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Colors to promote new show via contest
MUMBAI: In order to promote its latest offering Sanskaar – Dharohar Apnon Ki, Viaccom18’s Hindi GEC Colors has launched a contest named Sanskaar- Milaye Aapko Apno Se.
The contest asks viewers to share their experiences of biding adieu to a dear one gone abroad and narrate their story to the Sanskaar team.
The best story will win a chance to visit their dear one through with an all-expense paid trip by Colors.
Sanskaar- Dharohar Apnon Ki is the story of Jaikishan Vaishnav, a small town boy who leaves his family behind to go to USA to fulfill their dream and win back the family’s lost glory.
The promo for the contest will soon go on air featuring the show’s cast members like Ansu Ba (Aruna Irani), Parul (Sonali Sachdev) and Karsen (Rasik Dave) encouraging viewers to send in their entries by 19 February. The winner’s name will be announced during the show on 1 March.
Colors weekday programming head Prashant Bhatt said, “Sanskaar- Dharohar Apnon Ki stands for family values, bonding and strong relationships. In today’s scenario, you will find many people like Jaikishan with a similar story and background. We wanted to introduce this contest for our viewers to come forward and share their experiences with us.” He further added, “Contests like these give us an opportunity to engage with the viewers directly and understand their perspectives more closely.”
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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.
