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Entrepreneurs in India were hoaxed by the âworldâs biggest startup-funding event.â Surprise, it wasnât, and creators had a hard time finding any investors.
Alibaba isnât opposed to spinning off some of its units. The chief financial officer of the Chinese internet giant said as much to investors while discussing its restructuring.
Ads are coming to Microsoftâs AI-powered Bing. The tech giant plans to share ad revenue with publishers whose content powered the chatbotâs response.
Google has to pay a $162 million fine in India. But the US internet giant can appeal the ruling, which is part of an antitrust case over its Android dominance.
A common tax loophole is closing in the US
90: Days insiders will now need to wait after starting or modifying a preset trading plan before they can trade any of the reported stocks
The change is part of new financial disclosure rules thatâll take effect April 1 in the US. Executives wonât be able to sell shares as soon as a day after adopting a trading plan, which has been pretty routine in the past. But as Quartzâs Diego Lasarte explains, this might be more of a narrowing than a true closing of the loophole.
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Private jet fuel emissions are taking off in Europe
What spit over 3.3 million metric tons of carbon emissions into the air last year? More than half a million private flights across Europe, thatâs what, and thereâs no sign that the number of trips will hit cruising altitude anytime soon.
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