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The Ken

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Business news is complex and overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be. Every day of the week, from Monday to Friday, Daybreak tells one business story that’s significant, simple and powerful.Hosted from The Ken’s newsroom by Snigdha Sharma and Rachel Varghese, Daybreak relies on years of original reporting and analysis by some of India’s most experienced and talented business journalists.

Episodes (868)

Friday Roundup: Adani goes nuclear and AI's talent exit

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Feb 12, 202613:42pending

If news doesn't pay enough, why do billionaires keep buying?

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Feb 11, 202613:01pending

Did Claude Cowork trigger a real “SaaSpocalypse” or is it overkill?

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Feb 11, 202613:05pending

Will Paytm still decide PhonePe’s IPO price?

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Feb 9, 202610:10pending

Decathlon is testing if fashion can learn to move at grocery quick-commerce spee...

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Feb 8, 202614:37pending

What does it take to build a new tech city? Ask Karnataka’s neighbours

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Feb 5, 202624:05pending

Why the ‘mother of all trade deals’ wasn’t enough against Trump's tariffs

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Feb 4, 202612:35pending

AI probably can't do your job yet. But it might get you fired anyway

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Feb 4, 202614:34pending

India wants to teach natural farming in a system built on chemicals

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Feb 2, 202612:12pending

India’s AI still doesn’t speak India. Can it?

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Feb 2, 202612:38pending

Is banning social media for children a cure or a cop-out?

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Jan 29, 202632:22pending

The "mother of all trade deals" promises cheaper imports. Prices are another sto...

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Jan 28, 202610:51pending

Why Gita Gopinath says pollution hurts more than tariffs

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Jan 28, 202614:48pending

India’s data law is giving rise to a new consent economy for banks

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Jan 26, 202612:17pending

The rivalry between hospitals and insurers will always be heated

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Jan 25, 202610:00pending

Your E-Bus Will Be Fixed. Eventually. Probably.

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Jan 23, 202614:18pending

Why India’s data centre boom is heading for water bankruptcy

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Jan 22, 202612:45pending

Sam Altman said ads were a "last resort." Welcome to last resort

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Jan 21, 202612:16pending

Make in India pushed electronics to deliver volume. Depth is still loading

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Jan 19, 202611:47pending

Gandhinagar vs Delaware: Are India's next 1,000 startups ready to live in Gift C...

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Jan 18, 202614:03pending

AI is learning healthcare from a broken system

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Jan 15, 202623:32pending

How Reliance's price war made Pepsi and Coke love 'zero sugar'

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Jan 14, 20269:13pending

Meta has an illegal gambling ads problem. It doesn't really care

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Jan 14, 202613:24pending

Where to invest Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh, Rs 1 crore

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Jan 12, 202617:47pending

Only 30% invested from a Rs 10,000 cr startup fund. Yet India obsesses over a ne...

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Jan 11, 202612:44pending

Friday Round-up: Who pays when Grok fails, Venezuela's crisis is Reliance's win...

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Jan 8, 202617:42pending

The case against 10-minute delivery

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Jan 7, 202611:39pending

Can Apollo Hospitals fix its digital cash burn with Rs 299 from 10M users?

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Jan 6, 202612:47pending

The Shanti Bill opens India’s nuclear sector. An American firm is first in line

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Jan 6, 202616:27pending

How Indigo ran out of pilots—gradually, then suddenly

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Jan 4, 202613:20pending

The mystery fund that played God and wreaked havoc on the stock market

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Jan 1, 202620:05pending

Why teaching at India’s public universities now looks like gig work

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Jan 1, 202611:48pending

How surging property prices are turning dream homes into pipe dreams

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Dec 30, 202532:32pending

Daybreak 2025: Four stories we slowed down for

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Dec 30, 202514:51pending

When private equity acquires schools, the price may be quality education

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Dec 29, 202512:18pending

Can Duolingo keep India speaking when AI can translate everything?

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Dec 25, 202512:01pending

The super consultants saving India’s elite from themselves

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Dec 25, 202510:25pending

The Ken: Stories that shaped 2025

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Dec 23, 202517:18pending

Orange is the new healthcare bet Amazon won't commit to

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Dec 22, 202513:07pending

The disruption playbook is now open source

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Dec 22, 202522:39pending

Indian robotic-toys maker Miko is running where Silicon Valley ones stumbled

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Dec 19, 202513:11pending

Why Uttar Pradesh's industrial success stops at Noida

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Dec 17, 202512:49pending

How India became the world's biggest AI lab, and not an architect

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Dec 16, 202513:10pending

Ever bought a Rs 999 item for Rs 199? Why apps can’t stop using dark patterns

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Dec 16, 202511:17pending

How Youtube is challenging Instagram's social commerce dominance

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Dec 14, 202514:39pending

Netflix-Paramount, Indigo, and why monopolies should go out of style

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Dec 11, 202516:05pending

Lenskart succeeded where Zomato, Ola stumbled

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Dec 10, 20259:37pending

India’s innovation engine works. About 5% of the time

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Dec 9, 202512:03pending

Free cricket was Jio’s big play. It’s also why the maths stopped mathing

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Dec 8, 20259:44pending

How TISS became IIM-lite

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Dec 7, 202514:08pending
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