Trump administration directs all federal DEI staff be put on leave and then sack themPresident Trump's administration is placing all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff on paid leave and mandating the develo...
22 Jan, 2025, 03.41 PM IST
Walmart vs US Government: Why has lawsuit been filed by US consumer finance watchdog?US government's suit alleges Walmart and Branch incorrectly told drivers they would have instant access to their wages when in reality they...
23 Dec, 2024, 09.48 PM IST
Donald Trump says he'll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to GreecePresident-elect Trump announced several key appointments, including Andrew Ferguson as FTC chair, replacing Lina Khan. He also nominated Ki...
11 Dec, 2024, 06.41 AM IST
MCA probe report on Byju’s; Walmart on Flipkart, PhonePe profitabilityAn investigation by the central government into Byju's cleared the edtech firm of financial fraud charges, according to a report by Bloombe...
26 Jun, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
David Beckham locked in secret multi-million legal battle over fake productsFootball legend David Beckham's firm DB Venture has filed a £1.58 million case against the counterfeiters who have been selling imitations ...
19 Jan, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
New influencer rules ‘will raise transparency & costs’; PhonePe’s India shift cost Rs 8,000 crore: CEOLast Friday, India’s Department of Consumer Affairs announced new guidelines for social media influencers and celebrities, saying they must...
25 Jan, 2023, 07.01 PM IST
Flipkart and PhonePe separate; deal to bring windfall for Flipkart employeesSix years after Flipkart acquired PhonePe in 2016, the two companies announced today they are going their separate ways, having concluded a...
23 Dec, 2022, 08.08 PM IST
Google Ad Manager outage costs big websites ad salesNews websites such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times were being affected by the issue, one ...
09 Dec, 2022, 10.57 AM IST
US pharmacy chains to pay $10 bn to settle opioid casesUS pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens said Wednesday they had reached preliminary agreements to together pay more than $10 billion to...
02 Nov, 2022, 08.55 PM IST
Ola loses appetite for cloud kitchens; Meta sued for ‘hiring bias’ against US citizensOla is scaling back and looking to sell most of its kitchen equipment.
19 May, 2022, 07.14 AM IST
Microsoft to require vaccination for US workersMicrosoft said it was moving back its planned return to the workplace from September to no earlier than October 4, although it will allow f...
04 Aug, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
Tata Digital buys 1mg, Centre gets court notice on IT rulesFrom Tata Digital acquiring an online pharma startup to the government receiving a notice on IT rules and BharatPe's first acquisition, her...
10 Jun, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
ETtech Exclusive: PhonePe's Indus OS deal in a legal tangleThe fintech company is battling two existing investors in the five-year-old startup in a Singapore court.
24 May, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
Bengal cops fight fake newsAlso in today's ETtech Top 5 newsletter: Karnataka's flip-flop on delivery of non-essential goods, ByteDance bets on video e-commerce in fi...
10 May, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
TikTok urges court to block Trump's ban on app in US, files for injunctionCiting "confusing and contradictory statements about TikTok" by the president and other agencies, the motion for a preliminary injunction a...
24 Sep, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
Donald Trump’s TikTok ban leaves Apple, Google stuck in the middleTrump on Thursday said he wouldn’t extend a Sept. 20 deadline for a deal. But ByteDance Ltd., TikTok’s Chinese owner, may need more time to...
11 Sep, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
WhatsApp gets a raw deal from India in paymentsWhatsApp needs a nod from the National Payments Corporation of India to throw open the switch.
06 Jun, 2020, 01.06 PM IST