Newly formed research labs have struggled to hold onto AI researchers amid the likes of Google, OpenAI, and particularly Meta doling out large cash compensation packages.
The BMC election results show that the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has retained a majority of the civic wards won by the undivided party in 2017, while the Eknath Shinde-led Sena has secured a smaller share. The Sena (UBT) has a strong presence in central and inner Mumbai, while the BJP has gained in specific areas. The MNS and smaller parties also have a share of the wards.