UST And Seattle Orcas Partnership Extended For 2026-27 Major League Cricket Seasons

* Returning as Principal Partner, UST will harness its technology expertise to support community engagement for MLC franchise

UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, is extending its relationship with the Seattle Orcas of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States and will be the franchise’s Principal Partner for the 2026-27 MLC seasons. In this role, UST will support the Seattle Orcas throughout the team’s 2026 campaign as cricket’s popularity surges across the United States and Major League Cricket continues its rapid growth ahead of the return of cricket to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA. In recognition of this partnership, UST branding will again be featured on player kits, throughout MLC stadiums, in exclusive client experiences, and across advertising campaigns.

Cricket is the fastest growing sport in America and UST has served as the Orcas’ Principal Partner since the inaugural MLC season in 2023. Over the past three years the Seattle Orcas and UST have leveraged insights from technology and organic community engagement to reach fans worldwide. The current partnership runs through 2027, and UST is committed to leveraging its expertise in artificial intelligence and digital solutions to build a future-ready organization and help the Seattle Orcas create lifelong memories for fans.

The continued collaboration between UST and the Seattle Orcas is another example of UST’s core values and its belief in transforming lives in practice. During the upcoming 2026 season, the Orcas and UST will work to build on their long-standing partnership by expanding fan engagement opportunities and community events as well as backing youth cricket initiatives and promoting women’s cricket. As the prominence of cricket continues to grow in the United States, UST is committed to expanding opportunity within cricket and inspiring the next generation of players and fans.

“We are proud to continue our partnership with the Seattle Orcas and to support a franchise that shares our commitment to excellence, inclusion, and creating a positive community impact. The on-field success of this team and the increasing profile of MLC represent an exciting moment for fans of this global sport in the United States and beyond,” said Leslie Schultz, Chief Marketing Officer, UST.

“UST has been an important partner in our mission to grow cricket not just here in Seattle but in the United States. As we enter the 2026 Major League Cricket season, we are excited to continue expanding on this successful partnership. The support of our partners makes what we do on the field possible, and I want to thank UST for their support of our team as we collaborate to create meaningful experiences for our fans, our city, and the next generation of players,” said Sean Cary, Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Orcas.

The 2026 Seattle Orcas season is scheduled to begin on June 18 and will run through July 11, with matches taking place in Grand Prairie, TX, Oakland, CA and Pomona, CA.

About UST

Since 1999, UST has worked side by side with the world's best companies to make a powerful impact through transformation. Powered by technology, driven by AI, inspired by people, and led by our purpose, we partner with our clients from design to operation. Our AI-driven digital solutions, proprietary platforms, engineering, R&D, products, and innovation ecosystem turn core challenges into impactful, disruptive business outcomes. With deep industry knowledge and a future-ready mindset, we infuse expertise, innovation, and agility into our clients' organizations—delivering measurable value and positive lasting change for them, their customers, and communities around the world. Together, with 30,000+ employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at www.UST.com.

About Seattle Orcas

The Seattle Orcas are owned by an investor group of current and former Microsoft executives, technology entrepreneurs and venture capitalists - Sanjay Parthasarathy, Satya Nadella, and Ashok Krishnamurthi - in partnership with the GMR Group, co-owners of the Delhi Capitals. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, a hotbed for the sport, the Seattle Orcas aim to spread the love of cricket throughout the United States with its inclusive values and its commitment to success. The team is built on the support of sports fans and families in the region, the local community, and players from around the world.  

Meta Strengthens Teen Accounts With New Safety Updates On Instagram And Facebook

Takeaways

* 13+ content settings are rolling out to Instagram, Facebook and Messenger Teen Accounts globally.

* AI-powered age assurance measures are placing teens in age-appropriate experiences.

* Instagram will be notifying parents using supervision if their teen repeatedly tries to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period of time.

Meta has announced a series of updates designed to strengthen protections for teens across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. The updates focus on helping ensure teens are enrolled in the right protections, providing parents with greater visibility into their teen's online experiences, and expanding safeguards that support teen wellbeing.

Talking about the global rollout of these features, Natasha Jog, Director, Public Policy, Meta, India said, “Keeping teens safe is one of our most important priorities, and these updates from, 13+ content settings across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, to AI-powered age detection and new parental alerts — reflect our commitment to building age-appropriate experiences by default.”

