News 20 January 2021 WhatsApp is at risk of losing its most loyal customers: Indian uncles and aunties A disastrous privacy policy rollout has consumers up in arms.
Q&A 12 January 2021 India, according to Kunal Shah While Big Tech comes to South Asia for the elusive “next billion” users, the tech guru says his latest app caters to the 1%.
News 9 January 2021 The gig economy comes for childhood education Startups in India want to apply Silicon Valley’s hyper-growth playbook to children’s education. But is anyone learning anything?
Feature 7 January 2021 Inside India’s digital gold rush When Covid-19 cratered the country's economy, Indians turned to digital gold loans for easy cash.
Feature 6 January 2021 How Zameen came to dominate Pakistan’s real estate market In 15 years, the company went from a bland classified ads site to hosting two-thirds of all real estate transactions.
Feature 4 December 2020 How Indian is an Indian phone? Facing a nationalist backlash in India, Xiaomi has rebranded itself as a local manufacturer.
News 13 November 2020 As WhatsApp Pay enters India, local fintech companies aren’t happy For Big Tech competitors like Google, the move means competition. For local wallets, it’s just another tech giant in town.
News 30 August 2020 On Zoom, Y Combinator’s foreign startups have a leg up With its first fully remote Demo Day, the famed startup accelerator has gone global.
Feature 21 July 2020 Want to buy a parrot? Please login via Facebook. In Bangladesh, there is no Amazon. There is no eBay. If you want to buy a dress or a crested finch from the comfort of your home, you have to use Facebook.
Feature 2 June 2020 The doctor will mislead you now Amid rapidly growing fear and anxiety, business is booming for India’s quack YouTube doctors.
