January 2024 – Page 4

Google parent Alphabet’s ad revenue disappoints even after raking in $65 billion in ad revenue

This is one of three significant fines levied on the company in the past decade. (Representative Image: via Unsplash)

Alphabet’s search and video juggernauts Google and YouTube faced competition for ad budgets from other online platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Amazon.

Budget 2024: More fiscal incentives needed to bridge the gender gap

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)

Apart from measures to advance gender equality, Millennials and Gen Z in India are also expecting, among other things, tax relief and extension of FAME and other subsidies to push EV ownership.

Media veterans Hormusji N Cama, Kundan Vyas and Surendra Kishore presented with Padma Awards

One of the categories in the awards will be directed at those who have helped spread the country’s soft power and culture internationally. (Representational image via Unsplash by Danny Howe)

Vyas and Cama were recognized with the Padma Bhushan while Kishore was nominated for Padma Shri Award.

WPP’s AI-focused strategy and cost-cutting measures unveiled

Mark Read stated that WPP sees AI as an opportunity rather than a danger, and that AI would complement, not replace, human innovation.

WPP, the London-based advertising conglomerate, is making tremendous breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) and cost efficiency.

Apple’s Chinese New Year film explores identity and social media

The plot revolves around the protagonist, a girl with a broad nose nicknamed "garlic nose" by her grandfather.

“Little Garlic,” Apple’s seventh consecutive Chinese New Year film, takes viewers on a journey as it explores identity and societal pressures.

Exclusive: Nikhil Sharma to lead Perfetti Van Melle India as new MD of the confectionery company

Storyboard18 broke the news on January 30.

Nikhil Sharma is currently the managing director of Perfetti Van Melle Vietnam.

Indian households spent around four hours per day streaming their favourite movies, cricket matches, etc through Fire TV: Report

Experts urge Nepal to take decisive steps to curb malpractices and ensure the fair payment of subscription fees to foreign broadcasters. (Representative Image: Piotr Cichosz via Unsplash)

Besides cricket, Fire TV users also enjoyed streaming F1 races. Viewership for F1 races witnessed a 50 percent increase from last year.

Month: January 2024