TECHNOLOGY
Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky: All you need to know about Twitter’s hottest rival
Bluesky will be a decentralised social media platform, which is expected to give users more control, including how their data is stored and used and what content is served to them. Here’s an explainer about what you can expect from the newest kid in the social networking space
BUSINESS
Twitter looks to woo global creators by enabling them to offer subscriptions
With Subscriptions, creators can charge Twitter users to provide access to exclusive tweets across text, images and long-form videos
BUSINESS
Good news! Facebook parent Meta to resume hiring for these roles after May
Meta has witnessed a rebound in its advertising sales in the first three months of 2023, after three straight quarters of revenue decline on a yearly basis.
BUSINESS
Delhi HC rejects Dream Sports-backed Rario's plea against MPL & Striker on NFT gaming
Rario had filed a petition in Delhi HC against MPL and Striker, alleging that the startup's player caricatures and identifiers, such as player names and surnames, infringe on its personality rights.
BUSINESS
AIGF, skill gaming startups take Tamil Nadu to court over online gambling law
The Tamil Nadu government has banned online rummy and poker in the state, terming them as online games of chance in the recently passed online gambling law
BUSINESS
Alphabet's Sundar Pichai says a significant multi-year effort underway to save costs
Google will integrate AI across its products, including its mobile operating system Android and Pixel devices, in the near future, Pichai said.
TECHNOLOGY
WhatsApp now lets you access the same account on up to four phones
WhatsApp users can now switch between their phones without signing out and pick up their chats where they left off earlier
BUSINESS
Spotify crosses 500 million active users in Q1, paid subscribers rise 14%
Spotify reported its largest-ever member addition in Q1, with growth coming from nearly all age groups across both developed and developing markets
BUSINESS
Tamil Nadu gambling law: Rummy, poker startups stop users from playing real-money games
Tamil Nadu's online gambling law, which came into effect from April 21, sets the stage for a potential dispute with the Centre over regulating the burgeoning skill-based gaming industry in the country.
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
