Bitcoin and Ether See Dips After a Day’s Gain With Cryptocurrencies Seeing Red

Cryptocurrencies like Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash opened with minor gains today, while most other popular crypto coins including Bitcoin and Ether witnessed a dip.

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Redmi Note 10 Lite With Quad Rear Cameras, 5,020mAh Battery Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Redmi Note 10 Lite has launched in the Indian market. The phone is priced at Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage option, Rs. 15,999 for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage option, and Rs. 16,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model. It will go on sale on October 2.

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Popular Smart Lights to Check Out

Smart lights allow users to choose from millions of colours to set the mood, and some of them even support voice assistants. Here are some smart lights if you are looking to set the tone right in your room.

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Popular Budget Fitness Trackers to Check Out

Fitness trackers, or smart bands, may not be as flashy as smartwatches but they fulfill the basic activity tracking. Here are some budget options for you.

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Popular Multi-Function Ink Tank and Inkjet Printers to Check Out

Multi-function printers enable users to print, scan, and copy their documents. If you are looking for one, here are a few popular multi-function ink tank and inkjet printers.

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Instagram Content of Kim Kardashian, Other Celebrities Linked to Negative Feelings, Shows Facebook Research

Instagram of celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, and Charli D'Amelio may cause their followers to experience more negative feelings about their self-image, according to internal Facebook research reported by the Wall Street Journal.

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Facebook Research Shows Company Knew of Instagram Harm to Teens, Say US Senators

Facebook at a US senate hearing on Thursday was accused of concealing the negative findings about Instagram and demanded a commitment from the company to make changes.

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Zoom, Five9 to Terminate Nearly $15 Billion Deal After Shareholder Vote

Zoom’s acquisition of Five9 in a $14.7 billion deal was called off after Five9 shareholders voted it down in a major blow to Zoom's plan to expand its offerings following its pandemic boom.

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Zoom, Five9 to terminate nearly $15 billion all-stock deal

The termination of what would have been Zoom's biggest-ever acquisition comes after proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis recommended that Five9 shareholders vote against the takeover.

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FIFA 22 Review: More Arcade Than Ever

FIFA 22 review: the PC, PS4 and Xbox One version of EA Sports’ new football game is all over the place, somehow both more arcade-ish and more lifelike than before. FIFA 22 released October 1 on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X.

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Amazon clarifies legal fees to minister; Ola Electric lands $200M

In a letter to Piyush Goyal, Amazon refuted reports from last week that said it had paid Rs 8,546 crore in legal fees in India in FY20.

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Alteria Capital announces first close of its second fund at Rs 1,800 crore

The second fund includes a target corpus of Rs 1,000 crore and a green shoe option of Rs 800 crore, said Vinod Murali, founder and managing partner of Alteria Capital.

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Amazon writes to Piyush Goyal clarifying legal fees

“Last week some media outlets began reporting that Amazon's India operations spent a combined Rs 8456 crore in "legal fees" During 2019 and 2020. making these claims, the article cited "public filings" made by Amazon.. . .. the quoted amount was ," the letter dated September 28 said.

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Netflix India October 2021 Releases: The Office, Little Things Season 4, and More

The Office (US), Little Things season 4, Sivaji, Army of Thieves, Locke & Key season 2, Call My Agent: Bollywood, Seinfeld, The Guilty, Maya and the Three, The Conjuring, Fight Club, Forrest Gump, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Twilight Saga — the biggest movie and TV show releases on Netflix India in October 2021.

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Motorola Edge 20 Pro to Launch in India Today: Expected Price, Specifications

Motorola Edge 20 Pro will launch in India today at 12pm IST (noon). The flagship smartphone from Motorola will sport a 144Hz refresh rate 10-bit AMOLED display with HDR10+ support. It will be powered by a Snapdragon 870 SoC paired with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage. Its triple rear camera setup will be headlined by a 108-megapixel primary sensor.

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Google tells court 'staggering' $5 billion EU antitrust fine flawed

Google was fined for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in general internet search from 2011, in the largest penalty meted out to any company found guilty of breaching EU antitrust rules.

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AlphaSense bags $180 million in Series C funding

The company, which extracts insights from public and private content, enables business professionals to make data-driven decisions. AlphaSense will invest the money in market growth, especially in India.

