Culture & Policy Global News UMG starts removing works of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, others from TikTok as licensing talks fail Universal Music Group (UMG) has removed the music catalogues of prominent artists,… Praneetha BandaruFebruary 2, 20242 minute read
Business News India’s central bank asks Paytm Payments Bank to halt business Paytm Payments Bank, the payment giant’s division that handles payments for several… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 31, 20242 minute read
News Startups Fidelity marks down Meesho’s valuation to $3.5 billion Adding to a growing, not-so-favourable list of high-profile Indian unicorns getting their… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 30, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Security ‘Taylor Swift’ searches blocked on X amid struggles to contain spread of fake explicit images Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, has implemented… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 29, 20242 minute read
News Security Hewlett Packard Enterprise cloud email system breached by same Russian group that attacked Microsoft Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) has fallen victim to a cyberattack, taken… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 25, 20242 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News eBay is laying off 1000 employees amid growth squeeze Amid continuous struggles for growth, eBay Inc has revealed plans to realign… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 24, 20242 minute read
News Startups Byju’s, once valued at $22 billion, seeks funding at $2Bn valuation: Report Byju’s, the Bengaluru-based edtech giant, which has been in all sorts of… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 23, 20243 minute read
Business Internet News Sony terminates $10Bn mega entertainment merger in India with Zee Group A Sony-Zee streaming merger that was once hailed as a solid rival… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 22, 20242 minute read
Business News Paytm’s focus on financial services drives Q3 revenue growth and narrowing loss Digital payments giant Paytm reported encouraging financial results for Q3FY24, showcasing a… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 20, 20242 minute read
A.I. Internet News Microsoft’s Bing struggles to gain ground despite ChatGPT integration In an attempt to challenge Google’s search dominance, Microsoft incorporated OpenAI’s ChatGPT… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 18, 20242 minute read
News Startups ZestMoney, once valued at $450Mn, sold to DMI a month after shut down ZestMoney, the Indian buy-now-pay-later fintech backed by Goldman Sachs and valued at… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 18, 20242 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News Indian government to introduce stricter rules for combatting deepfake misuse In response to the rampant misuse of deepfakes, the Indian government is… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 17, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Microsoft launches Copilot Pro at $20/month amid AI revenue push Microsoft has rolled out Copilot Pro, a premium subscription offering advanced AI… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 16, 20242 minute read
Business China News Apple responds to market pressures with rare discounts on iPhones in China Apple, often seeming invincible in the consumer tech space, is showing rare… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 15, 20242 minute read
A.I. Business News OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise soars with 260 business adoptions in 4 months OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise has marked a meteoric rise in popularity within the… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 12, 20242 minute read
News Startups Grip Invest secures $10M in Series B after pivoting to a SEBI-regulated alternate investment platform Delhi-based financial technology firm Grip Invest, which has had a sine-curvish journey… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 11, 20243 minute read
Business Electric News Tata Group plans semiconductor plant, battery storage unit in India’s Gujarat In a move that will add further momentum to India’s nascent but… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 10, 20242 minute read
Futurism News Space Startups PierSight picks up $6Mn in fresh fundraise for its satellite-powered ocean surveillance tech Ahmedabad-based spacetech startup PierSight, has raised $6 million in a new round… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 10, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News Meta strengthens protections for teens on Instagram and Facebook Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media giants Instagram, Facebook and… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 9, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal secures $30Mn for AI startup: Report Parag Agrawal, former CEO of Twitter, has successfully raised around $30 million… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 9, 20242 minute read
Business Internet News MobiKwik aims for ₹700 Crore in IPO revival Indian fintech giant MobiKwik has once again set its sights on the… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 5, 20242 minute read
