BUSINESS
Twitter removes blue checkmarks from MeitY, MIB accounts & several other verified users
The move comes as Twitter discarded its previous verification system and started charging people $8 per month to provide the blue checkmark
BUSINESS
Apple's Tim Cook meets PM Modi, affirms investment commitments for India
Apple CEO also met IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and sought support for building the component ecosystem in the country to further boost manufacturing of its devices
BUSINESS
Apple previews its Delhi retail store ‘Apple Saket’. Here’s a sneak peek
Apple Saket will have more than 70 team members who come from a combined 18 states across India and collectively speak more than 15 languages. The store also runs on 100 percent renewable energy and is carbon neutral.
BUSINESS
Netflix's co-CEO Ted Sarandos sees India as a 'big prize'
While India has served as key content hub for Netflix in the past few years, its price-sensitive sensitive nature has made it particularly hard for the streaming service to gain a sizable foothold in the country.
BUSINESS
Netflix to refine its pricing strategy after India price cuts boost engagement
Netflix plans to expand its crackdown on password sharing to the vast majority of its markets in Q2 2023, with pricing varying on a market-to-market basis.
BUSINESS
Apple BKC store opens in Mumbai, signaling the iPhone maker's growing India ambitions
Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting India to open the company's first retail store in the country, in a sign of the market's rising importance for the iPhone maker.
BUSINESS
Apple’s first India store 'Apple BKC' will be one of its most sustainable in the world
The Apple BKC store will have more than 100 team members who collectively speak over 20 languages.
BUSINESS
Online gaming rules: States cannot regulate internet, meaningless to enact own laws, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Tamil Nadu notified its online gambling law that included skill-based games such as online rummy and poker with stakes under its purview in the state, less than a week after MeitY issued online gaming rules
BUSINESS
Twitter now has 1,500 employees, down nearly 80% since Musk’s acquisition
Twitter owner Elon Musk also said that paid verification is here to stay and any social media organisation that doesn't insist on it will cease to be relevant in the future
BUSINESS
Elon Musk says April 20 is 'final date' to remove legacy blue checkmarks on Twitter
The move comes as the Elon Musk-owned social media firm looks to shore up its subscription revenue.
BUSINESS
Truecaller backs Mobile Premier League's gaming studio Mayhem Studios
As part of the transaction, Truecaller will acquire over 4 percent of the shares in the Singapore-based game development company Mayhem Studios
BUSINESS
Apple BKC and Apple Saket: India prepares to welcome two new Apple stores
Apple will open its Mumbai store, the first in the country, on April 18 and the second in Delhi's Saket on April 20
BUSINESS
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi gives assent to bill against online gambling
All India Gaming Federation, a prominent skill-gaming industry body, plans to challenge the constitutionality of the law. South India is a particularly important market for real-money games such as Rummy, which has a significant penetration in these states.
BUSINESS
Online gaming rules a 'watershed' moment, say Indian startup founders
The new online gaming rules announced by the government are expected to curb the menace of illegal offshore betting and gambling websites and their surrogates and bolster investor confidence, founders say.
BUSINESS
Online gaming rules: MeitY to allow multiple SROs to determine whether a real-money game is permitted or not
These rules, which are expected to shape the future of the nascent but growing sector in the country, come after MeitY held a public consultation in January 2023
BUSINESS
Apple's first India retail store launch comes amid a booming premium market
Mumbai contributed to 10 percent of the iPhone sales in India and was the second largest for Apple after Delhi, as per market research firm Counterpoint
BUSINESS
Startup policy think tank ADIF urges CCI to evaluate Google's user choice billing
Google had earlier announced that it would allow app developers to offer an alternate billing system for in-app purchases within India from April 26, 2023, in a bid to comply with CCI's directives.
BUSINESS
Nazara subsidiary Nodwin Gaming to buy 51% in Singapore-based live events firm Branded
Nodwin Gaming said these event IPs from Branded will help them expand its base across gender and geographies.
BUSINESS
Doge in, Larry Bird out: How Elon Musk is reshaping Twitter
One of the biggest changes is enabling users to buy blue checkmarks. Twitter is also bringing in several features which were previously available for free, under the Twitter Blue subscription. That said, there are many celebrities and organisations that have decided to not subscribe.
BUSINESS
Ahead of IPL 2023, Dream11 parent launches a UPI payments app DreamX
DreamX launch comes just ahead of the 2023 edition of the IPL tournament that is set to begin on March 31.
BUSINESS
After NCLAT's Android antitrust ruling, Google says it is evaluating legal options
NCLAT had set aside four of 10 remedial measures ordered by CCI, even as it upheld the competition watchdog's penalty of Rs 1,338 crore
TECHNOLOGY
Gamitronics taps generative AI to help users create virtual 3D worlds
Gamitronics' Brahamand comes amid a heightened buzz around generative AI across the world, with several tech giants and internet firms looking to capitalise on its rising popularit
BUSINESS
Meta Verified waitlist opens in India
Meta Verified will be priced at a monthly fee of Rs 1,099 on the web and Rs 1,499 on the mobile application in India, as per the company website.
BUSINESS
Twitter to remove 'legacy' blue checkmarks from April 1
The move comes as the Elon Musk-owned social media firm expands its subscription programme Twitter Blue across the world.
