New rules to police online content have not been notified before Wednesday’s deadline. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) told the Supreme Court in October that it would notify the Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018 by January 15. The final rules are expected to change the way internet companies are held […]
Oyo may cut more jobs to shore up bottom line
Job cuts at Oyo, across multiple roles and business functions, are likely to intensify, said senior company executives, as the SoftBank-backed hotel chain struggles to rein in costs and shore up its bottom line. The magnitude of the firings may be “far larger” than expected, they said on the condition of anonymity. A significant chunk […]
Instagram tests Direct Messaging on web
Facebook-owned Instagram has started testing its Direct messaging feature to its desktop site, enabling users to finally keep up with their conversations on the browser. “DMs, but make them desktop. We are currently testing Direct messaging on the web, so you can read and reply to your messages from wherever you are,” the company said […]
Google acquires no-code app development platform AppSheet
Google has acquired leading no-code application development platform AppSheet to help businesses create and extend applications without coding. AppSheet is used by a number of enterprises across a variety of industries. The acquisition will help enterprises empower millions of citizen developers to more easily create and extend applications without the need for professional coding skills, […]
Google to phase out third-party cookies, ending lucrative tracking tool for advertisers
Alphabet‘s Google plans to block a common way businesses track online surfers in its Chrome browser within two years, endorsing costly changes to how the Web operates as it tries to satisfy increased privacy demands from users. Google’s plan is to restrict advertising software companies and other organizations from connecting their browser cookies to websites […]
Amazon lets third-party sellers use FedEx ground again
Amazon said it will allow its third-party sellers to start using FedEx‘s ground service again after banning them from using it for about a month during the busy holiday shopping season because FedEx purportedly wasn’t delivering on time. Amazon said FedEx is now getting orders delivered on time and sent a letter to sellers telling […]
Amazon will invest $1B to push small businesses in India: Jeff Bezos
Image Source: Amit Agarwal/Twitter Amazon will invest an incremental $1 billion in digitising small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India over the next five years, founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday. “We are going to use Amazon’s size, scope, and global footprint to export $10 billion of ‘Make in India’ goods by […]
Top brands shun exclusive e-tail deals in India
At a time when online marketplaces have come under the scanner for alleged exclusive agreements with smartphone makers, top apparel and footwear brands, including Under Armour, Nike, Marks & Spencer and Adidas are moving away from such agreements. The move by these brands is an effort to reach a wider consumer base, which is not […]
Amazon pumps over Rs 1,700 crore into India units
Ecommerce major Amazon has pumped over Rs 1,700 crore into its payments and wholesale business units in India, signalling opportunity that the US giant sees in the country. Amazon Pay India has received Rs 1,355 crore from Amazon Corporate Holdings and Amazon.com.incs.Limited, while Amazon Wholesale (India) allotted shares worth about Rs 360 crore to Amazon […]
Oyo notifies staff of their status via email; fires 200 in Delhi
After acknowledging that it asked some of its employees to explore careers outside the company, SoftBank-backed Oyo has begun the process of notifying thousands of staffers individually about their status in the organisation through individual emails, people familiar with the matter said. Layoffs in locations like Delhi and Jaipur were communicated to the staff on […]