Netflix said it is looking to make its service competitive in India to attract more viewers and grow its subscriber base. This move comes at a time when video streaming services are witnessing a surge in content consumption and subscription growth as people are confined to their homes due to the lockdown. Netflix added a […]
Kitchen utensils listed for sale on Amazon India
Amazon India is accepting orders for kitchen utensils, flasks, induction cooktops among other goods, even as the government has not lent such items the ‘essential’ tag to make them more widely available to consumers amid the lockdown. The company said it was a glitch after the government rolled back its decision to allow e-commerce players […]
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Markets ahead of themselves: Rob Sechan from CNBC.
Stop doing stupid stuff with your money
Here’s WTI Crude Oil versus the USO ETF that’s meant to track it over the long, long term. Directionally it’s okay sometimes and then sometimes it isn’t. It’s a fifteen year old attempt at something that probably should have been retired a long time ago. In the lower pane, you can see the range in […]
Swiggy to layoff cloud kitchen staff, shut few outlets
Online food delivery app Swiggy said it will layoff a part of its private brand kitchen team, renegotiate contracts with landlords, while discontinuing operations at a few of its centres on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic which has severely impacted the food and hospitality industry. Sources close to the matter said Swiggy plans to […]
ETtech Top 5: WFH essentials, safety net for gig workers & more
Hello everyone, If you are at home with a decent internet connection and a functional laptop or desktop, you should consider yourself lucky—at least in these circumstances. There are many who are struggling to get online, especially at a time when work from home and virtual classes for students have become inevitable. And with that […]
ETtech Top 5: WFH essentials, safety net for gig workers & more
Hello everyone, If you are at home with a decent internet connection and a functional laptop or desktop, you should consider yourself lucky—at least in these circumstances. There are many who are struggling to get online, especially at a time when work from home and virtual classes for students have become inevitable. And with that […]
Zoom’s security woes were no secret to business partners like Dropbox
By Natasha Singer and Nicole Perlroth One year ago, two Australian hackers found themselves on an eight-hour flight to Singapore to attend a live hacking competition sponsored by Dropbox. At 30,000 feet, with nothing but a slow internet connection, they decided to get a head start by hacking Zoom, a videoconferencing service that they knew […]
Zoom’s security woes were no secret to business partners like Dropbox
By Natasha Singer and Nicole Perlroth One year ago, two Australian hackers found themselves on an eight-hour flight to Singapore to attend a live hacking competition sponsored by Dropbox. At 30,000 feet, with nothing but a slow internet connection, they decided to get a head start by hacking Zoom, a videoconferencing service that they knew […]
Apple Music expands to 52 new countries in global services push
Apple Music is being expanded to 52 additional countries and territories in a push to broaden service revenue streams for the iPhone maker, the company said Tuesday. The move, part of the biggest expansion of Apple services in a decade, brings Apple Music to a total of 167 markets, including 25 new African countries added […]