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Comcast to slow video streams, hotspot connection speed
MUMBAI: US telco giant, Comcast, has written to its customers warning them about upcoming changes in Xfinity Mobile. And these plans are not good!
Comcast is said to drop the video quality from 720p to 480p when streaming using mobile data and mobile hotspot speeds will come down to 600 Kpbs, which in known as 3G speed in telco dictionary.
The company believes that the move will allow its users that pay By The Gig to save money and unlimited data plan users will take longer to reach the 20 GB threshold after which the speed is throttled. Streaming over Wi-Fi will however remain unaffected.
Later this year, 720p video over cellular data will be available as a fee-based option, but in the meantime, customers can request it on an interim basis at no charge.
Additionally the internet speed for customers with unlimited data option will not exceed 600 Kpbs. when any device is connected to personal hotspot. According to Comcast, at this speed, users will conserve data so that it takes longer to reach the 20 GB threshold and they will still be able to do many of the online activities.
Only customers who pay by the gigabyte will get full-speed internet, but the cost will rise quickly as Comcast charges $12 for each gigabyte
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Meta invests Rs 256.6 crore for 30 per cent stake in REIL
Ambani pledges Rs 10 lakh crore for AI over seven years
MUMBAI: Six months after incorporating its artificial intelligence arm, Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Limited (REIL), Reliance Industries Ltd has infused a cumulative Rs 853.2 crore into the venture, tightening its embrace of enterprise AI.
Of the total, Reliance Intelligence Ltd has invested Rs 596.6 crore for a 70 per cent stake. The remaining Rs 256.6 crore came from Facebook Overseas, a unit of Meta, which holds 30 per cent. With the capital in place, REIL formally becomes a subsidiary of RIL.
The investment mirrors the Rs 855 crore commitment the two groups flagged in August 2025, when they unveiled the joint venture to build and scale enterprise AI solutions across India and select overseas markets.
The plan is straightforward but ambitious. REIL will tap Meta’s open-source Llama large language models to develop agentic enterprise AI tools. RIL, for its part, will provide digital infrastructure and access to its sprawling enterprise network, turning the conglomerate into a live testing ground for deployment at scale.
“Partnering with Meta brings our vision of providing AI to every Indian and enterprise to life,” said Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, at the time of the announcement. By pairing Llama models with Reliance’s cross-industry footprint, he argued, the venture can iterate quickly and refine products in real-world conditions.
The move deepens a partnership forged in 2020, when Meta invested $5.7 billion for a 10 per cent stake in Jio Platforms, becoming its largest minority shareholder. The AI venture adds another strategic layer to that alliance.
The funding announcement follows the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit, which drew more than 500 global AI leaders, over 20 heads of state and upwards of 100 chief executives and founders. The mood was bullish, with billions of dollars discussed for domestic AI and data-centre infrastructure.
At the summit, Ambani pledged to invest Rs 10 lakh crore in AI over seven years starting 2026, calling it “patient, disciplined, nation-building capital” aimed at durable economic value rather than speculative gains.
The broader policy winds are favourable. In the Union Budget 2026-27, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman earmarked Rs 1,000 Cr for the IndiaAI Mission, alongside measures to strengthen data-centre capacity.
The prize is large. The global AI market is projected to surpass $4 trillion by 2033. India’s own AI economy could reach $126 billion by 2030 and add as much as $1.7 trillion to GDP by 2035, according to the Inc42 Bharat AI Startups Report 2026.
