Praneetha Bandaru

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Praneetha Bandaru is a final year student of journalism, psychology, and English at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. Beyond her ability to craft accurate journalistic narratives, she excels as a versatile content writer and editor.

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,…

India’s central bank asks Paytm Payments Bank to halt business

Paytm Payments Bank, the payment giant’s division that handles payments for several…

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…

‘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…

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…

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…

Sony terminates $10Bn mega entertainment merger in India with Zee Group

A Sony-Zee streaming merger that was once hailed as a solid rival…

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…

Microsoft’s Bing struggles to gain ground despite ChatGPT integration

In an attempt to challenge Google’s search dominance, Microsoft incorporated OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
ZestMoney

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…

Indian government to introduce stricter rules for combatting deepfake misuse

In response to the rampant misuse of deepfakes, the Indian government is…

Microsoft launches Copilot Pro at $20/month amid AI revenue push

Microsoft has rolled out Copilot Pro, a premium subscription offering advanced AI…

Apple responds to market pressures with rare discounts on iPhones in China

Apple, often seeming invincible in the consumer tech space, is showing rare…

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…

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…
Tata

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…

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…

Meta strengthens protections for teens on Instagram and Facebook

Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media giants Instagram, Facebook and…

Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal secures $30Mn for AI startup: Report

Parag Agrawal, former CEO of Twitter, has successfully raised around $30 million…

MobiKwik aims for ₹700 Crore in IPO revival

Indian fintech giant MobiKwik has once again set its sights on the…