UpFront
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How fake news on Facebook helped fuel a border crisis in Europe
Facebook, now officially known as Meta after a corporate name change, said it prohibited material that facilitates or promotes human smuggling and has dedicated teams to monitor and detect material related to the crisis
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Why the Sputnik V vaccine never took off
The use of Russia's Covid-19 vaccine in India remains less than 1 percent due to reasons ranging from yield issues to supply constraints. Will Sputnik Light make any difference?
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How the US lost ground to China in the contest for clean energy
Over the past year, the US government has moved rapidly to scour the world for new cobalt supplies and deploying cobalt-free batteries, but all that falls far short of Chinese efforts to take over resources critical to a green future, including cobalt, lithium and others
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The Paytm market cap story
It is too early to say if Paytm will take the wind out of the existing IPO rally, but the expensive valuations of the digital payments platform and it's ability to gain market share in the businesses it operates in have been questioned by analysts and investors
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In hard times, Afghan farmers are turning to Opium for security
Opium can be kept for longer and needs far less irrigation than pomegranates, and selling and distributing the illicit substance often relies on a network of smugglers inside the country, so closed borders are no longer a problem
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Move over Whatsapp video calls, it's showtime for live shopping
A clutch of companies is offering live commerce services to merchants for a monthly fee as well as a cut of their sales. Do they hint at the future of retail?
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Forbes India W-Power 2021: Role models who will inspire a generation
The purpose of the W-Power list is to ensure a bagful of success stories will beget a million more
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Women, we have to take a punt on ourselves: Ameera Shah
Ameera Shah, promoter and MD of Metropolis Lab, always chose her gut feeling when stuck at a crossroad. How'd that lead to backpacking through Europe, building Metropolis, and even ending up with six mice as pets? Shah reveals on Forbes India Beyond the Boardroom
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Joe Biden is succeeding
The Biden $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed has been tremendously successful and has heated the overall economy with real GDP growth expected at 5 percent this quarter
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The internet broke brand loyalty
A one-person company might need only a Shopify website, listings on Amazon or a Facebook page to compete with multinational conglomerates while powerhouses like Nike or Levi's can't rest on their laurels for a century
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Our top reads of the week
From Paytm IPO's effect on the upbeat mood of the markets to Bira91's Ankur Jain on how fatherhood changed him, here are our top reads of the week