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TikTok’s rating on Google Play Store dropped to an all-time low of 1.2 stars from 4.7 stars Google removed more than 6 Mn reviews which helped TikTok’s rating to improve to 1.6 Google is removing these reviews as part of its review bombing policy After a rough fortnight, the Google Play Store rating of Bytedance-owned […]
Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm Mall, Snapdeal have seen pent up demand driving their sales volume over the last week Paytm Mall has seen a 1.5X increase in sales as compared to March Snapdeal said its sales volumes are now 80% of pre-Covid levels After a long wait and many appeals, the ecommerce industry was finally allowed […]
Cybersecurity firms had warned last month that India’s Covid-19 database was at risk ICMR will use Covid-19 data to build a playbook for potential future pandemics The main focus of the database would be zoonotic diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the healthcare systems around the world to […]
RBI says no prohibition on banks in providing accounts to crypto traders Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethirum (ETH) prices are at $8,933 and $204, respectively Binance-backed travel tech startups TravelByBit and Travala.com merge to provide crypto booking services The Indian crypto exchangers finally breathe a sigh of relief as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on […]
Awfis has raised INR 39.4 Cr in debt from Bisque Limited Awfis offers coworking spaces in 10 Indian cities Currently, coworking startups are facing massive losses due to lockdown At a time when the coworking industry is facing huge losses, Delhi-based coworking space provider Awfis has raised fresh funding, which may help the company to […]
Ravi Shankar Prasad said the goal is to increase India’s role in the global economy Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a self-reliant India while announcing relief package Meanwhile, Prasad also noted that AI is going to play a key role in fighting Covid-19 IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Monday (May 25), said that […]
An RTI asked the RBI about banks blocking accounts for crypto companies RBI said that there’s no prohibition after the SC decision In March 2020, the Supreme Court lifted restrictions on the trading of cryptocurrencies The Reserve Bank of India said that there is no prohibition on banks in providing accounts to traders and startups […]
The layoffs are part of the company’s already announced global job cuts All impacted employees will receive a minimum of 10 weeks payout Uber was able to get back on track of daily operations last week under lockdown 4.0 San Francisco-headquartered cab aggregator Uber has now announced layoffs in India. The company reportedly laid off […]
CoinDCX will launch a DCX Learn platform for novice cryptocurrency investors Cofounder Sumit Gupta says the goal is to make crypto trading as easy as ecommerce The company had raised $3 Mn in March in its Series A funding round After raising $3 Mn in March in its Series A funding round, Mumbai-based cryptocurrency exchange […]
The government is launching a hackathon for Covid-19 drug and vaccine research Ideas submitted will be worked on by startups and other private organisations The hackathon will also focus on drug design as well as optimisation On lockdown day 62, the Indian government pushed for faster discovery and testing of a potential Covid-19 drug by […]