Freshworks beats Q3 estimates; employees can encash 20% of their stock as Diwali gift

Freshworks saw its revenue surge by 46% to $96.6 million in the quarter that ended September compared to the same period last year.

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Microsoft connecting people, places via metaverse: Satya Nadella

"As the digital and physical worlds come together, we are creating an entirely new platform layer, which is the metaverse," Nadella said.

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Netflix rolls out mobile games to subscribers on Android

Offering games for free to current subscribers echoes the strategy Netflix used when moving from a business of DVDs-by-mail to streaming movies.

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Facebook working on ways to protect users in the 'metaverse': senior exec Nick Clegg

Facebook Inc.'s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg said it could take up to 15 years for the metaverse to come to fruition and there would be time for the company to build in safety and privacy protections.

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ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming steps down as chairman

ByteDance New CEO Liang Rubo, who announced a major organisational restructuring at the TikTok parent, will take on the role of chairman from founder Zhang Yiming.

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Facebook to shut down facial recognition tool citing societal concerns

Facebook says it will delete "facial recognition templates" of more than 1 billion people. The removal will roll out globally and is expected to be complete by December this year.

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TCS becomes title sponsor of Jaguar Formula E racing team

TCS and Jaguar, whose Formula E team will be called Jaguar TCS Racing, will create a dynamic platform during the multi-year partnership that will drive research and innovation for high performance luxury electric vehicle technologies.

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