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Google launches accelerator for circular economy start-ups in Asia-Pacific and North America
Google plans to on-board 10-15 start-ups and non-profit organisations in the first cohort
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IT firms hail 5G launch as game changer for digital transformation
The next wave of digital disruption, immense opportunities across industries and a big push for innovation is how IT firms see the launch of the fifth generation of mobile technology in India
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India is the testing ground and microcosm for Instagram Reels’ performance, say Meta leadership
Interestingly, India was the testing ground for the product before it took off globally
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We don't do 24-month projects, we can deliver in a few weeks: Snowflake India MD
While multi-cloud managed SaaS from Snowflake has been present in India and the Southeast Asia region, Vimal Venkatram became its first hired employee in the region about three and a half years ago. He says India is a big market for Snowflake as it is set to get its first public sector project here.
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What's deciding new smartphone features?
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Moonlighting a phase, similar to China’s in the early 2000s: H&S senior executive
It is partly due to the cost of living, partly because of the need to learn more and upskill oneself, and companies should accept it, says David Hui, regional managing partner at Heidrick & Struggles.
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Crypto exchange ZebPay's CEO Avinash Shekhar quits; to launch his own web 3.0 start-up
But ZebPay has big plans, going forward. Not just operating as a cryptocurrency exchange, which looks to be an unsustainable business proposition amidst the ongoing turmoil, ZebPay is exploring solutions such as becoming a financial advisor, almost like a crypto investment bank, for cryptocurrency start-ups.
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Govt may allow creation of joint IPs between foreign companies, Indian start-ups: IT minister
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (IT) Rajeev Chandrasekar said that the government is in the middle of creating one of the largest data set programmes which will enable access to anonymised and non-personal data on the platform for the entire AI ecosystem.
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IVCA appoints Sequoia Capital’s Rajan Anandan as chair of VC Council
IVCA announced new VC Council for 2022-24, Trifecta Capital's co-founder and managing partner Rahul Khanna will be the co-chair
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We’re late to the SaaS party, but we’ll continue to make more investments there: Prosus Ventures’ India Head
The VC firm remains slightly conservative in the mid term in terms of funding due to rate hikes and geopolitical uncertainty
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The final countdown to Ethereum Merge: All you need to know
Ethereum's price currently stands at $1,604 with a market cap of nearly $201 billion, having dropped from a high of $1,648.19 on September 15
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Minister Rajeev Chandrasekar unveils white paper charting IBM’s India Quantum strategy
IBM’s new white paper talks about how India has the opportunity to build capacity in quantum computing.
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Moonlighting 'not ethically right': IBM’s Sandip Patel backs Rishad Premji's stance
Wipro chairman Rishad Premji has described moonlighting as "cheating - plain and simple".
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Exclusive | HCL Technologies lays off 350 employees working on Microsoft project
The laid-off employees worked on news projects with Microsoft. Their last working day is September 30
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IIT Madras becomes first Indian institution to join IBM Quantum Network
IIT-Madras will join a network of 180 global members including a community of Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, academic institutions, and research labs
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Bengaluru’s rain-related infra woes reignite WFH debate
While the city’s infrastructure problems need to be addressed on a war footing, experts feel that Bengaluru remains an attractive destination for employers and employees alike.
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LetsVenture’s trica co-founder and CEO Nimesh Kampani quits
Prior to joining trica, Kampani led the investor relations function at Kotak Mahindra Bank, and was part of the strategy team
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IT companies’ metaverse ambitions may slow as clients turn cautious
There’s not much client spending on the metaverse and Web3 right now, though the technology provides immense possibilities and opportunities.
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TCS, Wipro and HCL closely monitor situation amid Bengaluru rains, caution employees
Wipro is invoking plans to continue business while TCS has internally cautioned delivery teams to ensure safety.
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Tiger Global coming at early-stage investing is good for us: Fundamentum's Sanjeev Aggarwal and Ashish Kumar
Nandan Nilekani's Fundamentum Partnership stayed away from any new investment in 2021 as the firm couldn't find companies where it thought it would be able to generate returns.
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IT sector active job openings in August drops 23% YoY: Xpheno
The development comes at a time when Indian IT companies are already facing challenges and delays in rolling out quarterly variable pay to the employees amidst margin pressures.
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Slowing in startup funding is healthy, signals return to basics: Sanjeev Aggarwal of Fundamentum
The funding slowdown is healthy because nothing was changing in the business but valuations were going up because of the fear of missing out for venture capital firms
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Vauld proposes to set up Committee of Creditors
The CoC is intended to act as a consultative committee and represent other creditors
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MC Explains | Why Reliance Jio bets big on standalone 5G architecture
During its Annual General Meeting, Reliance announced it will be deploying Stand-alone 5G in the country