13+ Content Settings To Instagram, Facebook and Messenger Teen Accounts Globally

Inspired by movie ratings criteria and parent feedback, this setting is designed to help teens see age-appropriate content by default and was introduced in India recently. Now, the settings to Teen Accounts are now rolling out globally across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. Facebook’s new 13+ default setting is designed to hide content that’s inappropriate for teens in places like Feed and Reels, and to limit teens’ ability to interact with Profiles, Pages, Groups and Events that primarily post inappropriate content. The goal is that teens should see content that’s similar to what they’d see in an age-appropriate movie by default. On Messenger, the 13+ default setting limits teens’ ability to view links to inappropriate Facebook content, or to chat with accounts that primarily share inappropriate content on Facebook.

New AI-Powered Age Assurance Measures to Place Teens in Age-Appropriate Experiences

Meta’s ongoing efforts to develop advanced AI that detects underage accounts, including the use of visual analysis to look beyond simple admissions of age. This includes using AI technology to analyze entire profiles for contextual clues — such as birthday celebrations or mentions of school grades — to determine if an account likely belongs to someone underage. Signals across various formats are evaluated, like posts, comments, bios, and captions, and this technology will be expanded across additional parts of our apps like Instagram Reels, Instagram Live, and Facebook Groups.

Visual analysis is also being added as a new technique to aid detection efforts. This technology allows our AI to scan photos and videos for visual clues about a person’s age that text might miss. This is not facial recognition. Our AI looks at general themes and visual cues, for example height or bone structure, to estimate someone’s general age; it does not identify the specific person in the image. By combining these visual insights with our analysis of text and interactions, we can significantly increase the number of underage accounts we identify and remove.

New Alerts to Let Parents Know if Their Teen May Need Support

Instagram will be notifying parents using supervision if their teen repeatedly tries to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period of time. This is the latest protection for Teen Accounts and Instagram’s parental supervision features. It has been rolled out to supervising parents in the EU, Brazil, and India. Supervising parents and their teens will start receiving notifications today to let them know these alerts are coming.

Family Center: Manage Your Teen’s Experience in One Place

Parents of teens enrolled in supervision can now manage everything from Family Center — a one-stop shop to oversee their teen’s activity across Instagram, Meta Horizon, Facebook, and Messenger, without jumping between different apps and settings.

To set up Supervision, visit familycenter.meta.com/supervision. In the coming months, parents will also be able to get a holistic view of teen activity across our apps, such as aggregated time spent.  

Tata Motors Announces Price Increase For Commercial Vehicles From July 2026

Tata Motors, has announced a price increase of up to 2.5% across its commercial vehicle range, effective 1 July 2026.

The price increase is being undertaken to partially offset the impact of rising commodity prices and other input costs. The increase will vary depending on the model and variant.

About Tata Motors Ltd (Formerly TML Commercial Vehicles Ltd):
Part of the USD 180 billion Tata Group, Tata Motors Ltd., (BSE: Scrip code 544569; NSE: Scrip code TMCV) is India’s largest and a globally renowned manufacturer of utility vehicles, pick-ups, trucks, and buses. With over eight decades of leadership in commercial mobility, the company is known for its innovation, reliability, and performance. Its advanced powertrains, connected technologies, and intelligent fleet solutions support a wide range of applications—from last-mile delivery to public transport while seamlessly driving the wheels of the nation’s economy. Guided by its brand promise Better Always, Tata Motors delivers future-ready solutions that enhance customer experience and drive sustainable growth. The company operates in India and South Korea, with a global presence across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and SAARC countries.

As per the Composite Scheme of Arrangement sanctioned by the Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench—amongst Tata Motors Limited, TML Commercial Vehicles Limited (the Company) and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited—the Company’s name was changed to Tata Motors Limited from TML Commercial Vehicles Limited (effective 29th October 2025), and its equity shares are listed on the BSE Ltd and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited.  

Axis Mutual Fund Introduces ‘Rozana SIP’, A Daily Investing Digital Feature

· Enables investing with just ₹10 per scheme per day through its website

· Offers a low-ticket size approach to simplify entry into investing

· Builds a natural, everyday investing habit through small, daily contributions

Axis Mutual Fund, one of India’s leading asset management companies, announced the launch of 'Rozana SIP', industry - first bundled daily SIP designed to make mutual fund investing accessible for millions of Indians. With Rozana SIP, investors can start with low-ticket investments starting from just ₹10 per scheme per day, across different Axis Mutual Fund schemes.

