ETtech Scoop: Reliance enters zero-commission fashion marketplace; mid-to-senior hirings in startups plummet

Reliance Industries’ online fashion platform Ajio will launch Ajio Street — a zero-commission fashion marketplace aimed at value products for non-metro audiences, similar to ecommerce firm Meesho.

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Slump hurts, startups go slow on hiring for mid, senior roles

Anshuman Das, cofounder and chief executive officer of staffing firm Longhouse Consulting, said there was a 50%-60% dip in hiring of senior leadership roles across startups in India between 2021 and 2022.

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Germany could block ChatGPT if needed, says data protection chief

Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy on Friday after the national data agency banned the chatbot temporarily and launched an investigation into a suspected breach of privacy rules by the artificial intelligence application.

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Jack Black wants to call Elon Musk's 'bluff' on removing Twitter verification ticks

According to Twitter's plan, users will have to pay $8 each month to obtain a blue checkmark through a subscription to Twitter Blue.

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Tesla posts record quarterly deliveries after price cuts, up 4% from Q4

Tesla delivered 422,875 vehicles for the first three months of this year, up 4% from the previous quarter.

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Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account

The removal comes as many of Twitter's high-profile users are bracing for the loss of the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the social media platform.

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AI may change everything, but probably not too quickly

Like previous leaps in technology, this will make the economy more productive but will also probably hurt some workers whose skills have been devalued.

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