Total Episodes : 3
_d.png "Triple Trouble: Fuel, AI & Inflation")
12 June,2026 07:13 PM IST
Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Audit, your definitive weekly wrap of everything moving the worlds of business, tech, and the global economy, hosted by Katyani Kapoor in collaboration with Mid-Day. We kick off this week with emergency measures on the economic front. To insulate the domestic market from the West Asia crisis and surging crude oil prices, the government has restricted bulk fuel purchases at retail stations. The microeconomic domino effect is already here, with major FMCG companies hiking prices by 4 percent to 11 percent to offset rising transport logistics. Katyani breaks down why inflation worries are firmly back on the table. Next, we pivot to a historic tech infrastructure play. Meta and Reliance Industries have signed a milestone agreement to build India's first built-to-suit, 168-Megawatt AI-enabled data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Completely powered by green energy and cooled by desalinated seawater, this project proves that global tech giants are looking to India to build, not just consume, the future of AI. But with massive AI capability comes massive risk. We analyze the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) stringent new directive warning financial institutions to aggressively secure their perimeters against AI-weaponized deepfakes, sophisticated phishing scams, and complex institutional fraud. Finally, we audit a major victory for the global tech talent pipeline. A US Federal Court has struck down the Trump administration’s controversial USD 100,000 H-1B visa application fee, declaring it an unauthorized tax. With over 386,000 H-1B petitions approved annually—the vast majority going to highly skilled Indian IT professionals—this ruling restores crucial predictability to Silicon Valley and Indian tech corridors alike. Episode Highlights: - India takes steps to protect fuel supply - Inflation looms over India - Meta and Reliance announces big AI move - RBI warns against AI - Heat over H-1B VISA grows
_d.png "RBI Sounds the Alarm, Rs. 39,000Cr. Recovery Plan & WhatsApp's AI Takeover")
05 June,2026 07:00 PM IST
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_d.png "Google’s $15 Billion AI Move, Meta’s WhatsApp AI Overhaul, & The Fuel Squeeze")
04 June,2026 07:00 PM IST
This week on Friday Audit, host Katyani Kapoor decodes the domino effect of rising fuel prices on retail inflation. Plus, a deep dive into Meta AI’s massive new WhatsApp integration, and the economic impact of Google’s landmark $15 Billion, 1-Gigawatt AI Data Center Hub breaking ground in Visakhapatnam. Your definitive weekly business wrap starts here! Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Audit, your definitive weekly wrap of everything moving the worlds of business, tech, and the economy, hosted by Katyani Kapoor. Inside This Week's Audit: The Inflation Reality Check: We kick things off with the volatile rise in fuel prices and its inevitable domino effect on retail inflation, strained supply chains, and your monthly household budget. The AI War for Consumer Attention: Meta has officially rolled out a massive suite of Meta AI tools natively inside WhatsApp. From local "Writing Help" drafts to on-the-fly photo editing directly inside your chat windows, Katyani breaks down how Meta is using secure Private Processing to ensure your personal messages remain unread, even while generating real-time AI responses. India's $15 Billion Infrastructure Milestone: We audit the biggest tech infrastructure play of the year. Google has officially broken ground on its mammoth 1-Gigawatt AI Data Center Hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Partnering with AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra, this three-campus ecosystem marks a massive geopolitical and digital milestone for India's "Viksit Bharat" vision. We break down what this means for localized cloud infrastructure and the massive tech corridor expanding across the country. Connect With Us: Read Mid-day Sports: mid-day.com/sports Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/middayindia Get latest updates on Instagram: @middayindia Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/middayindia
