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Zapak.com celebrates F1 fever
MUMBAI: Gaming portal Zapak Digital Entertainment will showcase 2007 Formula One. Zapak.com has created a F1 Zone to give all the Formula 1 enthusiasts something to supplement their Formula One Grand Prix excitement with. In india, viewers can catch F1 fever on Star Sports. Formula 1 fans can catch the session details live prior to the races and all the action on the day of the race. This Zone also features Team Standing, Player Standing, Team Profile, Player profile, Circuit details and Races Schedule to keep the F1 fans up-to-date with the action on circuit.
Zapak Digital Entertainment COO Rohit Sharma says, “The Formula One craze in India is growing tremendously year after year. The F1 Zone is our way of providing the rising group of racing fanatics with all the happenings on the Formula One circuit. With the use of internet on the rise, the F1 Zone provides yet another window for the youth to access the information they want on the medium of their choice.”
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
