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Today’s Headlines:

1. Uber’s Travis Kalanick to resign from board of directors
Travis Kalanick, former CEO and co-founder of Uber is stepping down from the company board, according to a company announcement. He will officially resign on December 31. He has sold off his shares worth 3 billion dollars as he turns his focus into the on-demand food industry with CloudKitchens.
2. Performics India wins digital duties of GoAir
Performics India has won the integrated digital media mandate for GoAir. The mandate includes Performance Media, SEO and Analytics. iProspect India was the incumbent agency.
3. Amazon sees a 6x growth in smart home customer base in India
Amazon has seen a 6x growth in its smart home customers base in India in the last 12 months. According to an Economic Times report there was 135% increase in shipments of smart speakers from September 2018 to September 2019, with Amazon Echo holding a 66% market share.
4. YouTube to test a ‘featured in this video’ grid on its Android app
YouTube’s Android app will soon roll out a “featured in this video” section to videos that involved any collaborators instead of having the creators push that information into the description. This is likely to help users find and subscribe to channels they have seen a video on.