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ByAastha Singal•Oct 30, 2018

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1. Jeff Bezos has set a new world record. In past two days, the world's richest man has lost $19.2 billion, suggestively the most ever in that time, due to the global market selloff.

2. Elon Musk is now a Nothing of Tesla. The serial entrepreneur deleted his Tesla titles last week but generously accepted to keep the president position. Big heart Musk!

3. Google gets philanthropical. The tech giant has pledged $25 million for developing Artificial Intelligence based solutions to address societal problems.

4. Facebook is not far behind Google. The social networking giant has launched Digital Literacy Library to train 3 lakh Indians about digital safety in 6 Indian languages.

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Aastha Singal

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Features Writer

A business journalist looking to find happiness in the world of startups, investments, MSMEs and more. Officially started her career as a news reporter for News World India, Aastha had short stints with NDTV and NewsX. A true optimist seeking to make a difference, she is a comic junkie who'd rather watch a typical Bollywood masala than a Hollywood blockbuster.

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