Open Facebook's 'black box', whistleblower Frances Haugen tells house panel

"Facebook wants you to get caught up in a long-drawn-out debate over the minutiae of different legislative approaches," Haugen said.

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RBI whitelist of good companies can ease payments woes: Freshworks' Girish Mathrubootham

“For SaaS businesses where you have to have customers’ credit cards on file, there is some improvement that we could do with RBI payment infrastructure. The rules are not helping SaaS companies,” Freshworks CEO Girish Mathrubootham said.

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Facebook risks a meta flop with Metaverse plans, developers say

With few details beyond the rebranding to Meta Platforms, metaverse participants doubt Facebook is ready to embrace the spirit driving creativity and profit in the virtual space.

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WhatsApp banned 2 million accounts in India in October

WhatsApp banned about 2.07 million accounts in India in the month of October, mainly on the basis of technology tools deployed to prevent harmful behavior and a few accounts on user complaints.

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Cred to acquire Happay; The coming together of Indian SaaS & IT

Cred is all set to make its second acquisition since its inception. The Kunal Shah-led startup has agreed to acquire Happay, a corporate expense management platform, valuing it at $180 million.

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BOX8 parent EatClub Brands raises $40 million from Tiger Global

The company has been valued at $340 million following the funding round. It will use the funds to build its technology stack and expand to 500 kitchens in the top 15 cities over the next two years.

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CollegeDekho raises $35 million, to expand education offerings

The round was led by Winter Capital, ETS Strategic Capital, Calega and existing investor Man Capital. Disrupt ADQ and QIC also came on board.

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