BUSINESS
SurveyMonkey’s free product so good, hard to convert Indian users to paid plans: CEO Eric Johnson
25% of SurveyMonkey's R&D efforts will happen in India by 2025, Johnson said. The online survey platform has moved the development of several functions like market research and audience to the country.
BUSINESS
Netflix Q3 results: APAC revenue climbs 19% to $1.13 Bn, led by strong content in India
Netflix added 5.1 million paid members globally during the third quarter, taking its total subscriber base to 282.72 million.
TECHNOLOGY
Google's search boss Prabhakar Raghavan becomes chief technologist amid company reshuffle
Google's core search business is encountering its biggest challenge in over a decade amid renewed competition from rivals such as Microsoft and OpenAI
TECHNOLOGY
Google licenses its AI model to help Indian firms detect early blindness in diabetic patients
Google is also collaborating with Saahas Zero Waste to support urban waste recycling, while providing developers access to its Agricultural Landscape Understanding (ALU) Research API.
BUSINESS
SurveyMonkey sets up office in Bengaluru to boost its global expansion strategy
SurveyMonkey has hired about 50 people in Bengaluru and plans to double its base by March 2025, CEO Eric Johnson has said
TECHNOLOGY
Amazon Prime Video to introduce ads in shows, movies in India starting 2025
Amazon plans to offer a new ad-free option at an extra fee to Indian customers at a later date. The firm will however not change the price of Prime membership in 2025.
TECHNOLOGY
YouTube to offer more granular playback speed controls, collaborative playlists, and more
YouTube is also rolling out a range of visual and product enhancements over the next few weeks to improve the user experience
TECHNOLOGY
Google's Hema Budaraju shares why India is crucial to the future of AI innovation in search
India is leading the way in adopting many of Google's innovations, and AI can be a driving force behind the tech giant's progress in the country, says the senior director of product management for search at Google
TECHNOLOGY
Google ups AI game in India with localised search, Gemini expansion, skilling, and more
Google unveiled a slew of AI-powered products, features, and enhancements to users and businesses at its 10th Google for India event.
INDIA
Bengaluru airport set for Dosa wars: CTR vs Rameshwaram Cafe
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) sources told Moneycontrol that two of Bengaluru's popular dosa joints: CTR and Rameshwaram Cafe will be setting up outlets at the airport.
STARTUP
Game streaming firm Loco sells majority stake to UAE-based Redwood for $65 mn
Loco stated this deal will enable the startup to expand to multiple new global markets within the next 12 markets.
TECHNOLOGY
Meta unveils Orion AR glasses with cheaper Quest headset and AI upgrades
Meta's Orion AR glasses has been in the works for nearly 10 years, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. It bridges the physical and virtual worlds by combining the look and feel of a regular pair of glasses with immersive AR capabilities.
TECHNOLOGY
GenAI is changing how we code, but coding is not going away, says Google's Gabe Monroy
Google's Gabe Monroy claims to have seen productivity gains of 20-30 percent across the software development lifecycle at large companies using its AI coding assistant, Gemini Code Assist.
TECHNOLOGY
Mukesh Bansal’s Nurix AI bags $27.5 mn from General Catalyst, Accel
Nurix AI, which builds custom AI agents for enterprises, is the latest firm incubated by Mukesh Bansal's venture studio Meraki Labs
TECHNOLOGY
Meta India head Sandhya Devanathan on why India is a key market for WhatsApp Business, AI initiatives
Sandhya Devanathan said that India is one of Meta's key priority markets for business messaging globally, with Click-to-WhatsApp revenue doubling in the country over the past year.
BUSINESS
Nazara Tech to raise Rs 900 crore to fund its business expansion, acquisitions
The company said its board also approved secondary acquisition of 19.35 percent stake in subsidiary Absolute Sports
TECHNOLOGY
Amazon to rebrand miniTV streaming service as Amazon MX Player
Amazon India has acquired certain assets of MX Player, including its apps and select content from its library. The company plans to eventually consolidate all content and streaming experiences into a single app.
TECHNOLOGY
Snapchat parent unveils a new operating system for Spectacles AR glasses
Snap also unveiled a new, simplified version of the Snapchat app and announced a range of generative AI features for consumers, creators, and developers.
TECHNOLOGY
Instagram makes teen accounts private by default with new restrictions
With Teen Accounts, Instagram is introducing a new experience for teenagers, amid growing scrutiny regarding their privacy and safety on the platform
BUSINESS
Nazara Technologies to invest Rs 982 cr in PokerBaazi parent to boost its skill gaming presence
Nazara Technologies will initially acquire 47.7 percent stake in PokerBaazi parent firm for Rs 831.5 crore and then invest an additional Rs 150 crore into the company.
TECHNOLOGY
Meta Verified now available for all small businesses on WhatsApp
Small businesses will also be able to use the WhatsApp Business app to send personalised messages to their customers for a fee in India.
BUSINESS
Nazara Technologies to buy 15.86% in gaming community startup Stan for $2.2 million
Nazara's investment in Stan is expected to boost its position in the gaming and esports landscape.
BUSINESS
GST collections from real-money gaming jump 412% to Rs 6,909 cr in 6 months under new tax rates, says FM Sitharaman
GST collections from real-money gaming sector were Rs 1,349 crore for the six-month period prior to the new tax rates, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on September 9
TECHNOLOGY
FAU-G: Domination, made-in-India shooter game, open for pre-registration on Android
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who is the mentor for the FAU-G franchise, unveiled the gameplay trailer for FAU-G Domination in Mumbai
