Posted on 18th Sep 2026 06:11:16 in

Business,
Digital MarketingTagged as: Flam, AI interactive content, startup funding, QED Investors, Indian small business
Flam, the AI interactive content company with teams in India and Japan, has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by QED Investors. From interactive video to 3D product views and AI presenters, this is what the format wave could mean for Indian small businesses and D2C brands.
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Posted on 18th Sep 2026 06:04:13 in

Artificial Intelligence,
Machine LearningTagged as: Gemini 3.8 Live, Google DeepMind, Voice AI
Google DeepMind's Gemini 3.8 Live models bring real-time voice agents that see, reason and act mid-conversation - topping Artificial Analysis' speech-to-speech quality index at 82.6 and priced from $0.005 per minute of audio input.
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Posted on 17th Sep 2026 06:16:01 in

Digital Growth TipsTagged as: social media, content ideas, shop owners, instagram, facebook, whatsapp, small business
20 ready-to-use social media post ideas for Indian shop owners - what to photograph behind the counter, how to build trust with customer proof, and a 20-minute weekly posting routine with timing and hashtag basics.
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Posted on 17th Sep 2026 06:10:15 in

Business,
Digital MarketingTagged as: WhatsApp, bill payments, UPI, Bharat Connect, BBPS, small business India, digital payments
WhatsApp bill payments are rolling out across India with 22,722 billers in 30 categories, from electricity and FASTag to insurance and loan repayments. Here is how the feature works, why Meta is pushing deeper into UPI, and what small business owners should do about it.
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Posted on 17th Sep 2026 06:03:15 in

Artificial Intelligence,
Machine LearningTagged as: Microsoft AI, Humanist AI, AI Safety, AI Governance, Mustafa Suleyman
Microsoft AI's 37-page draft Code of Conduct for its MAI models says people matter more than AI: no resisting shutdown, no hidden machine-only language, and no race to an all-purpose superintelligence. A six-week public consultation is now open.
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