TOI Tech

• newNeo-Nazis are still on Facebook and they're making money: Report
  All told, there are at least 54 Facebook profiles belonging to 39 entities that the German government and civil society groups have flagged as extremist
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• newWhy Google Chrome’s incognito mode may be a ‘problem’ for Sundar Pichai
  Google has been accused of unlawfully tracking user's internet use while browsing Incognito in Chrome browser.
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• newYou can now get free Windows 11 update, here’s how
  
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• newAmazon & Flipkart Diwali sales: What we know so far
  
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• Chinese gaming firms vow self-regulation amid crackdown on teen addiction
  
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• A gadget that helps visually-impaired people
  As she walks down a Paris sidewalk, visually-impaired Frenchwoman Laurence Jamet approaches a garbage can blocking her path. A beep sounds in her ears to warn her of the obstacle, she takes a step to…
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• World's highest electric vehicle charging station inaugurated in Himachal Pradesh's Kaza
  In a bid to promote a sustainable environment, the world's highest electric vehicle charging station was inaugurated in Kaza of Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.
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• Modi, Morrison agree on low emissions tech partnership, "ultra low cost" solar programme
  India currently has the world's fastest-growing solar energy programme and has expanded access to clean cooking fuel to cover over 80 million households, making it one of the largest clean energy driv…
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• AWS, MeitY Startup Hub partner to boost growth of startups in India
  Amazon Internet Services Pvt Ltd (AISPL) on Friday said it has inked an agreement with MeitY Startup Hub to promote technology innovation and the sustainable growth of start-ups in India. AISPL undert…
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• China bans crypto trading and mining, bitcoin stumbles
  China's most powerful regulators on Friday intensified the country's crackdown on cryptocurrency with a blanket ban on all crypto transactions and crypto mining, hitting bitcoin and other major coins…
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• Apple Watch Series 7 could have a secret wireless connection, claims report
  A report has claimed that the Watch Series 7 will come with a secret 60.5GHz wireless connection.
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• India's Silicon Valley state seeks to ban online gaming
  The Indian state of Karnataka, home to India's Silicon Valley, has proposed a ban on online games involving betting and wagering, sparking concerns that growing state regulations could hit the nascent…
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• Google plea against 'information leak' attempt to frustrate proceedings, CCI tells HC
  Competition Commission of India told the Delhi High Court that Google's plea against the alleged leak of confidential probe information was wholly misplaced and an attempt to frustrate the proceedings…
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• China turns the screws in crypto crackdown
  China intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrency trading, vowing to root out "illegal" activity in trading of bitcoin and other virtual currencies and issuing a nationwide ban on cryptocurrency mining.
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• Realme Narzo 50A v 30A: What’s new, what’s not
  
