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Not able to even pay electricity bills, says Suresh Babu about theatres running in loss

The producer said that people rarely come to the theatres nowadays as movies stream on Amazon and Netlfix soon after the release.

Nov 18, 2019

Bill Gates officially surpasses Jeff Bezos as richest person on Earth

The Microsoft co-founder had briefly topped Bezos as the world's richest man last month after Amazon's lacklustre Q3 results resulted in Bezos losing nearly $7 billion in stock value.

Nov 16, 2019

Alibaba plans to raise $20 billion in a blockbuster Hong Kong listing

Alibaba Singles' Day sales jump 25% in first 9 hours to $23 billion

Alibaba netted online sales worth $30 billion across its platforms on Singles' Day last year, dwarfing Cyber Monday's $7.9 billion.

Nov 11, 2019

Are e-commerce firms Amazon and Flipkart going to face more regulatory pressure?

Brick-and-mortar traders have urged PM Modi to institute a ministerial-level inquiry into 'unholy nexus' between banks and e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart.

Nov 11, 2019

Why is the world watching for Prime Minister Modi's response to Walmart letter?

Walmart boss Dough McMillon writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking more clarity for India's business regulations.

Oct 22, 2019

Amazon, Flipkart record festival sales euphoria may wither under regulatory fire

DPIIT asks e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart to reveal top-five sellers and capital structure following trade body's complaints about foreign direct investment norms violation and deep-discounting worries.

Oct 21, 2019

Amazon's consumer business fully sheds Oracle, moves on AWS

AWS CEO Andy Jassy in November said that Amazon will take off all its workloads from Oracle databases by the end of 2019 and put those on its own database offerings.

Oct 17, 2019

Amazon, Flipkart vie for top festival season honours; both report record sales

Even while claiming higher sales than the rival during this festival season, both Flipkart and Amazon are thrilled that record orders from tier-3 cities helped them scale the biggest-ever festival sales during the six-day period that ended on Friday.

Oct 5, 2019

E-commerce shopping plunges one fifth in first half of 2019 amid slowdown and lower discount

Mobile phones and fashion are the two major segments that have registered a steep fall.

Sep 16, 2019

India's top trader body seeks ban on Amazon, Flipkart's festive season sale

The two e-commerce firms typically hold annual festive season sales ahead of key Hindu festivals Dussehra and Diwali, which are due this year in October.

Sep 14, 2019

Why did Brazil reject $20 million G7 aid to fight Amazon fires?

President Jair Bolsonaro said Brazil was being treated like "a colony or no man's land" and slammed the aid as an attack on the country's sovereignty.

Aug 27, 2019

Amazon, Microsoft may be putting world at risk with killer AI, says report

The use of AI to allow weapon systems to autonomously select and attack targets has sparked ethical debates in recent years.

Aug 22, 2019

Amazon opens its largest campus globally in e-commerce push

The Seattle-headquartered company is making an ambitious push in India, the last major retail frontier still primarily reliant on a small-scale neighbourhood and mom-and-pop stores.

Aug 21, 2019

Reliance-Microsoft cloud tie-up poses threat to Amazon, Google in India

As part of the 10-year alliance, Jio will build data centres across India that will be hosted on Microsoft's Azure cloud.

Aug 13, 2019

Did IBM fire 100,000 employees in last few years just to look 'cool'?

In last seven years, IBM has fired thousands of people in the US, Canada, and other high-wage markets in order to cut down on costs.

Aug 2, 2019

Amazon plans to buy Uber Eats India business as food delivery action hots up

Amazon also aims to attract more users for the prime membership through the acquisition.

Jul 29, 2019

Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss making this 'shocking' move?

Reportedly, D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are looking to the future and that future may be with Netflix.

Jul 26, 2019

Here is why RSS economic wing is opposing PM Modi's plan for foreign currency bonds

RSS economic wing Swadeshi Jagran Manch views Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to issue foreign currency bonds as 'anti-patriotic' as it will allow rich foreign nations to control India's policies.

Jul 17, 2019

Adani mulls building Rs 700 bln data park to serve the likes of Google and Amazon

A new law proposed by the Indian government requires giant tech companies to store data locally.

Jul 12, 2019

Amazon Prime Day Sale: 1,000 product launches and million deals; here's what you shouldn't miss

Amazon's sale in 2018 included about 100 million products. Its sale had grown by 60 per cent, breaking records set by Amazon's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales together.

Jun 26, 2019

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