UpFront
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Ritesh Agarwal's $2 billion gamble
The Oyo founder plans to increase stake in the company to 30 percent; investors feel it's worth the risk
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A recession is coming-and here's where you'll see it first
A guide to some of the indicators that have historically done the best job of sounding the alarm for an economic downturn
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Why Whole Foods hasn't satisfied Amazon's grocery appetite
The Amazon-Whole Foods marriage has made clear the difficulties of selling fresh food inexpensively, either in a physical store or through delivery. Bananas are not the same as books
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Show me the earnings
Investors waiting for earnings to revive have chosen to take some money off for the time being
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Why Hong Kong's protests are getting uglier
Protesters are unhappy with deep-rooted issues such as democratic freedom and property prices, but its business as usual for Indian businesses
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Alteria Capital closes maiden venture debt fund at Rs 960 crore
This makes it the largest homegrown venture debt fund, and counts Azim Premji Foundation and Binny Bansal as investors
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (How successful people stay calm), Technology (Elon Musk wants to link brains directly to machines), Media (Great race to rule streaming TV; Evolution of media consumption), Climate Change (Facing extinction by Catherine Ingram), History (Of India's genetic roots), and E-sports (Gaming cult looks to level up in India)
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After helping build Facebook, he's trying to break it up
Chris Hughes' involvement with anti-trust academics stands out because few founders have gone on to argue for the dismantling of their company
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Sweltering Europe rethinks its views on air conditioning
Paris has never been hotter, nor have Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Europe accounts for just 6 percent of the world's air conditioners, but smack in the middle of a dangerous heat wave, traditional approaches are no longer up to the job
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SoftBank forms Vision Fund 2 with AI-focus, draws Apple, Microsoft
The fund has thus far grown to $108 billion in commitments, and could grow bigger as the company is in talks with other participants
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Amazon optimistic about India's ecommerce policy and further growth, says CFO
The company has doubled its paid 'Prime' subscribers in India over the last 18 months, and invested in helping Indian sellers reach global markets