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Google Pay India joins NPCI International to expand UPI payments globally
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Google Pay India joins NPCI International to expand UPI payments globally

New Delhi, Jan 17: Google India Digital Services Out Ltd on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), to expand the transformative impact of UPI to countries...
BlackRock reduces Byju
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BlackRock reduces Byju's valuation to mere $1 billion

New Delhi, Jan 12: US-based investment firm BlackRock has once again cut the value of its holding in Byju's, reducing the edtech major's valuation to a mere $1 billion from $22 billion in early 2022. BlackRock, which owns less than 1 per cent of Byju's, has valued its shares at about $209.6...
Google allows more time for pilot real-money gaming apps in India
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Google allows more time for pilot real-money gaming apps in India

New Delhi, Jan 12: Google has announced to extend the grace period for pilot real-money gaming (RMG), daily fantasy sports (DFS) and Rummy apps in India till June so that developers can comply with local laws and the company's updated policy. Based on the learnings from the pilots, Google Play...
Edtech company Simplilearn rejigs top leadership with 2 appointments
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Edtech company Simplilearn rejigs top leadership with 2 appointments

Bengaluru, Jan 12: Digital upskilling platform Simplilearn on Friday appointed Mark Moran as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Veerasundar V as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), in a bid to expand its future growth. Moran earlier served as Simplilearn's CMO from 2015 to 2022. “Moran’s past...
Disney-owned Pixar to undergo layoffs this year: Report
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Disney-owned Pixar to undergo layoffs this year: Report

San Francisco, Jan 12: Disney-owned animation studio Pixar is set to cut jobs this year, the media reported. According to TechCrunch, citing sources, the job cuts could be significant and as high as 20 per cent -- reducing Pixar's team from 1,300 to less than 1,000 over the coming months. ...
Dr Wanda Austin to join Apple’s board of directors
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Dr Wanda Austin to join Apple’s board of directors

Cupertino, Jan 11: Apple has announced to appoint Dr Wanda Austin, former president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, on its board of directors. Al Gore, who has served since 2003, and James Bell, who joined in 2015, will both retire from Apple’s board this year. Dr Austin brings decades...
US approves 1st-ever Bitcoin exchange-traded product shares
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US approves 1st-ever Bitcoin exchange-traded product shares

San Francisco, Jan 11: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally approved a number of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) shares and with the decision, the world's largest cryptocurrency has joined the global financial system. The decision will make around a dozen spot...
Study shows Zika virus potential for treating a childhood cancer
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Study shows Zika virus potential for treating a childhood cancer

New York, Jan 10: In a significant breakthrough, a team of US researchers harnessed Zika virus to shrink or eliminate neuroblastoma tumours in mice studies, an advance that suggests the deadly virus could someday serve as an effective cancer therapy. Neuroblastoma is a rare childhood cancer that...
YouTube lets creators upload podcast episodes via RSS feed
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YouTube lets creators upload podcast episodes via RSS feed

San Francisco, Jan 10: Google-owned YouTube now let audio-first podcast creators upload episodes via RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed instead of making them manually create a video. "If you're an audio-first podcast creator that distributes your podcast using an RSS feed, you can upload your...
ChatGPT maker OpenAI opens online GPT store for paid users
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI opens online GPT store for paid users

San Francisco, Jan 11: OpenAI has finally launched GPT Store where users on its premium plans can sell and share customised AI models based on the company’s large language models (LLMs). Since announcing the GPT Builder programme in November, OpenAI said that more than 3 million GPTs have been...
Adani Group unveils first indigenously-manufactured Drishti 10 UAV for Navy
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Adani Group unveils first indigenously-manufactured Drishti 10 UAV for Navy

Hyderabad, Jan 10: Indian Navy chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar on Wednesday unveiled the first indigenously-manufactured Drishti 10 'Starliner' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for his force, manufactured by Adani Defence and Aerospace. The unveiling ceremony was held at Adani Adani Aerospace Park in...
Bengaluru-based retail SaaS company Impact Analytics raises $40 mn
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Bengaluru-based retail SaaS company Impact Analytics raises $40 mn

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Retail software-as-a-service (SaaS) sompany Impact Analytics on Tuesday announced it has raised $40 million in growth financing. The funding round was led by Sageview Capital with additional support from long-time partner Vistara Growth. The company said it will use the funds...
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