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"Tier 1" College Student Rejects Rs 10,000 Internship Offer, Sparks Debate Online
A recent exchange between a startup founder and a college student has sparked a debate on social media on whether the prestige of one's college should determine one's salary at a job.
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IIM Alumnus' Post On Indians Spending 60% Retirement Savings On Child's Foreign Studies Sparks Discussion
A startup founder has sparked a discussion online over the high cost of studying abroad. "Education is no more affordable," said, Aviral Bhatnagar, Founder and Managing Partner of AJVC, a pre-seed fund investing in Indian startups.
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World's Oldest Sunday Newspaper, 'The Observer', Up For Sale
The world's oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer, could be sold to an online startup media group, its owner of more than 30 years announced Tuesday.
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Viral: Bengaluru Startup Promises 10-Minute Food Delivery, Sparks Debate Online
A Bengaluru-based startup that aims to deliver food in just 10 minutes has received mixed reactions online. Find out more about the online debate below.
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Nothing Ear, Nothing Ear A Confirmed to Launch on April 18 as Company Resets Naming Strategy
Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear A will be launched by the company on April 18, according to the company. The UK startup led by Carl Pei appears to be diversifying its TWS audio products with the imminent launch of the Nothing Ear and Ear A. More details about the earphones are expected to surface online before the products are launched later this month...
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Apple Researchers Working on MM1, a Family of Multimodal AI Model With Up to 30 Billion Parameters
Apple researchers have shared their work on building a multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) large language model (LLM), in a pre-print paper. Published on an online portal on March 14, the paper highlights how it was able to achieve the advanced capabilities of multimodality and make the foundation model train on both text-only data as well as i...
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Nothing Phone 2a Design, Colour Options Tipped Again via Leaked Renders Ahead of Debut
Nothing Phone 2a design has been leaked on X (formerly Twitter) and the upcoming handset from the UK startup led by Carl Pei is tipped to arrive in two colour options. The leaked images corroborate other renders recently leaked by another tipster that also suggest the phone will feature a horizontal dual rear camera layout and a simplified Glyph LE...
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Byju's Investors Vote To Oust CEO In Hours-Long Zoom Call Crashed By Staff
Major Byju's shareholders including Prosus NV and Peak XV Partners voted Friday to oust its founder as chief executive officer, escalating a battle over the fate of the once high-flying online tutoring startup that is fighting to remain in business.
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IT Ministry Launches Indian Web Browser Development Challenge for Startups, Developers
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the Indian Web Browser Development Challenge (IWBDC) on Wednesday seeking to inspire and empower technology enthusiasts, innovators, and developers.
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LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman Leaves OpenAI's Board Over Conflicts of Interest
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving OpenAI's board to avoid conflicts of interest as he backs more artificial intelligence companies, he said in an online post. Hoffman also co-founded Inflection AI, one of the highest profile startups working on technology similar to OpenAI's.
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Zypp Electric Raises $25 Million Funding, Aims to Expand to Mumbai, Chennai by 2025
Zypp Electric said on Wednesday it has raised $25 million (nearly 206 crore) in a series B funding round led by Taiwanese battery-swapping service provider Gogoro, as the Indian electric vehicle startup looks to expand to new cities and boost its fleet size. The startup, which provides EVs for last-mile delivery for online stores, plans on using t...
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Among Finance Ministers, No Agreement Yet On This Important Tax Issue
Real-money online games have become hugely popular in India, prompting foreign investors like Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital to back local gaming startups Dream11 and Mobile Premier League.
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BigBasket Set To Raise $200 Million At Up To $3.5 Billion Valuation: Report
Tata Group-backed BigBasket has initiated a fresh round of funding that could value the online grocery startup at around $3.5 billion, a report showed.
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Adobe Said to Close a Deal to Acquire Figma for $20 Billion: Report
Adobe is nearly closing a deal to acquire Figma, a US-based startup that makes online design collaboration tools. As per reports, the deal could be closed for about $20 billion as Adobe is looking to expand its portfolio of collaboration-focused platforms geared for the hybrid-work era. The premier software firm has been increasingly focusing on ve...
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All You Need To Know About Lightyear 0, World’s First Production Ready Solar Car
Lightyear will accept pre-orders for the Lightyear 0 towards the end of this year. Solar Electric vehicle startup Lightyear, recently, unveiled its first production-ready solar-powered electric vehicle in an online premiere.
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"Tier 1" College Student Rejects Rs 10,000 Internship Offer, Sparks Debate Online
A recent exchange between a startup founder and a college student has sparked a debate on social media on whether the prestige of one's college should determine one's salary at a job.
-
IIM Alumnus' Post On Indians Spending 60% Retirement Savings On Child's Foreign Studies Sparks Discussion
A startup founder has sparked a discussion online over the high cost of studying abroad. "Education is no more affordable," said, Aviral Bhatnagar, Founder and Managing Partner of AJVC, a pre-seed fund investing in Indian startups.
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World's Oldest Sunday Newspaper, 'The Observer', Up For Sale
The world's oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer, could be sold to an online startup media group, its owner of more than 30 years announced Tuesday.
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Viral: Bengaluru Startup Promises 10-Minute Food Delivery, Sparks Debate Online
A Bengaluru-based startup that aims to deliver food in just 10 minutes has received mixed reactions online. Find out more about the online debate below.
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Nothing Ear, Nothing Ear A Confirmed to Launch on April 18 as Company Resets Naming Strategy
Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear A will be launched by the company on April 18, according to the company. The UK startup led by Carl Pei appears to be diversifying its TWS audio products with the imminent launch of the Nothing Ear and Ear A. More details about the earphones are expected to surface online before the products are launched later this month...
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Apple Researchers Working on MM1, a Family of Multimodal AI Model With Up to 30 Billion Parameters
Apple researchers have shared their work on building a multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) large language model (LLM), in a pre-print paper. Published on an online portal on March 14, the paper highlights how it was able to achieve the advanced capabilities of multimodality and make the foundation model train on both text-only data as well as i...
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Nothing Phone 2a Design, Colour Options Tipped Again via Leaked Renders Ahead of Debut
Nothing Phone 2a design has been leaked on X (formerly Twitter) and the upcoming handset from the UK startup led by Carl Pei is tipped to arrive in two colour options. The leaked images corroborate other renders recently leaked by another tipster that also suggest the phone will feature a horizontal dual rear camera layout and a simplified Glyph LE...
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Byju's Investors Vote To Oust CEO In Hours-Long Zoom Call Crashed By Staff
Major Byju's shareholders including Prosus NV and Peak XV Partners voted Friday to oust its founder as chief executive officer, escalating a battle over the fate of the once high-flying online tutoring startup that is fighting to remain in business.
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IT Ministry Launches Indian Web Browser Development Challenge for Startups, Developers
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the Indian Web Browser Development Challenge (IWBDC) on Wednesday seeking to inspire and empower technology enthusiasts, innovators, and developers.
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LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman Leaves OpenAI's Board Over Conflicts of Interest
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving OpenAI's board to avoid conflicts of interest as he backs more artificial intelligence companies, he said in an online post. Hoffman also co-founded Inflection AI, one of the highest profile startups working on technology similar to OpenAI's.
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Zypp Electric Raises $25 Million Funding, Aims to Expand to Mumbai, Chennai by 2025
Zypp Electric said on Wednesday it has raised $25 million (nearly 206 crore) in a series B funding round led by Taiwanese battery-swapping service provider Gogoro, as the Indian electric vehicle startup looks to expand to new cities and boost its fleet size. The startup, which provides EVs for last-mile delivery for online stores, plans on using t...
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Among Finance Ministers, No Agreement Yet On This Important Tax Issue
Real-money online games have become hugely popular in India, prompting foreign investors like Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital to back local gaming startups Dream11 and Mobile Premier League.
-
BigBasket Set To Raise $200 Million At Up To $3.5 Billion Valuation: Report
Tata Group-backed BigBasket has initiated a fresh round of funding that could value the online grocery startup at around $3.5 billion, a report showed.
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Adobe Said to Close a Deal to Acquire Figma for $20 Billion: Report
Adobe is nearly closing a deal to acquire Figma, a US-based startup that makes online design collaboration tools. As per reports, the deal could be closed for about $20 billion as Adobe is looking to expand its portfolio of collaboration-focused platforms geared for the hybrid-work era. The premier software firm has been increasingly focusing on ve...
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All You Need To Know About Lightyear 0, World’s First Production Ready Solar Car
Lightyear will accept pre-orders for the Lightyear 0 towards the end of this year. Solar Electric vehicle startup Lightyear, recently, unveiled its first production-ready solar-powered electric vehicle in an online premiere.
