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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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'It's time to wake up': Udak Kotak's big warning to Indian businesses as even cash-surplus Google seeks $80 billion

Veteran banker and entrepreneur Uday Kotak has issued a sharp reminder to Indian companies about the urgency of investing in the future, especially at a time when global competition in artificial intelligence is accelerating at an unprecedented pace.

His comments came after reports that Google’s parent company Alphabet is planning a massive $80 billion capital raise to strengthen its AI infrastructure and global computing capacity. And this is despite the US tech giant already sitting on massive profits and cash reserves.

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