Wednesday, February 27, 2019

I-bank Wolet files $800k suit over Flipkart’s Upstream buy

Flipkart had announced it was buying the Israeli startup in September for an undisclosed sum. https://ift.tt/2VpX1SO https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Eros Now partners with Amdocs' company Vindicia

Amdocs, which specializes in providing software and solutions to the communications and media industry had been exploring tie ups with content providers in India which is part of its global media strategy. https://ift.tt/2Ew3Dtd https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Flipkart FY18 revenue up 50%, but losses grow 5x

The financials are the last results of Flipkart Group as an independent company, and since then US-based retail giant Walmart acquired 77% stake for $16 billion in August 2018. https://ift.tt/2TmClxk https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Oyo rebrands its housing rental solution Oyo Living to Oyo Life

Oyo said the adoption of the Oyo Life brand and transitioning from its previous identity has begun globally, starting with Japan. https://ift.tt/2IAsbFu https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Paytm Payments bank launches zero balance current accounts

Customer's balances above Rs 1 lakh at the end of the day will be automatically swept out to a current account with a partner bank https://ift.tt/2IDbJnE https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Ready when you are, Facebook tells parliamentary committee

Social media giant has been summoned to outline what it is doing to ensure users’ safety https://ift.tt/2XoZlLm https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Twitter told to ensure no meddling with elections

A parliamentary panel asked Twitter to engage more actively with the Election Commission and respond to fake news and inflammatory posts in "real time" as the country heads into general elections. https://ift.tt/2Vfq8YA https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Spotify accuses Warner Music of abusive behavior as India launch hits a snag

Spotify claimed that Warner Music Group had revoked a previously agreed upon publishing license for reasons wholly unrelated to its launch in India https://ift.tt/2ICjSch https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Zomato claims to register 45% growth in table reservations in two months

Zomato also added that in 2018 it saw a 60% increase in the number of restaurants accepting online table reservations through the platform. https://ift.tt/2IwCTfY https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Spotify India's launch hits a roadblock as Warner Music files injunction: Report

Spotify has been in licensing discussions with major US record labels like Warner Music, Universal Music Group, and Sony Music for several months now https://ift.tt/2Tj4TI4 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

‘E-policy should help both customers, entrepreneurs’: Alibaba's CMO Chris Tung

Alibaba said it continues to see India as a “strategic market” for its globalisation vision. https://ift.tt/2SXbM2G https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

National interest, job creation at the heart of draft e-commerce policy

The draft also favours a review of the current practice of not imposing customs duty on electronic transmissions as per the existing norms in the World Trade Organization. https://ift.tt/2IxZ7OU https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Draft e-commerce policy: Good intentions, but no solutions

In its draft ecommerce policy released on Saturday, the government termed data as a ‘National Asset’. https://ift.tt/2T0oD47 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Indian Air Force 2019 – Airmen (Group X & Y) Intake 01/2020 Admit Card Download

Indian Air Force released admit card for Airmen (Group-Y & X) Intake 01/2020. Candidates may download the admit card.

DSC Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 602 School Asst (Spl Edu) Posts

District Selection Committee (DSC), Andhra Pradesh recruits School Asst posts. Candidates with B.Ed can apply online from 25-02-2019 to 12-03-2019.

Meta launches quote post controls for all Threads users, who can allow quotes from everyone on Threads, only the people they follow, or disable quote posts (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Meta launches quote post controls for all Threads users, who can allow quotes from everyone on Threads, only th...