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HIGHLIGHTS: Inside the Big Tech congressional hearing
Key accusations, takeaways, phrases that Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Jeff Bezos used during the hearing, which questioned their tactics and attempts at market dominance
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Grilled by lawmakers, Big Tech turns up the gaslight
It is less clear that tech executives' strategy of evasive answers will continue to work now that lawmakers have begun doing their homework
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Ellen DeGeneres apologizes to staff members upon investigation
The workplace of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" came under scrutiny this month after BuzzFeed News published an article reporting that former staff members said they had faced "racism, fear and intimidation" at work
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Born to be online
Digital-first brands have the capacity to disrupt their brick-and-mortar counterparts
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Big Tech's investments rise in India even as their power is questioned at home
Despite its large number of mobile internet users, India is still a nascent digital economy and stands to benefit from the large tech companies plans for their future growth
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Unlock 3.0: Gyms to reopen, night curfew scrapped
The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced guidelines for Unlock 3. Lockdown will continue to be enforced in the containment zones till August 31. Gyms and yoga institutes that are not in containment zones will be allowed to reopen from August 5. The health ministry will issue an SOP to fitness institutes
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Sneak Peek: How Wakefit found an investor after 32 failed attempts
For little under three years, mattress firm Wakefit's founders didn't find a backer. Then suddenly...
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As the pandemic forced layoffs, CEOs gave up little
Chief executives of companies such as Walt Disney and Marriott International decided to show solidarity by foregoing some of their pay, but a study found that their reductions were equivalent to 10% or less, even as the companies saw large layoffs
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Titans of Tech testify in their trust-me suits
Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook looked more like four guys dressed up in their first graduation suits when testifying to Congress—serious, sincere, a little uncomfortable. Which was the point, of course
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Unlock 3.0 FAQs: What the new MHA guidelines say
Gyms will finally open. Your kids cannot go out to the park but you could go for a run around the neighbourhood. Here's what you need to know about this next phase of unlock
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Startup Circle: How Vedantu became India's second most valued ed-tech firm
Live tutoring platform Vedantu recently raised $100 million as part of its Series D financing round, valuing the Bengaluru-based edtech player at $600 million. CEO and co-founder Vamsi Krishna talks to Forbes India about how the company plans to use the funds, Covid-19 tailwinds and the intensifying competition in the sector