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Meta taps Shivam Sharma to sharpen its energy and data centre strategy
CALIFORNIA: Meta has hired Shivam Sharma as strategic lead for energy and data centre strategy, pulling in more than 13 years of experience from PSEG, where he cut his teeth on energy operations, infrastructure reliability and large-scale utility planning. The move signals Meta’s intent to supercharge the efficiency and sustainability of its rapidly expanding global data centre footprint.
Sharma’s background in managing complex, utility-scale systems gives him a firm footing to bolster Meta’s push for high-performance, scalable and sustainable data centre environments that can handle the company’s AI-heavy workloads and rising connectivity demands.
Armed with a solid academic grounding from Rutgers Business School and deep hands-on sector expertise, Sharma blends technical rigour with commercial insight—skills that now slot neatly into Meta’s long-term infrastructure ambitions. His shift from PSEG to the tech giant underscores a career built on navigating energy complexity and delivering resilient solutions at scale.
With Sharma in the cockpit, Meta’s data centre strategy looks set for a sharper, smarter and more future-ready climb.
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Subedaar puts Indian original cinema on the global map with record-breaking Prime Video debut
MUMBAI: Prime Video has a runaway hit on its hands. Subedaar, the gritty action drama starring Anil Kapoor, has stormed to become the most-watched Indian original movie on the platform in its opening weekend, cracking the Top 10 across 31 countries and landing in 91 per cent of India’s pin codes within days of its March 5 premiere.
The film, a visceral, emotionally-charged story of a retired soldier, Subedaar Arjun Maurya, wrestling with civilian life amid crime and corruption, has struck a nerve. Directed by Suresh Triveni and co-starring Radhikka Madan, Mona Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Rawal, Faisal Malik, and Khushboo Sundar, the film is already being hailed as a showcase for what Indian original storytelling can achieve on the world stage.
“Subedaar’s success is a reflection of the growing scale and global resonance of Indian storytelling,” said Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India. “The film’s emotional narrative, its rooted portrayal of a soldier confronting his toughest battles beyond the battlefield, has struck a chord. Anil Kapoor delivers an acting masterclass, while Suresh Triveni’s solid direction and great performances from the ensemble cast have resulted in love and appreciation from customers across the world.”
Kapoor, 62, has been here before, but rarely at this altitude. Written by Triveni and Prajwal Chandrashekar, with dialogues by Triveni, Saurabh Dwivedi, and Chandrashekar, the film is a production by Opening Image Films in association with Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network (AKFCN), produced by Vikram Malhotra, Kapoor, and Triveni.
Subedaar streams exclusively on Prime Video in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu across India, and in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
For Prime Video, the numbers tell the real story: one weekend, one film, a global footprint, and a very loud signal that Indian original cinema is no longer just travelling well. It’s arriving.