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Business Today Tech

• newRealme GT Neo 2 to be launched in India soon, CEO Madhav Sheth confirms
  Realme will soon unveil the Realme GT Neo 2 in India and the news has been confirmed by the company CEO Madhav Sheth.
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• newMotorola to launch Moto Tab G20, Motorola Edge 20 Pro in India soon
  The Lenovo-owned company has confirmed launching two devices including the Moto Tab 20 and the Motorola Edge 20 Pro.
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• newAmazon Great Indian festival 2021 to go live on October 4, deals on smartphones, laptops you should not miss
  It is to be noted that every year a few days ahead of Diwali, Amazon and Flipkart host shopping festivals to offer deals and discounts on smartphones, laptops and other electronics.
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• iPhone 13 Pro review: The best smartphone camera ever?
  The 13 Pro and Pro Max perform well outdoors in the day, but they really come into their own in low light situations. The improvements to the sensor size coupled with the A15's 'computational photogra…
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• Oppo to launch Reno6 Pro 5G Diwali Edition, F19s Special Edition, Enco Buds Blue on Sept 27
  Oppo will launch Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G Diwali Edition, Oppo F19s Special Edition and the Oppo Enco Buds Blue through the “#ASKOppo Festive Launch Show” on September 27, 2021, a company statement said
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• Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2021 officially announced, big offers expected on smartphones and laptops
  Amazon has announced the starting date for its festival sale in India. Due to begin on October 4, here are the savings you can expect to make on shopping during the online sale.
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• Airtel vs JioFiber vs BSNL vs Excitel Rs 999 broadband plans offer up to 300 Mbps speed, which is better
  According to subscriber data shared by TRAI for July 2021, BSNL recorded the highest number of wired broadband users while JioFiber recorded the highest number of wireless broadband users.
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• Redmi 9 Activ with up to 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery now up for sale, price starts at Rs 9,499
  After rumours and speculations around the device, Redmi 9 Activ is finally up for sale in India. The device comes in two storage options and follows its ancestor - Redmi 9, for most of its specificati…
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• Google Photos rolling out possibility of hiding private images from main gallery to all Android devices
  Interestingly, the possibility of hiding private images from the main gallery is not something new Google has done. The feature was previously rolled out primarily for the Pixel phones launched in Jun…
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• Clubhouse announces winners of 'Creator First India' programme; check out the names
  The US-based auto platform will help them by providing financial, logistical and promotional support to create content for their shows. The programme is based on a similar one launched in the US earli…
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• China says all Bitcoin or crypto transactions are illegal, may ban crypto currencies
  China says that all crypto currency transactions are illegal, spooking Bitcoin and crypto investors and enthusiasts. It is believed that the move will be followed by a full ban on Bitcoin.
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Techmeme

