Twitter Spaces reaches Android users globally; WazirX crossed $2 billion in trading volumes

+ Amazon accused of derailing the retail industry; PayPal to hire 1,000 engineers                                                                                                                                                                                                        Fresh News. During Chai time. Smartest Headlines. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Twitter Spaces reaches Android users globally; WazirX crossed $2 billion in trading volumes]( + Amazon accused of derailing the retail industry; PayPal to hire 1,000 engineers Mar 4 [Comment]( [Share]( Hey! Welcome to a fresh edition of NextBigWhat’s newsletter, which brings you all the important headlines from the tech and business space. If you like what you are seeing, press the *heart* button! --------------------------------------------------------------- #ShortNewsOverChai Reliance Jio ropes in Firework to offer short video stories; available to all the Jio KaiOS phones users in India The short video stories will be available in multiple Indian languages. SBI Cards and Payment Services is now available on the Jio Pay platform for transactions Customers can transact using their SBI Card through the Jio Pay service in foreign locations as well. India’s new OTT platform rules may lead to content-related disputes; Catering to varied sensibilities is a challenge It is a huge challenge to curate content based on viewers’ demands. [See the source image]( Mozilla claims that India’s new rules and regulations for online platforms will have ‘disastrous consequences’ It also claims that the rules can’t be followed without breaking end-to-end encryption. [Read more Business News here.]( Centre says power to administer new digital media rules delegated to Ministry of IT and Broadcast, not to states & UTs The provisions under the new rules relate to the code of ethics for digital news publishers. --------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Government increasingly used internet shutdown in response to ongoing violence in 2020: Report Also, India led the world in internet shutdowns, with 155 internet shutdowns disrupting 29 countries. --------------------------------------------------------------- India ranks third for women working in senior management positions: Grant Thornton report The percentage of women in senior management for India stood at 39%. --------------------------------------------------------------- Actor Sonu Sood to launch a blood bank app to connect donors with those in urgent need of blood The app promises to help patients with rare blood groups. [See the source image]( Tata Consultancy Services will cover COVID-19 vaccination costs for their employees The cost for the employees’ dependents will be covered too. [Click To Read More COVID News]( Telangana averts a possible attempt by a Chinese group to hack the state’s power systems Followed by an alert by the Computer Emergency Response Team of India. AIMRA (Mobile Retailers’ body) accuses Amazon of derailing the retail industry, pens down a letter to PM Modi Requests to suspend Amazon’s India operations until the probe. --------------------------------------------------------------- Highlights: “Cross-border payments for use of software not taxable as royalty,” - Supreme Court The judgment was based on the question of whether the tax paid by Indian buyers to foreign. “Premature and unrealistic to think that we’re going to finish this virus by year-end,” - WHO Worldwide, over 11 crore coronavirus cases have been logged so far. --------------------------------------------------------------- #Dhandha Corner PayPal to hire 1,000 engineers for its India Development Centres across Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad Aims to focus on AI, Machine learning, and customer experience. Goa-based EV maker Kabira Mobility claims over 6000 bookings by the end of February 28 The company says that the bikes are ‘Made in India’ with Combi-brakes, fast charging and roadside assistance. India’s top cryptocurrency exchange WazirX crossed $2 billion in trading volumes The trading volumes have doubled, despite fears of a government-imposed ban on crypto assets. [See the source image]( TATA Power-DDL and Australian firm Power Ledger jointly to launch live solar energy trading project in Delhi This peer-to-peer (P2P) solar energy trading project is first-of-its-kind. TATA Motors to launch EV charging outlets before Tesla’s India entry. 22 retail outlets across 19 cities are now set for EV infrastructure, as well as sales and after-sales support. Hungama, Hindustan Talkies invests $500,000 in the Indian Gaming League This will be utilized to develop new features to increase engagement on the platform. --------------------------------------------------------------- About The #TechGiants “Twitter Spaces”, a Clubhouse-style audio chat rooms feature, reaches Android users globally for testing Users will not be able to host spaces but can join and talk in spaces. Intel to pay VLSI Technology LLC $2.18 billion after losing a patent trial related to chip-making The damage award is about half of Intel’s Q4 profit. Instagram accidentally hides likes from few users; Users saw “Number” of likes replaced with the phrase “and others” Instagram is working to hide the total number of likes a post receives. Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates invest in California-based electric motor startup After their contribution, Turntide Technologies raised $80 million for its motors that reduce electricity use. [Read more Tech News here.]( Facebook CFO David Wehner lowers expectations for its upcoming smart glasses building with Ray-Ban “The product is not going to be anywhere near where we want to eventually go,” Wehner said. Elon Musk is trying to float his own space city called ‘Starbase’ at SpaceX’s launch facilities in Texas Musk said the city of Starbase would cover “an area much larger” than the village. --------------------------------------------------------------- More #GlobalTechNews Porsche is testing on synthetic fuels called eFuels made using renewable energy that emits low CO2 Synthetic fuels could provide a greener option, may reduce CO2 by 85%. WhatsApp is reportedly working on self-destructing photos for both Android and iOS The photos will disappear once you exit a particular chat window. [Share NextBigWhat: Headlines]( Chinese cyber-espionage group targets Microsoft via its mail server software Microsoft said hackers made use of four undetected vulnerabilities in different versions of the software. Google vows no new ways to follow individual users in Chrome through ad tracking technology The digital giant has been working on proposals to remove third party cookies from Chrome. --------------------------------------------------------------- #NationalNews Tripura Government launches digital platform ‘Jagrut Tripura’ to help people get benefits from various schemes The project was developed by EasyGov, a Jio Group company; this will be available to all the Tripura residents. [Click For More National News]( Infosys, Accenture to cover COVID-19 vaccination costs for their employees in India Infosys is also looking at partnering with health care providers to vaccinate employees and their families. Carbon mobiles launch the world’s first carbon fibre-phone: Carbon 1 Mark II The carbon fibre consists of ultra-thin filaments, make it stronger than steel but lighter than aluminium. [Download CHAI App For More Updates]( [Comment]( [Share]( If you liked this post from [NextBigWhat](, why not share it? [Share]( © 2021 NextBigWhat Inc [Unsubscribe]( 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 [Publish on Substack](