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ABB launches world's fastest electric car charger

The company's new Terra 360 modular charger can charge up to four vehicles at once, and can fully charge any electric car within 15 minutes. The device will be available in Europe and the US by the end of the year.

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Creator Day India: Facebook sees a jump in creators monetising in India

Facebook has seen over 35% growth year-over-year in the number of monetising creators and video publishers in India and over 160% growth in in-stream revenue earned by monetising creators and video publishers.

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Google Meet Live Translation Feature Goes Live in Beta for Select Paid Tiers

Google Live Translation feature that converts live speech into captions has rolled out in beta for select Google Workspace paid plans.

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Lenovo Yoga 13s 2021 Ryzen Edition Windows 11 Laptop With Dolby Atmos Speakers Launched

Lenovo Yoga 13s 2021 Ryzen Edition was launched in China on September 28. The laptop runs Windows 11 and is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 5600U chipset paired with 16GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 512GB of NVMe SSD. It packs a 50Whr battery with 65W USB Power Delivery (PD) fast charging support.

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iPhone 13 Pro Max May Offer Up to 27W Charging Speeds, Fully Charges in Under 90 Minutes: New Tests Indicate

YouTuber ChargerLAB has carried out tests on the iPhone 13 Pro Max to ascertain the charging speeds. The phone is able to charge at up to 27W speeds and is said to fully charge from 0 to 100 percent in less than 90 minutes.

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Ethereum Researcher and Cryptocurrency Promoter Pleads Guilty to Advising North Korea Evade Sanctions

Cryptocurrency promotor Virgil Griffith, who also worked with Ethereum, has pleaded guilty to advising North Korea on using virtual money to avoid international controls, a New York court has said.

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Facebook to Highlight Its Positive Research on Instagram and Teens Following Criticism

Facebook plans to highlight during a US Senate hearing what it argues were more positive impacts of Instagram after criticism over internal data showed the app affected mental health of teenagers.

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Amazon settles with employees fired for criticising working conditions

Amazon had terminated the employment of Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, who had accused the company of enforcing policies in a discriminatory fashion and instituting rules that "chill and restrain" the staff from exercising rights.

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Google adds visual search features in shopping, video push

The new feature will arrive within months through its Google Lens search tool, the company said in its livestreamed Search On conference.

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The Book of Boba Fett Release Date Set for December 29 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar

The Book of Boba Fett — the next Star Wars live-action series — will premiere December 29 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. The Book of Boba Fett reportedly has eight episodes, and acts as The Mandalorian season 2.5.

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BMW-Owned Rolls-Royce Says Will Switch to All-Electric Range by 2030

Rolls-Royce announced Wednesday that it will produce only electric cars by 2030, joining other premium brands making the switch such as Volkswagen's Bentley and Jaguar's Land Rover.

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YouTube Goes Beyond COVID-19 Misinformation to Block All Anti-Vaccine Content

YouTube said on Wednesday that it will block all anti-vaccine content moving beyond just removing misinformation related to COVID-19.

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Fidelity, B Capital lead $570 mn funding in Meesho, valuation more than doubles to $4.9 bn

Meesho has raised $570 million in a funding round led by Fidelity and B Capital to double the R&D team and acquire more users, as the social ecommerce platform looks to compete directly with Amazon and Flipkart.

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Dune, Shiddat, Rashmi Rocket, and More: October Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Prime Video

Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Shiddat, Dune, Little Things 4, Rashmi Rocket, Sardar Udham, Army of Thieves, Dybbuk, The Guilty, Succession season 3, Invasion TV series, Maya and the Three, Insecure season 5 — the biggest movies and TV shows in October 2021 on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Zee5, HBO Max, Voot Select, and the cinemas.

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FIFA 22, Far Cry 6, Guardians of the Galaxy, and More: October Games on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X

FIFA 22, Far Cry 6, Age of Empires IV, Guardians of the Galaxy, Back 4 Blood, and more games are set to hit the shelves in October 2021. Here are some of the most exciting games set to release on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, and Nintendo Switch.

