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ETSA 2022 nominees; CCI fines Google again; and Policybazaar expects profitability by FY24

After revealing the ten-member, high-powered The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) 2022 jury and the nominees for Bootstrap Champ, Top Innovator, Comeback Kid, Social Enterprise and Best on Campus, today we bring to you the contenders for two more important categories - Woman Ahead and Midas Touch. That is not all, we have other big stories lined up for you.

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ET Startup Awards 2022: Value creation will matter more than valuation

A startup’s founders, its leadership team, and the talent they attract will play a key role in turning its vision into a reality. That vision, combined with the startup’s ability to adapt to macro changes, turn a crisis into an opportunity, and build a competitive, resilient and sustainable business will differentiate it from the also-rans in a crowded field, say jury members.

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ET Startup Awards 2022: Nominees for Woman Ahead

The award honours startup should be launched and led by a woman who competes and wins against the best in the business.

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Elon Musk may close Twitter deal by Friday: report

The banks have finished putting together the final credit agreement and are in the process of signing the documentation, according to the report, in one of the last steps in moving funds to Elon Musk.

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Google fined Rs 936 crore in second antitrust penalty this month

CCI fined Google $113.04 million on Tuesday as it concluded yet another antitrust probe, finding the global tech giant guilty of abusing its dominant position to promote its payments app and in-app payment system

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WhatsApp outage: Users unable to send or receive messages

According to Downdetector, a platform that tracks websites, there were more than 11,400 reports from users regarding the WhatsApp outage.

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Google India payments to Ireland outfit not royalty, not subject to withholding tax: ITAT

The case relates to whether payments totalling Rs 1,457 crore made by Google India to Google Ireland is a royalty and tax is to be withheld in India.

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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...