MeitY unveils EKA-1, Dhīr 2B and Dhīr 5B indigenous… · Apple's record India quarter

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MeitY unveils EKA-1, Dhīr 2B and Dhīr 5B indigenous… · Apple's record India quarter

Arjun and Meera on 4 November 2026: every story in this episode, with sources.

00:00 — Intro

00:19 — MeitY unveils EKA-1, Dhīr 2B and Dhīr 5B indigenous models
Benchmark EKA-1, Dhīr 2B and Dhīr 5B against open-source alternatives on your Indian-language or government use cases before committing to foreign APIs.
Source: Mint · Our story

01:22 — Apple's record India quarter; Giva raises $100 million
Track premium-segment demand signals from Apple's record India quarter to calibrate your pricing, positioning, and fundraising narrative for consumer brands, as Giva's raise shows investor appetite.
Source: ET Tech · Our story

02:09 — Binance says reserves replenished after $6.3B hack
Healthtech teams handling sensitive patient data should prepare an incident-communication playbook now, publishing visible, quantified recovery updates like Binance did to rebuild user trust quickly after a breach.
Source: ET Tech · Our story

02:44 — Blue Ashva exits iD Fresh Food in ₹50 Cr secondary deal
Plan your cap table with secondary exits in mind, and pitch early investors on partial liquidity paths so they stay patient while your consumer brand scales.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

03:38 — Mahesh Babu invests in Indian gaming startup Shortgun Games: What we know about the deal and its funding history
Indie studios building PC and console titles should explore celebrity investors as a way to unlock audience reach and launch visibility, not just capital, when planning fundraising and go-to-market.
Source: Mint · Our story

04:33 — India's next space unicorn may still be in college
Space founders should build campus partnerships, internships and student project programmes now to secure early engineering talent as private launch success validates the sector's hiring pipeline.
Source: YourStory · Our story

05:11 — Vivo Y32 5G launches with 8,000mAh battery
Hardware PMs building mid-range devices should treat battery capacity and fast charging as headline differentiators, and weigh them against display and chipset spend when prioritizing specs.
Source: Mint · Our story

06:01 — Vartis launches UdhaarSaathi small-business loan marketplace
If you're building SME credit, evaluate a marketplace model against direct lending to compare customer acquisition, distribution reach, and risk ownership trade-offs.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

06:52 — Enmovil to quadruple FDE team as enterprise AI hiring shifts
Audit whether your enterprise deals stall on integration and workflow fit, and if so, start hiring forward-deployed engineers who embed with customers to tailor your product.
Source: Analytics India · Our story

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