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India releases guidelines for social media influencers accepting paid promotions

January 20, 2023

As the market of social media influencers is getting bigger in India, the South Asian nation has introduced endorsement guidelines to limit unfair trade practices and misleading promotions on the web. On Friday, the Department of Consumer Affairs held a press conference to announce new guidelines to make it mandatory for social media influencers to […]

India releases guidelines for social media influencers accepting paid promotions by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Fandom lays off employees across Giant Bomb, GameSpot and Metacritic

January 20, 2023

Entertainment company Fandom has laid off an unspecified number of employees across multiple properties including Giant Bomb, GameSpot and Metacritic. These properties are mainly focused on publishing content around gaming and TV shows. According to a report by Variety, the company employs around 500 people, and the layoffs have affected roughly 10% of its staff […]

Fandom lays off employees across Giant Bomb, GameSpot and Metacritic by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Indian food delivery giant Swiggy to cut 380 jobs

January 20, 2023

Swiggy plans to lay off 380 jobs and shut down its meat marketplace as the Prosus Venture and SoftBank-backed Indian food delivery giant looks to navigate the market downturn that has forced firms to become leaner and more disciplined. In an email to employees on Friday, Swiggy co-founder and chief executive Sriharsha Majety said the […]

Indian food delivery giant Swiggy to cut 380 jobs by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Twitterrific and other clients begin offloading their apps after Twitter shuts them out

January 20, 2023

Twitterrific, one of the most iconic third-party Twitter clients, said today that it has removed the iOS and Mac apps from the App Store. Iconfactory, the company that made Twitterrific, said in a blog post that under Elon Musk’s management, the social media network has become “a Twitter that we no longer recognize as trustworthy […]

Twitterrific and other clients begin offloading their apps after Twitter shuts them out by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

DCG’s crypto lending subsidiary Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

January 20, 2023

Genesis Global Trading, a subsidiary of the crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) court late Thursday night. Genesis Global Holdco and two of its lending business subsidiaries Genesis Global Capital and Genesis Asia Pacific filed voluntary petitions under the bankruptcy code for […]

DCG’s crypto lending subsidiary Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Google to cooperate with Indian authorities after losing Android antitrust ruling bid

January 20, 2023

Google will continue to challenge the Indian antitrust watchdog’s ruling, but will cooperate with the authorities “on the way forward,” it said Friday, responding to a high-profile decision by the top Indian court this week that is cornering the Android-maker into making a series of changes that could topple how it conducts business in the […]

Google to cooperate with Indian authorities after losing Android antitrust ruling bid by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

T-Mobile says hacker accessed personal data of 37 million customers

January 19, 2023

In a financial filing on Thursday, T-Mobile revealed that a hacker accessed a trove of personal data belonging to 37 million customers. The telecom giant said that the “bad actor” started stealing the data, which includes “name, billing address, email, phone number, date of birth, T-Mobile account number and information such as the number of […]

T-Mobile says hacker accessed personal data of 37 million customers by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch

Copilot lands $10M to help service businesses build digital customer experiences

January 19, 2023

Copilot, a platform aimed at helping companies including marketing agencies, accounting firms and law firms run and grow their businesses, today announced that it raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by YC Continuity and Lachy Groom at a $100 million post-money valuation. Co-founder and CEO Marlon Misra said that the funds […]

Copilot lands $10M to help service businesses build digital customer experiences by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch