#BanTikTokInIndia, #tiktokdown, #tiktokexposed were among the hashtags trending on micro-blogging platform Twitter as the Chinese video-sharing app’s rating fell to 2.0 from 4.6 on Google Play Store. Videos of TikTok users allegedly promoting acid attacks, rape, animal cruelty, hate mongering and violence have emerged on Twitter, drawing flak from netizens. A number of memes criticizing […]
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Facebook’s strange one rupee bazaar
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi A one litre jar of hand sanitiser for Re 1; a personal protection equipment (PPE) set for free. Hundreds of pocket hand sanitisers for Re 1 too. It sounds too good to be true, but on Facebook‘s marketplace, these unbelievable rates are up for grabs. But naturally, there’s a catch: Hundreds, maybe […]
Eventbrite Faces New Accounting Challenges as Coronavirus Clouds Projections of Future Refunds – The Wall Street Journal
Charles “Lanny” Baker, the finance chief of ticketing business Eventbrite. Photo: Anastasiia Sapon By Mark Maurer Close Mark Maurer May 18, 2020 6:14 pm ET The coronavirus pandemic is striking a blow to the event-ticketing industry as organizers cancel and postpone concerts and other performances to adhere to lockdown orders and social-distancing protocols. Some events […]
Meditation app Calm is now free for Kaiser Permanente’s millions of members
Calm co-founders Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew Source: Calm Kaiser Permanente is trying to give its 12.4 million members a little bit of calm. Starting Tuesday, the health-care provider is allowing patients to download the Calm mediation app for free as part of a way to help customers manage anxiety as they deal with […]
C-DoT developing a videconferencing app for govt and courts
Indians can soon go vocal on a local version of Zoom. In line with the push towards greater self-reliance, the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) is developing a secure videoconferencing platform for use by the government and the courts. One version will be made available for the public. India’s own videoconferencing software will come […]
E-pharmacies operating illegally via site linked to Aarogya Setu: Chemists to govt
A lobby of over 850,000 chemist outlets across India has asked the government to delink the Aarogya Setu Mitr portal from the government’s Covid tracker Aarogya Setu app, saying several “foreign-funded and illegally operating” e-pharmacies were using the portal to advance their business interests in India. The portal lists several e-pharmacies and telemedicine services. “We […]
Google to bring offline stores and consumers closer
Internet search giant Google is going to roll out a slew of initiatives to help brick-and-mortar stores in India connect with consumers online to adapt to the change in shopping behaviour in the post Covid-19 lockdown scenario. Two senior industry executives said Google has started a pilot where offline stores in India can list products […]
Kotak Mahindra Bank becomes first Indian lender to allow video KYC
Kotak Mahindra Bank on Monday has introduced video-KYC facility for customers opening savings account on Kotak 811 – the banks digital banking platform. The private lender is the first Indian bank to offer video based “zero-contact” onboarding service. The initiative is presently being launched on a pilot basis for savings accounts, Kotak Mahindra said in […]
Kiwi bookkeepers supporting small businesses on the road to recovery
We are incredibly proud of our bookkeeping community who have stepped up to navigate and interpret government subsidies in addition to providing their normal services while in lockdown. The past few months have completely changed the way small businesses work. For many, it’s been a stressful time having been forced to close, for others – […]
WeWork India to lay off around 100 employees
Co-working major WeWork India, owned by realty firm Embassy Group, will lay off around 20% of its total 500 employees with effect from June to cut its operational costs after its business hit by the coronavirus outbreak, sources said. Karan Virwani, the CEO of WeWork India, informed this decision through internal communication to company employees. […]