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Yahoo introduces new finance features
MUMBAI: Yahoo Inc. is revamping the finance section of its web site with more interactive stock charts and other features. The redesigned web page will be unveiled on 17 July.
The new system design has the static, two-dimensional stock chart where scrolling elsewhere on the page was required for getting additional data or a different timeline view removed. Instead, users can stay on the chart itself to view major events such as splits or dividends or drag the timeline to a desired period.
Users can also type in specific dates to create a chart and compare the performance of multiple equities within the same graph. They can then easily print the customized chart or send it to others via e-mail, states a medial release.
Google Inc., had introduced similar interactive chart features when it launched a finance section in March 2006. But Yahoo‘s new customisation features raise the bar for its major competitors, reports quote said Charlene Li, an Internet analyst at Forrester Research, as saying. “This takes stock charts to another level. And, you don‘t stay the leader if you don‘t innovate, ” Li says.
Yahoo will also be adding an online tool for other online publishers to distribute stock charts, quotes and news headlines from Yahoo Finance – all free of charge. The syndication offering, christened the Yahoo Finance Badge, lets web sites of all sizes display market data that Yahoo already receives and processes from the leading stock exchanges.
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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.
