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New Delhi | Kolkata: Sales of automobiles, consumer durables, smartphones and apparel – which have been recovering since the easing of the nationwide lockdown last year – will be adversely impacted with the Maharashtra government announcing a partial lockdown to check the spread of Covid-19 cases, causing disruption in sales around Gudi Padwa, a spring-time festival that marks the traditional new year for Maharashtrians.Retailers Association of India (RAI) estimates retailers will lose about $5 billion in potential business in Maharashtra in April as a result of the lockdowns. It said Maharashtra accounts for 10% or $85 billion of India’s annual $850 billion retail market.Softening of demand seen“Initial guidelines made public indicate automobile dealerships, which come under the purview of the Shops & Establishments Act, would have to remain shut. If that is the case, there will be a significant impact. Many customers have made bookings with big festivals like Navratri, Gudi Padwa around the corner; deliveries will go for a toss,” said Vinkesh Gulati,  » Read More

Author of the article: Audio-chat app Clubhouse said on Monday it will launch a monetization feature for its creators on the platform and that it will not receive any payment from it. Starting Monday, all users will be able to send payments through the platform, Clubhouse said. The feature to receive payments will initially be available only to a small test group, and later rolled out to other customers. Users can send payment to Clubhouse creators who have the feature enabled, by tapping a ‘Send Money’ option. The audio-based social network company said a small card processing fee will be charged by its payment processing partner, Stripe. The San Francisco-based company, whose app lets people gather in audio chatrooms to discuss different topics, requires newcomers to be invited by existing users before they can join. The app saw its global user numbers soar after Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev held a surprise discussion on the platform. In the year since it started,  » Read More

Back in the day when being able to create a live stream on your mobile device was a new thing, Periscope was one of the more popular options out there, so much so that Twitter decided to spend $100 million to buy the company. However, all good things need to come to an end, and Periscope is one of them.In a tweet by the company, they have announced that starting today, Periscope is no longer. The company’s website is still up and running where if you have broadcasted through the app before, you’ll be able to go to the website and download old content if you want to save it for memories. This is it. Our final goodbye. Today is the last day the Periscope app will be available. We leave you with our gratitude for all the creators and viewers who brighten the Periscope community. We hope to see you all live on Twitter. 💜 pic.twitter.com/fRbYdEYInf — Periscope (@PeriscopeCo) March 31,  » Read More

(Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for WEtv) Last month, Drake received a historic Billboard Hot 100 debut with three songs topping the chart, and he’s used the occasion to thank one of his inspirations. His singles What’s Next, Wants and Needs, and Lemon Pepper Freestyle grabbed the top spots. Drake decided to hold a 1-2-3 themed party. The celebrations included a cake with the top 10 on the table and several special guests. Amongst them, Bow Wow, which appeared in a series of videos with Drake via her Instagram Stories. “I had to link with Wizzle. Everybody wants to have drinks and everybody wants to celebrate and turn up and, you know, I just had to see Wizzle. I had to see Wizzle in person,” he said of Bow Wow. “If it wasn’t for you, there wouldn’t be no me. That’s why—you know the rest, that’s why I’mma rock with y’all forever more.” In the early 2000s, Bow Wow and Soulja Boy were pioneers in the hip-hop culture regarding how marketing campaigns and music tours work.  » Read More

04 April 2021 - 00:00 By We've heard of the art world waking up to NFTs (https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2021-03-21-crypto-art-goes-mainstream-as-beeples-digital-canvas-sells-for-r1bn/) (non-fungible tokens, which prove ownership of a piece of digital content, like art) but is this cryptocurrency-adjacent digital format revolutionising the music industry?What are NFTs?.. This article is reserved for Sunday Times subscribers. A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content. Already subscribed? Simply sign in below. Registered on the BusinessLIVE, Business Day or Financial Mail websites? Sign in with the same details. Questions or problems? Email helpdesk@timeslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00.  » Read More