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Poco C31 to Launch in India Today: Livestream Details, Expected Specifications

Poco C31 will be launching in India today at 12pm IST (noon), as per the microsite on Poco's website. The smartphone will be powered by a MediaTek Helio G35 SoC that is paired with 4GB of RAM. Additionally, it will get a fingerprint scanner and a face unlock feature. Apart from this, no information is available on the specifications of the smartphone.

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Sebi bans ex-Infy, Wipro staffers in insider trading case

Sebi said in an ex-parte interim order dated September 27 that Ramit Chaudhri, the Infosys employee, and Keyur Maniar, a Wipro staffer, have been banned from trading in securities and that their demat and bank accounts have been frozen.

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Indian startups tap advisors amid IPO rush; rise of micro ecomm sites

Homegrown startups such as Zoomcar and Wakefit.co are hiring top talent from India and around the world to help them unlock the next level of growth.

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Roadmap soon to create Indian electronics and chip champs, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The government has accelerated efforts to start chip manufacturing in the country and is reportedly in talks with Taiwan to bring a $7.5 billion fab unit to India soon.

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InnoVen Capital raises Rs 740 crore towards first close of new fund

The anchor investor for the Rs 1,000-crore fund is Innoven Capital Pte Ltd, a joint venture of Seviora (Temasek) and United Overseas Bank. It has a green-shoe option to raise an additional Rs 1,000 crore.

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Public digital infra can help ease healthcare delivery, says RS Sharma

"Essentially, the idea of the digital mission…is to leverage information and communication technology…. and data to essentially make the health services delivery," Sharma said at the Global Fintech Fest on Wednesday.

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Truecaller sets IPO price range

Based on the pricing range, the company would have a market valuation between $1.9 billion to $2.4 billion after completion of the listing on Nasdaq Stockholm.

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OnePlus Buds Z2 TWS Earphones Specifications Surface Online, Tipped to Get Active Noise Cancellation, Dolby Atmos

OnePlus Buds Z2 TWS earphones launch seems imminent as some of its key specifications have surfaced online. As per a tipster, the OnePlus TWS earphones will come with active noise cancellation (ANC), Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth v5.2, and IP55 rating. The OnePlus Buds Z2 TWS earphones are said to come in Black and White colour options and have a total playback time of up to...

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CNN Quits Facebook in Australia Citing Defamation Risk from Public Comments on Posts

CNN has announced that it has stopped posting articles on Australian Facebook pages, citing a court ruling that says publishers are liable for defamation in public comments. The news organisation said Facebook refused to help it disable comments in posts.

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Samsung Galaxy F42 5G With Triple Rear Cameras, 90Hz Display Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G with a triple rear camera setup and a 90Hz display was launched in India on Wednesday. The new Samsung phone is also powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC. It will be available through Flipkart and other retail channels starting Sunday, October 3.

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YouTube Deletes Russian State-Backed RT's German Language Channels Over COVID-19 Misinformation

YouTube has deleted Russian state-backed broadcaster RT's German language channels, saying it had breached its COVID-19 misinformation policy.

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Amazon Halo View Fitness Tracker With AMOLED Colour Display, 7-Day Battery Life Launched to Rival Fitbit

Amazon Halo View fitness band has been launched in the US. It comes with an AMOLED display, Bluetooth connectivity, an optical heart rate sensor, and a swim-proof design. The wearable is available in Active Black, Lavender Dream, and Sage Green colour options.

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MFine raises $48 million from Moore Strategic Ventures, BEENEXT, others

The new round of funding will help MFine invest in expanding its hospital, diagnostics and e-pharmacy network across the country and building tech-driven care delivery products for both acute and chronic conditions patients.

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Netflix acquires Night School Studio, rolls out mobile games

The studio's games, which are available on Sony's PlayStation, Microsoft's Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PCs, will be the first non-mobile titles in the streaming giant's newly created video game portfolio.

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Facebook whistleblower to testify at US Senate hearing next week, lawmakers say

"This whistleblower's testimony will be critical to understanding what Facebook knew about its platforms' toxic effects on young users, when they knew it, and what they did about it," Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, head of a subcommittee of the Senate commerce panel, said.

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Apple, Google asked to turn in South Korea compliance plans by mid-October

The Korea Communications Commission will soon be drawing up an enforcement ordinance that will accompany the amendment of the country's Telecommunications Business Act. Most of the new law went into effect in mid-September.

