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Jio Platforms launches Zoom-like ‘JioMeet’ video conferencing platform

Reliance backed Jio Platforms has decided to take the Zoom route and…

Byju’s raises fresh capital from ‘Bond’, the VC fund co-founded by Mary Meeker

Byju’s, the unicorn edtech behemoth, that has continued to reel in external…

Online grocer Milkbasket raises $5.5Mn in fresh round led by Inflection Point Ventures

Grocery delivery platform Milkbasket is announcing a fresh $5.5Mn round led by…

Amazon, BigBasket gain clearance to deliver alcohol in India’s West Bengal: Report

In an ecommerce trend that has gained widespread momentum both politically and…
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US Justice Department to roll back protections enjoyed by social media companies on user content: WSJ

Following Donald Trump’s dramatic signing of an executive order to curtail protections…
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Samsung has been granted a new patent for a ‘Flexible display device’ using ‘rollers’

After a unusually long hiatus, Samsung is back on the patents map,…

Tiktok-parent Bytedance is shutting down ‘Vigo’ short form video apps in India

Bytedance, the Chinese internet giant that owns popular short form video app…

Jio Platforms gets another $250Mn from L Catterton, world’s largest consumer-focused PE firm

From announcing deals in days, Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms has brought it…

TPG invests nearly $600Mn in Jio Platforms, total fund raise nears $13.5Bn

Continuing with its record fund raising spree, Jio Platforms has now announced…

Payments company Innoviti closes Series C round from FMO and Bessemer Venture Partners

Innoviti, the Bengaluru-based payments solution provider, is announcing the close of its…

Jio Platforms gets nearly $750Mn from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

In what would mark the 8th mega investment round for Reliance-owned Jio…

Jio Platforms lands another $1.2Bn from Abu Dhabi sovereign fund ‘Mubadala’

We can’t help but repeat this line every time a Jio Platforms…

SpaceX successfully deploys yet another batch of 60 Starlink satellites

Further adding in to the blockbuster year that SpaceX is having, the…

Government rejects Flipkart’s food retail business application due to regulatory issues

In a setback to Walmart-owned Flipkart, India’s department for promotion of industry…

Uber’s new ‘Hourly’ feature lets riders pay by the hour and take multiple stops

Uber is announcing a new ride option in select cities in the…

Trump signs executive order to weaken a law that provides protection to social media companies

US President Donald Trump, in his ever so same attitude of taking…

Ola enters global electric two wheeler market with Amsterdam-based Etergo’s acquisition

Ola Electric, the electric vehicles arm of Ola that was branched out…

Zuckerberg calls out Twitter on fact-checking Trump’s tweet, says private companies “should not be arbiter of truth”

The Trump vs Twitter battle just saw a major participant joining in…