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TLDR: Instagram, BigBasket, Amazon, Mu Sigma, Elon Musk, internet access, quick commerce

Rajeev Chandrasekhar's answer to India's internet access gap Expanding BharatNet into remote areas, rolling out 5G services, establishing the National Data Centre, and implementing a Cloud Policy were a few suggestions offered up by Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar when asked about the widening disparities faced by Indians looking to access and use the Internet, according to an ET report. Instagram to play up creator content by adjusting algorithms The head of Instagram Adam Mosseri revealed that the social media platform is looking to boost its ranking system and better highlight original content from creators, as per an ET report. "We've added new ways to tag and improved ranking: Product tags, enhanced tags, ranking for originality," Mosseri said on Twitter. BigBasket gets in on instant delivery with BBNow Tata's grocery delivery platform BigBasket is upping its bet on the quick commerce sector by offering instant delivery of grocery essentials through BBNow, according to inc42. While its foray into quick commerce was first announced in October last year, what's new is that BBNow will undertake delivery orders within a 1.5-2.5 km radius for more than 3,000 products, all within a 10-20 minute time range. But these shrinking delivery times have triggered a debate on gig worker protections. Mu Sigma's founder buys back company shares from investors Data analytics firm Mu Sigma's founder Dhiraj Rajaram has taken back full control of his company after buying out Sequoia Capital and General Atlantic, Moneycontrol reported. Rajaram founded the firm nearly 20…

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