UpFront
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How can the auto sector sustain the October sales bump?
October sees improvement after a massive decline that began last year, and experts are optimistic about 2020
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Smartphone sales slow, Long live feature phones
There's a decline in sales of smartphones in India, but not because the Indian market is nearing saturation
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The mobility of the rich
The origins of many of the entrepreneurs on the Rich List could help us conclude that migration makes most people better off
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Streaming wars: Netflix isn't worried about competition
Reed Hastings, the chief executive of Netflix, seemed most at ease when talking about his new competitors, Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus, launched this month. The battle, he says, isn't as much against each other as it is against regular TV
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Apple's reach reshapes medical research
On Thursday, the Harvard School of Public Health announced an ambitious women's health study that aims to enroll 1 million women over a decade. This is the third large-scale study that Apple has partnered with, developing research tools using iPhones and apps
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Works by cartoonist RK Laxman at Sotheby's auction
The Common Man creator's sketches will be auctioned alongside rare works by Gaitonde, Sabavala, Souza and Sher-Gil on November 15 in Mumbai
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How SoftBank has upset the lives of contract workers around the world
Millions of workers and small-business owners work with startups like Oyo and Uber, financed by the biggest venture capital fund in history, the $100 billion Vision Fund run by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. Unrest and frustration is growing among them as these startups have broken their promises, from New Delhi to Bogotá
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More woes for WeWork: $1.25 Billion quarter loss
WeWork lost $1.25 billion in the three months that ended in September, up from $497 million in the same period a year earlier. The numbers show why WeWork's planned initial public offering became a spectacular flameout
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Knowing the facts: Hypertension vis-a-vis Lifestyle
Dr. Tiwaskar busts the myths surrounding hypertension and explains how lifestyle impacts blood pressure
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Inside the Kardashian-West-Jenner world
Kim Kardashian West and Kris Jenner discussed with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times the rise of their social media presences and businesses
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The SoftBank effect: How $100 billion left workers in a hole
SoftBank poured money into start-ups that use armies of contractors. That has upended the lives of drivers, hotel operators and real estate agents around the world, including many associated with Oyo in India