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NFT Art About Gender Transition by FEWOCiOUS Fetches $2.16 Million at Christie's

A Christie's auction of NFTs and physical artwork by 18-year-old transgender artist FEWOCiOUS fetched $2.16 million (roughly Rs. 16 crores), Christie's said, the latest sign of appetite among art collectors for blockchain-based assets.

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Dell, 3 Other Global Firms Named by India in $1-Billion Incentive Plan to Boost IT Products Manufacturing

India named Dell, Wistron’s ICT, Flex, and Foxconn's Rising Stars as its choice of global companies in a $1-billion (roughly Rs. 7,470 crore) incentive plan to produce and boost exports of laptops, tablets, and personal computers.

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Richard Branson Aims to Make Space Trip on July 11, Ahead of Jeff Bezos

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson will travel to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic's test flight on July 11, Branson's space tourism firm said, beating out fellow aspiring billionaire astronaut Jeff Bezos.

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Govt may tax overseas crypto exchanges

In today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch: Overseas cryptocurrency exchanges may face 18% GST in India, Prem Watsa-backed Digit in talks to raise funds at twice its previous valuation, and UPI breaks all records in June.

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TikTok to Now Let Users Create Longer Videos of Up to 3 Minutes

TikTok said it will introduce an option over the next few weeks to let users on its platform create longer videos of up to three minutes.

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Insurtech startup Digit eyes $3.5 billion valuation with new funding

Digit’s fundraising comes at a time when rival Acko is said to be in advanced talks to raise $200 million to become a unicorn, thus underscoring the heightened investor interest in India’s insurtech space.

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Fraazo raises $15 million from Sixth Sense Ventures, others

Fraazo, a D2C brand in the fresh vegetables and fruit space, is looking to expand operations pan India, while cashing in on the unprecedented digital adoption within the fragmented fresh food market.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...