• newHow TikTok's auto-generation tools helped popularize subtitles in the app, as creators compete for the estimated 75% of users who leave their phones on mute (Brian Contreras/Los Angeles Times)
  Brian Contreras / Los Angeles Times:How TikTok's auto-generation tools helped popularize subtitles in the app, as creators compete for the estimated 75% of users who leave their phones on mute  —…
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• A viral TikTok video from July caused many young women to use Prolific, a survey website for scientists, skewing the demographic data for thousands of studies (Rafi Letzter/The Verge)
  Rafi Letzter / The Verge:A viral TikTok video from July caused many young women to use Prolific, a survey website for scientists, skewing the demographic data for thousands of studies  —  Thousa…
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• Stairwell, which scans companies' data to detect if they are compromised or were in the past, raises $20M Series A led by Sequoia and Accel (Carly Page/TechCrunch)
  Carly Page / TechCrunch:Stairwell, which scans companies' data to detect if they are compromised or were in the past, raises $20M Series A led by Sequoia and Accel  —  Back when Stairwell emerge…
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• Analysis: with 26 exits so far, 2021 could be Kleiner Perkins' best year for number of exits in at least a decade (Sophia Kunthara/Crunchbase News)
  Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News:Analysis: with 26 exits so far, 2021 could be Kleiner Perkins' best year for number of exits in at least a decade  —  Kleiner Perkins is one of the most storied…
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• Seoul-based 3i, an immersive experience startup focusing on metaverse tech, AI, and AR/VR, raises ~$24M Series A led by SV Investment (FinSMEs)
  FinSMEs:Seoul-based 3i, an immersive experience startup focusing on metaverse tech, AI, and AR/VR, raises ~$24M Series A led by SV Investment  —  3i Inc., a Seoul, South Korea immersive experien…
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• Production crew union says Apple claimed less than 20M TV+ subscribers in the US and Canada as of July 1, allowing Apple to pay workers lower rates (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
  Kif Leswing / CNBC:Production crew union says Apple claimed less than 20M TV+ subscribers in the US and Canada as of July 1, allowing Apple to pay workers lower rates  —  - A showbiz union repre…
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• Financial software maker Clearwater Analytics closed up 41% at $25.37 per share in its debut, giving it a market cap of $5.9B, after raising $540M in its IPO (Bloomberg)
  Bloomberg:Financial software maker Clearwater Analytics closed up 41% at $25.37 per share in its debut, giving it a market cap of $5.9B, after raising $540M in its IPO  —  - Software firm's bac…
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• Documents show Clearview AI subpoenaed internal docs and correspondence from advocacy groups and civil society coalitions that first exposed its activities (Alexandra S. Levine/Politico)
  Alexandra S. Levine / Politico:Documents show Clearview AI subpoenaed internal docs and correspondence from advocacy groups and civil society coalitions that first exposed its activities  —  Cle…
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• Twitter is seeking feedback for two potential new features, "Filter" and "Limit", both of which will hide offensive or harmful replies (Ian Carlos Campbell/The Verge)
  Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge:Twitter is seeking feedback for two potential new features, “Filter” and “Limit”, both of which will hide offensive or harmful replies  —  It's not yet a…
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• Whole Foods will charge a $9.95 grocery delivery fee across the US beginning October 25, rolling back an Amazon Prime perk (Matt Day/Bloomberg)
  Matt Day / Bloomberg:Whole Foods will charge a $9.95 grocery delivery fee across the US beginning October 25, rolling back an Amazon Prime perk  —  - Prime members previously offered free Whole…
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• iPhone 13 Pro runs 3rd-party apps at 120Hz for scrolling and screen transitions but limits them to 60Hz for animations; Apple says it is working on a fix (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)
  Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:iPhone 13 Pro runs 3rd-party apps at 120Hz for scrolling and screen transitions but limits them to 60Hz for animations; Apple says it is working on a fix  —  One of the b…
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• As the pandemic and chip shortages delay equipment upgrades, some worry emergency alert services may stop working if AT&T phases out 3G in Feb. 2022 as planned (Steve Lohr/New York Times)
  Steve Lohr / New York Times:As the pandemic and chip shortages delay equipment upgrades, some worry emergency alert services may stop working if AT&T phases out 3G in Feb. 2022 as planned  —  Co…
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• Jeremy Liew, Bijan Sabet, and Roger Ehrenberg stepping back from active roles at their firms reflects a broader generational shift in the VC industry (Lucinda Shen/Fortune)
  Lucinda Shen / Fortune:Jeremy Liew, Bijan Sabet, and Roger Ehrenberg stepping back from active roles at their firms reflects a broader generational shift in the VC industry  —  Over the course o…
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• Source: online course provider Udemy is preparing to file for an IPO as soon as October, targeting a valuation of between $6B and $8B (Kate Clark/The Information)
  Kate Clark / The Information:Source: online course provider Udemy is preparing to file for an IPO as soon as October, targeting a valuation of between $6B and $8B  —  Udemy, a San Francisco-base…
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• Roblox introduces music listening parties, starting with a new album from Poppy, the project of multimedia artist Moriah Pereira (Tatiana Cirisano/Billboard)
  Tatiana Cirisano / Billboard:Roblox introduces music listening parties, starting with a new album from Poppy, the project of multimedia artist Moriah Pereira  —  Over the past year, Roblox has h…
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Forbes Tech

Techcrunch India

• Amazon assembles video streaming apps to fight with Netflix and Disney in India
  Amazon has launched Prime Video Channels in India, allowing its customers to subscribe to eight streaming services including Discovery+ and Mubi from one hub (Prime Video website or app), the latest i…
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• Apps to reach record highs in Q3 of 36B downloads and $34B in consumer spending
  A new forecast on the state of the app economy indicates the third quarter will see record-breaking revenues spent on apps and games. According to App Annie, consumers worldwide will spend $34 billion…
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• India’s Oyo seeks $1.2 billion in IPO, eyes $12 billion valuation
  
