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MX TakaTak & Nas Academy power Creator Fellowship Training Programme
KOLKATA: MX TakaTak in collaboration with Nas Academy, has announced India’s first Creator Fellowship Training Programme, wherein 25 handpicked influencers will be trained to tell great stories and create high-quality content on-the-go. In this programme, selected applicants will get a chance to grasp the A-Z of content creation – be it scripting, shooting, editing and publishing.
The platform has already emerged as a frontrunner in the short video space, encouraging the country’s innovative minds to create engaging, impactful and inspiring content on its platform.
Nas Academy is a global online education platform for the Creator Economy. Founded by Nuseir Yassin (Nas Daily), with 35 million followers and seven billion plus views on the internet, it has a track record of identifying and mentoring aspiring creators across the world.
The programme will include fellow meetings, weekly activities, contests, regular projects, training, feedback sessions, guidance on the management of social pages, 1:1 sessions from Nas Academy mentors and an opportunity to join the MX TakTak Influencer Programme.
MX TakaTak business head Janhavi Parikh said, “Collaborating with the Nas Academy is a big opportunity that we as a homegrown platform can offer to aspiring Indian creators. The idea is to provide them exciting opportunities to grow and innovate along with newer ways of grooming themselves, and we think there is no better platform than Nas Academy for accomplishing this.”
“Video is the future of storytelling, and content creators are the future media powerhouses. We are proud to partner with MX TakaTak launching India’s first creator fellowship training programme. We hope to empower individuals to become the next wave of content creators on one of India’s most popular social media platforms,” Nas Academy founder Nuseir Yassin said.
Anyone can join India’s First Creator Fellowship Training Programme, where one can learn directly from amazing creators. The programme aims to help amateurs and budding content creators help find their voice and learn everything they need to get started. Applicants will be asked to submit a one-minute video of why they should be chosen for this programme, which will then be followed by a shortlisting process.
Gaming
Sony raises PS5 prices for second time in under a year
US disc edition jumps $100 to $649.99 as memory costs surge.
MUMBAI: Sony just hit the pause button on affordable gaming because when memory prices skyrocket, even the Playstation has to pay the premium. Sony has announced its second price increase for the Playstation 5 range in less than a year, citing pressures in the global economic landscape and a sharp rise in memory component costs driven by AI demand.
In the US, the PS5 disc edition will rise from $549.99 to $649.99, a $100 hike while the digital edition increases to $599.99. The more powerful PS5 Pro will jump $150 to $899.99. The Playstation Portal remote player will also rise by $50 to $249.99. The new prices take effect on 2 April 2026.
Similar increases have been applied in the UK (£90 per model), Europe and Japan. Sony last raised PS5 prices in the US in August 2025.
“We know that price changes impact our community, and after careful evaluation, we found this was a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide,” Sony said in a blog post.
The hikes come amid an unprecedented surge in memory prices, as manufacturers prioritise supply for AI data centres. Analysts say Sony had likely secured price protections for components that have now expired, forcing the company to protect its hardware margins.
Ampere Analysis research director of games Piers Harding-Rolls told CNBC that further increases from Microsoft and Nintendo would not be surprising, though Nintendo may hesitate to raise the price of its recently launched Switch 2 while establishing the new platform.
The increases arrive eight months before the highly anticipated release of GTA 6, which is expected to drive strong console sales. However, early reactions online have been a mix of disappointment and resignation, with growing concern that premium gaming is increasingly becoming a hobby for higher-income players.
In a sector already grappling with tariffs, inflation and component shortages, Sony’s move underscores a tough reality: even the most popular consoles are not immune to the rising cost of keeping up with the latest technology.
