Google Analytics is being phased out in favor of significant modifications to the online tracking standard after more than a decade in the market, . Google has stated that it will stop supporting Universal Analytics on July 1, 2023, and instead transition to a new standard known as Google Analytics 4 or GA4. Analytics has become the go-to platform for website owners who want to track their product’s growth, traffic, and other demographic data. GA4 was launched in December 2020, allowing the company and businesses sufficient time to iron out any bugs…
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FT EXCLUSIVE : Four major impacts of AI in healthcare
Artificial intelligence is on the verge of revolutionizing medical technology. The potential for AI to deliver more accurate, efficient, and effective therapies at precisely the right time in a patient’s care is essentially endless in nearly every aspect of treatment, from chronic diseases and cancer to radiography and risk assessment. Artificial intelligence is set to be the engine pushing innovations throughout the continuum of care as the amount of available data continues to expand at an alarming rate. The advantages of AI over traditional analytics and clinical decision-making methodologies are…
Read MoreIndia to develop its own mobile OS like Android and iOS, says Union Minister
If you have a smartphone, it is likely that it runs on Android or iOS. In the smartphone software ecosystem, there is a duopoly between Google and Apple, which not only other firms, such as Microsoft but also governments of many nations have pushed to break. The Indian government is considering developing its own mobile operating system in order to compete with both Google and Apple. As per Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, the government intends to build an environment for the development of an alternative…
Read MoreStartup ekincare raises $15 million
ekincare, a health benefits firm, has raised $15 million in a Series B fundraising round headed by HealthQuad and Sabre Partners, with current investors Ventureast, Eight Roads Ventures, Siana Capital, and Endiya Partners also participating. ekincare is a fully customised, personalised health benefits platform that assists employers in creating a health benefits package that best satisfies the needs of their employees and their families. The business plans to use the new funding to accelerate its expansion and provide employers with a more simpler health benefits and insurance experience. Dexter Capital…
Read MoreLooppanel raises $1Mn in pre-seed round
Looppanel, a platform that enables product and design teams to quickly assess and share insights from Zoom-based user interviews, has secured $1 million in a pre-Seed round headed by Speciale Invest. First Cheque, private investors, and a Sequoia Capital India grant as part of the Sequoia Spark programme are providing further cash. The funds will be used to expand the staff at the Delhi-based firm as they add new features to their product and extend their presence in major target regions throughout the US and EU. Looppanel, founded in 2021…
Read MoreAI-driven tech startup Logically raises $24M in funding to fight against misleading online information
London-based Logically.ai, an AI-driven firm that fights harmful and misleading online material, has secured $24 million (about Rs 182 crore) in a fundraising round to expand its capabilities and accelerate expansion in its three core markets of the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. Vitruvian Partners led the latest round, which included Amazon Alexa Fund, as well as current seed investors XTX Ventures and Mercia Asset Management Plc’s Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). In crucial areas such as election integrity, public health, and national security, Logically said it will…
Read MoreCloud-based SaaS startup Amagi joins unicorn club at a valuation billion-dollar valuation
Amagi, a cloud SaaS technology startup based in New York, has now become a unicorn after raising $95 million (about Rs 723 crore) in a new round of funding at a billion-dollar valuation. The new investment was led by Accel, as well as current investors Norwest Venture Partners and Avataar Ventures. Amagi, which has now collected over $280 million in funding, plans to use the funds to expand its business, both in terms of its international reach and its product offering in the present media and entertainment (M&E) industry. “This…
Read MoreThe Indian government warns Mozilla Firefox users
The government of India has issued a high-level warning for users who use Mozilla Firefox to browse the internet. According to the latest update from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), many security vulnerabilities in Mozilla products have been uncovered. Hackers could exploit these flaws to not only overcome security constraints, but also to conduct spoofing attacks, run arbitrary code, and collect sensitive information without users’ knowledge, according to CERT-In. These security flaws affect all Mozilla Firefox versions prior to the recent Firefox 98 release, according to the security firm….
Read MoreEuropean AI Project Hopes to Develop Precision Medicine for ALS
Precision ALS, an ambitious Irish research initiative, will integrate clinical research, data science, and artificial intelligence (AI) to discover the numerous — and potentially targetable — elements that contribute to the development and progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Instead of a one-size-fits-all strategy, the idea is to use this information to decide which treatments will work for each patient. “Despite significant advances in pre-clinical models that help us understand the biology of disease in animals, the success of clinical trials has been disappointing,” Orla Hardiman, MD, the project’s director…
Read MoreIIT Madras Incubation Cell and RBI Innovation Hub sign MoU to develop ecosystem for fintech startups
IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) and RBI Innovation Hub (RBIH), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India, inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to collaborate in establishing the ecosystem needed to support and expand fintech businesses in India. The two organisations will collaborate to give early-stage entrepreneurs with unique and disruptive ideas with incubation support and speed their scale-up journey. “The startup ecosystem in India makes a significant contribution to the economic prosperity of the nation. Through such incubation partnerships we intend to build a…
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