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Netflix hires Dipashree Das as partner marketing -SEA & India
MUMBAI: Video streaming OTT Netflix is slowly and steadily building up its management in Asia and in India. The latest recruit in the firm is Dipashree Das who has hopped on board as partner marketing for south-east Asia and India.
Das is a senior digital and content marketing professional with more than 11 years of experience across TV, digital and brand marketing.
She began her career with Hindustan Lever and worked there for five years before being posted as regional brand manager personal and wash. Following that she worked at NDTV Profit as the head of ad-funded programming and correspondent.
She then moved on to Channel News Asia and went on to lead the 360 digital strategy and content team. She was with Singtel for the last three years working on marketing, advertising, trade marketing, regional partnerships and sales strategy.
In August, Netflix announced the appointment of two professionals – Swati Shetty — who has got the designation of Director, International Originals & Acquisitions – and Gaurav Pradhan, who joined the company as director of business development.
The streaming service launched in India with premium pricing and has managed to attract less than a guesstimated 50,000 subscribers in India.
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OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk’s lawsuit ahead of trial
Company calls claims “baseless” and accuses Musk of trying to disrupt a rival.
MUMBAI: When the stakes are measured in billions and egos are involved, even Silicon Valley titans can turn a courtroom into a battlefield. OpenAI has issued a sharp public response to Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit, accusing the billionaire of filing the case to harass a competitor rather than address genuine concerns. In a strongly worded statement shared on its official X account, OpenAI described Musk’s allegations as “baseless” and suggested the lawsuit is an attempt to disrupt the company as the case heads toward trial later this month in Oakland, California.
The response comes after Musk’s legal team recently amended the complaint, proposing that any damages potentially exceeding $150 billion should go to OpenAI’s nonprofit entity rather than to Musk personally. OpenAI questioned the timing and motive behind this change, calling it a late-stage attempt to “pretend to change his tune” on the nonprofit structure.
The company further labelled the lawsuit a “harassment campaign”, arguing that Musk’s actions are driven by personal rivalry, ego, and a desire for greater control and financial upside.
At the heart of the dispute is Musk’s claim that OpenAI has abandoned its original nonprofit mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity. A co-founder who left in 2018, Musk is seeking governance changes, including the removal of CEO Sam Altman from the nonprofit board, and the return of certain financial gains linked to Altman and President Greg Brockman.
OpenAI has firmly rejected these allegations, maintaining that its current hybrid structure, a public-benefit corporation overseen by a nonprofit parent remains true to its long-term goals. The company has also previously accused Musk of anti-competitive behaviour aimed at weakening its leadership.
As the case prepares for a jury trial, this public exchange highlights the deepening rift between two of the most influential figures in the AI revolution and raises broader questions about governance, mission, and power in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence.
In the high-stakes game of AI, it seems the real drama isn’t just inside the models, it’s playing out in courtrooms too.
