Google extends third-party in-app billing to India, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, and the European Economic Area; non-gaming developers globally can participate (Vikas SN/Moneycontrol)

Vikas SN / Moneycontrol:
Google says it has paused enforcement of its in-app billing policy on Google Play in India, following a recent ruling of the Competition Commission of India  —  Google said on November 1 it has paused enforcement of its in-app billing system in India following a recent ruling of the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Vikas SN / Moneycontrol:
Meta confirms WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose and India’s public policy head Rajiv Aggarwal have stepped down; sources say the exits are not layoff related  —  Shivnath Thukral, who is currently serving as the director of public policy at WhatsApp India, has been appointed the director …

Florence Ion / Gizmodo:
Google adds tablet-friendly features to Chrome on Android, including a visual tab grid, tab groups, and a side-by-side design  —  The update brings abilities like tabs and a drag-and-drop mode, but it’s for Android tablets only.  —  Alerts  —  Dear Android tablet users, there’s some good news.

IDC:
Global PC shipments are expected to drop 12.8% to 305.3M in 2022 while tablet shipments will fall 6.8% to 156.8M; combined PC/tablet market to fall 2.6% in 2023  —  Tumultuous times are ahead for the PC and tablet markets according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation …

Nikhil Patwardhan / Moneycontrol:
Simplilearn, which offers upskilling courses, bootcamps, and certifications, raised $45M led by GSV Ventures; Blackstone acquired a $250M majority stake in 2021  —  The higher learning edtech platform will use the funds to boost its growth plans in India and international markets

Priyanka Iyer / Moneycontrol:
India-based DotPe, which helps businesses get online, raised a $58M Series B led by Temasek, and says it will introduce digital lending to merchants  —  The company plans to use the proceeds of the fundraise to grow its merchant base three times in the next two to three years