Super-app for pet care based in Bengaluru Wagr.ai stated today that it has raised Rs 4.2 crore in a fundraising round led by Inflection Point Ventures, with IvyCap Ventures also participating. Stanford Angels and Ashish Sharma also took part in the round (MD, Innoven Capital). Wagr, which was founded in 2016 by Siddharth Darbha and Advaith Mohan, claims to offer a variety of products and services, including 15-minute veterinary video consultations. The company also has an e-commerce platform that sells pet supplies such as food, treats, grooming, and accessories, as…
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Indian Government Orders Blocking of 22 YouTube-Based News Channels, Including 4 From Pakistan
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered the removal of 22 YouTube-based news channels, four of which are from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading false information to deceive viewers. It is the first time since the notification of the IT Rules, 2021 in February last year that action has been taken against Indian YouTube-based news publishers. The ministry issued an order on Monday to restrict 22 YouTube channels, three Twitter accounts, one Facebook account, and one news website, according to an official statement. With this decision, the ministry has issued…
Read MoreCARD91 raises $13 million in Pre Series A funding
CARD91, a payment issuance infrastructure platform, has raised $13 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Infinity Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Sabre Partners, EMVC and Commerce Ventures along with marquee angel investors. Founded in August 2020 by Vineet Saxena, Ajay Pandey and Kush Srivastava, CARD91 offers a plug and play payment issuance infrastructure that helps businesses and banks launch co-branded cards and simplify business payments. This is an end-to-end solution for businesses that want to roll out their own Card programs. CARD91’s solution helps companies to launch the card faster….
Read MoreTata’s super app ‘Neu’ is all set to launch this week
The Tata group will launch their super app ‘Neu on April 7th’. In the digital e-commerce industry, Neu will compete with Flipkart, Amazon, and Jio platforms. The news was made via a teaser graphic on the Google Play Store page. The Neu’s first public announcement coincided with the ongoing Indian Premier League cricket tournament. The Neu’s first public announcement coincided with the ongoing Indian Premier League cricket season. Tata Neu is a centralised platform that will integrate different brands across the Tata product and service portfolio. This super app, according…
Read MoreTesla CEO Elon Musk takes 9.2 per cent stake in Twitter
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), has built a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), according to a regulatory filing released on Monday, sending the microblogging site’s shares up 16% in premarket trading. Late in March, the Silicon Valley billionaire stated that he was “considering” creating a new social networking site. Musk was responding to a Twitter user who asked whether he would consider creating a social media platform based on an open source algorithm that prioritised free expression and had less propaganda. Musk, a prolific user of…
Read MoreHackers duped Apple, Meta and other tech firms with forged data requests for user information
Apple and Meta were deceived into revealing the data of some of its users with hackers according to esports. The companies supplied the information in response to fictitious emergency data demands from hackers posing as law enforcement officers. It has recently been discovered that fake emergency demands for data extraction from businesses have been going on for quite some time. According to Bloomberg, Apple and Meta, Facebook’s parent corporation, provided hackers with information such as a user’s address, phone number, and IP address. As a result of the faked requests,…
Read MoreBabylon Health taps Google Cloud to boost scalability and innovation
Babylon Health, an AI-powered healthcare provider, has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to increase scalability and innovation. London-based Babylon Health is a digital-first health-care company that employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to give consumers access to health information anytime and wherever they need it. With the goal of making healthcare more accessible and inexpensive to 24 million patients worldwide, the company has worked with private and public organisations in the UK, North America, Southeast Asia, and Rwanda. “Our job is to help people to stay well and we’re…
Read MoreGAISA: An event acclaimed for providing insights into AI
The Global artificial intelligence summit and awards organized by the All India Council for robotics and automation to be held on September 14th and 15th 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The GAISA event is acclaimed for its highly interactive sessions with industry experts and addresses the prominence of artificial intelligence in different industry verticals such as Healthcare, Agriculture, Education, Smart Cities, and Transportation. The event will be the largest global AI summit that allows AI practitioners to discuss the technology through its various use cases. The GAISA event provides…
Read MoreGoogle Chrome rolls out new update with fix for critical security bug, users should download it immediately
If you’re using Google Chrome, you should upgrade it right now. Google has revealed that its Chrome browser contains a high-risk zero-day vulnerability that is currently being exploited by hackers. As a result, if the new version is not implemented, your data and the device on which the Chrome browser is installed may remain vulnerable to hacking. The fact that Google issued the latest version as an emergency update suggests that the browser’s security flaw is serious. Chrome version 99.0.4844.84 has been released for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with Google…
Read MoreSparkCognition acquires Bangalore-based AI startup Integration Wizards
SparkCognition, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) software solutions, announced on Friday that it has reached a definitive deal to buy Integration Wizards, a visual AI player, for an unknown sum. It intends to expand its IP portfolio to incorporate computer vision capabilities as part of this acquisition in order to add value to its industry solutions. The technique, according to SparkCognition, makes use of new and diverse data sets such as CCTV feeds, drone footage, video from portable devices, and current camera infrastructures. Safety, security, visual inspection, productivity, and…
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