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23 Nov

Instagram now lets users download Reels from public accounts

Priyanka BhowmickBUSINESS, Business, IndiaBusiness, india

In a recent announcement, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri revealed that users around the world can now download Instagram reels directly to their camera roll from public accounts. The feature, initially launched in the US in June, has gone through beta testing and is now available for iOS and Android users. The feature is similar to the download functionality available on TikTok, which gives users access to the download option under the share button. To protect the original creator's work, downloaded reels are further saved in the device's gallery, watermarked with the original poster's Instagram username. The update applies universally to…

22 Nov

Sunny Deol gets emotional over Rajkumar Santoshi’s remark

Priyanka BhowmickBUSINESS, Business, IndiaBusiness, india

Sunny Deol, who recently broke his box office jinx with Gadar 2, was emotional and teary-eyed while talking about his film journey at the ongoing 54th International Film Festival of India in Panaji, Goa.When director and producer Rahul Rawail asked Sunny about his journey and working with acclaimed directors, the actor said that he was indeed very lucky. The only problem is that he gets too emotional when talking about his career.He feels very lucky that he started with Rahul who gave him three beautiful films including Betaab and Arjun. He said some films worked, some didn't but till today…

22 Nov

Toyota to make a fresh investment of ₹3,300 crore to set up new plants in Karnataka

Priyanka BhowmickBUSINESS, Business, IndiaBusiness, india

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced plans to invest Rs 3,300 crore in a new manufacturing unit in Bidadi district near Bangalore in Karnataka. The new facility is part of Toyota's strategy to expand its manufacturing capacity in India and is expected to be operational by 2026. This investment will increase Toyota's total investment in India to around Rs 20,000 crore The new assembly line will be dedicated to the production of vehicles based on the TNGA-C platform, including an SUV model. The expansion will bring Toyota's annual production capacity in India to 4 lakh vehicles. The move is aimed…

21 Nov

Tamannaah Bhatia and Vijay Varma twin in all-black on date night

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Vijay Varma and Tamannaah Bhatia have become one of the most adorable couples in B-Town. They reveal goals whenever they appear together or talk about each other. The two were spotted out on the town on Monday night attending a party. They were twinning in black dress.While Tamannaah wore a black jumpsuit and left her hair down, sans make-up, Vijay wore a casual black t-shirt. They posed for the paparazzi and as they left, the paps said, "Black and black, nice couple." That made them smile wide and blush.Watch the video here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz5LWTavc_4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

20 Nov

Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah cuts 120 jobs

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Edtech unicorn Physicwallah let go about 120 employees after a performance review, in what comes as the first instance of layoffs at a company that earned a unicorn tag last year. "At PW, we regularly evaluate performance through mid-term and end-term cycles. For the cycle ending in October, 70 to 120 individuals—less than 0.8 percent of our workforce—with performance concerns may be asked to transfer…, ” said Satish Khengre, CHRO, PW, in a statement. Entrackr first reported the development that a cost-cutting exercise within the company had initiated layoffs. Physicswallah follows a series of other Indian edtech companies, including Byjus,…

18 Nov

IndiGo surpasses milestone of 2000 daily scheduled flights

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

IndiGo is the first Indian carrier to have more than 2,000 scheduled or planned flights daily. The Rahul Bhatia-founded airline, which started flights on August 4, 2006, became the first Indian carrier in December 2017 to operate 1,000 flights a day, taking more than 11 years for the budget carrier to reach that milestone. The second 1,000 came much faster in just six years, despite the bitter feud between the airline's two founder-promoters and then Covid in this period. The airline has been able to benefit from the tailwind of the fact that India has seen a rapid recovery in…

18 Nov

Amazon.com to cut ‘several hundred’ Alexa jobs

Priyanka BhowmickBUSINESS, Business, IndiaBusiness, india

Amazon is cutting jobs in the Alexa division and laying off "several hundred" employees. Those to be laid off will include employees working in the artificial general intelligence team. The development comes a week after the company cut jobs in music and gaming divisions as well as some human resources roles. Daniel Rausch, Amazon's vice president of Alexa and Fire TV, informed the team of the layoffs on Friday (Nov. 17). He said the company is going to focus its resources on generative AI Read his letter to employees:Team,We’re really encouraged by the progress we’re making with Alexa: customers are…

17 Nov

Apple To Adopt RCS Messaging For iPhone In 2024

Priyanka BhowmickBUSINESS, Business, IndiaBusiness, india

iPhone users are now set to be friends with Android users on iMessage, as Apple has announced its decision to adopt the Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging standard. This move paves the way for a unified messaging experience across the platform, allowing Android users to enjoy the full suite of iMessage features. Apple made the strategic decision to integrate the RCS messaging standard into its messaging platform in response to the European Union's Digital Markets Act and regulatory pressure from competitors such as Google and Samsung, 9 to 5 Mac reported. Apple will implement the feature in late 2024 through…

16 Nov

Elon Musk denies report of Starlink IPO plans

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Elon Musk on Wednesday denied a report that his rocket company SpaceX is discussing an initial public offering (IPO) for its satellite internet business, Starlink, as soon as 2024.He called it "false" in response to a post on social media platform X that shared a Bloomberg News report that SpaceX is moving the unit's assets to a wholly-owned unit that will eventually be shut down.The billionaire entrepreneur had previously said he wanted to list Starlink when revenue growth and cash flow became smooth and predictable. Earlier this month, he said Starlink had achieved a cash-flow breakeven. SpaceX is worth an…

14 Nov

Badshah pens note after hand-in-hand pic with Mrunal Thakur goes viral

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Mrunal Thakur and Badshah made headlines recently when they attended Shilpa Shetty's star-studded Diwali party on November 10. In a video of the event that went viral, the two were seen holding each other's hands as they left the party. After the clip surfaced, it sparked rumors that the two were dating. However, Badshah has now responded to the rumors with a funny message on Instagram. On Tuesday morning, November 14, Rapper Badshah shared a note on his Instagram Stories. He wrote that he's sorry for letting the internet down, but not everyone is thinking. He did not directly mention…