Facebook changing 'race-blind' hate speech policy: Report

The change is set to alter the social network's "so-called race-blind" system that has removed anti-white comments and excised innocuous comments by people of color, the Post said.

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Retailers are discouraging a mainstay of e-commerce in India: cash-on-delivery

E-commerce sites including Amazon, Flipkart and 1mg had suspended the COD option for some months from April as part of efforts to create contactless shopping in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19. However, the sheer popularity of COD prompted them to restore the payment method recently.

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After HDFC Bank, now SBI’s YONO hit by a system outage

SBI which has a customer base of 490 million, processes at least 4 lakh transactions on its digital offerings on a daily basis. About 55% of the bank’s transactions are currently being conducted through the digital channel and half of it is contributed by Yono.

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How American investors are gobbling up booming bitcoin

Bitcoin soared to a record $19,918 on Tuesday, buoyed by demand from investors who variously view the virtual currency as a "risk-on" asset, a hedge against inflation and a payment method gaining mainstream acceptance.

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Flipkart notifies CCI of proposed deal with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail

Earlier in October, ABFRL and Flipkart had announced that they had entered into an agreement for the stake sale on a fully-diluted basis by way of subscription to equity shares, valued at Rs 1,500 crore.

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Our focus is on perfect tea experience: Amit Dutta, Teamonk Global

Teamonk plans to strengthen its presence in global markets such as the US and also expand to newer ones including the UK and Canada.

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Flipkart announces PhonePe spin-off, digital payments company to be valued at $5.5 billion

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