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Australians gain ‘right to disconnect’ from work after hours under new legislation

The new laws, designed to protect employees from unreasonable work-related communications after hours, impose fines of up to $93,000 ($63,000) on employers who contact employees for non-essential reasons outside of work time. (Photo by Maxim Ilyahov on Unsplash)

New law allows employees to ignore non-essential work calls and emails outside of office hours.

From piracy to gambling, Telegram likely to be banned in India

The official did not rule out the possibility of platform being blocked or banned in the country. Telegram has more than 5 million registered users in India.

Telegram, a widely-used messaging platform, has faced growing scrutiny for its lack of content moderation, allegedly becoming a hotspot for criminal activities

Viacom18’s JioCinema and Sports18 clock record views for Paris Olympics

Olympics coverage in India was presented across 20 concurrent feeds, on JioCinema for free. On linear platforms, Sports18 – 1, Sports18 – 1 HD, Sports18 – 2 ran India focused feed, Global Action was available on Sports18 – 3. Sports18 – 1 and Sports18 – 1 HD presented the Games in English with Tamil and Telugu available on language button. Sports18 – 2 offered Paris 2024 in Hindi.

Viacom18 presented the Olympics in four languages with an expert panel of former Olympians along with the on-ground coverage of the event by an Indian broadcaster with a crew of 20+ people and ground presence across six venues.

India’s AVGC industry faces a 2.3 mn talent gap

Karnataka aims to serve as the epicenter for innovation, research and development in the gaming sector. It will house state-of-the-art facilities such as high-performance computing clusters, simulation labs and testing zones to support all aspects of game development from concept to deployment. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Currently, there are 260,000 AVGC professionals scattered across India, primarily clustered in about 11-12 cities.

Digital Personal Data Protection Rules draft to be published within 30 days

“Our intent is to encourage it; that is giving more opportunities to express, share and create new intellectual property,” the minister said.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that the framework of DPDP Act is ready and complete.

Lenskart CEO seeks “visionary EIRs” for next-gen D2C eyewear brands

Lenskart’s latest move signals its commitment to innovation and global expansion, positioning itself at the forefront of the D2C market.

Lenskart.com is on the lookout for three Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) to spearhead the development of next-generation direct-to-consumer (D2C) eyewear brands.

Like Meta and Alphabet, Ola Cabs rebranded to Ola Consumer; Experts decode and warn

As long as Ola Cabs retains its core goodwill, it would provide a positive halo effect to the rest of the Ola Consumer businesses assuming the new consumer businesses provide equal or superior consumer experiences that customers have received from Ola Cabs.

Experts say stakeholders of Ola Consumer (earlier Ola Cabs) shouldn’t ignore the core cabs business and brand which helped the company build goodwill in the last decade, as it explores new ventures through Ola Electric, Ola Cabs, Ola Share, Ola Coin, Ola Pay, and AI-startup Krutrim.

Brand Reputation trumps Cashback when choosing digital payment platforms

Smaller cities displayed the highest growth rate in spends, climbing to 13% in 2024.

In its latest report to help marketers formulate strategies for digital commerce, Kantar highlights that 86% of online consumers are willing to take up offers while the offline offer uptake stands at 60%.