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Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription in Australia, New Zealand

Facing a drop in advertising revenues, parent company Meta is piloting a subscription in Australia and New Zealand before it appears in larger markets. The service will cost US$11.99 on the web and US$14.99 on the iOS and Android mobile platforms.

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Google permits alternative billing system, but developers cry foul; Uber looks to partner with private taxi operators

Complying with the directives of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Google is bringing about a change in its ‘Google Play payment policy’. The change permits an alternative billing system for users making in-app purchases on mobile phones and tablets, alongside Google Play's billing system.

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Cricketer Deepak Chahar, wife float fantasy sports app

Deepak will be the brand ambassador of the platform while Jaya, who has been a media professional, will manage the operations of the company as its founder and CEO.

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Uber India is looking to partner with third-party firms to ramp up cab fleet

Uber started third-party taxi integration two years ago and plans to scale up the third-party taxi from 50 to 500 cities globally.

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AI chatbots like Bard, CharGPT stoke fears of misinformation nightmare

India, which is among the world's largest data markets, is already battling a flood of misinformation that is worsened by the multiplicity of languages. Generative AI technologies can further accentuate the problem according to technologists tracking the rise of these applications.

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Google tells developers to implement alternative billing from April 26; developers cry foul

Developers, however, said this was a direct violation of the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) guidelines and alleged that Google was 'finding loopholes' in the CCI's verdict.

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SAP Labs lays off 300 staffers in India

The layoffs majorly impacted Bengaluru and Gurgaon offices. It was a result of shuttering of a global delivery centre that housed custom development roles to undertake SAP implementation projects.

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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...