On this week's Friday Audit with Mid-Day, Katyayani Kapoor breaks down the biggest stories shaping the tech and business landscape. From the Indian government summoning Meta executives over regulatory compliance and content moderation to OpenAI dropping its major GPT-5.6 Sol upgrade, we cover the shifts defining the industry. Plus, we clear up the viral panic surrounding UPI charges and look at how Google is embedding Gemini deeper into everyday tools. Tune in for your complete weekly wrap!

Welcome to Friday Audit, your weekly Business & Tech Wrap with Mid-Day, hosted by Katyayani Kapoor. In this episode, we break down the biggest news shaping your wallet and the global market.

Can the US government pull the plug on OpenAI and Google? Katyayani Kapoor breaks down the bipartisan AI "Kill Switch" bill, Flipkart’s shock entry into food delivery via ONDC, and the rising battle over NPCI's new UPI Meta feature.

India just went all-in on tech with a massive ₹1.9 lakh crore push for chips and smartphones. Meanwhile, China’s new Kimi AI is shaking up Silicon Valley, and Indian Railways officially enters the hydrogen era. Katyayani Kapoor breaks down your weekly business and tech wrap.

Your next iPhone might actually get cheaper! This week on Friday Audit, Katyaini Kapoor breaks down the government’s massive new electronic import duty cuts, TRAI's incoming killer blow to Truecaller, OpenAI's upcoming GPT-5 upgrade, and the early leaks disrupting Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro pipeline.

In this episode of Friday Audit, Katyayani Kapoor breaks down why the Indian government just hit the emergency brakes on WhatsApp’s massive privacy rollout, the shocking viral trend of hackers remotely disabling e-rickshaws in Delhi for pranks, and the historic multi-billion-dollar IPO rumors surrounding India's favorite ₹5 biscuit, Parle-G. Plus, find out how your idle family gold could soon start earning you regular interest.

Amazon drops a staggering ₹4 lakh crore bet on India's AI future while a catastrophic Delhi data center fire reminds us how fragile the cloud really is. This week on Friday Audit, Katyayani Kapoor tracks the RBI's aggressive 5-day credit card fraud deadline, the government's eye on skyrocketing airfares, and SEBI's long-overdue finfluencer crackdown.

A brutal 6 per cent crash in Nifty IT stocks after Accenture’s global warning meets massive excitement as Mukesh Ambani officially files the Jio IPO draft papers. This week on Friday Audit, Katyayani Kapoor tracks Dalal Street’s wild ride, India's falling gold imports, tactical oil production reserves, and Elon Musk's race to become the world’s first trillionaire.

From strict retail fuel restrictions driving FMCG price hikes up to 11 percent to Meta’s massive 168 MW green AI data center deal with Reliance, it has been an intense week. Join Katyani Kapoor on Friday Audit as she breaks down the return of retail inflation, RBI’s urgent AI cyber-fraud warning, and the US federal court ruling striking down the controversial USD 100,000 H-1B visa application fee.

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.