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Clubhouse: Have celebrities done more harm than good?
Most now see Clubhouse as a place to listen to celebrities and not a place to talk to people who are like you. [Read More]
Finding Product Market Fit: Wisdom from Bhavin Turakhia
Finding Product Market Fit is tough and while there are tons of books written on it, there are a very practical insights from the doers.
Do listen to this conversation between Ashish Sinha (Founder, FWD app) and Bhavin Turakhia (Flock, Zeta, Radix) on how Bhavin looks at the product-market fit journey.
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E-Commerce in small towns and TikTok ban: Conversation with Prashant Singh (Ex VP of Product, Paytm)
Bharat Market and use of QR Codes: Conversation with Prashant Singh (Ex VP of Product, Paytm)
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#IndiaTech
India becomes the third-worst hit country with 7% ransomware attacks; The US tops the chart with 12% of the total attacks being directed towards the country. (HT)
Almost 3 million people in India obtained digital skills during the Covid-19 pandemic, says Microsoft; The company also said it has helped over 30 million people across 249 countries and territories gain knowledge in digital skills. (HT)
MobiKwik to get an independent forensic audit to probe the data breach; It assured its customers that their information was safe after allegations of millions of data went exposed to cybercriminals. (HT)
Chinese firm ByteDance's bank accounts frozen by the Indian authorities in tax case; “At ByteDance, we are committed to abiding by local laws and regulations. While we disagree with the decision of the tax authority in this matter, we will extend our full cooperation to the government,” Bytedance spokesperson said. (HT)
#GlobalTech
Volkswagen plans to get rebranded as 'Voltswagen' in the US; The company which has operated in the US since 1955, tweeted: “We know, 66, is an unusual age to change your name, but we’ve always been young at heart.” (MC)
PayPal allows cryptocurrency holdings for payments worldwide; Customers can convert their cryptocurrency holdings into fiat currencies at checkouts to make any purchases. (HT)
WhatsApp is working on the feature that allows changing colour; WhatsApp also has hinted at working towards bringing Chat Threads and multi-device support, among others. (HT)
Xiaomi introduces a new charging pad similar to Apple AirPower; Xiaomi's new wireless charging pad can charge up to three devices at once with 20W of wireless power per device. (HT)
Tesla Semi's production level decreased due to supply constraints on battery cells; "Demand is no problem, but near-term cell supply makes it hard to scale Semi. This limitation will be less onerous next year," Elon Musk tweeted about the battery cell shortage. (MC)
#BusinessNews
PAN card will become invalid if people don't link it with Aadhaar before April 1; As per Section 272B of the Income Tax Act, A penalty of Rs 10,000 may apply if the documents are failed to link by the deadline. (MC)
Govt to provide tax concession up to 25% on new vehicles if the owners submit scrappage certificate; The tax concession will be for eight years for CVs, while for personal vehicles, the concession will be for 15 years from the date of registration, the government said. (MC)
New Income Tax rules to be amended from April 1; FM Nirmala Sitharaman had exempted people above 75 years from filing income tax returns (ITR) to reduce the compliance burden on senior citizens. (MC)
Indian Market on Auto, Metal, IT sectors witnessed doubled growth in FY21; Nearly all the sectors saw a rebound after a sharp decline in March 2020. Meanwhile, metals, auto, and IT succeeded by a greater margin. (MC)
#COVID19
India registers 53,480 fresh Covid-19 cases within 24 hours; After a striking surge, Maharashtra saw a significant drop in daily cases; it has reported 27,918 cases. (IE)
People above 45 years can make an appointment for vaccination on the CoWIN portal; The Centre also stated that On-site registration would be allowed from April 1 after 3 pm. (IE)
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