Rozana SIP is available for investors to invest across up to 10 Axis Mutual Fund schemes, offering built-in diversification through a simple setup. Investors can begin by selecting a minimum of two schemes, investing ₹10 per scheme per day, and scale up to 10 schemes based on their preferences. The feature is designed to scale with investor needs, allowing flexible contributions with no upper cap. The basket includes Axis Multicap Fund, Axis Small Cap Fund, Axis Value Fund, Axis Gold Fund, Axis Balanced Advantage Fund, Axis Mid Cap Fund, Axis Flexi Cap Fund, Axis Large Cap Fund, Axis Multi Asset Allocation Fund, Axis Ultra Short Duration Fund and Axis Short Duration Fund. Offering investors the flexibility to select schemes based on their investment goals and allocation preferences.

India is witnessing strong growth in SIP adoption, driven by increasing retail participation and preference for disciplined investing. Against this backdrop, Rozana SIP introduces a new, high-frequency investing, aligned with emerging consumer behaviour and financial habits. It has been designed to address some of the most common barriers faced by new investors like limited savings, lack of investment knowledge, and hesitation around market participation. By lowering entry barriers through fractional investing, Axis Mutual Fund aims to bring mutual fund investing closer to first time investors, young earners and students, gig economy workers and individuals with variable income streams, among others.

Commenting on the launch, Boniface Noronha who Heads Digital Business at Axis Mutual Fund, said, “Axis Mutual Fund has always focused on making investing more inclusive and convenient for a broader set of investors. With Rozana SIP, we are building on this philosophy by focusing on delivering a transparent and investor-first experience. This is part of our continued commitment in innovating digital features that simplify investment journey for customers. Rozana SIP enables participation in mutual funds as seamless as an everyday investment without complexity through lower investment amount. The initiative reflects our broader commitment to make investing more accessible to investors, cutting across geographies, income segments, and levels of financial awareness”

To read more and transact: https://www.axismf.com/campaign/daily-sip

About Axis AMC: Axis AMC is one of India`s fastest growing assets managers offering a comprehensive bouquet of asset management products across mutual funds (https://www.axismf.com/), portfolio management services and alternative investments (https://www.axisamc.com/homepage).

Disclaimer: This press release represents the views of Axis Asset Management Co. Ltd. and must not be taken as the basis for an investment decision. Neither Axis Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund Trustee Limited nor Axis Asset Management Company Limited, its Directors or associates shall be liable for any damages including lost revenue or lost profits that may arise from the use of the information contained herein. No representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information and opinions contained herein. The material is prepared for general communication and should not be treated as research report. The data used in this material is obtained by Axis AMC from the sources which it considers reliable. The above should not be construed as an investment advise. Axis MF/AMC is not guaranteeing any returns on any investments.

While utmost care has been exercised while preparing this document, Axis AMC does not warrant the completeness or accuracy of the information and disclaims all liabilities, losses and damages arising out of the use of this information. Investors are requested to consult their financial, tax and other advisors before taking any investment decision(s). The AMC reserves the right to make modifications and alterations to this statement as may be required from time to time.

Axis Bank Ltd. is not liable or responsible for any loss or shortfall resulting from the operation of the scheme.

Mutual Fund Investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully.

Honeywell Modular Technology To Power And Automate Acelen Renewables Biofuel Production

* Modular design and integrated automation controls to help fast-track and optimize new Brazil refinery, expected to be one of the largest in the world

* Acelen will use a sustainable feedstock native to Brazil, macaúba oil, to produce renewable fuels

Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced that its modular Ecofining™ process technology, specialized pumps, compressors, and integrated control and safety systems will help drive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel production for Acelen Renewables’ greenfield site in Bahia, Brazil.

With SAF demand projected to increase to nearly 500,000 barrels per day over the next decade[1], refiners are looking for ways to scale production quickly and efficiently. Honeywell’s modular delivery model shortens construction time and lowers costs, allowing SAF production faster than traditional methods.

“Brazil is set to produce the fuel of the future through a project that is sustainable—economically, socially, and environmentally,” said Marcelo Cordaro, COO of Acelen Renewables. “The Bahia facility project supports biodiversity and fosters an economy based on sustainability. Honeywell’s process technology and automation expertise will help maximize the production of lower-emission fuels at our facility, supporting the growing global demand for renewable fuels.”

