JUNE 01 2022

Evolve

Along with a deeply reported analysis of the transformation of Facebook to Meta and its impact on India, we also dissect metaverse and what it can do to the subcontinent

Suchetana Ray - June 01, 2022

Facebook In A Virtual Avatar

In one of the biggest rebranding exercises in the world, the mighty Facebook is looking to create a new business model. A stagnating user base and youth apathy globally combined with the potential of metaverse have taken the social media giant to bet big on an unknown sector. As Facebook becomes Meta Platforms, what happens to its India strategy?

Pallavi Chakravorty

& Nishant - June 01, 2022

‘We Do Not Want A Meta Metaverse. It Should Be Interoperable’

Ajit Mohan, vice president and managing director of Meta India, talks about Facebook's transition to Meta, the role India will play in this journey and whether hardware is going to take centre stage in the new world

Suchetana Ray

& Nishant - June 01, 2022

The Big And Small Of Metaverse

India’s start-ups and Big Tech are competing against and complementing each other in different aspects of metaverse. Be it developing technologies or creating use cases, the virtual horizon of India is expanding at a fast pace and driving the economy towards a Web3 future

Pallavi Chakravorty

& Vinita Bhatia

& Erick Massey - June 01, 2022

Borders of Metaverse

The space between real and virtual worlds is set to get murkier with national and municipal governance bodies gearing up to enter metaverse. But will the promising virtual world be a borderless state or replicate the hostilities and excessive regulation of the real world?

Harsh Kumar - June 01, 2022

India’s Metaverse Opportunity

India should rapidly invest in its demographic dividend to monetise such an opportunity

Sujit Kumar - June 01, 2022

‘WhatsApp Has A Role To Play In Scaling UPI-Based Payments’

Abhijit Bose, WhatsApp India head, speaks with Outlook Business about the platform’s foray into UPI payments and its business model

Suchetana Ray

& Nishant - June 01, 2022

Promising Future, Undecided VCs

Young Indian entrepreneurs are playing virtual reality games like their peers globally. Be it gaming, sports, events or art, start-ups have consolidated user base everywhere, but why are venture capitalists not impressed?

Pallavi Chakravorty - June 01, 2022

Stagflation Shadow On The World

Rising inflation, high unemployment and depreciating currencies have given birth to a vicious cycle that could very well dismantle the fragile post-Covid recovery. Can India escape this fate?

Kamalika Ghosh

& Neeraj Thakur - June 01, 2022

Facing A Real Pollution Problem In Metaverse

While metaverse’s energy question can find its answer in clean sources, the latter is also dealing with its own waste demons

Shailaja Tripathi - June 01, 2022

‘I Don’t Know What Metaverse Stands For’

In a crisp conversation with Outlook Business, Zoho Corp CEO Sridhar Vembu talks about Zoho University, his company’s open door policy, plans to uplift Bharat through rural centres and why he is elusive to metaverse

Pallavi Chakravorty - June 01, 2022

A Meta Stage For Artists

From concerts to art shows, metaverse is presenting artists with an avenue that they can make their own

Erick Massey - June 01, 2022

Building Wellbeing

To begin her days on a high, IKEA India CEO Susanne Pulverer turns to yoga that fills her up with both energy and calmness at the same time

Sneha Kanchan - June 01, 2022

Ranveer Brar

While Brar grew up eating and appreciating Lucknawi and Bengali cuisine, it is Turkish cuisine that the chef and restaurateur enjoys innovating with

Outlook Business - June 01, 2022

‘Edtechs Have To Innovate To Survive In Metaverse’

Former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari says his start-up Invact Metaversity falls on the intersection of education and metaverse

Pallavi Chakravorty - June 01, 2022