Block deals test valuations; gig platforms quit welfare boardHappy Friday! Block deals are putting startups’ private valuations to the test. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Uber, Eternal, Porter quit Karnataka gig and platform workers welfare boardThe state government has approached other platforms to fill the vacancies. Delhivery, Namma Yatri and Yulu have responded positively and ag...
Mihir Rale appointed chair, Dibyajyoti Das co-chair of IAMAI Legal Tech CommitteeMihir Rale and Dibyajyoti Das will lead IAMAI's Legal Tech Committee. This committee fosters collaboration among legal professionals and te...
Gig workers welfare law: Karnataka HC issues notice to centre, state; extends relief to UberThe court also extended to Uber the protection granted under its July 3 interim order, which restrained the state government from initiatin...
Karnataka gig workers' law: Platforms deposit welfare fee with HC ahead of deadlineEcommerce firms have deposited a mandated welfare fee with the Karnataka High Court. This action complies with the court's interim order re...
Google DeepMind's AI safety proposal raises questions over self-regulationGoogle DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis' proposal for an industry-led AI safety regulator aims to curb frontier AI risks, but critics argue it l...
Karnataka HC judge recuses from hearing gig worker welfare law petitionsJustice Suraj Govindaraj recused himself from hearing petitions challenging Karnataka's gig worker law due to a potential conflict of inter...
'Built for parents, not students': Ankur Warikoo's take on why most Indian EdTech companies struggledEntrepreneur Ankur Warikoo has ignited a discussion on India's EdTech sector, asserting that many companies prioritized parents over studen...
Platforms, IAMAI move Karnataka HC against gig workers welfare lawThe petitions come after the state government did not respond to IAMAI's request to defer the levy of the gig workers' welfare fee until th...
IAMAI names JioStar Sports CEO Ishan Chatterjee to succeed Kiran Mani as DEC chiefIshan Chatterjee, CEO of JioStar Sports, now heads IAMAI's Digital Entertainment Committee, succeeding Kiran Mani. Chatterjee highlighted I...
Chairperson, half of governing council must be from Indian firms: IAMAIAccording to a note circulated to members, the chairperson of the association will be the founder, cofounder, chairman, CEO, MD or executiv...
Exclusive: Internet companies mail dissent note against IAMAI’s stand on digital competition billInternet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) had submitted its views to the CDCL opposing the prescription of ex-ante regulations for d...
Indian firms oust Big Tech companies from IAMAI in poll coupDream11 cofounder and chief executive Harsh Jain has been elected the chairperson of the IAMAI, Makemytrip cofounder and group CEO Rajesh M...
Most members against separate digital competition rules: internet body IAMAIOn Tuesday, ET reported that Indian internet entrepreneurs are up in arms against what they term as a lack of “credence” in IAMAI, the noda...
Internet body IAMAI must reflect Indian voices or be given no credence: MapmyIndia’s Rohan VermaIAMAI is an association representing certain tech companies. Its members include multinational giants Google, Meta and Microsoft, as well a...
Crypto players plan new industry body as IAMAI dismantles lobby groupThe differences between the two camps (IAMAI and BACC) had been simmering for many months, with crypto players feeling that IAMAI wasn’t do...
Social media intermediaries working with ECI to ensure fair & transparent election: IAMAIIAMAI has said that it will continue to provide support to the ECI to improve the integrity and transparency of the electoral process.