Byju’s raises $460 million in funding, valuation soars to over $13 billion

This is the first investment in Byju’s this year, after the company raised over $1 billion in 2020, fueled by the pandemic which caused a massive surge in online learning.

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Facebook, Google Plan New Undersea Cables to Connect Singapore, Indonesia, and North America

Facebook and Google plan to deploy two new undersea cables, named Echo and Bifrost, to boost Internet connection capacity between Singapore, Indonesia, and North America.

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Facebook Blocks Instagram Accounts Over Complaints of Racial Abuse from Welsh Footballers Rabbi Matondo, Ben Cabango

Instagram removed accounts over racial abuse of Rabbi Matondo and Ben Cabango following criticism from the Welsh footballers. The two were sent abusive messages on Instagram following their 1-0 win over Mexico.

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Facebook, Google plan new undersea cables to connect Southeast Asia and America

The cables will be the first to directly connect North America to some of the main parts of Indonesia, and will increase connectivity for the central and eastern provinces of the world's fourth most populous country.

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German Trade Union Calls for 4-Day Strike at Amazon Sites Ahead of Easter

Amazon could see a four-day strike at six of its locations in Germany as trade union Verdi tries to force the US e-commerce group to recognise collective bargaining agreements. The union is demanding a pay increase of 4.5 percent for workers in the retail and mail order industry.

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Best Educational AR Apps in 2020: Learn Physics, Biology and More

Educational AR apps can make learning fun, and by engaging the visual senses more, can also make the lessons more memorable. We picked out some of the best ones for you to try out.

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Vocalis Health Says It Can Detect COVID 19 By Analysing Your Voice

An Israeli company called Vocalis Health has just conducted trials in India to test a smartphone based tool that can analyse a person’s voice and detect COVID from this. This can be used to make testing more efficient, the company says.

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