Ankit Thakur, Author at Daily Tips

Stock market trading screens showing strong returns representing SoftBank Lenskart stake sale

SoftBank Books 7x Returns Selling Rs 2,873 Crore Lenskart Stake as Eyewear Company Emerges as Top India Bet

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026Ankit Thakur

SoftBank’s affiliate SVF II Lightbulb Cayman sold 5.65 crore Lenskart shares at Rs 508.55 each through a block deal, earning an estimated seven-fold return on its 2019 investment while retaining a 9.88% stake. [...]

Mumbai city drenched in heavy pre-monsoon rainfall with dramatic storm clouds

Mumbai Records Season’s First Heavy Pre-Monsoon Rainfall — Why the City Got Drenched Before the Monsoon Arrived

June 4, 2026Ankit Thakur

Mumbai woke up to widespread pre-monsoon showers on June 3, 2026, bringing relief from extreme heat but causing waterlogging and traffic chaos. Here’s the science behind why the city experienced heavy rainfall before the southwest monsoon officially arrived, and what IMD’s forecast says. [...]

Meta AI Business Agent interface on WhatsApp showing automated business conversation

Meta Launches AI Business Agent for WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger — Can Book Appointments, Process Payments and Close Sales

June 4, 2026Ankit Thakur

Meta Platforms unveiled an AI-powered business agent at its WhatsApp Conversations conference in London, capable of scheduling appointments, processing payments, and closing sales. The tool extends to Instagram and Messenger and will roll out globally to businesses of all sizes. [...]

16-Year-Old Cybersecurity Researcher Exposes JEE Advanced 2026 Data Breach — 1.79 Lakh Student Records and Admit Cards Were Publicly Accessible

June 3, 2026Ankit Thakur

A 16-year-old cybersecurity researcher has exposed a major data security vulnerability on the JEE Advanced 2026 results website that left approximately 1.79 lakh [...]

Southwest Monsoon to Hit Kerala Around June 4 as IMD Confirms Onset — What It Means for India’s Agricultural Season

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026Ankit Thakur

The India Meteorological Department confirmed on June 2 that the southwest monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala around June 4, 2026, [...]

Apple WWDC 2026 Set for June 8 — What to Expect from iOS 20, macOS 17, and Possible Hardware Surprises

June 2, 2026June 3, 2026Ankit Thakur

Apple’s Annual Developer Showcase Returns June 8–12 Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026 is set to begin on Monday, 8 June, with the [...]

SoftBank Overtakes Toyota to Become Japan’s Most Valuable Company as AI Bet Pays Off Under Masayoshi Son’s Vision Fund Strategy

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026Ankit Thakur

SoftBank Group surpasses Toyota Motor to become Japan’s most valuable listed company. The achievement caps a remarkable turnaround driven by AI investments and ARM’s soaring valuation. [...]

Malaysia Enforces Social Media Ban for Children Under 16 from June 1 — Platforms Must Verify Age and Limit Account Registration

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026Ankit Thakur

Malaysia becomes the latest country to restrict social media access for minors. MCMC rules effective June 1 require platforms to implement age verification and content governance. [...]

CBSE Admits Security Gaps in Online Marking Portal After Ethical Hackers Expose Vulnerabilities Twice

May 31, 2026June 1, 2026Ankit Thakur

CBSE acknowledges security gaps in its OSM portal after hackers exposed vulnerabilities twice. Government deploys IIT experts for a full security overhaul. [...]

The AI Cost Reckoning Has Arrived — Microsoft Cancels Claude Code Licenses as Uber Burns Entire Annual AI Budget in Just Four Months

May 30, 2026June 1, 2026Ankit Thakur

Microsoft is cancelling most internal Claude Code licences by June 30, migrating to GitHub Copilot CLI. Uber exhausted its annual AI budget in four months after 92% of engineers adopted AI coding tools. Sam Altman and Dario Amodei now admit their job-loss predictions were wrong. [...]