Digital

Twitter launches competition to identify its biases in image algorithm

Twitter will launch a competition for computer researchers and hackers to identify biases in its image-cropping algorithm. This follows a group of researchers previously found...

PUBG maker Krafton plans $3.7 billion IPO in South Korea

Krafton, the video game developer of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), will raise 4.3 trillion won ($3.7 billion) in its initial public offering (IPO). Krafton said it...

YouTube Shorts achieved 15 billion daily views

YouTube Shorts, a TikTok-like short form video app that was launched first in India last year, has surpassed 15 billion daily views, Alphabet and...

LinkedIn revenue crossed $10 bn for the first time

Professional networking platform LinkedIn has surpassed $10 billion in revenue for the first time this fiscal year (up 27 percent), Microsoft Chairman and CEO...

Alphabet books record revenue as digital advertising booms

Google parent Alphabet Inc’s quarterly revenue and profit surged to record highs powered by a rise in digital advertising spending as more consumers shopped online. Total...

Byju’s buys Great Learning for $600 mn

Byju’s, the world’s leading education tech company, has acquired Great Learning, Singapore-based professional and higher educational startup, for $600 million. Great Learning will continue to...

China to bar Tencent from exclusive music copyright agreements

China’s market regulator said it would bar Tencent Holdings from exclusive music copyright agreements and fined the company for unfair market practices in the...

InfoEdge buys skill assessment platform DoSelect.com for INR 21 crore

InfoEdge has entered into an agreement to acquire Bengaluru-based DoSelect.com, at a cost of INR 21 crore. DoSelect is a data-driven skill assessment platform for hiring...