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BBH India elevates Radhika Burman to head Delhi office
Mumbai: BBH India, a Publicis Groupe agency, has announced the elevation of Radhika Burman as VP, head Delhi to broaden and accelerate the agency’s growth in the region. Radhika has been with BBH since 2020 as VP, strategy.
In the past year, Radhika has been an essential part of the BBH Delhi team, spearheading the strategic thinking for existing clients like Beam Suntory and Nestle, along with successful new business wins like Hitachi and Godrej ProClean, to name a few.
In her new role, Radhika will be responsible for current clients, people, and new business performance in Delhi, along with driving strategic thinking across clients.
With over 12 years of experience, Radhika brings a sharp understanding of consumers, culture, and new media. In her last role, she was manager – strategy & consumer insights at Platinum Guild International, where she spearheaded the launch of Men of Platinum, the first ever men’s platinum jewellery brand, and Platinum Evara, bridal jewellery. Prior to that, she has led strategic thinking on brands like Zee, PepsiCo, Hero, Mahindra, Microsoft, and Cargill, among others.
Leo Burnett – South Asia CEO & BBH India chairman Dheeraj Sinha said, “At BBH India, we want to empower our people to grow from within. In Radhika, we have found someone who is not only a fantastic strategy professional but also someone who is passionate about building value-creating client relationships, fostering talent, and creating culturally relevant work. I am excited to see her shine.”
Radhika Burman added, “I am excited to take on this new role at BBH Delhi. With growth as the key focus for this office, I hope to energise the teams towards building truly integrated solutions for our clients and leveraging our areas of expertise in strategy, data, and creative thinking to deliver experiences and brand narratives that are differentiated and help solve real business challenges.”
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Apple bites back: the $599 MacBook Neo is the cheapest Mac ever made
The tech giant unveils a budget laptop that packs a punch — and a lot of cheek
CALIFORNIA: Apple has never been shy about charging a premium. So when Cupertino rolls out a MacBook at $599 (approx. Rs 55,000) , it’s worth sitting up straight.
The MacBook Neo, unveiled Tuesday, is Apple’s most affordable laptop to date — undercutting its own MacBook Air and taking a sharp swipe at the budget PC market in one fell swoop. It starts at $499 for students, which, for a machine with Apple silicon inside, is frankly a steal.
At the heart of the Neo is the A18 Pro chip — the same muscle that powers the latest iPhones. Apple claims it is up to 50 per cent faster for everyday tasks than a rival PC running Intel’s Core Ultra 5, and three times quicker on on-device AI workloads. Fanless and featherweight at 2.7 pounds, it runs silently and promises up to 16 hours of battery life. Try doing that on a Chromebook.
The 13-inch liquid retina display clocks in at 2408-by-1506 resolution with 500 nits of brightness and support for billion colours — sharper and brighter, Apple says, than most rivals in this price band. It comes dressed in four colours: blush, indigo, silver, and a zesty new citrus, with matching keyboard shades to boot.
Connectivity is modest — two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 6 — but this is a budget machine, not a pro workstation. The 1080p FaceTime camera, dual mics with directional beamforming, and Spatial Audio speakers round out a package that punches well above its weight class.
Apple senior vice-president of hardware engineering John Ternus alled it “a laptop only Apple could create.” That’s the kind of line that makes rivals wince — because, annoyingly, he might be right.
The Neo runs macOS Tahoe, with Apple Intelligence baked in for AI writing tools, live translation, and the sort of on-device smarts that keep user data away from the cloud. It also boasts 60 per cent recycled content — the highest of any Apple product — for those who like their bargains with a side of conscience.
For $599, Apple isn’t just selling a laptop. It’s selling an argument — that good design and real performance needn’t cost the earth. The PC industry had better have a decent comeback ready.
