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China tech crackdown thwarts Pony.ai's US listing plans

The decision makes Pony.ai one of the biggest companies to suspend its US listing plans after China barred ride-sharing giant Didi Global Inc. from signing up new users just days after its blockbuster IPO.

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DoorDash is said to have held talks to buy Instacart for $40-50 billion

Instacart, which plans to list in the next few months, initiated the deal talks with DoorDash. Instacart had also separately initiated talks with Uber Eats about a sales partnership, like Uber's partnership with GoPuff.

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US lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Amy Klobuchar teamed up with Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn to sponsor the bill, which would bar Apple and Google app stores from requiring app providers to use their payment systems.

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Accenture faces ransomware attack, affected systems restored

A hacker group reportedly attacked Accenture using LockBit Ransomware and threatened to release the data. Accenture says it restored affected systems from backup, and that there was no impact on operations or clients' systems.

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Reddit Is Down Right Now But a Fix Is Coming

Reddit is down right now. Users visiting the site get a message that it’s CDN can’t access servers, and on the Reddit Status site you can see that most Reddit services are down. However the company said it has identified the problem and is working on a fix.

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Industry body AIGF, EY suggest online gaming sector be kept under 18% GST

The report highlights that any uncertainty and possibility of litigation adversely impacts business plans, operations and entry of new players in the industry.

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Software, cloud companies seek easier bidding rules for govt contracts

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had in September last year mandated that government departments and ministries deploy only those suppliers who ensure 20-50% value addition for projects of Rs 200 crore or lower.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...