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Why Ashneer Grover thinks Rs 20,000 crore annual marketing spend in gaming might come to a halt

Grover on March 12 tweeted, “SBI Chairmen seem to be petty people. And something very wrong at their core. I learnt it the hard way. So did SC. ;)”

According to Ashneer Grover, who was the co-founder of BharatPe, the margins in gaming are too thin to justify continued marketing spending.

Thomas Cook India partners with NPCI for RuPay Forex Card; pilot kicks off with UAE

The company also has as angel investors including Shivashish Chatterjee and Yuvraj Singh (founders of DMI Finance) and Harpreet Singh Grover (who founded and exited CoCubes). (Image via Unsplash)

The company’s prepaid card issuance is up by 228 percent YoY (FY23). RuPay Forex Card pilot starts with UAE as visitors to Dubai from India have surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

MAdtech Point: If Advertising will no longer run the Internet, then what will run the Internet?

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which leads development of the technical standards and guidelines to ensure that the web remains open, accessible, and interoperable, officially launched as a public interest non-profit ogranisation as of January 1, 2023. (Image via Unsplash) via Unsplash)

Impact of responsible use of consumer data and consent management is resetting the balance that runs the Internet.

Arijit Singh beats Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber with more followers on Spotify

Arijit Singh’s popularity or the rise in following count has been attributed to his songs in the last eight months. (From left to right - Taylor Swift, Arijit Singh and Justin Bieber. Image source: News18)

Arijit Singh, of ‘Tum Hi Ho’, ‘What Jhumka’ fame, raced ahead of global sensations like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and The Weeknd with an impressive follower count of 85,996,564.

How the Indian newspaper industry sees the impact of a newsprint price drop

Cars was the top category with 7% share of ad space in Jan-Mar’24. (Representative image by Bank Phrom via Unsplash)

Newsprint supply from Russia has also gained momentum after disruptions in shipping lines due to the EU and US sanctions, as per industry sources.

Rishi Sunak sports boAt headphones; Co-founders Sameer Mehta, Aman Gupta have priceless replies

The consumer lifestyle accessories brand was founded by Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta in November 2016.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shared a photo on Instagram where he’s seen wearing boAt headphones.

G20 Summit: Find out which hotels and cars Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak and other world leaders, delegations are using

Over 30 luxurious hotels have been reserved for G20 delegates. (Image source: From left to right - Oberoi hotel Gurugram, Shangri-La, The Lalit, The Leela)

The G20 Summit will see delegates from G20 and non-G20 countries hosted in Delhi on September 9-10.

Snap to roll out safety features for teens

While Snapchat is most commonly used for communicating with friends, Snapchat offers two content platforms – Stories and Spotlight – where one can find public stories published by vetted media organizations, verified creators and other Snapchatters. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

The goal is to help Snapchatters communicate with people that matter to them, and to ensure that the content they view on the app is informative, fun and age-appropriate.

Reliance, NVIDIA to develop indigenous large language model for AI in India

Ishita Verma, co-founder and COO at Klub, said, “We are excited to leverage Moshi Moshi’s expertise to create a multitude of opportunities to enhance our brand and customer experience on our social media." (Representative Image: Cytonn Photography via Unsplash)

The companies will work together to build Al infrastructure that is over an order of magnitude more powerful than the fastest supercomputer in India today.