Twenty-one Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates in the Delhi state election raised campaign funds through online crowdfunding platform ourdemocracy.in, with as many as 18 of them winning. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP swept the February 8 poll, winning 62 out of 70 seats. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, Atishi Marlena, Gopal Rai, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Sanjeev […]
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China’s mobile and digital dominance runs deep into Indian economy
Sometime in 2019, India overtook the US to become the second largest smartphone market in the world, after China. Of the 158 million units shipped (meaning made available in the Indian market), around 114 million, or 72%, were Chinese brands, said Counterpoint Research. Xiaomi led the pack, with Vivo, Realme and Oppo figuring among the […]
Pelosi says working with China’s Huawei is like ‘choosing autocracy over democracy’
The US’ House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends the 56th Munich Security Conference in Munich on February 16, 2020. Christof Stache | AFP | via Getty Images MUNICH — As the globe races to develop 5G networks, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Sunday that accepting Chinese domination of the technology would be akin […]
Amazon, Flipkart seek rollback of new tax on online sellers
Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart are among online retailers demanding that India scale back a proposed tax on third-party sellers on their platforms, saying the burden of compliance will hurt the fledgling industry, according to documents seen by Reuters. The online retail industry is braced for a possible 1% tax on each sale made by sellers […]
‘Teenage girls will be the next wave online —this is a huge untapped opportunity for growth’
Jessica Posner Odede Jessica Posner Odede is CEO of Girl Effect, an international NGO working with adolescent girls, using digital technology. Speaking to Times Evoke, Odede discussed the challenges rural girls face globally, using social media to distribute life-altering information — and why corporates should back the efforts of girls going digital: How did Girl […]
U.S. relaxes restrictions on U.S. civilian flights over Gulf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is allowing U.S. airlines to resume operations over large areas of the Gulf, saying that a lower military posture by Iran has reduced the threat of miscalculation or misidentification of civilian flights. A notice issued on Friday by the FAA rescinded restrictions imposed on U.S. air carriers […]
Microsoft cut off this game developer’s revenue stream, so he built his own replacement
Sam Kaufmann, CEO of Random Salad Games Random Salad Games Sam Kaufmann is on somewhat of a digital island. His company, Random Salad Games, is the largest ad-supported app developer on Microsoft Windows, which has become an afterthought in the mobile market now dominated by Apple and Google. It’s still a nice business for Kaufmann. […]
West Karoun oilfields production up five-fold in past six years – Iran oil minister
DUBAI (Reuters) – Oil production at the West Karoun oilfields in southwest Iran has increased five-fold in the past six years, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Saturday, according to the news site of the oil ministry SHANA. SHANA did not give a figure for the current daily production of oil at West Karoun. […]
Google in talks with publishers to pay for premium content: Sources
Google is in discussions on deals to pay media organizations for content, a move aimed at blunting criticism that it unfairly profits from copyrighted news, according to people familiar with the talks. Negotiations between the internet giant and news outlets were said to be in the early stages, with most of the publishers located in […]
Facebook allows political candidates to run branded content
Facebook said on Friday it was allowing U.S.-based political candidates to run branded content on its social networking platforms, but the content would not be cataloged in its advertising library. Political campaigns and groups can now use the social media company’s branded content tool, which allows influencers to more clearly tag in an official sub-header […]