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Xiaomi Civi Limited to China and Won't Launch in Global Markets, Company Reveals

Xiaomi Civi was launched in China and the company has confirmed that it ‘remains a Mainland China-only device.’ This means that the phone may not be introduced in global market. It could be possible that the phone may arrive in other markets as a rebranded model.

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Microsoft to Allow Epic Games, Amazon Storefronts on Its App Store

Microsoft has announced that it will allow Epic Games, Amazon, and other third-party developers to integrate their app stores into the technology giant's marketplace.

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Bitcoin, Ether, Other Cryptocurrencies Fall as China’s Crypto Ban Shakes Market

Dogecoin, Cardano among other cryptocurrencies dip. Only a few cryptocurrencies rose in value.

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Google Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro Price, Colour Options Surface Online; Launch Date Tipped Again

Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro's launch seems to be around the corner as its price, colour options, and launch date have surfaced online. As per Youtuber M. Brandon Lee's sources, the Pixel 6 will be priced at EUR 649 (roughly Rs. 56,200) and the Pixel 6 Pro will retail for EUR 899 (roughly Rs. 77,900). The source has also told Lee that the vanilla Pixel 6 will be off...

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Netflix Acquires Night School Studio That Created Oxenfree, Rolls Out New Mobile Games

Netflix has acquired Night School Studio behind creating the game Oxenfree. The streaming giant has also rolled out new mobile games in select European markets.

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Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE to Launch in India Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price and Specifications

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE will launch in India today at 12pm (noon). The company is livestreaming the event and Xiaomi will reveal the price and availability details. Alongside the smartphone, the Xiaomi Beard Trimmer 2 is also going to be launched.

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Amazon Astro Robot With Rotating Screen Mounted on Wheels, Alexa Support Launched

Amazon has launched Astro, an Alexa-powered robot that comes with a rotating screen mounted on wheels. The robot is designed to take up tasks such as home monitoring, setting up routines and reminders, and can play music and TV shows while rolling around the house.

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CNN quits Facebook in Australia, citing defamation risk

CNN does not feature prominently in Australian media consumption, but the decision could have reverberations across the industry if other outlets followed suit.

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Samsung Electronics close to finalising $17 billion Texas chip plant

The factory will make advanced logic semiconductor chips and is likely to create about 1,800 jobs, Samsung previously said in filings to state officials.

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FinTech regulation should be more entity-based than activity-based: RBI deputy governor

Without naming the Google and Equitas tie up to garner deposits, T Rabi Sankar, RBI deputy governor while speaking at the Global FinTech Fest also said that entities other than banks are not allowed to directly deal in deposits.

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India FinTech adoption very high at 87%: FM Sitharaman

The Global FinTech Fest, has been organised by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), along with its sister organisations Fintech Convergence Council (FCC), Payments Council of India (PCI), and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

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IPO-bound Oyo's legal troubles; UPI transactions boom again

A legal challenge from former Zostel, relating to a botched acquisition in 2015, threatens to disrupt Oyo’s IPO plans.

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UPI transaction value doubled to Rs 6.06 lakh crore in July

Outstripped 42% rise in card payments to Rs 1.36 lakh crore as UPI platforms grew 109%

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Exotel bags $35 million in funding led by Sistema, others

IIFL, Synergy Capital, and existing investor Blume Ventures also participated in the round, alongside former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin, who has come on board as a mentor.

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Chile's Central Bank to Decide on Rollout of Digital Currency in 2022

Chile's central bank will decide in early 2022 on a strategy for the potential rollout of its own digital currency, the bank's president said on Monday, as policymakers worldwide seek to keep pace with fast-spreading cryptocurrencies.

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Next James Bond Actor? Search Will Begin in 2022 for Daniel Craig Replacement, Say Producers

Who will be the next James Bond actor? Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson will only start the search in 2022. Daniel Craig’s fifth and final film, No Time to Die, releases September 30 in India and the UK.

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Australia Takes on Google's Online Advertising Dominance, Calls for Data Shakeout

Australia's antitrust watchdog said it wants the power to curb Google's use of Internet data to sell targeted ads, saying the Big Tech firm dominated the market to the point of harming publishers, advertisers, and consumers.

