared to ₹123 crore in Q1. 👉 EBITDA Loss: Recorded at ₹233 crore in Q2 FY25, up from ₹65 crore in the previous quarter. -------- 🚀Think your network would benefit from this information? Share this post and let's build a stronger startup community together! Follow us at Unbox Startups for more such content and stories. 🔥🔥Wanted to get featured, DM us.🔥🔥 #unboxstartups #ola #startups #layoff #news #trending #complaint #complaint

𝗭𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 $𝟯𝟱𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀. 👉 Zepto secures $350 million in a funding round led by Motilal Oswal’s private wealth division. 👉 This is the largest 100% domestic fundraising in India's startup ecosystem. 👉 Founded in 2021 by Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya V.. 👉 Plans to double the number of dark stores to 700 by March 2025. 👉 Gearing up for a public market listing next year. -------- Follow us at Unbox Startups for more such content and stories. #unboxstartups #funding #startups #news #fundraise #zepto #ecommerce #quickcommerce

𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 US authorities have indicted Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani Group, and his nephew Sagar Adani on charges of bribery and securities fraud. The allegations claim that the Adani Group paid over $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials to secure lucrative solar energy contracts. This scandal has led to significant market losses and raised concerns about the group's corporate governance3. Please note that this information is current as of Nov 22, 2024, and more details may emerge as investigations continue. 🔥Follow us Unbox Startups for more such content. #unboxstartups #startups #adani #us #scam

Zomato's Chief of Staff: Pay to Learn or Gamble for Gold?🤯 Forget traditional job applications! Zomato's CEO, Deepinder Goyal, is seeking a Chief of Staff with a twist: 👉No salary for the first year. 👉Instead, you pay ₹20 lakhs upfront. This donation goes to Feeding India, Zomato's charity. 👉Zomato donates ₹50 lakhs (typical CoS salary) to your chosen charity. 👉Year 2 onwards, a high salary awaits (over ₹50 lakhs!).🤑 But is it worth paying to work? Goyal claims this isn't for "résumé builders" but for passionate learners. It's a chance to gain 10x more knowledge than a 2-year MBA by working alongside him and industry leaders. Is it a unique learning opportunity or a risky gamble? Would you take it? Share your thoughts! 🔥Follow us Unbox Startups for more such content. #zomato #unboxstartups #startups #humour #hire #job #hiring

India is projected to surpass Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF estimates that India’s nominal GDP will reach $4.339 trillion in 2025, slightly ahead of Japan’s $4.310 trillion, reflecting the country’s robust growth trajectory. The Japan Times reported the development, citing economists like Marcel Thieliant, head of Asia-Pacific at Capital Economics, who said, “Based on our existing forecasts, we had expected India to overtake Japan in 2026. The forecasts are currently being reviewed in light of recent events.” While the IMF sees the shift occurring in 2025, S&P Global Ratings predicts the transition could happen by 2030. India’s steady rise has been fueled by key drivers such as a growing population, youthful demographics, and its expanding global trade influence. The country’s GDP already surpassed the United Kingdom’s in 2022, and India now conducts trade with 27 nations using the rupee instead of the dollar. Notably, India accounts for 46% of global digital transactions, showcasing its technological progress. --------- 🚀Think your network would benefit from this information? Share this post and let's build a stronger startup community together! Follow us at Unbox Startups for more such content and stories. 🔥🔥Wanted to get featured, DM us.🔥🔥 #japan #india #economy #growth #success #gdp #unboxstartups #startups

The phenomenal success of Tech Burner’s latest innovation, the Anarc Smartwatch. Launched by the creator-led brand Layers, co-founded by Shlok Srivastava (Techburner) and Neel Gogia. Anarc has set a new benchmark in the smartwatch industry. In just 24 hours, Anarc achieved an astounding INR 3 crore in sales, showcasing the power of creator-driven brands when paired with robust product innovation and effective marketing. This smartwatch is not just a gadget; it’s a statement of Indian ingenuity and global appeal. 🔥Key Highlights: 👉Innovative Design: Featuring a patented octagonal design by Thought Over Design and Seymourpowell, Anarc combines luxury with affordability. 👉Advanced Technology: Equipped with a Hisilicon chipset, AMOLED display, and a seven-day battery life, Anarc offers features like wireless charging, on-device music storage, and noise cancellation for calls. 👉Market Impact: Despite its higher price point, Anarc’s success underscores the potential of premium products in a cost-driven market. Shlok Srivastava’s launch video garnered over 4 million views on YouTube, trending at the #1 spot, further proving the strength of creator-led marketing. This launch marks a turning point in India’s smartwatch industry, bridging the gap between basic models and luxury offerings. Stay tuned to Unbox Startups for more inspiring stories and groundbreaking news from the startup world! #TechBurner #AnarcSmartwatch #StartupSuccess #Innovation #UnboxStartups