Author: Delshad Irani

About Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and Google’s first marketing exec who died at 56

Over her 25 years at Google, Susan Wojcicki managed marketing, co-created Google Image Search, led Google’s first Video and Book search, as well as early parts of AdSense’s creation, worked on the YouTube and DoubleClick acquisitions, served as SVP of Ads, and nine years as the CEO of YouTube. (Image: X)

On August 10, 2024, Susan Wojcicki passed away at age 56 after a two-year long battle with cancer. She was also a key part of Google’s history. Wojcicki has five children.

TikTok commits to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU

This is the first case the EU regulators close under the DSA, 105 days after the opening of the proceedings. (Image: Unsplash)

To comply with the Digital Services Act, TikTok has committed to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU after concerns were raised by the Commission in formal proceedings opened against TikTok on 22 April.

Meta and Google bend ad rules; worked with Publicis-owned Spark Foundry in ‘secret ad deal’ to target minors

The tech giants first tested the campaign in Canada this year and then took it to the US, with plans to launch the campaign in other international markets. (Image: solen-feyissa via Unsplash)

The alleged deal also violated the policies against the circumvention of guidelines, or “proxy targeting”.

Pidilite Industries targets double-digit volume growth in consumer and B2B segments

"Our investments in emerging India, as we call it, whether it is rural or small town India – our Pidilite ki duniya initiative, we now have 14,000 Pidilite ki duniya in villages below 15,000. We've now got 28,000 villages under direct coverage, with the population below 10,000. So whether it is sales and distribution, whether it is innovation, each of our divisions has launched a range of products," said Bharat Puri. (Image: Fevicol ad)

“We’ve got a whole range of innovations. We’ve got the supply chain in place, and therefore the Fevicol elephant has kept marching on with hope,” said Bharat Puri, MD of Pidilite Industries.

TRAI’s warning: Urgent need to take firm action against spammers using PRI/SIP connections for calls

MIB has also highlighted certain issues that may be considered while formulating recommendations for digital radio broadcast policy.

As TRAI cracks down on spam calls, the telecom authority introduced stringent measures to stop the menace. The authority held a meeting with Regulatory Heads of Telecom Service Providers on August 8.

Carmaker Kia India hits 1 million unit sales milestone; Kia Seltos becomes a significant success driver

The company started with an annual sales volume of 45,226 units in 2019, which grew to 140,505 units in 2020, 181,583 units in 2021, and 254,556 units in 2022. Last year, Kia solidified its presence with annual sales of 255,000 units.

KIA has expanded its footprint in the country with a widespread network of 588 touchpoints across 256 cities. Kia will soon launch its global flagships in India this year, followed by a home-grown new model.