The Honeywell UOP Ecofining process, developed with Eni SpA, efficiently converts waste fats, oils, and greases into renewable diesel and SAF that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% when blended with conventional jet fuel[2].

"Honeywell’s low-carbon process technologies are enabling companies like Acelen to address the growing demand for renewable fuels by using a variety of feedstocks,” said Ken West, president and CEO of Honeywell Process Technology. “Technology and integrated automation play a pivotal role in reducing the cost of renewable fuels, which is essential for broad adoption. Advances in Honeywell’s technology have reduced the cost to produce SAF and the use of novel, low-cost feedstocks will help further reduce production costs.”

Honeywell has delivered more than 1,500 modular process units, across multiple technologies, worldwide. Honeywell’s integrated control and safety system is enriched by Honeywell UOP’s vast operational expertise and cutting-edge technologies and is embedded within the Experion® PKS platform. As a result, it can significantly reduce project timelines and risks while helping to optimize biofuel production to achieve operational excellence. The combination of process technology and automation provides a platform for digitization and data driven operating insights.

About Honeywell:

Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and geographies around the world, with a portfolio that is underpinned by our Honeywell Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Forge platform. As a trusted partner, we help organizations solve the world's toughest, most complex challenges, providing actionable solutions and innovations for aerospace, building automation, industrial automation, process automation, and process technology, that help make the world smarter and safer as well as more secure and sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.

A Question And Answers Session With Actor Sreeleela On Birla Opus Paints

Birla Opus Paints named actor Sreeleela as their brand ambassador to amplify their "Main Bhi…" campaign.

1. What does your perfect day off look like from start to finish?

Ideally, just slowing down. A slow start, no alarms, just natural light and quiet. I love my coffee, and since I’m usually always rushing, I really enjoy taking the time to savour every sip. I think the perfect day is one that flows naturally without a plan, spending some time outdoors, enjoying good food, appreciating small moments and ending the day feeling calm instead of rushed.

2. What’s one space where you feel most like yourself? And why?

Apart from being on shoots, I’d say my own room. It’s the one space where everything reflects me, and I don’t have to adjust to anything else. It feels personal, familiar and completely my own.

3. What kind of spaces inspire you the most?

Minimal — clean, open, with soft lighting. I also love collecting little things while travelling, so I always try to bring back something meaningful from every place I visit. Those small details make a space feel comforting and personal to me.

4. What kind of spaces do you naturally connect with, and what makes them feel personal to you?

I’m drawn to spaces that feel calm, balanced, and soothing. For me, the way a space looks naturally affects how it feels, which is why I love pastels, lighter tones, creams, and little touches of green through plants. I don’t like spaces that are too cluttered or too empty, I enjoy simple details like scented candles and cute lamps that add warmth and personality in a subtle way.

5. What’s one belief you connect with that makes you say ‘Main Bhi’?

I really believe that small changes can impact everything. Even the smallest shift in a space can impact your mindset and mood in such a big way. I enjoy making little changes to my surroundings from time to time because it helps things feel fresh and new again.

6. Do you have a memory that connects you to your favourite colour?

I think it’s more connected to a feeling than a specific memory. Certain colours remind me of calmness, warmth, and spaces where I feel completely at ease. That emotional connection is what draws me to them.

7. What’s a space you feel most creative in?

A space filled with natural light, minimal distractions, and a sense of openness. I think environments like that allow ideas to flow more freely, and that’s something I really enjoy.  

IDBI Bank Introduces FCNR(B) Special Opportunity Deposit In USD With Attractive Returns For NRIs On Foreign Currency Deposits

IDBI Bank has introduced FCNR(B) Special Opportunity Deposit in USD, offering enhanced returns to Non-Resident Indian (NRI) customers seeking secure and attractive foreign currency investment opportunities.

The Special Rates will be for limited period effective June 11, 2026 till September 30, 2026.

	For Deposit amount in USD
Maturity Slab	Upto USD 1 Million	More than USD 1 Million and upto USD 5 Million	Above USD 5 Million
3 years to less than 4 years	6.00%	6.05%	6.10%
4 years to less than 5 years	6.05%	6.10%	6.15%
5 years	6.10%	6.15%	6.20%

 

Key Features

· Principal and interest are fully repatriable.

· Protection against exchange rate fluctuations, as deposits are maintained in USD only.

· Interest earned is exempt from income tax in India, subject to prevailing regulations.

· Minimum lock-in period of 1 year.