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VICE India hires Pragya Tiwari as content head and OML’s Samira Kanwar as head – video
MUMBAI: Last year, the global news industry’s disrupter Shane Smith’s VICE Media announced a joint venture with the Jains’ Times of India group. And, after that, there was silence from Shane and his gang of alternative newsmen.
But, apparently some progress has been made by Shane and Jay Rosenstock, if one goes by the buzz online.
Pragya Tiwari, a film maker, and former web editor of Tehelka, who recently got a masters degree in public administration from the London School of Economics, recently updated her Twitter profile stating that she is the editor-in-chief of VICE India.
And she tweeted: “Good people, @VICE is coming to India! If you’d like to work with/write for us email me on indiapitches@vice.com. Also, pls spread the word?”
In response to the flood of applications and queries, she said that she had been appointed as the content head of VICE India and was looking for writers in Hindi and English.
Tiwari’s Linkedin profile states that she is a “Freelance writer and journalist” and that she writes on politics, policy and culture for many different Indian and international publications. She is also the editor-in-chief of The Big Indian Picture as well as creative director of balconytv.com, which she will leaving to others to run.
VICE India has also snared former Only Much Louder (OML) content director Samira Kanwar as the head of Vice – video. The lady has oodles of experience having worked for Channel [V] as a director/producer and as the CEO of OML division Babble Fish Productions.
“Rosenstock and Shane have been big admirers of the work that Vijay Nair’s OML team produce,” says a media observer. “Hence, it is no surprise that they roped in Samira.”
Tiwari has tweeted saying that VICE India is looking for journalists in Delhi and Mumbai – having both text and video journalism experience. Not just full timers, but even freelancers.
And, she has further tweeted that VICE’s Indian version will launch soon.
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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.
