MAM
PRandit wins PR mandate for Tezos India
Mumbai: Gurugram-based PR firm PRandit Solution has secured the PR and media relations mandate of blockchain adoption company Tezos India.
Tezos enables people and entities to optimally use its blockchain in India. Tezos India was able to secure the mandate by participating in a competitive multi-agency pitch, following an open call by Tezos India for outsourcing their PR and media activities.
PRandit will be responsible for crafting and disseminating all the key messages and information relevant to establishing and projecting the credibility of Tezos India as an enabler towards creating a well-rounded Tezos ecosystem in India. In addition, as a part of this mandate, PRandit will explore opportunities for Tezos India and its spokespersons to be featured across relevant national and international media outlets, spanning across print, electronic, online and new-age media outlets, among others.
PRandit Solution co-Founder & COO Shalu Jha said, “India currently hosts one of the largest tech and startup industries in the world, and blockchain and crypto have, of late, become the fastest-growing space as well as one of the hottest topics in the media and communications universe. And in line with these developments, Tezos India has been, of late, playing a crucial role in helping enthusiasts and young Indians get closer to the marvels of Web3 at large, and the Tezos blockchain in particular. As a ‘tech-first’ PR company, we at PRandit are very happy and proud to partner with Tezos India to enable them to increase their visibility, credibility, and prominence in the media ecosystem at large, and amongst their target audience in particular. Our focus for Tezos India’s PR would be towards ensuring that their larger organisational goals are being served while actively evangelising and spreading awareness about Tezos, crypto, blockchain, and web3, among other allied subjects.”
Tezos India head – operations Poorvi Sachar added, “We at Tezos India are pleased to associate with PRandit for our 360-degree media and PR related engagements. We are confident that through their strategic know-how in the media and communications arena, PRandit will be playing an instrumental role in highlighting Tezos India’s areas of expertise and operations, achievements, etc. We look forward to a fruitful, long-term collaboration.”
Notably, Tezos India is an organisation supporting the Tezos ecosystem in the Indian sub-continent and is a grantee of the Tezos Foundation. As innovation in the blockchain space advances in India, Tezos India constantly strives to address key barriers facing blockchain adoption to date in India through: developer adoption, education & training, and ecosystem development.
On the other hand, PRandit Solution is a leading Indian B2B agency in the field of strategic communications-related services and has helped over 500 startups and businesses with their brand positioning, media relations, public relations, reputation management, etc., since its inception in 2018.
MAM
Three senior OpenAI infrastructure executives join Meta
Key members of Stargate project move to rival amid aggressive AI spending race.
MUMBAI: Three key architects of OpenAI’s ambitious data centre plans have switched sides and joined Meta Platforms, according to people familiar with the matter. Peter Hoeschele, who played a central role in OpenAI’s high-profile Stargate initiative, is among the new hires. He is joined by Shamez Hemani, who focused on computing strategy and business development, and Anuj Saharan, another leader in the computing organisation. The Information first reported their departure from OpenAI on Thursday.
The moves come as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to spend aggressively on AI infrastructure. The company is projecting capital expenditure of up to $135 billion this year alone, with hundreds of billions more expected before the end of the decade to support its Meta Superintelligence Labs and new models such as Muse Spark.
OpenAI, which is pushing ahead with massive data centre expansion, had described its early lead in securing computing power as a competitive advantage. Stargate, originally announced last year as a $500 billion venture involving OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, has since become an umbrella term for the company’s broader data centre ambitions. However, the project has seen recent adjustments, including a pause on its UK plans and the decision not to expand the Abilene, Texas site.
A spokesperson for Meta declined to comment, while Hoeschele, Hemani, and Saharan also declined to comment. OpenAI said it was grateful for the contributions of the three employees and remains focused on hiring talent for its infrastructure plans. The company recently brought in former Intel executive Sachin Katti to lead its industrial compute efforts.
In the high-stakes race to build the future of artificial intelligence, talent is proving to be as valuable as computing power itself. Meta’s latest hires suggest the competition for top infrastructure minds is intensifying, even as OpenAI continues to scale its own ambitious projects. The move highlights how quickly the AI talent war is heating up across Silicon Valley.
