Social media reacts to the Union Budget 2022 in the best way it knows: memes

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has delivered her shortest Union Budget speech this year, focusing on education, agriculture and farming, cryptocurrency, and the rolling out of 5G mobile services, among others.Among…

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Kenyan tech-enabled logistics platform Amitruck raises $4 million, embarks on Uganda, Tanzania expansion – TechCrunch

The shipping business in Africa has for years been inefficient and costly due to the traditional ways of managing operations – traditional in the sense that a shipper has to…

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Wayflyer becomes Ireland’s sixth unicorn; raises €133M at €1.4B valuation  

Image credits: WayflyerWayflyer, a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce merchants, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $150M (approx €133M) funding in a Series B round, at a post-money valuation…

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Meta Transparency Report: Over 99% Of Content Actions On Facebook Taken Proactively

In accordance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Meta (formerly facebook) has released its India monthly report for Instagram and Facebook for the…

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These are the biggest French startups according to the French government – TechCrunch

Every year, the French government and the government-backed initiative La French Tech shares two startup rankings — the Next40 and the French Tech 120. The startups on these lists are…

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[Budget 2022] Govt to introduce EV battery swapping policy: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The fourth Union Budget presented under PM Modi 2.0 government on February 1, 2022 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid the blueprint for the government's four priorities — productivity enhancement…

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Nigeria’s AltSchool raises $1M pre-seed to build an alternative school for Africans – TechCrunch

The demand for software engineers is expected to grow by 22% between 2020 and 2030, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure is larger than…

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Union Budget 2022: AVGC Taskforce To Be Set Up To Boost Employability In Animation Industry

While presenting the Union Budget 2022 for the financial year 2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that in partnership with the AICTE, an Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC)…

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