Author: Arabian Media staff

There are moments in life when silence feels loud. When you scroll through social media and still feel disconnected. When even surrounded by people, you feel unseen. It’s in those moments that the right book can feel like a conversation with someone who truly gets it.Books don’t just offer escape; they offer understanding. They give language to the feelings we struggle to express. They show that others have felt this too—and more importantly, have found ways to cope, grow, and regain control. The right story or insight can act like a mirror, gently reflecting your strength, resilience, and ability to…

India’s internet economy has unlocked unprecedented growth for online-led businesses, ranging from D2C brands to digital retailers and social commerce platforms. With a surge in mobile users, improved digital infrastructure, and rising comfort with online payments, the online commerce ecosystem is flourishing.With projections estimating India’s ecommerce market to touch over US$ 345 billion by FY30, the opportunity has never been bigger.Yet, as brands scramble to scale across social commerce, influencer marketing, and last-mile logistics, there’s one high-intent moment that continues to be criminally overlooked: the checkout funnel.And it’s costing businesses big.A funnel where 70% of revenue is lostWhile acquisition costs…

Just a few years ago, India’s startup landscape was still largely defined by the pursuit of scale and disruption, and the discussion around risk was mostly theoretical, limited to competition and investor exits. Today, in 2025, the same halls that buzzed with discussion around valuation and blitz-scaling are beginning to experience a different energy around risk or even liability. So, the question is, how can we protect ourselves from lawsuits, reputational loss, and regulatory risks?The maturity of an ecosystem is not simply its ability to build but to withstand shock. For India’s startups, the shocks are no longer hypothetical. High-profile…

India is projected to grow at 6.4% in fiscal year 2025 and 2026, and the country’s stable growth is driven by a reform momentum supporting robust consumption growth and a push for public investment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.The IMF released its World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update on Tuesday.It said that growth in India is projected to be 6.4 % in 2025 and 2026, with both numbers revised slightly upward, reflecting a more “benign external environment” than assumed in the April reference forecast.In a footnote, the IMF said that for India, data and projections are presented on a…

India’s energy transition is gathering steam, but two persistent problems threaten to stall its progress: a patchy EV charging network and widespread reliance on diesel generators for backup power. For electric vehicle owners, “range anxiety” remains a daily concern—especially outside metro cities. And for off-grid or crisis-prone regions, diesel generator sets (gensets) are still the default, despite being loud, polluting, and expensive to run.That’s the twin challenge that Guwahati-based Quintinno Labs is tackling—by building a portable, solar-compatible battery-based power station that could fit in the trunk of your car.Founded in 2023 by physicist and grassroots innovator Divasjyoti Parashar, the startup’s…

Two of Nvidia’s senior leaders are now billionaires, joining co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Nvidia’s Chief Financial Officer, Colette Kress, and the company’s Executive Vice President of World Field Operations, Jay Puri, are now each worth more than one billion dollars due to their ownership of Nvidia stock, according to Bloomberg.Related: How Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Transformed a Graphics Card Company Into an AI Giant: ‘One of the Most Remarkable Business Pivots in History’ Kress, 57, owns nearly three million Nvidia shares and sold over 27,000 earlier this month for a cash amount of $4.7 million,…

The Federal Reserve held rates steady on Wednesday for the fifth-straight time at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The bank kept interest rates between 4.25% and 4.5%.”Higher tariffs have begun to show through more clearly to prices of some goods, but their overall effects on economic activity and inflation remain to be seen,” said Chairman Jerome Powell at the meeting.Related: U.S. Economy Grew More Than Expected, According to Federal Data: ‘Broadly Indicative of a Healthy Economy’ Two members of the Board of Governors appointed by President Donald Trump dissented and suggested lowering interest rates by one-quarter of a percentage…

Freshworks on Wednesday raised its full year revenue guidance on the back of increasing customer adoption. The company now expects FY25 revenue to be between $822.9 million to $828.9 million.The US-listed firm had in April said it expected FY25 revenue to be within the range of $815.3 million to $824.3 million. It also said it is expecting its adjusted net income from operations to be between $153 – $157 million, compared to prior guidance of $139.5 – $147.5 million. On a quarterly basis, the company reported a 18% jump in total revenue to $204.7 million. “We believe our strong momentum through the…

Mark Zuckerberg outlined Meta’s vision for AI in a letter published on Wednesday on Meta’s website that says the company’s vision is to bring superintelligence, or AI that surpasses human intelligence in reasoning, memory, and knowledge, into every individual’s hands. The Meta CEO stated that superintelligence has the potential to kickstart “a new era of personal empowerment” where people will have “greater agency” to shape the world.”I am extremely optimistic that superintelligence will help humanity accelerate our pace of progress,” Zuckerberg wrote in the letter.Related: ‘The Market Is Hot’: Here’s How Much a Typical Meta Employee Makes in a Year…

ICICI Bank will begin charging payment aggregators for processing UPI transactions, marking the first such move by a leading Indian lender as the banking industry pushes back against the cost burden of free digital payments.Starting August 1, 2025, the private-sector bank will implement a differentiated fee structure, people close to the developments confirmed with YourStory.Payment aggregators (PAs) that hold an escrow account with the bank will be charged 2 basis points (bps) per transaction, capped at Rs 6. Those without such a relationship will face a 4 bps fee, capped at Rs 10 per transaction.The fees will apply only when…