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TikTok Hits 1 Billion Monthly Active Users Globally, Company Says Brazil, Europe, US Biggest Markets

TikTok hit 1 billion monthly active users globally this summer, the company said, marking a 45 percent jump since July 2020.

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Samsung Galaxy F42 5G Price in India Tipped Ahead of Launch

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G is tipped to be priced in India starting at Rs. 20,999 for the base 6GB RAM + 128GB storage option and Rs. 22,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model. Samsung Galaxy F42 5G will be available via Flipkart and Samsung.com.

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Gaming company Kepler raises $120 million from China's NetEase

The group, formed with seven gaming companies including Alpha Channel and Sloclap, plans to offer game studio founders to become co-owners, share resources and financial gains, while being in charge of their own studios.

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China's Geely moves into smartphones with chairman's new venture

The new company, called Hubei Xingji Shidai Technology, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone to establish its headquarters in the central Chinese city where it will develop smart devices including smartphones.

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Failed Microsoft-TikTok deal 'strangest thing I've worked on', Satya Nadella says

Microsoft in August 2020 began talks on the proposed acquisition of TikTok but the deal collapsed by September. Donald Trump’s push for TikTok’s divestment over US security concerns ended with his presidency.

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Capital Float raises $50 million from Lightrock India, others

Capital Float cofounder Sashank Rishyasringa said that the newly infused capital will help the firm shore up its risk stack and also help in acquiring more merchants.

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Facebook to Invest $50 Million to Build the 'Metaverse' in Responsible Manner

Facebook will invest $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) to partner with organisations to responsibly build the so-called metaverse — a digital world where people can use different devices to move and communicate in a virtual environment.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says Failed TikTok Deal 'Strangest Thing I've Worked On'

Microsoft's near-acquisition of TikTok last year was the "strangest thing I've ever worked on," Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said.

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Activision Blizzard, US Employment Watchdog Reach Agreement in Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Case

Activision Blizzard and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said they had reached an agreement to settle claims over sexual harassment and discrimination in the company's workplace.

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Google's Confidentiality Request Accepted by CCI, Regulator Denies Allegations of Leaking Report to Media

Google's request to keep confidential some information the company provided during an investigation into its business has been accepted by CCI, though the regulator denied allegations it leaked a report on the probe to the media, a judge said.

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Samsung Galaxy M52 5G With Snapdragon 778G SoC to Launch in India Today: Here's What to Expect

Samsung Galaxy M52 5G will be launching in India today at 12pm IST (noon), as per microsites available on Samsung's website and Amazon. The smartphone is confirmed to come with a Snapdragon 778G SoC, a 120Hz refresh rate full-HD+ Super AMOLED plus display, 7.44mm thickness, and 11 5G bands. The smartphone was silently launched in Poland on September 25, revealing many...

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Swiggy finalising $500-600M funding; Flipkart-Amazon rivalry intensifies

Two months after arch-rival Zomato became a public company, Swiggy is in talks to raise $500-600 million from a clutch of investors led by US asset manager Invesco.

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Ummeed Housing Finance raises Rs 270 crore led by Norwest Venture Partners

The company looks to double its assets under management or AUM to Rs 1,300 crore over the next 18 months.

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Invesco in talks to invest in Swiggy at $10 billion valuation

Existing investors too to take part in re-rating exercise at double the valuation post rival Zomato's bumper IPO

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Adani Group buys 10% stake in CSC Grameen eStore

A 10% stake in CSC Grameen eStore will give the Adani group a seat on the board of the venture.

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Flipkart, Amazon set to intensify battle in festive season

The intense competition between the two firms, culminating in the rapid response to make back-to-back changes in their sales dates is reminiscent of earlier keenly fought battles between India’s largest startup and the US-based corporation.

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B2B platform for factories bijnis raises $30 million in Series B funding

The investment will primarily be utilised towards expanding the base of manufacturers on the platform from the existing 5,000 and helping them generate demand by expanding the retailer base as well, bijnis cofounder Siddharth Vij said.

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MyGlamm gets additional Rs 255 crore funding as part of Series C round

Of the latest tranche of Rs 255 crore, Rs 100 crore in equity funding has come from Trifecta Capital’s newly raised late-stage equity fund, cofounder Darpan Sanghvi told ET. The rest is debt — Rs 75 crore from Trifecta Capital’s debt fund and Rs 80 crore from Stride Ventures.

