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Freshworks acquires Flint in second buyout this year !!

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) unicorn Freshworks Inc. has acquired IT orchestration & cloud management platform Flint to bolster its IT support service portfolio, Freshservice. Through this acquisition, Freshworks aims to provide greater visibility for IT teams to better manage hybrid infrastructure, optimise spend and automate employee workflows, focussing specifically on IT service management (ITSM) and IT operations management (ITOM) capabilities. This is Freshworks’ second acquisition this year, after buying out AI solution provider AnsweriQ Inc. in February, which helped bolster the capabilities of Freddy AI, Freshwork’s artificial intelligence engine. In May 2019,…

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Facebook, Instagram ban all posts promoting gay conversion therapy !!

Instagram has announced that it will be banning of all content that  including posts and videos that promote conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is a discredited practice that attempts to forcefully change an individual’s sexual orientation. A Facebook spokesperson told that The Verge that this decision to ban conversion therapy posts is an expansion of an earlier rule that specifically banned ads that promoted conversion therapy and was put in place earlier this year for the platforms. The updated policy now includes a ban on any content that promotes the practice too. The…

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Flipkart signs MoU with Karnataka govt to promote local art, craft and handlooms !!

Homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Friday said it has signed an MoU with Karnataka MSME and Mines department to promote the states arts, crafts and handloom sectors by bringing all of them on to e-commerce and providing market access. The partnership which is under the Flipkart Samarth programme will enable local artisans, weavers and craftsmen of Karnataka to showcase their hallmark products to a pan-India customer base, the company said in a release. Both the Government of Karnataka and the Flipkart Group will focus on creating avenues to increase business…

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‘Sure, pure and secure’: PM Modi inaugurates Asia’s largest solar plant in MP’s Rewa

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the 750-megawatt “game-changer” Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project, Asia’s largest, in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district. The Prime Minister dedicated the ultra mega solar power plant, which the government has said will reduce emission equivalent to approximately 15 lakh tonne of carbon dioxide every year, to the nation through video conferencing. “Solar energy is going to be a major medium of energy needs not to be only today but in the 21st century. Because solar energy is sure, pure and secure,”…

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3 Takeaways From Running a Startup During Covid-19 !!

How have your companies fared during the Covid-19 crisis? The short answer is, some better than others. It’s been stressful since Covid-19 came to town. I own a diverse range of companies, including a towing company, a bar and restaurant, a real estate redevelopment company, plus my consumer product startup, Kube Sound. We had to close the restaurant and let everyone go. In addition, one of the  my real estate redevelopment deals in Berkeley, California, has provided more than its fair share of problems. We were supposed to finish the building last…

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Zoom may take legal action against JioMeet for copying UI !!

Zoom may take legal action against Reliance Jio’s video conferencing service JioMeet which was launched last week. Sameer Raje, India Head Zoom Communications, said that he was shocked at the resemblance between the two apps and that there were a lot of discussions going on internally, a report by ET stated. Although Raje did not comment on a lawsuit against JioMeet, he said that he would leave it on the legal team to take the matter further. “We knew it was coming. It’s fine, it is not the first time…

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WhatsApp Rolls Out Animated Stickers Support to All Users !!

WhatsApp has started rolling out animated stickers for Android and iOS users. Animated sticker packs are now showing up alongside the regular sticker packs in the in-app Sticker Store. There is a play button next to these animated sticker packs, differentiating them from the regular ones. In both the WhatsApp for Android and WhatsAppp for iOS apps, newly introduced animated sticker packs include Rico’s Sweet Life, Playful Piyomaru, Bright Days, Moody Foodies, and Chummy Chum Chums. The animated stickers support is rolling out for WhatsApp for Desktop app as well….

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‘Story of global revival will have India playing leading role’: PM Modi at India Global Week !!

New Delhi: The story of global revival will have India playing a leading role, PM Narendra Modi said while addressing the India Global Week 2020 on Thursday. Stressing on India’s contribution to global development, PM highlighted that Indians are natural reformers and highlighted India’s efforts towards self-reliance with global inclusiveness. In his first address to the global audience in the post-COVID-19 era, PM Modi said, “In these times, it is natural to talk about revival. It is equally natural to link global revival and India. There is faith that the story of…

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CBSE syllabus reduction row: HRD Minister tweets on ‘false narratives’, explains measures further !!

New Delhi: On Tuesday, the CBSE syllabus for classes 9 to 12 was reduced by 30% for 2020-21 because of the loss of teaching time due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. On Thursday, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal tweeted on the “uninformed commentary” on the matter after criticism started to flow in regarding what was deleted from the CBSE syllabus. “There has been a lot of uninformed commentary on the exclusion of some topics from #CBSESyllabus. The problem with these comments is that they resort to sensationalism by connecting topics…

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After CBSE, Goa Board may also reduce syllabus to make up for academic loss !!

Goa: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Examination (GBSHSE) is contemplating to reduce the syllabus for classes 10 and 12 for the academic year 2020-21 in view of the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a senior official said it. The board will be consider views of the Principals Forum and the Goa Headmasters Association before taking any final decision, GBSHSE Chairman Ramakrishna Samant told reporters on Wednesday. “We will come up with a decision in the next few days, he said. The 2020-21 academic session,…

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