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From noun to verb: Can Dunzo do a Zoom?
It has raised around Rs 880 crore in six years, earned Rs 27.5 crore but lost Rs 338.4 crore. Critics may scoff, but Dunzo's backers aren't complaining, and co-founder Kabeer Biswas is chilled out. Meet the 35-year-old entrepreneur who is brutally candid about his intent, limitations, aspirations, and the compulsive need to raise more money
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Facebook is said to be building a product to compete with Clubhouse
Clubhouse, a social networking app, has gained buzz for letting people gather in audio chat rooms to talk about various topics
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How Merck, a vaccine titan, lost the Covid-19 race
Last month, Merck exited the vaccine race, abandoning its two candidates after early clinical trials flopped
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IT Secretary warns Twitter global team to follow Indian law
In a virtual meeting, the government tells global senior management of Twitter that the social media platform is expected to follow Indian laws, despite the freedom it has to as a business entity to create its own rules and guidelines
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Disputes-proofing and compliance readiness not optional for Start-ups in 2021: Burgeon Law
Engage with lawyers at a profound level to make the business model "investment ready"
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Blocking on govt orders is Twitter's litmus test on free speech
Micro-blogging platform clarifies it hasn't taken any action on accounts from the media, activists and politicians
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Regional push leads to 10% hike in subscriber base in 5 months: Star TV Head-Sports
Covid-19 fails to dampen broadcast business; IPL biggest of all time, surge in advertisers for India-England series, says Sanjog Gupta
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News By Numbers: OTT platforms see highest viewership spike during live sports
While OTT viewership increased 13 percent in 2020 as consumers stayed home for most part of the year, the IPL months—September-October period—saw the highest spike in monthly consumption
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What, exactly, is Amazon Web Services?
The potential contained in AWS is genuinely staggering, and its biggest competitors, including Microsoft and Google, have a lot of catching up to do
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China scores a public relations win after WHO mission to Wuhan
The WHO team opened the door to a theory embraced by Chinese officials, saying it was possible the virus might have spread to humans through shipments of frozen food, an idea that has gained little traction with scientists outside China
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After violent start, Apple supplier looks to get back on track at new India plant
Wistron, a Taiwanese manufacturing contractor, was put on probation by the company in December after underpaid workers went on a rampage