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Kulp.AI teams up with Team Pumpkin to scale user growth

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Kulp.AI, an AI-first development platform enabling non-coders to build full-stack applications using natural language prompts, has partnered with Team Pumpkin, a full-service digital agency, to lead its performance marketing efforts across India.  As part of the mandate, Team Pumpkin will manage Kulp.AI’s performance marketing stack,including paid media planning, campaign execution, audience targeting, and conversion optimisation, across key digital channels. The agency aims to scale user acquisition and deepen engagement among developers, startups, and no-code innovators.  Founded with the vision to democratise software creation, Kulp.AI allows users to build, run, and deploy real applications in the browser using simple English prompts and proprietary LLM architecture.  Atharv Kulkarni, representing Kulp.AI, said, “We’re excited to team up with Team Pumpkin as we expand across India. Their data-first approach makes them the ideal partner for our next growth pha

Moneycontrol summit charts road to $1 trillion mutual fund milestone

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As India eyes the $1 trillion milestone in mutual fund assets under management (AUM), the fourth edition of the Moneycontrol Mutual Fund Summit 2025 brought together regulators, fund managers, and market leaders to assess the sector’s trajectory. SEBI Whole-Time Member Amarjeet Singh, in his keynote, said the $1 trillion mark was once a “very distant dream” and called for responsible expansion to sustain investor trust. Navneet Munot, MD & CEO of HDFC AMC, emphasised values-based leadership, stating, “Truth is the foundation, transparency is the path,” and credited SEBI’s collaborative regulatory framework for the industry’s steady growth. Axis AMC CIO Ashish Gupta highlighted global risks, including trade and geopolitical tensions, noting that liquidity remains the key force driving asset prices despite persistent macroeconomic challenges.

Telangana Pharma blast: Was this a catastrophe foretold and a crisis mishandled?

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Image source: ANI, The Hindu and Siasat.com; Edited by Dinesh Raj M   On the morning of June 30, a massive explosion tore through the Sigachi Pharma unit in Pashamylaram, near Hyderabad, turning a regular workday into one of the deadliest industrial tragedies in Telangana’s history.  Hot off the Press According to The Hindu's Naveen Kumar, the blast occurred at 9:20 AM, triggered by a suspected pressure build-up in the spray dryer reactor. The explosion led to a fierce fire and structural collapse, with workers flung over 100 meters due to the intensity. Initial reports were chaotic. While Times of India's Ajay Tomar, Amisha Rajani & Yashaswini Sri pegged the toll at 15 dead and 35 injured, Indian Express later reported at least 34 deaths, and Hindustan Times' Srivasa Rao Apparasu confirmed the count had risen further, with rescue teams recovering more bodies buried under debris. The factory, which manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients and highly combustible

ScreenHub expands horizons with GamesHub integration

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In late May, popular Australian gaming publication GamesHub found itself a new home, after being integrated into a newly created games section on the Screen Hub website.  It was a decision made by parent company Creative Hubs Group “to build upon ScreenHub’s and GamesHub’s growing global reputation and audience for analysis, reviews, op-eds, news and coverage of screen-based entertainment,” ScreenHub Managing Editor Paul Dalgarno told Influencing.  “This further bolsters what was already a closely-knit team working across games, TV, film and streaming content, allowing for an even more focused approach to the best content in these screen-based areas,” he added.  As a result of the integration, Dalgarno said, “the award-winning editorial team from GamesHub has already joined the ScreenHub team, with games content published daily on the website and across video and social media channels alongside our popular film, TV and streaming content”  “Having an integrat

Growth Faculty and Decidr launch AI mentor platform using digital versions of globally recognised business advisors

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  Decidr's executive director David Brudenell.   Decidr, which says it’s the only pure-play AI software provider on the ASX, has launched AI Mentor – a platform designed for business leaders and created in partnership with Australia’s Growth Faculty. The platform is live now and available here. Decidr is an interesting company, founded in 2018 by Paul Chan, after he discovered that most businesses ask the same questions and operate toward the same goals. Decidr replicates and automates that repeatable structure using agentic agents. The company says that means businesses can supercharge their operations without needing massive human resources. Decidr says its new AI Mentor provides 24/7 access to contextual, speaker-specific advice from some of the world’s most respected leadership thinkers, powered by Decidr’s multi-agent decision engine, and featuring tailored AI agents trained on the published material, event content and personal styles of Growth Faculty’s ment

News Australia launches 2025 cadet program

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News Australia has opened applications for the next intake of its National Editorial Cadet Program, offering 30 aspiring journalists the opportunity to join Australia's most recognised news brands. The comprehensive 12-month paid program combines foundational journalism training with the latest innovative techniques and technologies that are shaping the future of news reporting.  Successful applicants will gain invaluable experience working across leading mastheads including The Australian, Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail, The Advertiser and news.com.au. Herald Sun Editor Sam Weir, who has spent his career at News Corp beginning as a cadet in Adelaide, said: "Our National Editorial Cadet Program represents News’ ongoing investment in quality journalism and the next generation of media professionals. We're committed to nurturing talented individuals who will help us continue our mission of building a better Australia through powerful storytelling and impactfu

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