The EU is Investigating Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa for Antitrust Violations The European Union has been constantly putting pressure on tech giants to be more fair in their business practices. Some of thelargest finesthat US tech giants have faced have been from the EU. Recently, Apple was fined ~$16 billion by the EU for failing to pay taxes to Ireland. While that decision was later reversed by a court, problems are far from over for giants such asApple,Google, and Amazon....

UCWeb Lays off Indian Employees; Club Factory Stops Payments Chinese companies have started to lay off employees in their Indian workforce after theIndian government banned 59 Chinese apps. According toReuters,Alibaba’s UCWeb has informed some employees about their terminationon the 15th of July. “This termination is on account of the ban imposed by the government of India on UCWeb and Vmate, hampering the company’s ability to continue providing services in India,”reads the letter seen byReuters....

10 Best Instagram Reels Features You Should Know Days afterTikTokwasbanned in India, Instagram has rolled out a promising alternative “Reels”. Featuring some eye-catching features coupled with the great hype, Instagram Reels seems to be probably themost equipped challenger to the ByteDance’s offering. Whether you are curious to give this all-new video-sharing platform a shot or take a close look at some of the best Instagram Reels features, we’ve got you covered....

Amazon India Makes ‘Country of Origin’ Mandatory for Products Confirmingrumors,Amazon India has made it mandatory for sellers to reveal the ‘country of origin’, starting next week. The move is applicable to both new and existing product listings. Sellers on Amazon India must add the detail as a mandatory attributefrom the 21st of July. As per reports, this is in accordance with the Legal Metrology Act of 2009. The e-commerce giant hasasked sellers to add country of origin to listings by the 10th of August....

Delete Facebook or Quit the Indian Army: Delhi High Court You probably recall that just a few days after the Indian governmentbanned 59 Chinese appsin the country, the Indian Army followed up and ordered army personnel toremove 89 appsfrom their smartphones. These apps include apps like Facebook, and Tinder, as well games like PUBG Mobile. Turns out, an officer of the Indian Army challenged the orders. According to him, deleting his Facebook account will result in the permanent loss of his data including his contacts on the social media platform....

Fake Flipkart, Amazon Clones are Trying to Scam People Online shopping has become a huge part of our daily lives. More so during this pandemic when shopping online is often the safest way to do so. While companies are naturally trying their best to capitalise on this, it has also led to scammers trying to exploit the opportunity. Of late, a number of fake Flipkart and Amazon India clones have started showing up in social media ads....

Flipkart Introduces ‘Partial Payment’ for CoD Orders to Reduce Cancellations To reduce cancellations of CoD (Cash on Delivery) orders,Flipkarthas introduced a new payment method that will require buyers to partially pay for a product at the time of placing the order. The rest of the amount can be paid at the time of delivery as usual. Called ‘Partial Payment‘, it is expected to reduce cancellations, which is a major issue with CoD orders for e-commerce operators in the country....