Alibaba Hits a Jackpot & Facebook Competes With TikTok: 4 Things to Know Today

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By Sanchita Dash | Nov 12, 2018
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1. Alibaba hits a jackpot. Breaking last year’s record, the Chinese e-commerce giant has earned $24.3 billion by the midday of their annual sale Singles’ Day.

2. World’s largest supercomputer is now on. Designed to function like a human brain, SpiNNaker was in construction in The University of Manchester since 2006.

3. TikTok has a new competitor in town. Facebook has launched a video app called Lasso that allows users to make and share short-format videos with filters and special effects.

4. Visa & Mastercard’s might be taxed soon. According to reports, global payment companies may have to pay 15% of their India income to RBI.

Here’s the “news that entrepreneurs can use”. Know what’s trending in the Indian business world in 60 seconds.

1. Alibaba hits a jackpot. Breaking last year’s record, the Chinese e-commerce giant has earned $24.3 billion by the midday of their annual sale Singles’ Day.

2. World’s largest supercomputer is now on. Designed to function like a human brain, SpiNNaker was in construction in The University of Manchester since 2006.

3. TikTok has a new competitor in town. Facebook has launched a video app called Lasso that allows users to make and share short-format videos with filters and special effects.

4. Visa & Mastercard’s might be taxed soon. According to reports, global payment companies may have to pay 15% of their India income to RBI.

Here’s the “news that entrepreneurs can use”. Know what’s trending in the Indian business world in 60 seconds.

Sanchita Dash

Former Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur India
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In the business of news for 5 years now. Making my way across India thanks to my career. A media graduate from Symbiosis, Pune, I have earlier worked with Deccan Chronicle (South India's leading English daily), T-Hub (India's largest incubator) and Anthill Ventures (a speed-scaling platform). Stories, movies and PJs are my thing. If you...

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