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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
It has been a year since the former public policy chief of Facebook quit amid a hate speech row. She is now making a quiet comeback.
Editor's note: Until she got entrapped in exactly the kind of scandal she was trained to avert, Ankhi Das’s career was unparalleled. Few women in India can be associated with the kind of influence, sway and power that Das exercised, both inside and outside of the tech ecosystem. Das had a family deeply rooted in politics and her career of more than two decades was spent at firms that are three of the biggest names in the country’s legal and tech sectors—Amarchand Mangaldas, Microsoft India and, finally, Facebook India. Das shone the most at Facebook, where she led the public policy team for close to a decade. Facebook India saw three managing directors in that time, but there was only one public policy chief. It’s no secret that she was the most prominent executive the social media company had here—for a while, she was Facebook in India. Until she wasn’t anything. A news report in The Wall Street Journal last year accused Das of political bias and not applying Facebook’s hate speech rules to certain right-wing politicians and individuals to protect Facebook’s …
It has been a year since the former public policy chief of Facebook quit amid a hate speech row. She is now making a quiet comeback.
Editor's note: Until she got entrapped in exactly the kind of scandal she was trained to avert, Ankhi Das’s career was unparalleled. Few women in India can be associated with the kind of influence, sway and power that Das exercised, both inside and outside of the tech ecosystem. Das had a family deeply rooted in politics and her career of more than two decades was spent at firms that are three of the biggest names in the country’s legal and tech sectors—Amarchand Mangaldas, Microsoft India and, finally, Facebook India. Das shone the most at Facebook, where she led the public policy team for close to a decade. Facebook India saw three managing directors in that time, but there was only one public policy chief. It’s no secret that she was the most prominent executive the social media company had here—for a while, she was Facebook in India. Until she wasn’t anything. A news report in The Wall Street Journal last year accused Das of political bias and not applying Facebook’s hate speech rules to certain right-wing politicians and individuals to protect Facebook’s …
The Abu Dhabi investment firm just upped the AI stakes, private debt in the Gulf is having its moment in the sun, and other updates from this week.
The regional economy is expected to take a big hit in 2026, venture capital activity is starting to show signs of strain, and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund has a new investment strategy.
The country’s top VC funds are flush with new fundraises. They must now find opportunities to invest, but that’s easier said than done.
The Abu Dhabi investment firm just upped the AI stakes, private debt in the Gulf is having its moment in the sun, and other updates from this week.
The regional economy is expected to take a big hit in 2026, venture capital activity is starting to show signs of strain, and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund has a new investment strategy.
The country’s top VC funds are flush with new fundraises. They must now find opportunities to invest, but that’s easier said than done.