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• Sony Group unit seeks to acquire India’s Zee Entertainment, invest an additional $1.57 billion
  Sony Pictures Networks India said on Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Zee Entertainment, which, if the deal materializes, will bring together two of the largest broadcasting giants in India that run…
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• Indian buy now, pay later startup ZestMoney raises $50 million from Australia’s Zip
  ZestMoney, a Bangalore-based buy now, pay later platform, said on Wednesday it has raised $50 million in a new financing round from Australia’s Zip as the Indian firm looks to double down on a trend…
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• Salesforce backs Indian payments startup Razorpay
  Six-year-old Bangalore-based fintech Razorpay, which was valued at $3 billion in a financing round in April this year, has courted one more high-profile investor: Salesforce Ventures. Razorpay said on…
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• Equity Monday: A global selloff to kick off Disrupt week
  Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest pri…
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• Amazon bets on Hindi voice shopping to reach wider India
  Speaking of Amazon — which is reportedly conducting an investigation to find whether its lawyers bribed government officials in India — the company announced today it plans to roll out the voice s…
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• Amazon starts probe over bribe to gov’t officials by its lawyers in India, report says
  Amazon has launched an investigation into the conduct of its legal representatives in India following a complaint from a whistleblower who alleged that one or more of the company’s reps had bribed g…
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• FloBiz raises $31 million to scale its neobank for small businesses in India
  FloBiz, an Indian startup that is building a neobank for small- and medium-sized businesses in the South Asian market, said on Monday it has raised $31 million in a new financing round as it works to…
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• Google abused dominant position of Android in India, antitrust probe finds
  Google has abused the dominant position of Android in India to illegally hurt competitors in the world’s second-largest internet market, a two-year antitrust probe by the nation’s watchdog has fou…
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• Byju’s acquires coding platform Tynker for $200 million in US expansion push
  Byju’s said on Thursday it has acquired California-headquartered Tynker, a leading coding platform for K-12 students, the latest in a series of major purchases as the Indian edtech giant attempts to…
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• Asian merchant commerce platform Pine Labs raises $100 million
  Pine Labs said on Thursday it has raised an additional $100 million, just weeks after securing $600 million in a financing round, as the Asian merchant commerce platform begins to explore the public m…
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• Gogoro will go public on Nasdaq after $2.35B SPAC deal
  Gogoro is going public. The company, which is best known for its electric Smartscooters and swappable battery infrastructure, announced today it will list on Nasdaq through a merger with Poema Global,…
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• A16z in talks to back CoinSwitch Kuber in first India investment
  A16z is inching closer to making its first investment in a startup in India, the world’s second-largest internet market that has produced over two dozen unicorns this year. The Menlo Park-headquarte…
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TechCircle

• Enterprise payments firm Airpay secures Series A funding from Kalaari Capital, others
  Mumbai-based payment services startup Airpay has raised Rs 24 crore ($3.6 million) as part of a Series A round led by Kalaari Capital and existing investors Rakesh and Rajesh Jhunjhunwala. The company…
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• Exclusive: Tiger Global may be part-exiting Flipkart with 3x return
  Tiger Global, the biggest investor in Flipkart, may have struck a deal with Microsoft and other new investors to sell a part of its stake in the e-commerce company in the latest fund-raising round tha…
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• Two Bangalore women give a ‘clean’ twist to co-working spaces
  Co-working spaces – the idea of an open and communicative work culture – is finally picking up in the Indian startup ecosystem. The past two years have witnessed many startups, including Innov8, I…
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• Bombay High Court bars taxi unions from disrupting Uber’s operations
  US-based Uber Technologies Inc’s India subsidiary Uber India Technologies Pvt. Ltd has obtained a restraining order from the Bombay High Court that prevents dissenting taxi union bodies from disrupt…
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• ShopClues looks to raise $75-100 mn in pre-IPO round
  Clues Network Pvt. Ltd, which runs e-commerce company ShopClues, is looking to raise $75-100 million (Rs 490-652 crore) in fresh funding even as it begins discussions with merchant banks for an initia…
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• Exclusive: GrabOnRent close to raising Series A round
  Bangalore-based GrabOnRent Internet Pvt. Ltd, which runs product rental marketplace GrabOnRent, is close to raising $3 million (Rs 19.5 crore) in Series A funding from new and existing investors, two…
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• Flipkart raises $1 bn in down round: Report
  Flipkart Pvt Ltd, the Singapore-based holding company of India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, has reportedly raised $1 billion in a massive fundraising round. The funds were secured at a down rou…
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• Tips to make the Startup culture a resounding success
  The startup culture that is slowly gaining momentum calls for adequate support at various levels to sustain itself. In the absence of the same, the enthusiasm may soon lose its vitality. It is necessa…
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• Snapdeal strategy head Jason Kothari formally takes over at FreeCharge
  E-commerce firm Snapdeal, operated by Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd, has appointed Jason Kothari as chief executive officer of its mobile recharge platform FreeCharge. Kothari will also continue his key le…
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• After venture capital, startups taking ‘vendor capital’ for granted
  The bloodletting in the Indian startup ecosystem continues with hotel-booking app RoomsTonite shutting shop on the heels of the Stayzilla fiasco, which is still playing out in the media. I have previo…
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Inc42

