IndieTech - Tech News

In today's episode, we cover what Microsoft things about making other tech giants pay for news and bitcoin endowment fund

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WSJ- Microsoft Urges U.S. to Make Tech Giants Pay for News

Techcrunch- Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin ‘internet’s currency’

In today's episode, we cover the upcoming Fintech unicorn in India, Monzo's new leadership in US & Uber's annual earnings report with focus on food delivery business

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Techcrunch- India’s BharatPe valued at $900 million in new $108 million fundraise

Techcrunch- Monzo, the British challenger bank nearing 5 million customers, has recruited a new U.S. CEO

WSJ- Uber’s Food-Delivery Business, Cost Cuts Cushion Pandemic Hit

In today's episode, we cover the new Fintech entrant in Germany and the ongoing tussle between Twitter & Indian Government

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Techcrunch- Klarna launches bank accounts in Germany

WSJ- Twitter Blocks Some Accounts in India Again Following Government Demands

In today's episode, we cover in detail the story of Bangladesh based affordable health-tech startup- Maya 

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Techcrunch- Maya, a startup focused on accessible healthcare in Asia, raises $2.2 million seed for regional expansion

In today's episode, we cover the rise of Big-Tech giants fueled by covid-19 pandemic and ecommerce push by Tiktok in US

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WSJ- How Big Tech Got Even Bigger

Bloomberg- TikTok Plans U.S. E-Commerce Push to Take on Facebook: FT

In today's episode, we cover the Paypal shutting down domestic business in India & Kia may be the manufacturing partner for Apple car

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Techcrunch- PayPal is shutting down domestic payments business in India

WSJ- Kia Seeks Partners to Build Apple Car in Georgia

In today's episode, we cover the quarterly result of Spotify and its growth numbers followed by new online grocery delivery start-up in France i.e. Cajoo

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Wall Street Journal- Spotify Adds Subscribers With Focus on Podcasts

Techcrunch- Cajoo promises grocery deliveries in 15 minutes

In today's episode, we cover the departure of Jeff Bezos as Amazon's CEO & cloud earnings & strategy news for Google & Alibaba

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Bloomberg- Jeff Bezos Walks Through a One-Way Door, Opening a New Age for Amazon

Techcrunch- Alibaba Cloud turns profitable after 11 years

Techcrunch- Google Cloud lost $5.6B in 2020

In today's episode, we cover some global news across Ecommerce, cloud based quantum-computing and Insurance as a service platform. 

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WSJ- Amazon Poised for Record Sales From Pandemic-Charged Online Holiday Shopping 

Techcrunch- Microsoft’s Azure Quantum platform is now in public preview 

Techcrunch- Seyna is building an insurance-as-a-service startup for the French market

In today's episode, we cover the tech-specific mentions in India's Annual budget & the new policies being planned for regulating digital currencies in India.

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