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Netflix launches Play Something feature to help users what to watch SECTIONS Share Synopsis The idea is to provide an experience similar to a traditional television wherein you can switch on the device and there would be something to watch Agencies For users of streaming services, the power of choice is a double-edged sword. At one click of a button, you get access to thousands of movies and series but it also brings in the problem of plenty, when you dont know what to watch. Streaming major Ne...

Well soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... The guidelines say that the state would allow delivery of “all goods through e-commerce and home delivery” without making any distinction between essential and non-essential products as states such as Maharashtra, Delhi and a few others have done over the past few weeks. “They’ve (Karnataka government) allowed both e-commerce and shops to function through home deliveries. This is what we’ve been asking for all along,” said a senior execut...

Spotify Plans Hiring Spree in Bid to Challenge Clubhouse Apr 27 2021, 7:06 AM April 27 2021, 4:19 AM April 27 2021, 7:06 AM (Bloomberg) -- Spotify Technology SA is planning a major push into live audio, hoping to corner the market on what it thinks could be its next big business. (Bloomberg) -- Spotify Technology SA is planning a major push into live audio, hoping to corner the market on what it thinks could be its next big business. The company aims to hire more than 100 people to work on the ...

Well soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... Pi Ventures said it was targeting to close Fund II this fiscal year. Domestic family offices, high net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs have evinced interest in the fund, it said. The firm said it will continue to back companies in the early stage (seed, pre-Series A and Series A) companies and focus beyond digital deep tech startups to space technologies, material sciences, biotech and life sciences. It plans to back 25 startups through the fund....

Well soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... Facebook has said the rules could harm its customers. Some mobile advertising analysts believe fewer than one in three users will opt-in, which could diminish the effectiveness and profitability of ad targeting. Erik Neuenschwander, Apples user privacy chief, said in an interview that opt-in rates are likely to hinge on how developers make their case to users before showing the prompt, and the language used in a space Apple reserves for developers ...

Well soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... Just last month, Spotify announced it was buying Betty Labs, the owner of the Locker Room app, which sports journalists and fans use to discuss major games after they happen. Spotify is already talking to hosts of its in-house podcasts about developing ideas for the new version of the app, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are still being formulated. Spotify expects to pay some talent several hundred thousand d...

Well soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... "This is the first step of establishing and bringing together the people. Obviously building technology and product requires people, and thats much what this acquisition is about," Woven Planet chief executive James Kuffner told reporters on Tuesday. It will also give Toyota a direct presence in Silicon Valley and London and expand smart-city project "Woven City" at the base of Japans Mt. Fuji, effectively helping it ride through dramatic changes exp...

Well soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... Tiger, Steadview Capital, Vy Capital and others also participated in the round. The company has so far raised $370 million of equity capital from investors across various rounds. Its other early investors include Bessemer India, Elevation Capital, and Accel India. According to the filings, Prosus has invested $61.93 million, DF International $37 million, and Wellington Management $33.2 million, giving them a 3.18%, 1.90% and 1.7% stake, respectively....

Synopsis Satya Nadella has pledged support to aid relief efforts and purchase of critical oxygen concentration devices. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that he is heartbroken with the situation in India due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and has pledged support to aid relief efforts and purchase of critical oxygen concentration devices. "I am heartbroken by the current situation in India. I’m grateful the U.S. government is mobilizing to help. Microsoft will continue to use its ...