Category: Digital

Anupam Mittal asks, “Is Google evil?”, as the battle between Google and Indian app developers rages on

"This may feel like old-fashioned advice, but these values have stood the test of time for good reason—they work," he said. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

After calling Google “the new Digital East India Co”, Anupam Mittal has again raised concerns about Google’s treatment of India app developers and the unfair terms it offers, with a question that’s inspired by Google’s famous tagline – Don’t be evil.

Google’s ‘attack’ on Indian apps; dark days, say stakeholders, questioning Google’s ‘inferior terms’ for Indian developers

Is Google offering inferior terms to Indian app developers? Questions arise after Google’s latest app delisting action. Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Communications, Electronics, and IT has arranged a meeting on March 4 to address the dispute between the Big Tech and Indian app developers.

Elon Musk suing OpenAI: Vinod Khosla calls it a case of ‘sour grapes’, OpenAI execs’ memo rejects Musk’s claims

The report adds that the lawsuit filed late on Thursday in California Superior Court in San Francisco is a culmination of Musk's long-simmering opposition to the startup he co-founded. OpenAI has since become the face of generative AI, partly due to billions of dollars in funding from Microsoft. Musk went on to found his own artificial intelligence startup, xAI, launched last July. (From left to right: Elon Musk and Vinod Khosla. Image source: Unsplash)

Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla has said that Elon Musk suing OpenAI feels like a case of sour grapes.

Advertising spends in India to reach $16-17 bn in FY24: Redseer

Notably, the average transaction size for mass-market and mass-affluent products jumped by 11 percent and 12 percent respectively on match days in host cities. (Representative Image: Mathieu Stern via Unsplash)

Digital advertising market in FY2024 is expected to remain muted at a ~6-7 percent growth rate and reach US$ 8.8 – 9.3 bn in the fiscal, with global platforms such as Alphabet and Meta set to moderate their market share from ~62 percent in FY2023 to ~60 percent in FY2024.