Video games is the Nextbigwhat for Amazon; Payments alliance in India

Idea of the day. How to escape from the slavery of old habits When football coaches get their first job, they are given the role of an assistant coach with their alma mater or a team they once played with. After a couple of years, when they get promoted, they tend to replicate the same drills that they learned from their coaches.                                                                                                                                                                                                        Fresh News. Your Chaitime friend. Smartest Headlines. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Video games is the Nextbigwhat for Amazon; Payments alliance in India]( Oct 6 [Comment]( [Share]( Idea of the day. How to escape from the slavery of old habits When football coaches get their first job, they are given the role of an assistant coach with their alma mater or a team they once played with. After a couple of years, when they get promoted, they tend to replicate the same drills that they learned from their coaches. [[Read](] #News Analysts predict India’s short form video market to have 650 million users by 2025 Popularised by TikTok, the short form videos gave birth to many similar platforms and even got added as a feature on almost every popular social media app Instagram is on its way to becoming a video and entertainment platform with Reels – its version of short video – in focus. [Read]( Online gambling, fantasy sports apps may shut down in Karnataka from today The controversial Karnataka Police Act, 2021 is set to come into effect from today, forcing all gambling websites to shut shop within the state. 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[Read]( Amazon CEO says video games could become the largest entertainment business Games could end up being the largest entertainment category over the long haul, Andy Jassy, the chief executive officer, said Tuesday at a technology conference. [Read]( Big Tech bands together to form payments alliance in India Big tech platforms including BookMyShow, Disney+Hotstar, Facebook, Microsoft have come together to form a group called the Merchants Payments Alliance of India, to contribute to policy conversations on behalf of merchants, relating to matters of digital payments. 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