What’s in the stars for Facebook?
Facebook India under Ajit Mohan has two new bets for the future: social videos and social commerce. But it has got to tackle two things first: regulation and a rival named TikTok.
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Markets rally on stimulus package hopes
Benchmark indices in India take cues from global markets which rallied on expectations of stimulus packages; the Sensex gained over 1,861 points and the Nifty 50 over 496 points over Tuesday’s close.
Unacademy raises $110 mn from Facebook, others
The Bengaluru-based edtech company will utilise the funds to launch new test preparation and examination categories, create new learning content and product.
Auto Expo taps technology to woo millennials
The expo, which will see launches of connected, Internet cars, will be live-streamed on Facebook Watch and Instagram IGTV. There will be augmented reality and virtual reality booths, too.
Saving private data
India doesn’t have any law to protect personal data. But the proposed privacy law has more than its fair share of positives.
Facebook not comfortable making choices for users
Facebook India MD says the company doesn’t want to be in the space of filtering political speeches, and it is up to the government to chalk out the rules.
5G in focus at India Mobile Congress
The heads of two telecom operators likely to play a leading role in the 5G roll-out were missing in action—Reliance Jio head Mukesh Ambani and Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Bharti Mittal.
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’.
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.
