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11-May-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
A big privacy move by Apple, a big shakeup in the mobile ad market
As part of iOS 14.5, Apple will seek user permission for each app that wants to track usage data. It's all great for privacy but ad networks and social media platforms may see spending shrink.
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05-May-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
A new avatar: Making a case for crypto-currencies to fill SME financing gap
Studies point out that the 40 million-odd SMEs in India, with limited access to formal credit, face a financing gap of $250-500 billion
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20-Apr-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Competition Commission paper on blockchain tech spells regulatory risk
In case of permission-less blockchains, network participants may be anonymous or pseudonymous - their identities are not known fully - the CCI discussion paper notes
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13-Apr-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Local kirana shops embrace retail tech as Covid-19 puts focus on essentials
According to RedSeer, online grocery will grow eight times to $18 billion market size in 2024, with 40-50% growth seen in the 2021 calendar year
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05-Apr-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Pressing question before India's tech unicorns: Where to bring an IPO?
Business Standard breaks down key listing requirements in India, in the US and the possibility in a few other scenarios
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30-Mar-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Startups help make public transport safer for the commuter post Covid
How contact-less payments, voice-enabled ticketing and NFC are changing your travel on public transport
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30-Mar-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Businessman to photographer: Cryptocurrency investors ready for govt bill
India prepares to legislate digital money after conflicting reports on outright ban with cryptocurrency bill 2021.
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25-Mar-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Early success fuels funding in online beauty start-ups like MyGlamm, others
Growth at brands like Nykaa, MyGlamm, Sugar Cosmetics and Beardo has picked up, with recovery being stronger going into 2021
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23-Mar-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
India's proposed ban on cryptocurrencies not in line with major countries
In most major countries and blocs, regulators treat cryptocurrencies as assets and gains in these are taxed like financial transactions
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20-Mar-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Nascent but growing crypto-universe under threat from proposed crypto ban
There is, however, some confidence that the Centre will allow, rather, promote, innovations around blockchain, the underlying technology for Bitcoin
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10-Mar-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
BS READS: How Australia's news bargaining code can address media's revenue woes
A new law in Australia that mandates Facebook and Google to pay news publishers might inspire similar legislation in other countries. To what degree will it solve news industry's revenue problem?
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09-Mar-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Can Vinod Dham-founded AlphaICs disrupt the AI-based chip market?
The firm operates in the mid-power segment worth $15-20 billion, and is designing a chip targeted for vision applications like surveillance, industrial automation and IoT
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25-Feb-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Social Media Intermediary Guidelines: Full load of what the govt announced
No safe harbour if due diligence not followed; platforms to remove or disable sexual content within 24 hours of complaint; Chief Compliance Officer post, monthly compliance report mandatory
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24-Feb-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Twitter files: Politicians, journalists and farmer news handles banned
The internal list comprises 62 accounts that stand rescinded as of publishing of this report
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23-Feb-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Cure.Fit to hive off business verticals; virtual classes in focus
The company's virtual training sessions, which saw traction as gyms were closed during the pandemic, are expected to be housed under a separate entity headed by Ankit Gupta
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17-Feb-2021 | Peerzada Abrar & Yuvraj Malik
Goal-setting co Ally.io raises $50 mn from Greenoaks, Tiger Global, others
At a time when the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of technology among enterprises, Ally.io grew revenues by 3.3x.
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12-Feb-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Government may compensate banks for loss of MDR, says IT secretary
The move is part of the Budget proposal, where the government has earmarked Rs 1,500 crore for the promotion of digital payments this fiscal
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12-Feb-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Twitter takes down '90-95%' accounts in line with Meity orders: Govt source
The latest development comes after a virtual meeting between senior Twitter executives in the US and Indian officials
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05-Feb-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Explained: How govt-Twitter fracas put IT laws, content policies in focus
Business Standard explains who can request the takedown of posts on Twitter, how they can do so, and what process the microblogging site follows before deciding to accede to the request or not
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12-Jan-2021 | Yuvraj Malik
Top stock broking firm Zerodha takes climate change fight to grass roots
What sets its dedicated fund apart is that it doesn't back large greenfield projects but offers grants to early-stage innovation in areas like renewable energy and sustainable farming
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31-Dec-2020 | Yuvraj Malik
The Year That Was: How startups survived 2020 with resilience, pivots, hope
In the startup world, the Covid-19 pandemic was an eye-opener. The highly funded and well-paying startups were in fact the first to let go of their employees
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29-Dec-2020 | Yuvraj Malik
How InMobi's Glance is changing digital habits for India and Bharat
In a bold move in 2018, it reimagined mobile advertising and developed a first-of-its-kind lock-screen content platform, which has 115 mn users across Asia today
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15-Dec-2020 | Yuvraj Malik
The travel entrepreneur who beat the market downturn not once, but twice
Aloke Bajpai's firm Ixigo cut pay, but didn't lay off; He says 'honest communication' with staffers saw the firm bounce back during the 2008 Lehman crisis and the current pandemic-induced one
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14-Dec-2020 | Yuvraj Malik
WhatsApp means Business, joins payments companies in race for revenue
Even as Paytm, PhonePe and Amazon Pay collectively lost $1 billion in FY19, WhatsApp has come up with Business, its first revenue-making initiative in India
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08-Dec-2020 | Yuvraj Malik
How logistics tech became an unexpected gainer in the Covid economy
Start-ups in this space have made strides in modernising logistics with real-time tracking of cargo, algorithm-based route optimisation and big data in addresses
