Big Tech Rules Tighten, KFC-Pizza Hut Merge, 1000+ Jobs Cut in Media

• India to implement stricter Big Tech regulations by 2026, driven by new AI Governance, DPDP rules, and CCI/RBI frameworks.
• Over 1,000 jobs cut in India's media, advertising, and entertainment sector in 2025 due to AI adoption and restructuring, impacting mid-level roles.
• Sapphire Foods and Devyani International merge in a $934 million deal, uniting KFC and Pizza Hut operators in India amidst slower growth.
• Warner Bros Discovery is likely to reject Paramount Skydance's hostile bid, with a major shareholder deeming the offer insufficient.
• Zomato's Deepinder Goyal criticized 'miscreants' amidst delivery worker strikes, asserting the gig economy system is fair given high volumes.

Why It Matters: Major shifts hit tech regulation, media jobs, and QSR mergers, while Zomato defends its gig economy model.