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Facebook's skewed audience for job ads draws new complaint

The new allegations underscore the issues that Meta's planned system would counter. Meta said it was reviewing the complaint and did not provide immediate comment on it or the status of the planned changes.

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Paytm expects blended payment margin to stabilise at 5-7 basis points on GMV

According to a presentation made before analysts, One97 Communications (OCL) said the company at present, earns net payment margin of 7 to 9 basis points (bps) of gross merchandise value (GMV) on processing.

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DeHaat raises $60 million in funding from Temasek, Sofina Ventures and others

Sofina Ventures and Temasek co-led the Series E funding, with other existing investors RTP Global Partners, Prosus Ventures and Lightrock India also participating in the round.

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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek renews attack on Apple after Elon Musk's salvo

On Monday, the world's richest person Elon Musk criticized the fee Apple charges software developers - including his Twitter business - for in-app purchases, and posted a meme suggesting he was willing to "go to war" rather than pay it.

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Leave OTT apps out of telecom bill: Meta’s Nick Clegg; funding for e-marketplace firms to remain scarce

Talking about the draft telecom bill, which has proposed bringing over-the-top (OTT) apps under the same licensing conditions as telecom services firms, he also said internet platforms like Facebook, which function as intermediaries, should be governed by existing IT legislations.

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Salesforce's Bret Taylor steps down as co-CEO, Marc Benioff to be at the helm

Benioff will remain the sole CEO and continue as board chairman of the software giant when Taylor departs on Jan. 31, the company said Wednesday in a statement. Taylor has been at the company for the past six years and was named co-CEO in November 2021.

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Indian e-marketplaces expected to see funding shortage in near term: report

Growth will come from expanding into tier-3 cities, global markets but without burning money amid funding slowdown: Bain & Co and Accel report.

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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...