Facebook: Fall from grace
Connecting around 35% of the world’s population, Facebook holds great sway over people’s choices, giving rise to calls to ‘break it up’.
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Mark Zuckerberg and the birth of Libra
If Libra does what it claims, it can shake the very foundations of money and capitalism, and even governments.
China, India have most number of Internet users
Asia Pacific accounts for 53% of the total Internet users, but the Internet penetration is less than half of the population.
Are Indian start-ups showing the path to peaceful hegemony?
India is the second largest ecosystem in the world but, unlike in the case of China, no one is afraid of India’s startups.
Will Google be Amazoned?
With more than 50% of product searches now originating on Amazon, Google has a reason to be worried.
Microsoft wants India to chat
Not just that. Through its chat app Kaizala for enterprises and Project Sangam that furthers the goal of Skill India, Microsoft India is looking to play a lead role in India’s digital transformation.
SoftBank hires former Facebook exec Kirthiga Reddy
Kirthiga Reddy will be a venture partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, which advises the $100 billion Vision Fund.
Facebook: Facing privacy headwinds
For Facebook, the year has been tough. Two major data breaches and the abuse of its platform for spreading fake news have put it in the crosshairs of regulators.
WhatsApp appoints Abhijit Bose as India head
From fake news to regulatory issues over its payments service, WhatsApp’s first India head will have a lot to take care of.
Data and the new India
Editor’s Letter from the November 2018 issue
