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July 4, 2021

Leading language-learning app Duolingo files for IPO

With the onset of the pandemic, the shift to online education has been accelerated, and edtech platforms like BYJU’s have reaped profits from the shift. Apart […]
July 4, 2021

Reliance Jio and NXP Semiconductors collaborate on 5G hardware for upcoming Jio Phones

After joining forces with Google for the software side of its new ‘Jio Phone’, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has quietly announced a new alliance with Dutch […]
July 4, 2021

Entry of Big Tech firms into India’s financial services presents challenges to stability and governance of the ecosystem: RBI

Big tech companies have penetrated into many sectors, and continue to expand and deepen their presence in new markets. The financial services sector is one that […]
July 4, 2021

UPI records all-time high of 2.8 Bn transactions worth ₹5.47 lakh crores in June

The pandemic sent waves across the digital payments sector, raising it to great heights before pulling it down again. After the second wave of the pandemic […]
July 4, 2021

Gaming and entertainment platform WinZO raises $65 million in Series C funding

In yet another stroke of good news for the Indian start-up ecosystem (which has flourished in 2021), gaming and entertainment platform WinZO has raised $65 million […]
July 4, 2021

Swedish firm MTG acquires PlaySimple, operator of 9 word games, for $360Mn

People have been stuck in their homes for over an year now, thanks to the COVID 19 pandemic. This phenomena has led to some unseen side-effects, […]
July 4, 2021

Facebook takes down 30 million pieces of content in compliance with India’s new IT rules

Major social media intermediaries have bowed down to the Centre and its new IT rules (Twitter has been slammed more than once for not complying with […]
July 3, 2021

How Is IoT Enhancing Construction Sites?

As an industry, construction is sometimes slow to adopt new innovations from outside of the field.  Recently, however, businesses across the industry seem to be more […]
July 3, 2021

Writing an API? Think {JSON:API}

We use API (Application Programming Interface) and JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) a lot these days. It is very difficult to imagine software development without both of […]