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May 1 •

Clubhouse turns farmhouse

Also in today’s edition: Sanjiv Kapoor ditches Jet Airways; Why Twitter alternatives could fly; Another US bank meltdown; Russian hurdle for Indian oil…

May 1 •

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April 2023

Peeling the layers off the Indian skincare boom

Consumerism is one thing. Science is another. Do the twain meet?

Apr 29 •

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Beauty-ful bottomline

Also in today’s edition: Sebi’s coming for finfluencers; Zuckerberg’s got a new distraction; Betting cos DGAF; Maruti takes the wheel

Apr 28 •

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Microsoft loses the game

Also in today’s edition: Starbucks needs its Indian North Star; First Republic sends jitters again; Reliance has plans for JioCinema; You may see fewer…

Apr 27 •

Dinesh Narayanan

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Snapchat’s India Story

Snapchat claims to have doubled its Indian user base in a year. What should it do next to succeed here?

Apr 26 •

No Sach thing as bad publicity

Also in today’s edition: Jindal’s pedal to the metal; World vs. Washington; Netflix cooks Korean stew; Apple wins some, loses some

Apr 26 •

Dinesh Narayanan

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PhonePe vs. Play Store

Also in today’s edition: China’s Europe gaffe; Blinkit partners leave the building; Copper is hot; Remittance rigmarole

Apr 25 •

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Degrees of discontent

Also in today’s edition: Zilingo’s in the news again; How much is enough for Reliance Retail?; Tesla overtakes Audi; Health-tech companies’ beef with…

Apr 24 •

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What’s Apple Cooking?

Between Tim Cook’s two trips, India has changed dramatically. Will Apple follow?

Apr 22 •

Rajneil R Kamath

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Dinesh Narayanan

Google’s parent trap

Also in today’s edition: Bitter times for sugar; Dissecting India’s demographic dividend; Snap judgment; No buyers for Tesla’s utopia

Apr 21 •

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Asia is burning

Also in today’s edition: Tudum, diluted; Indians take to the skies; Google holds some, folds some; Fox pays a lie premium

Apr 20 •

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