• newWhatsApp May Take Cashback Route To Popularise Its Payment Feature In India
  According to a report by the National Payments Council of India (NPCI), 3.5 Bn transactions worth INR 6.39 Lakh Cr…
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• newOnly Subscription, Advertising-Backed Gaming Startups To Get Karnataka Govt’s VC Funding
  As the Karnatanka government plans to ban online betting or wagering games, the state government’s AVGC venture fund will only…
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• newHow Simpl’s BNPL Strategy Is Enabling Higher Conversions For Merchant Partners
  For some years now, the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) segment in the fintech domain has been growing steadily as digital lenders increasingly…
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• newIPO-Bound OYO To Have 75% Primary & 25% Secondary Component In Its Offer
  IPO-bound hospitality unicorn OYO which is going to file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the market regulator SEBI…
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• Bombay HC Stays Order Restraining Unacademy To Use PrepLadder In Plagiarism Row
  In a case filed by Sri Lankan startup Medical Joyworks against Indian edtech unicorn Unacademy and its medical test-prep subsidiary,…
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• IPO-Bound OYO Founder Ritesh Aggarwal May Not Sell Stake Via Offer For Sale
  IPO-bound hospitality unicorn OYO is likely to file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) next week and the offer is…
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• Twitter Appoints Officers In Compliance With New IT Rules: Govt Tells HC
  In May 2021, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had enacted Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code,…
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• [The Outline By Inc42 Plus] India’s Gig Economy Goes Full-Time
  While the focus thus far has been on the challenges faced by gig workers of Zomato, Swiggy, Ola and Uber, the Indian gig economy is spread far and wide, and it's about to grow by a magnitude in the ne…
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• Exclusive: Dunzo Issues INR 19.5 Cr Worth Warrants To BCCL
  Bengaluru-based hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo has allotted warrants to Bennett Coleman and Company Ltd (BCCL).  According to regulatory filings accessed…
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• Retail Tech Startup DotPe Acquires Rista, Marks Foray Into PoS Space
  Gurugram-based online-to-offline commerce platform DotPe has acquired point-of-sale (PoS) startup Rista in an all-cash deal. The development marks the entry…
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• [Update] Exclusive: Medikabazaar Raises $75 Mn In Series C Round From CREAEGIS & CDC Group
  Update: After Inc42’s exclusive story on the funding round was published on Wednesday (September 22), Medikabazaar has announced raising of…
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• Cryptotech To Create Economic Value Addition Of $184 Bn In India By 2030: Report
  The fast-growing cryptotech industry in India is expected to create an economic value addition of $184 Bn by the year…
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• [Update] Exclusive: Logistics Unicorn Delhivery Raises $125 Mn From Lee Fixel’s Addition
  Update: After Inc42’s exclusive story on the funding round was published earlier this month, Delhivery today (September 24) announced raising…
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• Social Commerce Startup Meesho To Raise Funds From Fidelity, Others
  Social commerce startup Meesho is reportedly in talks to raise a fresh round of funding worth between $550 Mn to…
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• Dunzo CEO Kabeer Biswas Explains The Tech Behind Faster Deliveries
  Hyperlocal delivery firm Dunzo is turning to store automation and IoT tech applications like smart baskets to offer quick deliveries…
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