04 April 2021 - 00:02 By Sandiso Ngubane Barely a year since its launch, the audio-chat app Clubhouse is earning love and criticism and courting competition in equal measure. The app recently announced it had reached 10-million active users. But security concerns have plagued its meteoric rise as signing up requires a phone number, and once you're signed up, any other user who has your contact in their phone book has access to you.In China and the United Arab Emirates, governments have moved quickly to block the app in what are seen by many as attempts to curtail free expression... This article is reserved for Sunday Times subscribers. A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content. Already subscribed? Simply sign in below. Registered on the BusinessLIVE, Business Day or Financial Mail websites? Sign in with the same details. Questions or problems? Email helpdesk@timeslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00.  » Read More

Beijing (AFP) A new state-produced musical set in Xinjiang inspired by Hollywood blockbuster "La La Land" has hit China's cinemas, portraying a rural idyll of ethnic cohesion devoid of repression, mass surveillance and even the Islam of its majority Uyghur population.China is on an elaborate PR offensive to rebrand the northwestern region where the United States says "genocide" has been inflicted on the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.As allegations of slavery and forced labour inside Xinjiang's cotton industry draw renewed global attention, inside China, Beijing is curating a very different narrative for the troubled region.Rap songs, photo exhibitions and a musical -- "The Wings of Songs" -- are leading the cultural reframing of the region, while a legion of celebrities have seemingly unprompted leapt to the defence of Xinjiang's tarnished textile industry. Beijing denies all allegations of abuses and has instead recast Xinjiang as a haven of social cohesion and economic renewal that has turned its back on years of violent extremism thanks to benevolent state intervention.  » Read More

@wongmjane/twitterCalifornia: Microblogging site Twitter's 'Clubhouse'-like audio chat rooms feature 'Spaces', will soon be rolled out in desktop browsers.The company confirmed the news to The Verge. The outlet asked the social media company about 'Spaces' on the desktop after seeing a tweet from app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, that shows what 'Spaces' preview cards could look like when viewed on the web.Twitter has been working hard to bring its Clubhouse-like audio chat rooms feature 'Spaces', to users on iOS and Android. A logical next place for 'Spaces' to show up would be on the web, and Twitter is working on the feature for browsers.And the company has not been entirely secret about developing the feature, either. Last Friday, a Twitter 'Spaces' developer posted some designs of how a 'Space's' intro screen might look on the web.Currently, 'Spaces' is only available on mobile, bringing it to the web would be a significant expansion for the company.  » Read More

Emma Fyffe from VENN joined 5 Live to talk about the latest in pop culture and video game news. Clubhouse is a voice chat only app that lets you jump in and out of different conversations happening live. It’s like Zoom meetings without video, or live podcasts where you can participate or just listen in. It’s a great tool for networking and is invite only for now, but using the app can give companies access to personal data stored on kid’s phones or even expose them to abusive or hateful language. If your kid is using Clubhouse, it’s time for a talk about online boundaries and online safety. Get little ones reading early with the amazing new Pokemon Primers, the first series aimed at young trainers who may recognize Pikachu and Squirtle, but haven’t learned the ABC’s. Now you can learn together with your favorite Pokemon! Pikachu Press is releasing an ABC book for young trainers to learn the alphabet, and a 123 book for little readers to learn numbers. Plus, parents and kids can both enjoy the adorable illustrations.  » Read More

Over the past several months, Twitter has been working hard to bring its Clubhouse-like audio chat rooms feature, Spaces, to users on iOS and, as of last month, Android. A logical next place for Spaces to show up would be on the web, and unsurprisingly, Twitter is working on the feature for browsers, the company confirmed to The Verge. We decided to ask Twitter about Spaces on desktop after seeing this tweet from app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, which shows what Spaces preview cards could look like when viewed on the web. And Twitter itself hasn’t been entirely secret about developing the feature, either. A Twitter Spaces developer posted some designs of how a Space’s intro screen might look on the web last Friday. Given that Spaces is only available on mobile right now, bringing it to the web would be a significant expansion. And that broader reach could help Twitter in its race to compete with Clubhouse, which is still only on iOS (though an Android version is on the way).  » Read More