BUSINESS
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings shifts to board chairman role
Reed Hastings, who founded Netflix with Marc Randolph in 1997, became the company's executive chairman in January 2023. He had served as the company's sole CEO for about two decades until 2020.
STARTUP
JetSynthesys secures investment from Krafton, others for global expansion
JetSynthesys plans to replicate its India playbook in markets such as Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Southeast Asia.
TECHNOLOGY
Spotify boosts ad offerings in India with Ad Exchange launch
Spotify's Ad Exchange launch in India follows a six-month pilot in partnership with The Trade Desk in the United States and Canada.
BUSINESS
Meta tapping states for e-governance push via Llama AI, WhatsApp, says India head Sandhya Devanathan
Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Odisha are collaborating with Meta to launch WhatsApp-based chatbots for quick access to various services for citizens through a single number.
TECHNOLOGY
GitHub COO Kyle Daigle on 'vibe coding' and why one should still learn to code in the AI era
In an interview, GitHub COO Kyle Daigle also spoke about what’s next for the Microsoft-owned developer platform and the future of AI-powered programming
BUSINESS
GitHub is adding one million developers in India every 3 months: COO Kyle Daigle
Student education will be a big focus area for GitHub in India, Daigle said. This includes helping high school and university students adopt AI-powered software development.
TECHNOLOGY
Meta rolls out Llama 4 as race for AI dominance heats up
Meta Llama 4 will also power the company's AI assistant Meta AI on the web and Meta-owned apps such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger.
STARTUP
Pratilipi raises $20 million led by Jungle Ventures to expand into US, new formats
Pratilipi launched its core online literature product in the United States a few days ago. The startup plans to expand to new formats such as animation and vertical drama shows.
BUSINESS
Amazon to offer Apple TV+ as an add-on subscription on Prime Video in India
Amazon will offer Apple TV+ streaming service as an add-on subscription service to Prime members in India for a monthly fee of Rs 99
BUSINESS
Alphabet-backed Isomorphic Labs bags $600 million funding to build next-gen AI drug design engine
Isomorphic Labs is raising money in its first-ever external funding round from Thrive Capital, a big backer of ChatGPT developer OpenAI
BUSINESS
Google Play Store case: NCLAT partially upholds CCI's antitrust order, slashes penalty to Rs 216.7 crore
In October 2022, CCI had imposed a penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with regard to its Play Store policies
TECHNOLOGY
BGMI maker Krafton acquires controlling stake in Nautilus Mobile for Rs 118 crore
Nautilus Mobile is Krafton's first acquisition in India. The Pune-based gaming studio is best known for developing the Real Cricket mobile game franchise.
BUSINESS
Netflix, WWE bank on India’s love for drama to fuel growth
Through WWE content, Netflix is looking to expand its base in India, a market that is becoming increasingly important for its growth
BUSINESS
India’s plan to remove 6% equalisation levy a shot in the arm for Google, Meta; ad spend set to surge
Scrapping the 6% equalisation levy could make advertising more affordable, particularly benefiting startups and small enterprises in India, experts said
BUSINESS
Nasscom welcomes FinMin's proposal to drop 6% equalisation levy, says positive for India-US trade talks
The Finance Bill 2025-26 proposes eliminating the 6 percent Equalisation Levy on online advertising services, effective April 1, 2025, a move that will benefit tech giants like Google, Meta.
TECHNOLOGY
PM Modi’s embrace of open-source AI signals a more democratic tech future, says Meta's Joel Kaplan
Meta's global affairs chief Kaplan said US President Trump and his administration are much more interested in expanding the freedom of expression online than the previous Joe Biden administration.
TECHNOLOGY
Cricket hasn’t had a breakout big-budget game, LightFury Games wants to change it with ‘E-Cricket’
E-Cricket is the first title from LightFury Games, developed in collaboration with Amazon Web Services. Set for an early 2026 debut, the real-time multiplayer social game is designed to be 'unpredictable'
STARTUP
PhonePe's Indus Appstore partners Xiaomi India to bolster its homegrown Google Play challenger
Xiaomi will pre-install Indus Appstore on devices sold in India and also replace its app marketplace GetApps on existing devices
BUSINESS
Nazara Technologies COO Sudhir Kamath to step down
Sudhir Kamath is leaving Nazara Technologies after a two-and-a half year stint to relocate to his home town Delhi. He had joined the company in October 2022.
BUSINESS
Snapchat parent's India unit sees 28.6% revenue surge to Rs 101 crore in FY24
India is one of the largest markets for Snap Inc's messaging app Snapchat with a userbase of over 200 million users
TECHNOLOGY
Google debuts Gemma 3, claims its the most capable AI model to run on a single GPU
Gemma 3 open model will offer out-of-the-box support for over 35 languages and pretrained support for over 140 languages with a 128k-token context window. It also has the ability to analyse images, text, and short videos
BUSINESS
Innovation hub, high quality talent: Why Nielsen's Karthik Rao is betting big on India
Nielsen CEO Karthik Rao, CTO Anil Goel and Gracenote CEO Jared Grusd spoke about why they are bullish on India’s tech talent, the company's global-local product strategy, and the role of artificial intelligence in their products.
STARTUP
Felicity Games bags $3 million seed funding led by 3one4 Capital
Felicity Games plans to use the funds raised to expand its publishing infrastructure and deepen its relationships with Indian game studios.
BUSINESS
AIGF, EGF, and FIFS adopt ‘Code of Ethics’ to push for responsible real-money gaming
Nearly 200 real-money gaming companies are expected to adopt this framework, which aims to enforce consistent user safety standards across the industry.
