90% of comments on my Twitter account are bots: Elon Musk

Elon Musk has terminated the $44 billion Twitter takeover deal, and the matter is now in a US court, over the presence of bots on the platform, and seeks answers from Agrawal via an open debate.

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A social media outpouring on Bengaluru rains

When contractors have to pay 40% cost of project as bribe to the ministers and officers - this is what you get, the user said, w hile uploading a picture of vehicles wading through an inundated road.

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Unicorns face a funding crunch; CCI clears PayU-BillDesk deal; and IT firms boost campus hiring

Bengaluru-based Acko had signed a term sheet with PayU, owned by Prosus, but the South African conglomerate decided not to go ahead with the financing.

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Wary investors walk away from large funding deals citing tech turbulence

Good Glamm, Acko see funding talks fall through; companies raising $100 million plus rounds struggle due to macroeconomic headwinds

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PayU’s $4.7-billion Billdesk acquisition cleared by CCI after a year

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Amazon eyes entering Japan prescription drug market: report

Amazon plans to partner with small- and mid-sized pharmacies for the service, starting next year when electronic prescriptions are allowed for the first time in Japan, Nikkei said, citing people involved in the project.

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India’s Data Bill rethink act of wisdom: Microsoft's Brad Smith

In an interview with ET, Microsoft president and vice-chairman Brad Smith said India has for long been one of the major sources of talent in software and a great creator of software Intellectual Property but is now joining the ranks of the top 2-3 software economies in the world.

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