Hello, Many people have been scratching their heads of late. Some of them are Apple designers. The iPhone 17 was released to much fanfare, but fans have realised that it can be scratched pretty easily. Called “scratchgate”, the incident has led to complaints after users noticed the phone’s anodised aluminium frame was highly prone to wear and tear. H1-B visa holders have been left confused, too, after the US decided to scrap the lottery system and replace it with a weighted selection process, favouring higher-paid applicants. Those recently laid off are seeing a silver lining, hopeful that firms like Oracle, Intel, Microsoft, and AWS may rehire H1-B holders as they remain exempt from the $100,000 fee. India is also leveraging the issue during trade talks, asking US trade negotiators to ease access for Indian skilled workers, according to a Bloomberg report. But the 50% tariff on Indian imports is sparking a new ‘Swadeshi’ move. Recently, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shifted from Microsoft to Zoho’s software suite for documents and spreadsheets. Elsewhere, the stock market rush continues. Walmart-owned digital payments major PhonePe has confidentially filed draft papers with SEBI as it gears up for one of the country’s largest initial public offerings. It reportedly plans to raise Rs 12,000 crore through the IPO. In today’s newsletter, we will talk about - Inside gifting giant Archies
- Festive prep: MSME edition
- Powering India’s EV push
Here’s your trivia for today: Which was the first fast-food chain in India?
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