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Threads: Instagram’s Bold Step to Challenge Twitter’s Dominance

Threads: Instagram’s Bold Step to Challenge Twitter’s Dominance

In a direct challenge to Twitter’s long-standing dominance in the realm of public conversations, Instagram, owned by Meta Platforms Inc., has unveiled Threads, a powerful new application that promises to reshape the way users engage and share information online. With its seamless integration of text, links, and conversations, Threads poses the most formidable threat to…

Telcos’ 25% Hike in SMS Tariffs: A Short-Sighted Move Hurting Global Firms

Telcos’ 25% Hike in SMS Tariffs: A Short-Sighted Move Hurting Global Firms

In a surprising move, telecommunications companies have recently announced a 25% increase in SMS tariffs for global giants like Amazon and Meta. This decision has sent shockwaves through the business community, raising concerns about the long-term implications for both the telecom industry and these multinational corporations. While telcos argue that the tariff hike is necessary…

Google India Fires Hundreds Of Employees: CEO Writes

Google India Fires Hundreds Of Employees: CEO Writes

Tech giant Google reportedly terminated 453 employees across various departments in India late at night on Thursday. The employees were informed about the termination via mail that Country Head and Vice President Sanjay Gupta sent.  Last month Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, announced that it would bring 12,000 employees or 6 per cent…

Meta Fined $414 Million To Ireland For Privacy Breach

Meta Fined $414 Million To Ireland For Privacy Breach

European Union regulators on Wednesday imposed a fine on Meta of $414 million (390 million euros) for privacy violations and also banned the company from forcing users in the 27-nation bloc to agree to personalised ads.  The Data Protection Commission of Ireland hit two fines on Facebook parent Meta that could shake up Meta’s business…

Apple’s Market Value Fall Below $2 Trillion In A Year

Apple’s Market Value Fall Below $2 Trillion In A Year

Apple’s market value dropped by $1 trillion and fell under $2 trillion during the first trading session in 2023 for the first time since 2021 in one year. It happened just after the day the company became the first Public Tech Company valued at $3 trillion.  Share of Apple ended on Tuesday somewhere around 4%…

UP Government To Hire 5,000 Employees In 50 Companies

UP Government To Hire 5,000 Employees In 50 Companies

Uttar Pradesh Job Fair 2022: About 5,000 jobs are being offered in the state at a special employment fair.  A special job fair started in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday (November 16) in the majority-dominated areas across 18 divisions of the state, according to the press release.  This special employment fair for minority youth is going…

Meta India Gets New Head: Sandhya Devanathan

Meta India Gets New Head: Sandhya Devanathan

On Thursday, Meta announced the appointment of Sandhya Devanathan as the Head and Vice President of Meta India. This appointment came a day after Ajit Mohan quit to join a rival social media app Snap. She will get into her new role on January 1, 2023.  In her role, Sandhya will focus on the business…

Harsh Jain Offers Jobs To Indian Laid-off Employees

Harsh Jain Offers Jobs To Indian Laid-off Employees

Thousands of Indian employees around the world are dismissed from their jobs. Harsh Jain, CEO and co-founder of Dream11, has urged Indian employees to ‘Come Back Home’ as he decides to offer them employment. In a post on LinkedIn, he wrote, “Please help remind Indians to come back home after the layoffs in the US…

Telcos And Tech Firms Are Clashing On 5G Private Networks

Telcos And Tech Firms Are Clashing On 5G Private Networks

The clash between India’s leading telecoms and the forum of tech companies (Broadband India Forum) has stepped up on the issue of direct 5G spectrum allocation to corporations. Tech corporations have discarded a significant claim of telecom companies that the start of private 5G networks would swindle the precious enterprise service revenues and destroy the…

Who Is The Top 10 Richest Person in India?-Updated List 2022

Who Is The Top 10 Richest Person in India?-Updated List 2022

Wealth is something that doesn’t remain constant, and it keeps moving from person to person. Once the ‘Golden Bird’, India is still home to numerous deep-pocketed individuals and families. When it comes to wealthy individuals, India is in third place in the world after the USA and China in producing the number of silk-stocking individuals….