
Salesforce to Buy Braze for $5.66 Billion, Paying $47.50 a Share in Cash
The all-cash deal adds Braze's app, email, SMS and WhatsApp messaging engine to Marketing Cloud and Agentforce, as Salesforce races to turn customer data into AI-run campaigns.
The US regulator chose conduct rules over a sale of assets: Publicis must keep LiveRamp open to rival agencies, wall off their clients' data and submit to an independent auditor.
Netflix's Q3 2026 letter credits local shows such as Lock Upp and a first Flipkart loyalty bundle. India is now one of the few markets it names as proof that local content pays off.
The all-cash deal adds Braze's app, email, SMS and WhatsApp messaging engine to Marketing Cloud and Agentforce, as Salesforce races to turn customer data into AI-run campaigns.
The US regulator chose conduct rules over a sale of assets: Publicis must keep LiveRamp open to rival agencies, wall off their clients' data and submit to an independent auditor.
Netflix's Q3 2026 letter credits local shows such as Lock Upp and a first Flipkart loyalty bundle. India is now one of the few markets it names as proof that local content pays off.
The Indian Newsprint Manufacturers Association says mills that supply major dailies are buying costlier open-market coal; state-owned Nepa Ltd's Madhya Pradesh mill has already stopped.
Ten months into the world's first national ban, the government says platforms are not keeping under-16s off. A court case would be the first real test of how such age limits are enforced.
Ajay Devgn's thriller crossed ₹341 crore net in India and ₹528 crore worldwide, while the weekend's two big Hindi releases managed ₹4 crore or less on Saturday.
Twenty-eight startups raised money in the week to 17 October, led by chip-testing firm Tessolve's $75 million round, as growth-stage deals came back.
The charge on merchant UPI payments above ₹2,000 was due to start on 15 October. NPCI says a new date will be announced separately, and customers will never pay it.

In a massive strategic pivot aimed at reshaping how users discover and engage with content, X has officially launched its new ‘Custom Timelines’ feature, a significant structural update to the platform’s interface.

The Indian sports broadcasting landscape is undergoing a decisive shift as JioStar, the official broadcast and digital partner of the TATA IPL 2026, officially launches its latest marketing initiative, ‘Watch on HD’.
The 33rd CABSAT and second SATExpo closed with 450 exhibiting companies and new satellite partnerships; the shows return to Expo City Dubai on 4–6 May 2027.
Online video has tripled to $6 billion since 2021 while television shrank to $4.8 billion, Vivek Couto told FICCI Frames 2026, forecasting a $15.4 billion market within five years.





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