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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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Whatsapp says it is now fully compliant with RBI’s data localisation norms for payments roll out

After years of efforts, Whatsapp seems to have finally complied with India’s…

Palantir secures $500 million from Japanese insurer Sompo as it gears up for potential IPO

After speculations of an Initial Public Offering, the much storied U.S. data…

Zomato will part ways with TechEagle, a startup that it had acquired to speed up work on drone deliveries

Zomato announced, on Friday, that it will part ways with the TechEagle…

Trump’s tweet on fake news gets flagged for “Manipulated Media”, hours after Facebook removed his campaign ads

Twitter and Donald Trump seem like an abusive couple, for neither can…
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Facebook removes Donald Trump’s controversial campaign ads for going against its policies on ‘organised hate’

Facebook, on Thursday, removed a set of ads run by Trump’s re-election…
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Amazon Flex, the service that lets independent contracters deliver orders, is now available in more than 35 Indian cities

Amazon has scaled up Amazon Flex’s delivery reach to more than 35…
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Jio Platforms gets $1.5Bn from Saudi sovereign fund PIF

Reliance-owned Jio Platforms has been raising money left and right from the…

India’s government-owned teleco BSNL asked to limit Chinese equipment usage amid heated border row

The incident at Galwan valley has instigated the Indian government to take…

Twitter introduces Audio Tweets for iOS users

Twitter on Wednesday, launched audio tweets which will allow users to share…
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Facebook to add option for turning political ads off in light of U.S. Elections

After Cambridge Analytica, everyone was shocked when Facebook said that not only…

Facebook’s $5.7Bn Jio Platforms deal under scrutiny from Indian antitrust watchdog

Facebook’s deal with Jio for a 10% stake in the largest telecom…
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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…

Apple’s Inclusion and Diversity head Christie Smith departs amid civil unrest in the US over racial killings

Apple’s head of diversity and inclusion, Christie Smith is reportedly leaving Apple…

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX will build ‘floating spaceports’ to launch Starship rockets to Mars, Moon and beyond

As if SpaceX real achievements weren’t sci-fi enough, the company’s latest plans…

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,…
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Google is integrating Meet in the Gmail app on mobile phones

Meet, Google’s video-conferencing competitor to Zoom, MS Teams and others, has announced…

New Oxford University trials suggest dexamethasone reduces COVID-19 death risks by a third

COVID 19 has shaken up the very foundations of the modern world…

Beenext closes two new funds totaling $160 million, significant investments planned in India

Singapore based venture capital firm Beenext, has announced the closure of two…