Category: Digital

Elon Musk reacts to Instagram and Facebook outage

At the time of writing, outage tracking website Downdetector.com recorded over 3,00,000 Facebook outages and over 47,000 outage reports for Instagram worldwide. (Image source: X)

X owner Elon Musk shared a series of tweets after Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram went down for thousands of users across the globe.

Shantanu Deshpande of Bombay Shaving Company says don’t judge Gen Z as ‘flippant and entitled’

The founder highlights a common mistake made by managers, including Deshpande himself, which involves imposing their value system on Gen Z employees.

The founder and CEO of Bombay Shaving Company highlighted common mistakes made by senior individuals in managing and nurturing Gen Z in the workplace, which often leads to inaccurate assessments.

Google vs Indian app developers: Google to temporarily reinstate delisted apps

YouTube will begin to require creators to disclose when they’ve created realistic altered or synthetic content, and will display a label that indicates for people when they’re watching this content. (Representative Image: Mitchell Luo via Unsplash)

“We will invoice our full applicable services fees in the interim and are extending payment timelines for these companies,” the Google spokesperson said.

FICCI-EY Report: M&E sector grew over 8 percent in 2023 to cross Rs 2.3 trillion. All the key findings

The recent decision was taken under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in consultation with other Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, and domain experts specializing in media and entertainment, women's rights, and child rights. (Representative Image: Glenn Carstens-Peters via Unsplash)

Digital revenues to surpass TV in 2024. Online gaming overtook filmed entertainment to become the fourth largest segment. Key findings from the 2024 FICCI-EY Report.

FICCI-EY Report: Digital revenues to surpass TV in 2024; India’s M&E sector to hit $38 billion by 2026

Expect the M&E sector to grow 10.2 percent to reach INR2.55 trillion by 2024, then grow at a CAGR of 10 percent to reach INR 3.08 trillion by 2026.

In 2024, digital media is poised for explosive growth, potentially overtaking television to become the leading segment of the M&E sector. This surge in digital media is forecasted to propel the M&E sector’s growth to a 10 percent annual rate, crossing Rs 3 trillion ($37.1 billion) by 2026.

MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar addresses startups’ concerns over Google’s billing policy, assures long-term solution

In India, Google allows app developers to sell in-app content only on the pre-condition that its own payment system, GPBS, is integrated as a payment option within their apps.(Image source: News18)

On March 1, Google said it would start removing 10 Indian app developers from its Play Store in India if developers do not adhere to the platform’s billing policies.

Former Twitter execs, Parag Agarwal sue Elon Musk for over $128 million in severance

The executives said Musk showed “special ire” toward them after he took over Twitter in 2022. Musk also publicly vowed to hold back their severance to recoup about $200 million from the $44 billion deal, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in northern California. (From left to right: Parag Agarwal and Elon Musk. Image source: Moneycontrol)

The executives said Elon Musk showed “special ire” toward them after he took over Twitter in 2022.

Anupam Mittal asks, “Is Google evil?”, as the battle between Google and Indian app developers rages on

Due to his early and substantial investment, Anupam Mittal eventually became the largest shareholder in Interactive Avenues. Subsequently, Sequoia Capital joined the venture. However, as the landscape grew more competitive over time, distinguishing viable opportunities from the noise became increasingly challenging, necessitating more thoughtful decision-making. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

After calling Google “the new Digital East India Co”, Anupam Mittal has again raised concerns about Google’s treatment of India app developers and the unfair terms it offers, with a question that’s inspired by Google’s famous tagline – Don’t be evil.

Google’s ‘attack’ on Indian apps; dark days, say stakeholders, questioning Google’s ‘inferior terms’ for Indian developers

YouTube will begin to require creators to disclose when they’ve created realistic altered or synthetic content, and will display a label that indicates for people when they’re watching this content. (Representative Image: Mitchell Luo via Unsplash)

Is Google offering inferior terms to Indian app developers? Questions arise after Google’s latest app delisting action. Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Communications, Electronics, and IT has arranged a meeting on March 4 to address the dispute between the Big Tech and Indian app developers.