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A non-profit in Silicon Valley is helping minority start-up founders succeed !!

As we shine a spotlight on the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley, it’s worth highlighting some of the people who have been working to bring more diversity to the tech scene for years. One prime example is James Norman, now CEO of Pilotly, a focus group company. He also co-founded and runs an organization called the Transparent Collective, a non-profit that aims to help early-stage minority founders. The organization hosts groups of entrepreneurs from around the country for a four-day program of coaching and panels to help them hone…

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Uber is making Juneteenth and election days around the world company holidays !!

Uber will honor Juneteenth and elections days around the world as company holidays, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced Wednesday. “To embrace the meaning of #Juneteenth this year, we’re making it a paid day off. We encourage employees to spend it in a way that allows them to stand up against racism, whether that’s by learning, participating in a community action, or reflecting on how to make change,” Khosrowshahi said on Twitter. “But I strongly believe that lasting change really happens at the ballot box. That’s why we are making election days around…

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Social media is killing democracy !!

Mumbai: Last week, Uddhav Thackeray was forced to deny reports that Mumbai would be re-imposing a lockdown on June 15. The reports had made such an impact that all over the city, people were stocking up on goods and wondering whether they had made a mistake by resuming work too soon. In Delhi, where reports of a similar June 15 lockdown had also surfaced — though they had not been as widely circulated as they were in Mumbai — the health minister, and subsequently the chief minister, had to issue…

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Getting future ready: Introducing robotics to school students !!

Robotics as a career choice is gaining popularity among in current generation of students. Robots are machines that can either independently or on command carry out a series of operations and functions. Robotics is as a branch of engineering involves the design, construction and operation of robots. From moving goods around on a production floor to performing complex medical procedures and being on space exploration missions, robots are fast becoming an important part of our lives. Coupled with advancements in other areas such as Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics will play…

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Realme an Indian startup, its smartphones made in India: CEO Madhav Sheth !!

  Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth has explicitly said that Realme is an INDIAN startup. In his latest episode of Ask Madhav series on YouTube, Sheth quelled the concerns of the company’s fans who have been inquisitive about the company’s history and whether it belongs to China. “I can proudly say Realme is an Indian startup, which is now a global MNC (multinational corporation),” said Sheth while replying to the question whether Realme is an Indian brand. “Realme is among the top seven smartphone brands in the world,” he added…

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Thousands Petition Zoom Over End-To-End Encryption On Calls !!

  Mozilla and the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) have presented an open letter to Zoom after it said it would require customers to pay for end-to-end encryption. The letter, signed by over 19,000 internet users, says that “best-in-class security should not be something that only the wealthy or businesses can afford.” The video conferencing software saw use boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, as did other video calling applications such as Microsoft Teams and Houseparty. However, comments from its CEO Eric Yuan that the company would not encrypt that conversations for…

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Coronavirus Contact-Tracing Apps Could Pose Major Privacy Risk, Amnesty Warns  !!

Contact-tracing apps being used to prevent the spread of coronavirus could be collecting deeply personal information, Amnesty International has said. The organisation claims the privacy and security of hundreds of thousands of people have been put at risk by the new platforms. Contact-tracing apps are software that informs people when they have been in contact with someone who has contracted the coronavirus. These vary in terms of features, but can generally be separated into two categories: decentralised apps, where the data is kept on the device, and centralised apps where the…

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Facebook Adds New feed Backgrounds, Stickers and Effects for Pride Month !!

Facebook has announced a new set of stickers, frames, effects and more, for both  Facebook and Messenger, to help users celebrate Pride Month. Following the announcement that Instagram is adding new Pride features, Facebook has shared its latest themed options, including a new set of stickers for 2020, new frames and backgrounds for Stories. Facebook’s also adding color gradient message panels, stickers and effects in MessengerWith no capacity to celebrate with the usual events, Facebook  is hoping that these tools will give users more options to engage with the event, and…

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Amazon Deploys Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Tech to Maintain Social Distancing at Its Facilities !!

Amazon on Tuesday launched an Artificial Intelligence-based tracking system to enforce social distancing at its offices and warehouses help to reduce any kind  risk of contracting the new coronavirus among its workers. The unveiling comes as the world’s largest online retailer faces intensifying scrutiny from US lawmakers and unions over whether it is doing enough to protect staff from the pandemic. Monitors set up in the company’s warehouses will highlight workers keeping a safe distance in green circles, while workers who are closer will be highlighted in red circles, Amazon…

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Walmart Partners With Shopify to Expand E-Commerce ‘Marketplace’ !!

Walmart said Monday it was teaming up with e-commerce platform Shopify to expand its online marketplace in a ramped-up challenge to Amazon for third-party sellers. The deal allows the estimated one million US businesses using Shopify’s platform to sell on Walmart.com without using any listing fees. “As we launch this integration with Shopify, we are focused on US-based small and medium businesses whose assortment complements ours and have a track record of exceeding customers’ expectations,” said Jeff Clementz, vice president of Walamart Marketplace. “We’re excited to be able offer customers an expanded…

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