Google updates Play Store policies on gamified loyalty programs following confusion in India – TC

Google has updated and broadened its Play Store policy on gaming loyalty programs to help developers better understand the practices that are permitted, months after confusion about the guidance prompted…

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India plans to introduce law to ban Bitcoin, other private cryptocurrencies – TC

India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in the country and provide a framework for the creation of an official digital currency during the…

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India proposes social security benefits for gig workers in annual budget – TC

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed in the annual budget Monday a handful of benefits for the startup ecosystem and to accelerate the growth of digital services as the South…

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Twitter restricts numerous high-profile accounts in India following ‘legal demand’ [Update] – TC

Updated at 11.30 PM IST (6.00 PM GMT): Twitter quietly restored the accounts in India Monday evening (local time), more than 12 hours after it restricted them to users in…

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Rich tech folks chat rich tech things on rich tech app funded by rich tech investors – TC

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TC’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private…

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India’s Zetwerk raises $120 million to scale its B2B marketplace for manufacturing parts – TC

When you want to buy a refrigerator or a television, you can walk to the nearby electronics store or visit an e-commerce website like Amazon. But where do you go…

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India warns Twitter over lifting block on accounts and noncompliance of order – TC

India has issued a notice to Twitter, warning the American social firm to comply with New Delhi’s order to block accounts and content related to a protest by farmers and…

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Indian gaming platform Mobile Premier League valued at $945M in $95M fundraise – TC

Mobile Premier League (MPL) has raised $95 million in a new financing round, just five months after it secured $90 million as the two-and-a-half-year-old Bangalore-based esports and gaming platform looks…

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