Goodbye Nano; Sub-Rs. 10,000 smartphones not popular anymore..and more updates

Hello there! Here is the latest edition of #BigDaily, a daily newsletter which brings to you - all that you need to know. We curate the important news from the wild web and save you time and effort. [WhatsApp is Business Friendlier with new features like labels, quick replies now available on Web app - NextBigWhat]( More than 5 million businesses are actively using the WhatsApp Business app every month andthe company has announced that some of its most popular features will now be used on WhatsApp web and desktop. 25% lesser wages for Indians: Oracle accused of discrimination]( The US Department of Labor has accused US-based Oracle of discrimination against Indian, Asian and African Americans employees by paying lower wages of as much as 25% for comparable positions than white or non Asians in the company. While Oracle favoured Indian nationals in Asians to hire for product development roles, they were being discriminated in wages along with African nationals and Hispanics compared to whites in its US operations. [UNPLUGGD ANNOUNCED !]( [Budget-making: You can do it without a degree in economics]( What does it take to become a finance minister and prepare and present a Budget? Definitely not an academic background in economics or commerce. That's evident from the fact that very few of India's finance ministers studied economic or commerce in college. [Sub-Rs 10,000 smartphones not so popular anymore.]( Demand for smartphones in the under Rs 10,000 segment—once the most popular—seems to be on the wane. User searches for devices in the segment have fallen to 23% of the total in the last quarter of 2018, from 34% in the first, a study by 91Mobiles showed. The Rs 10,000-20,000 segment has emerged as the most popular, with searches jumping to 57% in the fourth quarter, from 49% in Q1, as per the study based on research habits of consumers on 91Mobiles’ platform. Searches for devices in price bands above Rs 20,000 remained stable for the most part. Use of bio-fuel in military aircraft cleared; IAF to start with transport aircraft]( In a significant move, the use of indigenously produced bio-fuel for military aircraft has been cleared after months of exhaustive ground and flight trials, officials said Thursday. The Indian Air Force is expected to use bio fuel for its transport fleet and helicopters following the clearance given by the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC). Tata Motors to bid adieu to Nano from April 2020]( "Nano is produced at our Sanad plant (Gujarat)....in January new safety norms came, in April some more new norms will come and in October new safety norms will come and BS-VI is going to happen from April 1 of 2020, so all products may not meet (BS-VI norms) and we may not invest in upgrading all the products...and Nano is one of them," :- President of Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors, Mayank Pareek [livemint.com]( [Meet Scout - Amazon's delivery robot]( Amazon has begun field testing an autonomous delivery robot called Scout, which rolls along sidewalks at a walking pace. These robots will be delivering packages to customers in Snohomish County, Washington. Scout looks like a water cooler with wheels ( video in the article). Boeing’s Self-Flying Air Taxi Completes First Test Flight]( Boeing announced today that it had completed the first successful test flight of an autonomous, short-range air vehicle that could pave the way for widespread use of urban air taxis in the not-too-distant future. Boeing NeXt, which heads up the development of urban air vehicles for the aerospace company, successfully tested its prototype passenger air vehicle (PAV) in Manassas, Virginia. The test flight saw the PAV complete an autonomous takeoff, hover, and landing operation successfully, as well as tested its ground control systems. [China Appears to Block Microsoft’s Bing as Censorship Intensifies]( The Chinese government appeared to block the search engine on Wednesday, in what would be a startling renunciation of more than a decade of efforts by Microsoft to engage with Beijing to make its products available. If the block proves to be permanent, it would suggest that Western companies can do little to persuade China to give them access to what has become the world’s largest internet market by users, especially at a time of increased trade and economic tensions with the United States. [nytimes.com]( 2019 Creative Trends Infographic - Shutterstock]( These are the trends you'll see everywhere in 2019 according to Shutterstock. Discover the biggest image, footage, and music styles with this data-driven infographic. This guide to the latest styles is based on billions of image, video, and music searches and downloads from Shutterstock customers. [Vault - A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency from MIT]( MIT researchers have developed a new cryptocurrency that drastically reduces the data, users need to join the network and verify transactions, by up to 99 percent compared to today’s popular cryptocurrencies. This means a much more scalable network. [news.mit.edu]( Loving this newsletter? Share it with the world ! [Tweet]( Privacy is a human right, we need a GDPR for the world: Microsoft CEO]( Against the backdrop of a "techlash", the CEO of Microsoft called for new global norms on privacy, data and Artificial Intelligence. Satya Nadella, who has been shifting Microsoft's focus to cloud computing, said he would welcome clearer regulations as every company and industry grappled with the data age. [weforum.org]( As Climate Warms, Plants Will Absorb Less CO₂, Study Finds]( Today, plants and soil around the world absorb roughly a quarter of the greenhouse gases that humans release into the atmosphere, helping the Earth avoid some of the worst effects of climate change. In an ideal situation, as levels of carbon dioxide increased, plants would soak up more of these emissions, helping to fuel their growth. But in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, researchers found that under a warming climate, rather than absorbing more greenhouse gas emissions, plants and soil may start absorbing less, accelerating the rate of change. [nytimes.com]( [Employers treat a degree from a top university as a proxy for intelligence]( Employers treat a degree from a top university as a proxy for intelligence. This means that students at elite institutions can study bookish subjects and still squeak by financially. The median Cambridge graduate in a creative-arts subject—the university’s least lucrative group of courses, including fields such as music—earns around £25,000 ($32,400) at age 26. Economics students from less exalted universities, such as Hull, make a similar amount. [economist.com]( The hottest advertising trend of 2018? Billboards.]( Across the US, some 370k billboards are in active operation, with ~15k new ones added each year. They are owned by more than 1.2k vendors (including some big dogs like OUTFRONT, Lamar, and Clear Channel), who generally lease them out to advertisers in 4-week blocks. This type of advertising only makes up about 7% of the total ad spending pie. But while radio, print, and television ads have declined in prominence, OOH ads have enjoyed 31 consecutive quarters of growth, and a 35% increase in ad spend since 2010. By 2021, billboards are expected to grow to a $33B industry. [thehustle.co]( NextBigWhat brings you signals which make you better at your work. Help us spread the word by [tweeting about the newsletter](. If you have any feedback, just hit the reply button. [[leave](] *--pend--*