Tatas have started direct selling to consumers through Tata Cliq in the ecommerce marketplace, converting it into an entity which will become a seller holding inventory, and not just a marketplace. The group has also invested over ₹300 crore into this entity — its highest ever — to support this expansion of role, two industry […]
India’s eHealth market to touch $16 billion over the next five years
India’s eHealth market, led by the online pharmacy category, is pegged to touch $16 billion over the next five years, from its current market size of $1.2 billion, according to market watcher RedSeer Consulting. The growth will be driven by a massive influx of customers availing of online healthcare services, according to the report titled […]
Twitter to start labeling fake news
Twitter, a microblogging site, will start labeling, and in some cases removing, doctored or manipulated media that users share on its platform starting next month. Twitter will label the video or photo so users know it has been doctored. However, in other cases, when the content might “impact public safety or cause serious harm,” Twitter […]
Riyadh announces global cybersecurity initiatives that could open collaboration with India
Governor of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar has announced two global initiatives to boost cybersecurity. This is brainchild of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The first is the Crown Prince’s international initiative to protect children in cyberspace and the second is the Crown Prince’s initiative to empower women in the cybersecurity sector. […]
Quess who’s India’s largest private employer?
Next time you see an Amazon delivery executive in your locality or walk into a Samsung store for after-sales service, you will probably be dealing with an employee of Quess Corp — a company you most probably haven’t heard of. Going by its latest quarterly filing, the Bengaluru-based company, which provides staffing solutions for some […]
Google admits it sent users’ private videos to strangers
Google has admitted it accidently sent private videos of some users of its Google Photos service to strangers, blaming a technical glitch behind the incident. Google alerted the affected users via an email but did not disclose the amount of individual videos that were distributed incorrectly per account, reports 9to5Google. Google fixed the issue, saying […]
Flipkart shuts down Jabong for Myntra push
Over four years after acquiring Jabong for $70 million, Walmart-owned Flipkart has formally closed its operations to shift focus completely on its premium fashion platform Myntra for its apparel business. As part of the move, Jabong’s flagship portal and app are being redirected to Myntra’s shopping window. Experts said the move will help Flipkart consolidate […]
Streaming players sign up to form complaint council
Video on demand players Hotstar, Jio, SonyLIV, Network18 and Eros have signed up to form an independent adjudicatory council to resolve consumer complaints, a step some streaming platforms have termed as increased censorship, regressive and unnecessary. The Digital Content Complaint Council (DCCC) will be led by a retired judge and have representation from government bodies […]
Will take learnings from India to take Google Pay global: Pichai
Google will take learnings from its successful Google Pay platform in India to other global markets, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said. Alphabet is the parent company of Google. “We’ve had a lot of traction with our payments product over the past 18 months. We had a tremendously successful launch in India from which we learned […]
Shein’s importer Sino India Etail withdraws plea against Customs
Sino India Etail, an importer for Chinese apparel and lifestyle brand Shein, has withdrawn a petition that had challenged the seizure of hundreds of its packages and the sealing of its warehouse in Mumbai by the Customs department. The company withdrew the writ petition filed in the Bombay High Court against the Office of the […]