Online Gaming: Karnataka may work on a new draft, fixing contentious parts in old law

​Home minister Araga Jnanendra told ET that his department would rather prefer to have a new law in place than appealing against the judgement.

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Indonesia-based agri-tech startup Semaai raises $1.25 million led by Sequoia Surge, Beenext

Angel investors Nipun Mehra, founder and CEO of e-commerce startup Ula; Harshet Lunani, founder and CEO of Qoala; and Prashant Pawar, technology investment banker at Houlihan Lokey, also participated in the round.

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Texas sues Meta's Facebook over facial-recognition practices

The lawsuit accuses Facebook of capturing biometric information from photos and videos that users uploaded without consent, disclosing the information to others and failing to destroy it within a reasonable time.

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Kenko Health raises $12 million led by Sequoia Capital India

Existing investors Beenext, Orios, 9Unicorns and Waveform also participated in the funding round. The company previously raised $1.7 million as part of its pre-Series A round, from Beenext and Orios.

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Startups go all out to attract talent; Lightspeed chases growth deals

​​​​​Indian startups including the likes of Meesho, PhonePe, Upgrad, Purplle, Pristyn Care and Spinny are going all out to rope in and retain talent, promising things like unlimited leave and no downsizing.

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Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja Entertainment buys virtual land in metaverse

​Globally, Paris Hilton and Snoop Dogg have been among the few celebrities who have bought virtual space in the metaverse.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners to increase its focus on growth deals

Lightspeed’s other investments in India include Darwinbox, Yellow Messenger, OK Credit, Apna, Dukaan, and Teachmint.

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