Reliance, the parent firm of India’s largest mobile operator Jio, launches JioBook, a ~$190 4G-enabled laptop running a custom Android-based OS called JioOS (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian edtech giant Byju’s plans to lay off 5% of its workforce, or around 2,500 people, in a bid to achieve profitability by 2023  —  Indian edtech giant Byju’s said on Wednesday it has eliminated 5% of its workforce, or about 2,500 roles, across multiple departments as it looks to improve …

Monica Chin / The Verge:
Framework and Google partner to launch the $999 Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition, a user-upgradeable model running Chrome OS, shipping in early December  —  Framework and Google have announced the new Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition.  As the name implies, this is an upgradable …

Han Chen / Axios:
Report: US state and local governments kept buying Chinese telecom equipment despite a federal-level ban; only five states have rules to limit such purchases  —  Despite federal efforts to block Chinese telecom equipment from U.S. supply chains, state and local governments across …

Christiana Loureiro / The Block:
IBM and Maersk’s blockchain-enabled supply chain offering TradeLens, launched in 2018, will shut down in Q1 2023; Maersk blames a lack of industry collaboration  —  – The companies made a viable platform but couldn’t get a global collaboration going.  —  Danish shipping company Maersk …

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Amazon will phase out Academy, an Indian edtech service launched in 2021 to help students prepare for admission to engineering colleges, starting August 2023  —  Amazon will be shutting down Amazon Academy, an online learning platform it launched in India for high-school students last year, the company said Thursday.

Louise Matsakis / Semafor:
TikTok has quietly launched its livestreaming e-commerce feature TikTok Shop in the US this week; source: TikTok has invited select US businesses to participate  —  TikTok quietly entered the United States e-commerce market this week, where it will compete with Amazon and other retail giants during the coming holiday shopping season.