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Facebook, Amazon Pressed on Efforts to Curb COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation by US Congressmen

Facebook and Amazon were called on by US Democratic Representative Adam Schiff to provide a more thorough explanation of their efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.

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Apple Asked by Epic Games to Allow Fortnite's Re-Release in South Korea Following Passage of New Law

Fortnite creator Epic Games has asked iPhone maker Apple to restore its Fortnite developer account and intends to re-release the popular game on iOS in South Korea, offering both Epic and Apple payment side-by-side, it said in a tweet.

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Developments at Tata Digital; ride-hailing firms optimistic

Our top story today is a round-up of some interesting and significant developments at Tata Digital -- specifically, its new acquisitions BigBasket and 1mg.

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App taxi companies ride past bad days as offices, schools open

Ola last week crossed the pre-pandemic levels in total business, in terms of the value of rides hailed on the platform, according to founder and chief executive Bhavish Aggarwal.

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boAt plans to float Rs 3,500-crore IPO

US based private equity fund Warburg Pincus is the largest investor in boAt with holding close to 30% stake. Other investors include Qualcomm Ventures and Fireside Ventures which together hold less than 5% stake.

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BigBasket founders get management stock grants, Bansal joins e-grocer's board

BigBasket's founders - Hari Menon, Vipul Parekh and VS Sudhakar - have been given a new set of 'management stock options' or Msops, following the acquisition by the group's digital arm Tata Digital, according to regulatory documents that ET has reviewed.

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Lido Learning bags Rs 41 crore in funding

Lido Learning passed a special resolution to approve the allotment of 1,41,493 Series Seed 2 preference shares at an issue price of Rs 2,880 per share to raise Rs 40.75 crore, regulatory filings sourced from business intelligence platform Tofler showed.

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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...