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Cocofly signs on Kohli, ties up with Stepathlon Kids
MUMBAI: Stepathlon Kids, a movement aimed at getting kids more active, announced today that Cocofly, One of India’s foremost packaged coconut-water brands launched by Nilgai Foods, will be a part of India’s first-ever gamified, mass participation health and wellness platform for kids. Cocofly signs on as Associate Sponsor with Stepathlon Kids for a three year partnership.
Indian cricket captain and fitness icon, Virat Kohli has partnered with Stepathlon Kids to create a generation of healthier, happier, and well-balanced children. With over 10 million obese children reported in India, and increasing evidence linking overall wellbeing to exercise, the movement will encourage kids to play, learn and share their way to a fitter and more fulfilling future in all aspects – physical, nutritional, emotional and mental.
The association between Stepathlon Kids and Cocofly combines the two most important fundamentals of health – eating well and exercise – amplifying the message that health can and must be an essential part of one’s daily routine from an early age.
Natural coconut water is fat-free, low in sugar, rich in essential minerals and tastes great, so Cocofly which is sold in the form of a convenient pack, addresses concerns of people around hygiene and allows consumers to energize themselves anytime and anywhere.
Nilgai Foods co-founder Arjun Gadkari said, “Cocofly has been launched to fill the gap of a really wholesome and tasty drink that will be enjoyed by kids in a healthy and convenient manner. The partnership with Stepathlon Kids ensures that the next generation does not make the same mistakes as the generation before them and is equipped with the right attitudes and healthy habits from an early age.”
Participants will take part in teams of two in a 30 day race around a “Virtual World” on the Stepathlon Kids platform, as they engage with a digital avatar of Virat Kohli. Each child’s daily activity will be clocked by a Stepathlon Budd-E Pedometer and converted into points on the online platform. Every team will compete with teams across the country and the winners and other lucky participants will get a chance to meet Virat Kohli. Kids will be encouraged to learn from and share engaging content with their peers on the platform. Parents who are critical partners in their children’s growth will be able to participate in their child’s journey on the Race platform through various challenges while also being able to track their child’s wellness metrics.
Stepathlon Lifestyle co-founder & CEO Ravi Krishnan said, “Cocofly is a natural partner in the battle against unhealthy beverages and childhood obesity. It is a beverage, which is both tasty and naturally isotonic.”
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Google nears Nvidia in race for world’s most valuable company
Market cap gap narrows as Google hits $4.65 trillion, Nvidia at $4.86 trillion.
MUMBAI: In the AI gold rush, even the giants are sprinting and Google is suddenly gaining ground. Google is rapidly closing in on Nvidia in the race to become the world’s most valuable publicly listed company, with the gap between the two narrowing sharply amid diverging stock momentum. The tech giant’s market capitalisation has surged to around $4.65 trillion, following a more than 140 per cent rise in its share price over the past year.
That rally has added over $2.6 trillion in value in just 12 months, including nearly $900 billion since January alone. Its stock recently hovered at $381.80, slipping marginally by 0.04 per cent, but still reflecting strong upward momentum.
Nvidia, meanwhile, continues to hold the top spot with a valuation of approximately $4.86 trillion. The chipmaker crossed the $5 trillion milestone in October last year and peaked at $5.27 trillion on 27 April. However, its shares have largely plateaued over the past six months, rising just 0.2 per cent recently to $199.99.
The contrast in trajectories is striking. While Nvidia has seen relatively flat movement, Google has gained over 36 per cent in the same six-month period. Barron’s estimates suggest that if current trends hold, the valuation gap could shrink to as little as $190 million by the time Nvidia reports its first-quarter earnings on 20 May.
Daily momentum paints a similar picture. Nvidia recorded average daily gains of about 0.66 per cent last month, compared to Google’s stronger 1.42 per cent, an edge that could prove decisive in the short term.
Driving Google’s resurgence is its aggressive push into artificial intelligence across its ecosystem, from search and YouTube to cloud computing. The company has already invested $144 billion in capital expenditure over the past two years and plans to deploy a further $490 billion over the next two.
Its cloud division is also gathering pace. Google Cloud reported an order backlog of nearly $220 billion in the latest quarter, with total backlog touching a record $462 billion, around half of which is expected to be realised within two years. The company’s entry into chip sales is also beginning to factor into its growth narrative.
The last time Google briefly topped the S&P 500 by market value was in February 2016, when it edged past Apple for just two days. This time, the stakes and the numbers are far higher.
At the heart of the contest lies a single force: artificial intelligence. As both companies pour billions into infrastructure, chips and platforms, the leaderboard is no longer just about size, it is about who can scale the future faster.
