Image Credit: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to meet Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during the latter’s visit to India, said two people aware of the development. Amazon had sought such an appointment, they said. “It was communicated to Amazon last month itself,” said one of the persons. Ecommerce marketplaces such as Amazon […]
Archives for January 2020
MeitY fails to notify online content rules
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 […]
What to do about Medicare if your clients are 65 and working
Welcome to Retirement Scan, our daily roundup of retirement news your clients may be talking about. Here’s what to do about Medicare if your clients are 65 and workingClients who are at least 65 years old, and working for companies with more than 20 employees have the option of sticking to group health plan and […]
A Practical Guide to Zero-Trust Security
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Audit fees keep rising, thanks to new accounting standards – Accounting Today
Average audit fees increased 4.25 percent from 2017 to 2018, going from an average of $2,220,251 in 2017 to $2,314,703 in 2018, mainly driven by new standards from the Financial Accounting Standards Board, according to a new report. The report, from the Financial Education & Research Foundation, an affiliate of Financial Executives International, found that […]
How to Avoid Burnout as a Small Business Owner
Entrepreneurship is huge for millennials. Many of my clients run their own businesses, side hustles, or are thinking about quitting their day job to live the life of an entrepreneur. I’ve long since given up a commute and a cubicle for the freedom to work from anywhere in the world. Follow any business guru on […]
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 […]
US stock futures are flat ahead of US-China deal signing
U.S. stock index futures were little changed Wednesday morning as investors awaited the signing of the U.S.-China “Phase One” trade deal. Around 7:10 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a gain of just 12 points at the open. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also pointed to marginal gains to start off the […]
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, […]