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No longer magnificent? How Apple, Microsoft and other Mag 7 stocks are crumbling under AI pressureThe Magnificent Seven are underperforming as investors question whether massive AI spending will generate adequate returns. With $2.3 trill...- WhatsApp usernames’ India hiccup; Zepto’s unusual legal structureWhatsApp’s big bet on usernames has hit a regulatory speed bump in India. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
- Shutterstock shares crash 29% after Getty Images calls off $3.7 billion mergerShutterstock shares plunged nearly 30% after Getty Images scrapped its $3.7 billion merger following UK regulator objections. The Competiti...
- Meta stock: Why are Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp shares are rising today at U. S Stock Market?Meta has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into data centers and AI chips.
- ETtech Deals Digest: Cred’s mega round lifts startup funding to $1.09 billion this week, up 290% on-yearIndian startups secured a significant $1.09 billion in funding across 14 deals, with fintech giant Cred leading the charge with a massive $...
- All you need to know about Meta’s Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook subscription plans in IndiaMeta has launched paid subscription plans for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook in India, offering customisation and convenience features f...
- Kunal Shah named WhatsApp global CEO as Meta takes $900 million stake in CredMeta enters the cap table of fintech co-valued at $4.5 billion post-money; Miten Sampat is interim CEO. The funding comprises about $400 mi...
- Meta makes a $900 million super-app move in IndiaCred founder Kunal Shah, a philosophy graduate, built his platform on exclusivity for high credit scorers, now processing over 40% of India...
- Meta’s Chris Cox sought Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp advice - then made him leaderMeta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox reached out to Shah directly in the spring, seeking advice on picking the future leader of WhatsApp. C...
- Why Meta tapped Kunal Shah; Beauty’s new factory boomHappy Wednesday! Meta just handed WhatsApp’s steering wheel to Cred’s Kunal Shah, betting he can turn India’s favourite chat app into a pay...
- Meta's India bet: Why Kunal Shah could be key to unlocking WhatsApp's business potentialMeta, owner of WhatsApp, is exploring ways to monetize its massive Indian user base. A potential minority stake in fintech startup Cred, le...
- Why Meta’s Cred investment matters for WhatsApp Pay in IndiaMeta's substantial investment in Cred and appointing its founder Kunal Shah as global head of WhatsApp signals a major push into India's fi...
- Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp coronation is a masterclass in dealmakingShah is stepping down as Cred’s chief executive, with finance and strategy head Miten Sampat taking over on an interim basis. Shah becomes ...
- Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boomIn bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
- Inside Meta's India investments: First Reliance, now CredThis was among the tech giant's biggest investments in the Indian startup ecosystem, which also shot Shah into the elite club of global tec...
- Foreign influence increasing over India's fintech sector: GTRI on Meta's investment in CredThink tank GTRI said that the deal gives Meta a foothold in one of the country's richest repositories of consumer financial-behaviour data,...
- Meta's Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founderMeta is strategically acquiring minority stakes in tech firms and integrating their founders into senior roles, a pattern evident with Cred...
- Kunal Shah heads to Meta; New-age IPO playbookHappy Tuesday! Kunal Shah has taken over as WhatsApp's chief, while Meta backs Cred in a major funding deal. This and more in today’s ETtec...
- 'Kunal was the clear choice': Meta's Chris Cox on WhatsApp leadership changeWhatsApp's long-serving chief, Will Cathcart, is moving to a new product development role at Meta after nearly seven years. Cred founder Ku...
- Who is Will Cathcart? WhatsApp leader exits after steering it through privacy battles, monetisation pushCathcart’s departure comes at a time when WhatsApp is in the middle of a transition. Under him, the platform recently rolled out Meta’s AI ...
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