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A look at Google and Facebook’s ‘secret’ deal [JediBlue]
Google has a secret deal with Facebook called “Jedi Blue” that they knew was so illegal that it has a whole section describing how they’ll cover for each other if anyone finds out – google appears to have a team called gTrade that is wholly dedicated to ad market manipulation” [Read]
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This Made-in-India e-bike gets one lakh bookings in two months since launch
eBikeGo on Monday informed that it has received over one lakh orders for its Rugged electric bike which was launched in India two months back.
Facebook’s metaverse spending will top $10 billion this year
Facebook expects to spend more than $10 billion on AR, VR and related hardware as well as the development of metaverse apps and services this year.
MasterCard allows business customers in US to offer crypto solutions and services
Mastercard has partnered with crypto exchange Bakkt to allow it’s customers in the US to offer cryptocurrency solutions and services to their end users, the payment services company said in a statement.
London Electric Vehicle Company gears up to launch TX model in India
Commercial electric vehicle manufacturer London Electric Vehicle Company is geared up to roll out electric TX vehicle in the Indian market in collaboration with Exclusive Motors, a release said on Monday.
Tesla drives $1 trn market cap home as investors bet on EV future
Tesla Inc surpassed $1 trillion in market capitalization on Monday after landing its biggest-ever order from rental car company Hertz, a deal that reinforced the electric car leader’s ambitions to top the entire auto industry in sales over the next decade.
JioPhone Next is built on Pragati OS (Powered by Android)
JioPhone Next is built on Pragati OS, powered by Android.
Indian edtech battle heats up as Vedantu joins unicorn club
Profitability remains a challenge for Vedantu and its rivals, because the flood of capital that has flowed into the Indian edtech market is intensifying price competition and a race to recruit the best teachers.
Mahindra Group CEO says 50% of vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric vehicles
Shah pointed out three factors that could accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in India: lower cost of ownership, better infrastructure and improved range.
Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist calls out Mark Zuckerberg, links Facebook to the atom bomb
A Nobel Peace Prize spotlight isn’t what Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is used to.
Dogecoin is the only meme token Elon Musk betting on
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s tweets about his pet dog Floki may have been the driving force behind meme coin Shiba Inu’s rally in the past.
OYO IPO now faces a hurdle from a hotels lobby with 55,000 members, aside from Zostel
Zostel’s demand OYO was in talks for a merger with Zo Rooms, a subsidiary of Zostel Hospitality, back in 2015, but the talks fell through.
Cybercriminals target third party data handlers to hack large enterprises
Global enterprises accrued as much as $1.4 million in costs in 2021 from cyber-attacks on third party data handlers.
PayPal says is not pursuing the acquisition of Pinterest
PayPal Holdings Inc. said it isn’t pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest Inc., ending days of speculation over a potential $45 billion deal.
Hero Electric targets 1000 sales touchpoints by FY 2022 to meet rising EV demand
Hero Electric is going to target 1,000 sales touchpoints mark by the end of financial year 2022.
OTT, media platforms struggle with new users as RBI rules on payments
Subscription-driven OTT streaming and news media platforms are struggling to retain their subscriber bases as the new RBI rules requiring.