☕ Zomato shuts down grocery; Tesla vs Make in India

Hey Grab some ☕ and read on. the curated newsletter from NextBigWhat, called Chai. [NextBigWhat]( NextBigWhat [@nextbigwhat]( Hey Grab some ☕ and read on. the curated newsletter from NextBigWhat, called [Chai](. [Modi govt wants Elon Musk's Tesla to first 'Make in India']( - In a major jolt to Elon Musk’s ambitions in India, the heavy industries ministry has asked US-based electric car major Tesla to first start manufacturing its iconic electric vehicles in India before any tax concessions can be considered, government sources told PTI. They said that the government is not giving such concessions to any auto firm and giving duty benefits to Tesla will not send a good signal to other companies that have invested billions of dollars in India. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Donald Trump: Mark Zuckeberg Visited Him in White House to 'Kiss 'A**']( - Trump, who is permanently barred from Twitter and booted from Facebook until January 2023 called Zuckerberg and other tech leaders ‘sick. - In an interview with Fox News, Trump called Twitter a’ failed operation’ before he joined over a decade ago and called out Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for sucking upto him. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Do Not Communicate With Tamil Nadu In Hindi: Madras HC Tells Centre]( - The Centre cannot use Hindi to communicate with states that have not adopted it as their official language, the Madras High Court said on September 9. - The MP had approached the Madras HC after he received a response from the Central government in Hindi to a representation made by him in English [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Study of Microsoft employees shows how remote work puts productivity and innovation at risk]( - A new study finds that Microsoft’s companywide shift to remote work has hurt communication and collaboration among different business groups inside the company, threatening employee productivity and long-term innovation. - The Microsoft study says remote work has also changed the way employees communicate, causing them to rely more frequently than before on asynchronous communication, such as email and instant messages, and less frequently than before on synchronous communication, such as audio and video calls. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Yahoo Names Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone as Its Next Chief]( - Yahoo Inc. said it named Jim Lanzone as its new chief executive, turning to a digital-media veteran to jump-start growth and explore strategic opportunities for the legacy internet player. - The company has about 900 million monthly active users through its various outlets, from Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Sports to AOL, making it a heavyweight in the digital-advertising arena. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Semiconductor Shortage Hits Domestic Automobile Wholesales In Aug; Dispatches Dip 11%]( - PTI. September 11, 2021 / 10:05 AM IST. The total passenger vehicle sales – including dispatches of cars, utility vehicles and vans – from OEMs to dealerships increased by 7 percent to 2,32,224 units in August compared to 2,15,916 units in the same month last year. - Automobile wholesales in India declined 11 percent year-on-year in August, as the semiconductor shortage hit production processes across the industry, SIAM said on Friday. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Zomato Shutsdown Grocery Delivery, Banks On Grofers To Crack Express Delivery]( - The mail, sent on September 11, 2021, by Zomato to its grocery partner said it intends to stop its pilot grocery delivery service effective September 17. - Food tech platform Zomato has pulled the plug on its nascent grocery delivery service due to gaps in order fulfillment, poor customer experience and increasing competition from rivals that are promising express delivery in 15 minutes. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Apple Warns Vibrations Like Those From High-Power Motorcycle Engines Can Harm iPhone Cameras]( - The OIS and closed-loop AF systems in iPhone are designed for durability. However, as is the case with many consumer electronics that include systems like OIS, long-term direct exposure to high-amplitude vibrations within certain frequency ranges may degrade the performance of these systems and lead to reduced image quality for photos and videos. - Due to this risk, Apple recommends that users not attach their iPhones directly to the chassis or handlebars of such motorcycles, as direct transmission of vibrations can be intense. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [More US studies show COVID vaccines protect from serious illness]( - The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has presented data showing unvaccinated people are four-and-a-half times more likely to contract COVID-19 and 11 times more likely to die from it than those fully vaccinated. - US data on hospitalisation from nine states during the period when the Delta variant was dominant also suggests that the Moderna vaccine was more effective at preventing hospitalisations among individuals of all ages than vaccines from Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Denmark becomes only European country with no COVID curbs]( - Denmark has become the only European country with no coronavirus-related restrictions in place, as vaccine rates have reached more than 70 percent of the population. - Denmark introduced COVID-19 passports in March 2021 as part of a gradual easing of rules. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [US jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, hit a new pandemic low]( - That’s good news for the US jobs market, which is facing headwinds from the spread of the Delta variant – especially in virus-sensitive businesses such as restaurants, hotels, and air travel that involve face-to-face customer interactions. - The initial jobless claims numbers suggest that with so many job openings, employers are in no rush to lay off people. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Work from home ends for Wipro employees; back to office from Monday after 18 months]( - Fully-vaccinated Wipro workers will be allowed to attend offices only two days in a week. - During an earnings call on July 15, Saurabh Govil, chief human resources officer, Wipro, said the company hoped to bring its employees back to office starting September 2021. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [New school board, startup ecosystem in schools are next reform agenda: Sisodia]( - Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia says that after fixing infrastructure and quality issues in schools, a new school board, and startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem are among the next reform agendas for the city-state government. - The new board has taken up the governing of 30 schools. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Big Tech recasts 'wearables': Privacy concerns may draw regulatory glare]( - Even as these modernised renditions of traditional products hold the promise to change how internet is used, they come with a huge set of privacy concerns. - As the use of these products proliferate, it becomes even more imperative to have a data privacy framework in place, which is currently absent in India. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Siliguri-based Hotelier Challenges NCLAT Order, Appeals In SC Against Oyo]( - A Siliguri-based hotelier has challenged the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, which gave a clean chit to Softbank-backed hospitality firm Oyo two months ago against an insolvency proceeding, in the Supreme Court. - Even as the NCLAT had disallowed the intervention of hotel owners who had filed claims against the hospitality firm in July, it reserved their rights to approach Oyo for an out-of-the-court settlement. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [MyGate burns Rs 80 Cr to earn Rs 15.4 Cr in FY20; lays off 120 staff]( - Further, the cost of materials consumed also grew by 88.2% to Rs 11.01 crore during FY20 from Rs 5.85 crore during FY19. - During FY20, legal and professional fees paid out by MyGate jumped 4.6 times to Rs 5.8 crore, and advertising and promotional expenses grew by 180.8% to Rs 3.65 crore during the same period. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [SpaceX wins $152 million NASA contract to launch a series of weather satellites as part of an environmental mission]( - NASA has picked SpaceX to launch weather satellites as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U mission. - The launch is scheduled to take place in April 2024 from Launch Complex 29A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [The surge in altcoins looks unsustainable and has echoes of the run-up to May's crypto crash, JPMorgan's bitcoin expert says]( - The recent surge in altcoins looks unsustainable and could lead to a crypto crash of the sort seen in May, JPMorgan’s digital assets expert has said. - Retail investors have been drawn to certain tokens on networks that they expect will challenge ethereum to become widely used in the fast-growing worlds of DeFi and NFTs. DeFi is the use of crypto technology to remove the need for middlemen in financial contracts, and NFTs are a booming asset class of crypto collectibles and artworks. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( [Google disclosed times it provided user data to Hong Kong authorities, even though it said last year it was going to stop]( - Google sent user data to Hong Kong officials in the latter half of 2020 after it promised to stop processing data requests from foreign governments, the Hong Kong Free Press first reported. - Hong Kong officials sent Google 43 requests for user information last year, according to the company’s transparency report. [news.nextbigwhat.com]( Did you enjoy this issue? [Yes]( [No]( [NextBigWhat]( NextBigWhat [@nextbigwhat]( #ChaiNews: News over chai. Short and Crispy! If you don't want these updates anymore, please unsubscribe [here](. If you were forwarded this newsletter and you like it, you can subscribe [here](. Created with [Revue by Twitter](. Bangalore, India.