Bloomberg Despite being the birthplace of the humble rice cooker, a decline in appetites for the grain and cost savings to be found elsewhere are prompting Panasonic Holdings Corp to end production in Japan. Instead, the Osaka-based manufacturer will transfer production to the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou by June 2023, according to media reports. The move by Panasonic, …

  Bloomberg Byju Raveendran, the founder of the world’s most valuable edtech startup Byju’s, is in financing talks to lift his stake in the company to as high as 40%, people familiar with the matter said. The former teacher is seeking funding to finance the stake repurchases — which could amount to as much as 15% of the firm — …

  Bloomberg An Indian appeals court refused to grant immediate relief to Alphabet Inc’s Google over a $162 million antitrust fine for abusing the dominant position of its Android smartphone operating system in the country. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal asked the US tech giant to deposit 10% of the penalty after admitting its appeal against the Competition Commission …