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🥊 2 Billionaires, 1 MMA Match
Plus: 🎮 YouTube Explore New Gaming Frontier, 🛒 Prime Minister Modi Meets Amazon
🥊 Musk vs. Zuckerberg: Battle of the Tech Billionaires Takes a Physical Turn
Do you want to see two tech billionaires punch each other in the face?
Musk jokingly challenged Zuck to a MMA match on Twitter about Meta's plan to launch a Twitter rival called "Threads".
Zuck, who apparently knows some jiu-jitsu, responded by posting a screenshot of Musk's challenge on his Instagram account with the caption "Send Me Location".
The UFC boss Dana White said he talked to both of them and they were “dead serious” about fighting. Musk confirmed this on Twitter Space, saying he would train if the fight happens.
Despite being taller and heavier than Zuckerberg, Musk’s lack of mixed-martial arts experience has most observers concluding he would be likely to lose.
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🥊 Musk challenges Zuck to a MMA fight over Meta’s Twitter rival.
🤼♂️ Zuck accepts the challenge and UFC boss says they are “dead serious”.
🎮 YouTube Explores New Territory with 'Playables'
YouTube is secretly working on a new feature that will let you play online games on its platform called ‘Playables’.
The company asked its employees to test out some games like Stack Bounce, an arcade game where you bounce a ball on stacks of blocks. You can play these games on your web browser or on your phone.
A YouTube spokesperson said that gaming has always been a focus for them, and that they are just experimenting with new things. This is part of YouTube’s plan to grow its business beyond ads, which are not as lucrative as they used to be.
The company wants to compete with other gaming platforms like Twitch and Facebook Gaming, and attract more gamers and streamers to its site.
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🎮 YouTube is testing a new feature called ‘Playables’ that lets you play online games on its platform.
🏆 YouTube wants to boost its gaming business and compete with Twitch and Facebook Gaming.
🛒 Amazon Commits $15 Billion Investment in India, Aiming for Major Expansion by 2030
Amazon is going big on India.
The online shopping giant said it will invest $15 billion more in the country by 2030, on top of the $11 billion it has already spent.
The company's boss, Andy Jassy, announced this after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a US tour to woo American businesses.
India is a key overseas market for Amazon and other American giants are also ramping up their commitment to the South Asian market. Amazon wants to expand its cloud business in India, where it faces competition from local rivals like Flipkart and Jio.
But India is not an easy market for Amazon. It has to deal with complex regulations, protests from small traders.
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🇮🇳 Amazon pledges $15 billion more investment in India by 2030.
🛒 Amazon faces regulatory hurdles and local competition in India’s online market.