UpFront
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Uber lays off 400, a third of its marketing team
The cuts are taking place at Uber offices around the world as profitability doubts linger after Uber's IPO; Uber's global marketing team is about 1,200
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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