Elon Musk announces $8 monthly charge for verified Twitter accounts

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Online sales continue to surge; experts flag grievance panel concerns

While offline trade boomed from this fiscal with withdrawal of all Covid restrictions and low infection rates, ecommerce continued its pace of growth with consumers adopting both the offline and online channels.

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Experts raise concerns on disproportionate govt say on social media content

Experts have urged the government to mention “the specific grounds” under which an appeal may be made to the GAC, as this would also keep the volume of cases escalated to the GAC more manageable.

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Google puts on hold mandatory use of its billing system in India

Google says it’s reviewing legal options, ensuring it can continue to invest in Android, Play

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Nykaa profit jumps 344% YoY, revenue up 39%

The quarterly profit increase was driven mainly by strong consumer demand in the run up to the festive season, and efficiencies gained in marketing and fulfilment expenses, the company said in a filing to the BSE.

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Meta purges 33.7 million pieces of bad content in India in September

Meta has said that it took down over 30.7 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3 million pieces of such content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in September.

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Apple supplier Foxconn quadruples bonuses to staff hit by Covid lockdown in China

Daily bonuses for employees, who are part of a Foxconn unit responsible for making electronics including smartphones at the site, have been raised to 400 yuan ($54.72) a day for November from previously announced bonuses of 100 yuan, according to the official WeChat account of Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant.

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