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Context is everything.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Minus any drama, Airbnb’s India business seems to be chugging along well. But with several competitors lining up, the stage is set for an interesting face-off.
Foreign tech companies in India tend to make a song and dance about their every move. Take Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, for instance. Or Uber or Alphabet, or the latest OpenAI. These companies are in the news every second week. It is in this context that Airbnb stands out as a remarkable exception. This San-Francisco based company’s existence in India is devoid of any drama. Co-founder Brian Chesky isn’t shaking hands with the prime minister or holding court with startup founders in a luxury Airbnb property. None of that. To an outsider, it would almost seem like Airbnb isn’t in the …
The Walmart-owned e-commerce company has entered microdramas and food delivery. Is it thinking long-term or just chasing a trend?
A churn in venture capital collides with the fear of missing the AI wave, while the Ajay Singh-led airline’s recurring crises raise deeper questions.
Aggressive summer deals are being rolled out to make up for the slump in arrivals; Coinbase is setting up a new tokenization hub, and other updates.
