Amazon sales growth slows in tame start to new CEO’s tenure

Amazon sales growth slows in tame start to new CEO’s tenure

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said sales growth would slow in the next few quarters as customers venture more outside the home, a tepid start to CEO Andy Jassy's reign after 27 years with Jeff Bezos at the retailer's helm.

Spending growth by Prime members, Amazon.com's most valuable cus...


Delhi HC adjourns till Aug 27 WhatsApp-IT Rules case

Delhi HC adjourns till Aug 27 WhatsApp-IT Rules case

The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing till August 27 on the pleas by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging the federal government’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which would require the messaging services to “trace” the origin of particular mess...


SES strikes 9-transponder deal for DTH services in India

Satellite company SES announced it has entered into a multi-transponder agreement for its SES-8 satellite with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a federal public sector enterprise under Department of Space (DoS), based in Bengaluru.

The nine-transponder capacity agreement on SES-8 at 95...


Why are audiences tuning out of Tokyo Olympics?

Why are audiences tuning out of Tokyo Olympics?

Well, the audience data for linear TV channels and digital platforms related to the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020 hasn’t yet come out, but trends in some other countries show that the games’ viewership has fallen since 2016.

In India, the Games are being broadcast on Sony sports channe...


Jio overtakes Airtel in fixed-line; tele subs down to 116.6cr in Feb

Airtel, Vi lose mobile subs in May, Jio adds 3.5 mn users

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)’s latest data released Friday showed that while other telcos lost subscribers in a big way, Reliance Jio added 3.5 million subscribers as of May 2021.

Bharti Airtel lost 4.6 million subscribers, followed by Vi at 4.28 million and State...


Google rolls out a new feature

Over 70k & 80k content removed in May, June: Google

Google removed 71,132 pieces of content in May 2021 and took 83,613 removal actions in June following user complaints, the company said in its monthly transparency reports released on Friday.

All social media companies are mandated by Indian law to publish monthly reports on actions ...