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SkinQ expands into the body care category with Smooth & Bright Body Lotion
Mumbai: SkinQ, a Made Safe certified, dermatologist formulated, active solutions brand, has launched its Smooth & Bright Body Lotion. This marks SkinQ’s entry into the highly competitive body care segment. The lotion has multi-actives aimed at treating Keratosis Pilaris, commonly referred to as Strawberry skin due to the textured appearance commonly seen on hands & legs. This clinically tested formula gives a smooth texture for the skin alongside retaining the brightness and skin health.
The 3-in-1 active formula lotion works on all skin types for both genders. The presence of actives like Lactic Acid gently exfoliates dead skin, softens and brightens it, and treats ingrown hair. Urea reduces dry, rough patches and strawberry skin, and Glycerine smoothens and nourishes dry, uneven, and patchy skin.
Speaking about this, SkinQ founder and chief formulator Dr Chytra V Anand said, “SkinQ is happy to foray into the body care category, and with this lotion, we have made the perfect start. It has been carefully formulated for the skin concerns of people with dry, bumpy and rough skin. I am confident that you can get one step closer to having the happy and healthy skin you deserve to have with this lotion.”
The lotion can be applied in either AM or PM routine, which makes it a great choice to use at one’s convenience. People experiencing issues like Keratosis Pilaris, post-waxing bumps, rough skin, dry and dehydrated skin, and ingrown hair can hugely benefit from its daily application.
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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.
