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Mark Zuckerberg Loses $ 15 Billion In Record Facebook Fall

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Facebook shares plunge really bad this time!

On Thursday, Facebook Inc., Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took a fall of more than $ 15 billion. The social media giant noticed the biggest one day wipeout in the U.S. stock market history. This comes a day after its executives forecasted, years of lower profit margins.

According to sources, a number of 16 brokerages cut their price targets on Facebook. The managers at Facebook said the cost of improving privacy safeguards and the very slow growth of the firm in the advertising markets, would hit the company’s profit margins in the coming years.

The shares went down as much as 19.6 percent to the tune of $ 174.78 in early trading, a decline that would wipe about $ 124 billion off the company’s value. Also, it is nearly four times the entire market capitalization of Twitter Inc.,

The company owned Instagram app, which is not really affected by Facebook’s privacy concerns, would not be enough to repair the damage

According to the second quarter results of Facebook, a string of privacy scandals involving Cambridge Analytica and other app developers are hitting the company’s business. The Chief Financial Officer of Facebook, David Wehner said over the next several years, we would anticipate that our operating margins will trend towards the mid 30s on a percentage basis.

However, a few analysts said Facebook is involved in too many scams and it would took a lot of time to come clean. Unlike Netflix, whose quarterly shortfall we saw as temporary, here we see an evolution of the story, albeit a portion of which we expected, said Daniel Salmon, analyst at BMO Capital Markets. Bears win this quarter … but not the war, said Brent Thill, an analyst with Jefferies.  The shares of Facebook fell to 44 percent in the second quarter from 47 percent a year ago.

As far as Facebook’s market capitalization is concerned, the social media giant was worth  $ 629.6 billion yesterday. The company is now worth $ 506.2.

To be more precise, Facebook lost an enormous $ 123.4 billion in value overnight.

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Info Edge Shareholders Approve ₹1,000 Crore Investment in New Venture Fund

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Info Edge (India) Ltd shareholders have overwhelmingly approved an investment of up to ₹1,000 crore in the company’s third venture capital fund, Info Edge Ventures Fund III. The proposal received near-unanimous backing, with 99.9995% of valid votes in favor out of 1,274 participants.

Smartweb Internet Services Ltd, a wholly owned Info Edge subsidiary, will act as sponsor and investment manager for the new fund. This move strengthens Info Edge’s commitment to backing early-stage startups and expanding its footprint in India’s venture capital landscape.

Info Edge has a strong track record as an early investor in leading Indian startups like Zomato and PB Fintech, with combined holdings in these firms valued at ₹31,500 crore ($3.7 billion) as of March 31, 2025.

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PayU Gets Final RBI Nod to Operate as Payment Aggregator Ahead of 2025 IPO

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PayU India, owned by Prosus, has received final approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an online payment aggregator, a year after getting in-principle approval in April 2024. This authorization allows PayU to onboard new merchants and offer digital payment solutions, joining other major players like Razorpay, CCAvenue, and BillDesk.

The RBI’s nod comes as PayU prepares for its planned IPO in the second half of 2025, following a delay from its original 2024 timeline due to market conditions. The company, which serves over 450,000 merchants, reported $319 million in revenue from its core payments and credit business in the first half of FY25.

PayU stated that the approval will help it build a resilient, compliant, and innovation-driven institution, supporting merchants of all sizes and advancing the Digital India vision. The company has also strengthened its risk management and expanded its presence in real-time payments through a strategic stake in Mindgate Solutions.

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Google’s Iconic ‘G’ Logo Gets First Update in 10 Years

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Google has refreshed its iconic ‘G’ logo for the first time in nearly 10 years, replacing the familiar solid blocks of red, yellow, green, and blue with a smooth, vibrant gradient that blends these colors seamlessly. This subtle update gives the logo a softer, more fluid, and modern appearance, aligning with Google’s evolving digital identity and current design trends.

The new gradient transitions smoothly from red to yellow, yellow to green, and green to blue, making the logo more visually appealing and adaptable across various devices, especially on mobile platforms. This redesign also reflects Google’s growing emphasis on artificial intelligence, echoing the gradient style used in the branding of Google Gemini, the company’s AI-generative assistant.

The updated ‘G’ logo has started rolling out on iOS through the Google Search app and on some Android devices, particularly Pixel phones running the Google app beta version 16.18. However, most other platforms, including the web and non-Pixel Android devices, still display the classic solid-color logo. A wider rollout is expected in the coming weeks.

So far, Google’s main wordmark and other product logos like Chrome, Maps, and Gmail remain unchanged. Given the shift toward gradient designs and AI-inspired visuals, similar updates to other Google icons may follow in the future.

In summary, this first major update to the ‘G’ logo since 2015 signals a subtle but meaningful shift in Google’s branding strategy, blending tradition with innovation as the company deepens its focus on AI and modern design aesthetics.

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