Soon, you may have to pay about Rs 5,000 per year for Twitter blue check mark

Twitter will revise its user verification process, Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday, just days after he took over one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. “Whole verification process is being revamped right now”, Musk said in his tweet without giving more details. Twitter is considering charging for the coveted blue … Read more

NHAI InvIT to be listed on stock exchange on Friday

NHAI’s Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) which has been oversubscribed by about five times will be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday. Infrastructure Investment Trusts are instruments on the pattern of mutual funds, designed to pool money from investors and invest in assets that will provide cash flows over a period of time. “The … Read more

Elon Musk completes $44 billion acquisition of Twitter

Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc late on Thursday and his first move was to fire the social media company’s top leadership which he accused of misleading him over the number of spam accounts on the platform. Musk terminated Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and legal … Read more

Beijing E-Town pulls out all the stops to attract top businesses

The Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as Beijing E-Town, has been ramping up efforts to foster strategically important industrial clusters that represent the latest in the science and technology world. The goal is to build itself into a hub of high-tech industries with international influence. Beijing E-Town saw its gross industrial output value reach … Read more

Banks to hold all $13-billion debt backing Twitter deal, says report

The banks providing $13 billion in financing for Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter have abandoned plans to sell the debt to investors because of uncertainty around the social media company’s fortunes and losses, people familiar with the matter said.   The banks are not planning to syndicate the debt as is typical with … Read more

Elon Musk Says Tesla Can Surpass Combined Value of Apple and Aramco

Apple and Aramco are the world’s top two companies by market capitalization. The combined market cap of Aramco and Apple is six times that of Tesla, at today’s stock price. Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Elon Musk, … Read more

Federation to challenge the ban on online gaming

Taking action against the Tamil Nadu government’s ban on online gaming, the E-gaming Federation (EGF) is set to challenge the new law citing that it categorizes rummy and poker as games of chance. In a statement, Sameer Barde, CEO of EGF, said: “After examining the Ordinance, we have decided to file a lawsuit as it categorises … Read more

Elon Musk Could Spin Off Starlink From SpaceX And Take It Public By 2025

“We think it makes perfect sense,” said Ben Wood in an interview with CNBC. He said, “Starlink is going to need to invest heavily.” In its annual report of predictions, CCS Insights said that as Starlink’s revenue becomes “more predictable” and it expands its user base the company is “spun off to raise capital to … Read more

More US companies charging employees for job training if they quit

When a Washington state beauty salon charged Simran Bal $1,900 for training after she quit, she was shocked. Not only was Bal a licensed aesthetician with no need for instruction, she argued that the trainings were specific to the shop and low quality.   Bal’s story mirrors that of dozens of people and advocates in … Read more