Business Culture & Policy Internet News Google agrees to pay $391.5Mn in largest Attorney General-led consumer privacy settlement in the US It seems you are not safe even when you turn off location… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 15, 20223 minute read
Business E-commerce News Amazon to fire as many as 10,000 employees this week across corporate and tech sectors: Report Firing employees to manage costs have been the norm of the year,… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 15, 20222 minute read
Business Crypto News FTX files for bankruptcy amid surge in customer withdrawals, failed acquisition and liquidity crunch The fortunes of crypto exchange FTX have fallen from bad to worse… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 12, 20223 minute read
Business News Startups Delhivery losses for Q2 FY23 drop by 60%, revenues up by 22% QoQ with robust growth in services Logistics and supply chain unicorn Delhivery, in the second quarter of the… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 12, 20222 minute read
Business Internet News As more execs leave Twitter, Musk warns employees that bankruptcy isn’t out of the question Who would have thought, that Bankruptcy and Twitter would be the words… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 11, 20223 minute read
Business News Zomato’s food delivery, quick commerce businesses grow in Q2 FY23, net loss narrows to ₹251 crore Restaurant aggregator and food delivery major Zomato reported on Thursday that it… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 10, 20223 minute read
Business Crypto News Crypto industry rocked after Binance pulls out of FTX acquisition, cryptocurrencies sent reeling The crypto industry has already been hit hard this year, and FTX’s… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 10, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Meta confirms layoffs, set to reduce headcount by over 11,000 and extend hiring freeze throughout Q1 2023 Confirming earlier reports of Meta laying off in masses, the Facebook-parent has… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 9, 20223 minute read
Business Internet News Twitter usage at an “all-time high”, says Elon Musk Musk’s acquisition of Twitter had sparked fears and concerns that users would… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 8, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Indian edtech unicorn Unacademy lays off 10% of its employees, 2nd such instance within this year With schools, colleges, and universities resuming offline classes and welcoming students back… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 8, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Accounts impersonating others without specifying them as parody will be permanently booted off Twitter, declares Musk Elon Musk is all for memes and free speech – the former… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 8, 20223 minute read
Business News With growth stalling, Meta now reportedly planning to lay off thousands this week Facebook parent Meta is the latest among US’ BigTech to reportedly look… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 7, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Mass layoffs lands Twitter in lawsuit, being sued for alleged violation of federal and California laws For months, Twitter was embroiled in a lawsuit with Elon Musk to… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 5, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Expected mass layoffs at Twitter have begun Twitter layoffs are finally happening. A tumultuous first week at the social… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 4, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Meta to let creators create and sell NFTs on Instagram, expands Subscriptions and launches Professional Mode on Facebook profiles Meta has been working to integrate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Instagram for… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 3, 20222 minute read
Business News Amazon freezes hiring in its advertising business, days after reporting Q3 2022 earnings Amazon’s advertising business, which remains one of the more profitable divisions of… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 3, 20222 minute read
Apps Business Internet News Google holds policy that mandated use of its Play Billing system for developers in India Both Google and Apple have found themselves in hot waters globally, thanks… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 2, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Elon Musk dissolves Twitter’s board of directors, appoints himself CEO, set to fire 25% workforce Less than a week after the ownership of Twitter finally went into… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 1, 20223 minute read
Business Global News Elon Musk’s Twitter plans could include a costlier Twitter Blue, paid verification and ofcourse, layoffs It’s not been a week after Twitter passed into Tesla+SpaceX CEO Elon… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 31, 20222 minute read
Business News Twitter Twitter to cease trading in public markets, shares to be delisted from NYSE on Nov 8 Twitter has passed into new ownership – that of Elon Musk, and… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 29, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Musk era begins at Twitter, CEO Parag Agrawal, other senior execs reportedly fired This time, Elon Musk did not have any last-hour tricks up his… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 28, 20223 minute read