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Digital waves wallop Eastman Kodak
MUMBAI: The digital wave seems to have slain Eastman Kodak, the company which brought photography to the masses a century ago, to such an extent that the company is staring bankruptcy. The company has already begun preparing to ask for protection from creditors.
On Tuesday the New York Stock Exchange has, in a way, warned the company that if it cannot get its stock price
In its heyday Kodak shares topped $80 in 1996 — just before the digital photo revolution stated making waves that eventually replaced the need for consumers to buy Kodak film,.
On Wednesday, Kodak™s share price plunged 28 per cent to 47 cents a share while on Thursday it sank another 10.6 percent to 42 cents.
Days have become so bad for the company that on Thursday the company‘s chief communications officer quit, following the resignation of three board directors in the last two weeks.
Founded in 1892 by George Eastman, Kodak developed handheld Brownie cameras that were sold at popular price, and furnished the film that would keep consumers pumping profits into the country for decades.
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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.
