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Historic G7 deal to make companies like Facebook, Apple pay higher taxes

Recently, there has been a growing unrest among regulatory agencies over the…

El Salvador set to make history by becoming first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender

With Bitcoin having a topsy-turvy journey (influenced mostly by the actions of…
Bitcoin

RBI clarifies stance on cryptocurrencies, says it continues to have concerns

When the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s apex bank, set…

SpaceX launches latest cargo mission for NASA, 17th flight for Falcon 9 this year

Once again, the Dragon takes to the skies. SpaceX is undoubtedly a…
Lenskart

India’s Lenskart to set-up world’s largest automated eyewear manufacturing facility, aims to serve 100Mn customers annually

The eyewear industry has been revolutionized by Lenskart, which has brought an…
Amazon Prime

Prime Day scheduled for June 21-22, postponed in India and Canada

Summer is upon us, and with that comes the biggest online sale…

UPI, credit and other mode of transactions see decline in May amid 2nd wave of COVID-19 in India: RBI Report

With economic activity and the market in general seeing a decline amid…

RBI deems 2018 circular against cryptocurrency no longer valid, says banks can no longer use it to try to halt crypto trading

Cryptocurrency has not had an easy time in India. Not only was…
Twitter

Indian government asks Twitter to “stop beating around the bush” and comply with new IT rules after its controversial statement

Twitter has been in dire straits in India for quite some time,…

Ola completes first dose vaccination for 50% of employees and their dependents

At a time when companies are juggling between keeping their employees and…
WhatsApp

WhatsApp sues Indian government over new IT rules and traceability of messages, says it undermines user privacy

The tensions between the Indian government and popular messaging platform WhatsApp have…
Apple

Epic vs Apple: Tim Cook’s ignorance may become the hurdle between Epic and a legal victory

How do you win an argument if the opposite side does not…
TikTok ByteDance

TikTok parent ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming to step down as CEO

Zhang Yiming, Chief Executive Officer at ByteDance Inc., the parent company behind…
Coinbase

China and Elon Musk: The duo wreaking havoc on cryptocurrencies worldwide

Just over a few days ago, the cryptocurrency market was expanding like…

India looks to form fresh crypto regulations committee as previous blanket ban suggestions appear dated: Report

Cryptocurrency has reached new heights this year, thanks to the efforts of…
Apple

Apple reportedly stores user data locally in China, thus making it easier for government access

An investigative report released by the New York Times has brought to…

AT&T and Discovery join forces in a $43Bn deal to create a new entertainment powerhouse

A brand new entertainment powerhouse is on the cards, built as the…

South Korea aims to establish semiconductor supremacy with new $450 billion push

In this day and age, guns don’t decide which country holds power.…
WhatsApp

Whatsapp will strip off functionalities if you do not accept its controversial privacy policy

May 15, the deadline to accept WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy, is but…
Binance

Crypto exchange Binance reportedly under investigation by US Justice Department and IRS, Bitcoin plummets

The cryptocurrency market is mostly unregulated – multiple factors influence the price…
India fines Google for anti-competitive practices

Google fined $123Mn by Italy’s antitrust authority over Android Auto case

As if the conversation around Google and monopolistic practices in USA was…