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9/9/2022
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Social media influencers should worry

Also in today's edition: Buckle up on the back seat; Streamers bet on franchises; RIP Queen Elizabeth II; Big Tech zip up purses ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/8/2022
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Big Tech sinks Biden’s bill

Also in today's edition: Credit card is fighting inflation; Amazon Food is expanding; Apple's still in bed with China; Instagram cuts back on Shopping ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/7/2022
2 : 34

Foreign honchos are talking up India

Also in today's edition: Waiting for the Truss plan; Startups are scrambling for funds; Only BUSD @ Binance; VW hopes for a Porsche booster ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/6/2022
2 : 34

Tata Neu has a Nano hangover

Also in today's edition: Apple, the ad company; Will love & joy keep Archies going? Indian baubles for Stateside X'mas; Recession took my singing voice ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/5/2022
2 : 34

Brand endorsements are going south

Also in today's edition: Smart TVs turn home hubs; Regulators frown on doctor freebies; RIP Cyrus Mistry; GPS rogues roam international waters ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/3/2022
4 : 34

Cracked farms and bent forks

The late economist, Abhijit Sen, tried to help reform India's farm to fork policies. It remains unfinished business. If unchanged, the dining tables of both farmers and consumers will remain frugal
9/2/2022
2 : 34

Coffee star bucks up

Also in today's edition: Ambani takes a fizzy turn; Meta's (kinda) done with ads; SpiceJet's cup of woes brims over; Disney apes Amazon ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/31/2022
2 : 34

Hardik Pandya has forgotten Koffee

Also in today's edition: Pakistan's angry water omen; Reliance goes for the grain; J&J to exit Indian powder room; China's chip woes are Taiwan's gain ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/30/2022
2 : 34

The Ambani plan

Also in today's edition: Apple unboxing on Sept 7; Edtech's Potemkin; No trillions in crypto; NASA's mojo rocket ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/29/2022
2 : 34

CoWIN is Aadhaar++

Also in today's edition: More Meta drama; Palantir alumni rule Silicon Valley; Pilgrimages + astrology get a boost; Luru cloud kitchen games Swiggy and Zomato ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/27/2022
4 : 34

How a fast-growing sport found itself in a pickle in India

Pickleball has a unique problem in India (and the world): too many cooks in the kitchen ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/26/2022
2 : 34

Leisure is in a rut

Also in today's edition: BYD zooms into India; Google (kinda) turns fact-checker; Bangladesh stumbles; Will Ethereum edge past Bitcoin? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/25/2022
2 : 34

Apple’s Jack Welch handshake

Also in today's edition: CCI has a beef with PEs; Reliance could spark an FMCG price war; Meesho hits a hurdle; China is a global worry ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/24/2022
2 : 34

Musk was right. Twitter stinks

Also in today's edition: Adani buys NDTV; Government revamps foreign investor rules; Miniso is a copycat ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/23/2022
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We are funded!

Dear readers, We are almost never the first to break news. But we are often the first to make sense of breaking news. So it is when we are the news. TechCrunch reported on Monday that some of the most
8/23/2022
2 : 34

Zomato Pro goes off the menu

Also in today's edition: UPI transactions to remain free; Investors take CEOs to task; Private guards to man airports; Amazon's healthcare ambitions ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/22/2022
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Paytm boss gets a jolt

Also in today's edition: B2B is Nykaa's next big bet; Musk wants to cannibalise competition; IRCTC kick starts gravy train; India's staples conundrum ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/19/2022
2 : 34

Netflix has its game face on

Also in today's edition: Amazon (kinda) wants to be TikTok; New TDS bummer for Indian crypto users ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/18/2022
2 : 34

Bollywood goes bust

Also in today's edition: The undoing of Chamath Palihapitiya; Gig economy's teen rush; Meta gives political ads the cold shoulder ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/17/2022
2 : 34

Disgraced WeWork founder is in full Flow

Also in today's edition: Indian football scores own goal; Chinese vessel docks in Sri Lanka; The fall of the six-day work week ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