BigBasket acquires Kerala-based startup Agrima Infotech

BigBasket will be implementing Kochi-based startup Agrima Infotech’s unique customer vision technology platform, Psyight, at the self-checkout counters of the former’s retail stores.

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Spotify shares fall after Joe Rogan's podcast briefly not accessible

The company has been under fire after Rogan, who signed a $100-million deal with Spotify in 2020, aired controversial Covid-19 views on his show and drew protests from artists Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and India Arie.

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Meta tells advertisers mixed reality could be a few years away

The estimate of mixed reality being a few years away brings additional detail to the timeline of building the metaverse, the futuristic idea of a network of virtual worlds that can be accessed from different devices, which Meta has said could take a decade to build.

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It’s an all-out talent war at new-age tech startups

Attracting and retaining talent has become a significant challenge, especially in the last two quarters as about 100 new-age companies are facing as high as 40% rejection rate by candidates.

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Sebi plans tougher disclosure norms for new-age companies' IPOs

In the discussion paper, Sebi observed that the current IPO rules only require companies to disclose 'traditional parameters' such as key accounting ratios. However, since the new-age companies are usually loss-making, the regulator felt there was need for additional disclosures.

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Vedanta group to invest $7.4 billion in chip manufacturing unit

The company will target smartphones and electronics with the 28-nanometre (nm) fab and look at 70-80% domestic market, while the rest will be exported.

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India’s war on the internet

In it, IFF highlighted that internet shutdowns are extremely common in India, citing reports by Top10VPN and Access Now, and data from the Software Freedom Law Center and Meta.

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