In today's episode, we cover what Microsoft things about making other tech giants pay for news and bitcoin endowment fund
Show Notes:
WSJ- Microsoft Urges U.S. to Make Tech Giants Pay for News
Techcrunch- Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin ‘internet’s currency’
In today's episode, we cover the upcoming Fintech unicorn in India, Monzo's new leadership in US & Uber's annual earnings report with focus on food delivery business
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Techcrunch- India’s BharatPe valued at $900 million in new $108 million fundraise
Techcrunch- Monzo, the British challenger bank nearing 5 million customers, has recruited a new U.S. CEO
WSJ- Uber’s Food-Delivery Business, Cost Cuts Cushion Pandemic Hit
In today's episode, we cover the new Fintech entrant in Germany and the ongoing tussle between Twitter & Indian Government
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Techcrunch- Klarna launches bank accounts in Germany
WSJ- Twitter Blocks Some Accounts in India Again Following Government Demands
In today's episode, we cover in detail the story of Bangladesh based affordable health-tech startup- Maya
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Techcrunch- Maya, a startup focused on accessible healthcare in Asia, raises $2.2 million seed for regional expansion
In today's episode, we cover the rise of Big-Tech giants fueled by covid-19 pandemic and ecommerce push by Tiktok in US
Show Notes:
WSJ- How Big Tech Got Even Bigger
Bloomberg- TikTok Plans U.S. E-Commerce Push to Take on Facebook: FT
In today's episode, we cover the Paypal shutting down domestic business in India & Kia may be the manufacturing partner for Apple car
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Techcrunch- PayPal is shutting down domestic payments business in India
In today's episode, we cover the quarterly result of Spotify and its growth numbers followed by new online grocery delivery start-up in France i.e. Cajoo
Show Notes:
Wall Street Journal- Spotify Adds Subscribers With Focus on Podcasts
Techcrunch- Cajoo promises grocery deliveries in 15 minutes
In today's episode, we cover the departure of Jeff Bezos as Amazon's CEO & cloud earnings & strategy news for Google & Alibaba
Show Notes:
Bloomberg- Jeff Bezos Walks Through a One-Way Door, Opening a New Age for Amazon
Techcrunch- Alibaba Cloud turns profitable after 11 years
Techcrunch- Google Cloud lost $5.6B in 2020
In today's episode, we cover some global news across Ecommerce, cloud based quantum-computing and Insurance as a service platform.
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WSJ- Amazon Poised for Record Sales From Pandemic-Charged Online Holiday Shopping
Techcrunch- Microsoft’s Azure Quantum platform is now in public preview
Techcrunch- Seyna is building an insurance-as-a-service startup for the French market
In today's episode, we cover the tech-specific mentions in India's Annual budget & the new policies being planned for regulating digital currencies in India.
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In today's episode, we cover Apple's stance on privacy policies & data capture through Apple devices, Nubank's fundraise and impressive rise and a weekend watch suggestion.
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In today's episode, we cover how Airtel demonstrated live 5G, Tesla becoming profitable in 2020 and changes to playstore guidelines following confusion around gambling apps
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Indian Express- Airtel 5G: Airtel successfully demonstrates live 5G services in Hyderabad
WSJ- Tesla Posts First Full Year of Profitability
Techcrunch- Google updates Play Store policies on gamified loyalty programs following confusion in India
In today's episode, we cover Apple's best ever quarter in India, Tiktok's layover following prolonged ban in India, last-mile electric mobility by lime and Microsoft's December quarter earnings
Show Notes:
TechCrunch- Apple just had its best quarter in India
TechCrunch- ByteDance is cutting jobs in India amid prolonged TikTok ban
TechCrunch- Lime adds shared electric mopeds to the mix
WSJ- Microsoft Earnings Jump on Pandemic-Driven Cloud, Videogame Demand
In today's episode, we cover how SpaceX has set yet another record in the field of space technology, Alphabet's bye to Loon & China's increasing regulations on the home grown big-tech giants.
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TechCrunch- SpaceX sets new record for most satellites on a single launch with latest Falcon 9 mission
In today's episode, we cover why Hike messenger has given up on its messenger app and how Telegram & Signal are seeing surge in their download numbers even in china
Show Notes:
TechCrunch- Tencent-backed Hike, once India’s answer to WhatsApp, has given up on messaging
TechCrunch- Signal and Telegram are also growing in China — for now
In today's episode, we cover how Reliance Jio is planning to embed Jio-mart in WhatsApp, how Flipkart is redefining its loyalty program and the Twitter partnership with Dailyhunt
Show Notes:
Livemint- Reliance aims to embed JioMart in WhatsApp
Techcrunch- Flipkart doubles down on rewards program, partners with 5,000 retail outlets in India
Techcrunch- Twitter is bringing Moments to Indian social app Dailyhunt
In today's episode, we cover how WhatsApp & YouTube are inching towards half a billion users in India and what is Kia Motors doing for its connected cars offerings in India
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TechCrunch- YouTube and WhatsApp inch closer to half a billion users in India
Indian Express- Today’s user expects seamless connectivity in car too
In today's episode, we deep dive on the WhatsApp's new privacy policy update and the clarifications presented by WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on Twitter.
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WhatsApp Head- Will Cathcart's Tweets- Thread of the clarification tweets
Indian Express- WhatsApp privacy policy update: Don’t fall for these false claims
In today's episode, we look at multiple key updates: we start with some updates on 5G technology, we then see What Elon Musk thinks about WhatsApp's privacy update. In the end we understand why Neo bank Simple is Shutting down its services. Additionally today, we have an interesting documentary suggestion on Spyware for you.
Show Notes:
Indian Express- Decoding 5G: What it means and where it will take us
Indian Express- Use Signal, says Elon Musk after WhatsApp privacy policy change
TechCrunch- BBVA says that it is shutting down banking app Simple, will transfer users to BBVA USA
Al Jazeera- The Spy in Your Phone