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Embattled edtech firm Byju’s on Tuesday filed its much-delayed audited FY22 results with the Registrar of Companies. We decode this and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.Also in this letter:■ Lightspeed appoints two venture partners ■ Groww app hit by technical glitch■ ‘Gig workers in demand across 8 out of 10 firms’ - reportByju’s losses bloat; eyes rights issue at $500 million valuation After several delays and multiple deadlines missed, Byju’s parent Think & Learn filed its audited FY22 financials with…

How this might affect youGoogle is very much not transparent about its Enterprise pricing plans. The main Google Workspace pricing page simply says "Contact Sales." The Google Workspace blog doesn't mention anything about a price increase, at least as of the time of this writing. There is, however, a mention of a jump in price for the Enterprise Standard plan from $20 to $23 (less than I've been hit with) on a January 3, 2024 post on the Cumulus Global (a Google partner) blog. Also: AI is a lot like streaming.…

Zomato has increased the platform fee it charges users for food delivery to Rs 4 per order in its key markets up from Rs 3, according to information on the company’s app and people in the know. The 33% increase is effective January 1.On Sunday, New Year’s Eve, the Gurugram-based company had temporarily upped the fee to as high as Rs 9 per order in certain markets.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech, Banking & Applied Risk…

Alphabet Inc.'s Google considered changing its app store pricing model to circumvent a regulatory crackdown, but abandoned a proposal to charge a set fee per app after it became clear that could cost the company billions of dollars, according to documents released late Thursday.Google created Project Everest in 2021 to reconsider the Play Store billing model, according to the documents, which were released as part of an antitrust suit by Epic Games Inc. Google last week lost the suit brought by the maker of Fortnite when…

Parents will do anything they can to help their children, and sometimes, that means extending a hand to their kids’ friends as well. But how far should they go in helping someone else’s child?Below, you’ll find a story that was recently shared on Reddit, detailing how one mother found herself in hot water after simply trying to help her young daughter’s friend, as well as some of the replies readers have shared.This mom didn’t hesitate after her daughter’s friend reached out asking for help with her hairImage credits:…

Image Source : FILE Google Pay Google Pay users in India are now facing a new fee of Rs 3 when recharging their mobile phones through the app's UPI service. This marks a departure from Google Pay's previous practice of not charging extra for such transactions. The introduction of this convenience fee brings Google Pay in line with other payment platforms like Paytm and…

Tesla has been charging an idle fee for years in a bid to free up its Superchargers and prevent traffic jams at charging stations. But now it’s introducing a new congestion fee, which in some places will replace the idle fee. To recap, idle fees kick in when a Supercharger station is at 50% capacity. It means that if a car is left plugged in after it’s become fully charged, the owner has to pay 50 cents a minute until they leave. If the station is 100% occupied, the fee doubles to $1 a minute. The Tesla app lets…

Google Pay has reportedly begun charging users a convenience fee when they purchase a mobile recharge plan via the app's unified payments interface (UPI) service. After years of allowing users to recharge their prepaid plan and pay bills at no additional cost, it appears that the company has joined rival payment platforms Paytm and PhonePe in charging users for prepaid recharge payments made via Google Pay. The search giant is yet to make an announcement related to the introduction of convenience…

Tesla has launched its new Supercharger congestion fee at select stations in an attempt to shorten charging session times. Back in 2019, Tesla introduced a new feature at Supercharger stations to help shorten charging sessions during busy times. The automaker started to limit owners’ state of charge (SOC) to 80% at select high-traffic sites. Most people don’t charge at 100% anyway, and the last 20% is much slower to get to, so this would have the opportunity to greatly reduce the average…

In the ever-evolving landscape of online scams in India, perpetrators are adopting increasingly innovative tactics to exploit unsuspecting victims. While scams like job fraud on messaging platforms and the imposter army officer scheme have gained attention, a new form of deception, the courier delivery scam has been quietly infiltrating the scene. The big point to pay attention to is that the scam started with just a Rs. 5 paymentA recent incident in Mohali, Punjab, highlights the severity of this emerging threat.…