Incredible opportunity to reimagine learning for what comes next: Sunder Pichai

The need to learn and teach from anywhere will not stop even after the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end, Google's India-born CEO Sunder Pichai has said, asserting there is…

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With over 1.3 million users, Nigerian-based fintech FairMoney wants to replicate growth in India – TechCrunch

There are over 1.7 billion underbanked people globally, the majority of which are from emerging markets. For them, accessing loans can be difficult, which is a problem fintechs try to…

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Gaming consoles, smartphones, other gadgets could get pricier due to continuing microchip shortages- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseFeb 18, 2021 13:52:12 ISTPrices of popular gadgets such as PlayStations and iPhones could rise because of microchip shortages caused by a "perfect storm" of coronavirus-driven demand, supply chain…

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Scientists rewrite mammoth’s family tree using DNA from fossil that’s more than one mn years old- Technology News, FP

The New York TimesFeb 18, 2021 13:35:19 ISTImagine an elephant, but significantly taller and heavier and with longer tusks. That’s the Columbian mammoth, an imposing animal that roamed much of…

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Fueling a new fire: Rise of Hygiene and DIY trend in a post-pandemic India

The COVID-19 Pandemic had impacted most industrial sectors worldwide on an unprecedented level, including consumer goods that have experienced significant disruption in recent months. Several businesses in India were already…

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India sees 60pc rise in fintech deals amidst COVID-19; surpasses China, says report

India has emerged as Asia's biggest destination for financial technology (fintech) deals, leaving behind China in the quarter ended June 2020, a research report said.With around 33 deals valued at…

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UK study will purposely infect volunteers with COVID-19 to help develop treatment- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseFeb 18, 2021 12:45:19 ISTA study which will expose volunteers to the coronavirus is to begin in Britain within a month after it gained approval from the country's clinical…

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