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Facebook invests $50 million to build the 'metaverse' in responsible manner

Facebook, the world's largest social network, has invested heavily in virtual reality and augmented reality, developing hardware such as its Oculus VR headsets and working on AR glasses and wristband technologies.

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Poco C31 India Launch Set for September 30, Flipkart Availability Confirmed

Poco C31 smartphone will launch on September 30 and is expected to go on sale during the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale 2021. The new Poco C-series smartphone will feature a waterdrop-style notch display and a slim build. Poco C31 appears to be an updated version of the Poco C3 that launched in October last year.

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Oppo K9 Pro With 64-Megapixel Main Rear Camera, 60W Super Flash Charge Support Launched: Price, Specifications

Oppo K9 Pro has launched in China. The phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC and has a triple rear camera setup. The camera setup includes a 64-megapixel main rear sensor. It also supports 60W Flash Charge.

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Cryptocurrency exchanges rush to cut ties with Chinese users after fresh crackdown

Huobi Global and Binance, two of the world's largest exchanges and popular with Chinese users, have stopped new registrations of accounts by mainland customers. Huobi also said it would clean up existing ones by the end of the year.

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Encrypted messaging app Signal is currently down

​According to Downdetector, a website that tracks outages, users reported problems with the app since 11:05 Eastern Daylight Time.

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The Last of Us First Look Stars HBO Series Leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey

The first look at HBO’s The Last of Us series shows Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal standing in a grassland, looking at a crashed plane in the distance. The Last of Us season 1 is currently filming and is expected to air in 2022 on HBO and HBO Max.

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Google Said to Slash Amount it Keeps from Sales on its Cloud Marketplace

Google will reportedly take a smaller cut when customers buy software from other vendors on its cloud marketplace.

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CBSE Board Exam Results Being Secured Using Blockchain Technology

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) says that it has adopted blockchain technology to secure board exam results data.

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How Not to Lose Money in Crypto

India is investing in cryptocurrency, but it's easy to lose your money if you aren't doing your own research properly. The volatile cryptocurrency market can be hard to get into, and while many people will tell you what you should do, it's just as important to know what are the common mistakes people are making, and how to avoid them.

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ET Startup Awards 2021: This big-bang year belongs to Zomato

For exemplary impact on Indian startup ecosystem, Info Edge cofounder Sanjeev Bikhchandani bags Midas Touch Award for Best Investor

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ETSA Alumni: Where are they now?

The previous winners of the ET Startup Awards (ETSA) have stood out in a crowded startup ecosystem and gone on to become successful businesses. We look at a few of them from previous editions of the awards.

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ETtech Startup Awards 2021: Celebrating breakthrough moments

The 11-member jury described 2021 as a breakthrough one for the Indian startup ecosystem in the wake of two highly successful IPOs—those of Zomato and Freshworks.

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ET Startup Awards 2021: Kovai wins the Bootstrap Champ award

The SaaS startup, which went head-to-head with Cardinality.ai, eventually ended up becoming the Bootstrap Champ due its financial heft and ability to inspire entrepreneurs to build global businesses from smaller cities and towns.

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ET Startup Awards 2021: Urban Company wins Covid-led Business Transformation award

That customers were confident enough to let a stranger—in this case, an Urban Company service partner—enter their homes amid a pandemic was extremely significant to the jury of ET Startup Awards 2021.

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ET Startup Awards 2021: FamPay wins the Best on Campus award

FamPay’s product gained traction during the Covid-19 pandemic as it enabled teenagers to own a quasi-digital banking account where parents could deposit ‘pocket money’ or other allowances.

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ET Startup Awards 2021: Genrobotic Innovations wins the Social Enterprise award

Using cutting-edge technology to overcome some of the most deep-rooted social issues such as manual scavenging helped Genrobotic Innovations emerge as the winner in the Social Enterprise category of ET Startup Awards 2021.

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ET Startup Awards 2021: ZestMoney’s Lizzie Chapman wins the Woman Ahead award

In 2015, amid a funding frenzy in the startup ecosystem locally, Lizzie Chapman founded ZestMoney with former colleagues from Wonga, to make digital goods and services accessible to the masses.

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