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Sunday, September 28, 2025
TopicBloomberg Opinion

Topic: Bloomberg Opinion

Why the Internet doesn’t need to know your real name

Digital identity should be approached as a standalone entity with limited impact on the rest of our lives.

Why booking an Uber may get twice or thrice as expensive

Uber's free cash flow was negative $1.3 billion in the last 12 months, raising questions about the viability of its business model in the long run.

Bangladesh and Tanzania have a lesson or two for India on open defecation

Like Bangladesh and Tanzania, India can adopt strategies that generate shame and disgust to trigger collective action.

Indian cricket may be the answer to Facebook’s Asia revenue problems

To boost its revenue, Facebook is experimenting with buying the broadcast rights of major sports like cricket and football.

As spacecraft finds lake on Mars, Earthlings may discover alien cousins

Enough meteorites have flown between here and Mars to open the possibility that we’ll find our own relatives up there.

Iran oil sanctions will hurt more than you think

Under Obama, Iran's crude and condensate exports fell by around 1.2 million barrels a day. Under Trump, it seems the decline will be bigger and faster.

This is why China could collapse like the Soviet Union

China's dying labour-force boom, like the Soviet Union's in the 1970s, may not revive even with Silk Road project’s heavy investments.

Personality traits can determine how fat a person’s pay cheque is: Study

People assume the act of being more agreeable at one’s job might fetch a good pay cheque, but it doesn’t turn out to be so for men.

Facebook, Twitter woes could be an indication of profound change in internet habits

The increasing disappointing user gains of Facebook, Twitter & Snapchat could be an alarming warning bell for social media companies.

Snapchat has succumbed to Internet conventions it was once contemptuous of

By dumping its own heritage of boasting glossy video ads, Snapchat like Facebook and Google has given in to quick marketing gains. Snapchat has defined...

On Camera

Aamir Khan and Salman Khan are still dodging and deflecting the age question, 20 yrs later

On the first episode of Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were confronted with another hypocrisy: age gaps. And they didn't come out looking good.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.