Tag: Innovation
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Kerala Launches First AI Innovation Hub in Kozhikode with 90-Year Land Lease Approval
News Desk 06 December 2025, 07:36 AM IST A Dubai-based consortium has been allotted 3.8 acres for Kerala’s first AI Innovation Hub, while 2.5 acres have been granted to the HiLITE Group for developing an IT park. Calicut Cyber Park | Photo: Mathrubhumi Archives Kozhikode, Kerala: In a major boost to IT growth in the…
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Aaru Secures $1B Valuation in Series A Funding for AI Research Innovation
Aaru, a startup that provides near-instant customer research by using AI to simulate user behavior, has raised a Series A led by Redpoint Ventures, according to three people familiar with the deal. The funding round included different valuation tiers, these people said. Although some equity was acquired at a $1 billion valuation, a lower valuation…
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Innovation Through Inclusion: Transforming Finance
Credit: Carlos Reyes Author: Alejandro Valenzuela, Chairman, Banco Azteca and Azteca Servicios Financieros In global finance, the word ‘innovation’ often evokes digital platforms, premium services or algorithmic models. Yet the most transformative advances in banking are not technological in isolation. They are structural: designing products, processes and systems that expand access, resilience and trust. This…