‘If this didn’t break us, nothing will’: Byju
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‘If this didn’t break us, nothing will’: Byju Raveendran
“The last 6 months have been really tough and humbling… It can’t be tougher than this. And if this can’t break us, I can tell you nothing else will. No investor has sold our shares in the last six months despite all that has been said about the company. This goes to show we have been doing things right.” – Byju Raveendran.
Zoom is soon expected to launch email and calendar apps
Zoom has spent much of the past two years developing its own email and calendar clients. Known internally as Zmail and Zcal, Zoom could announce the apps at its annual Zoomtopia conference.
Karnataka unveils plans to transform 35,000 buses into electric by 2030
Karnataka Transport Minister B Sriramulu on Wednesday said the state government aims to convert all 35,000 buses into electric vehicles by 2030.
Canva launches a visual worksuite; Over 4.4 million customers pay for Canva for Teams.
Canva has launched a suite of new products to round out its product offerings: Canva Docs, Canva Websites, Canva Whiteboards and Data Visualization.
Over 4.4 million customers pay for Canva for Teams. Plus, Canva is launching a creator program where highly vetted designers can sell templates, photos and designs to Canva users.
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Discord launches Reddit-like Forum channels, designed for asynchronous chat about specific topics
Discord describes Forum channels as “a place designed for focused discussions, not just free-range chatting” and server members will be able to browse these channels for what’s relevant or make a new one for a fresh topic.
Ethermine, the largest Ethereum mining firm, will shut down its servers for miners after Ethereum’s Merge
Ethermine, the largest Ethereum mining services provider by computing power, will shut down its servers for miners after the blockchain completes its historic technical upgrade.
Climate Change: Whose problem is it anyways?
For your business to survive the next 10 years, the world too needs to survive (unless you are building for Mars!).
It doesn’t matter whether you are a fintech, edtech or a SAAS startup. The climate change is same for us and doesn’t care about our entitlements and exits. So, when you are creating your 10-year business projection, maybe start incorporating the impact of climate change too?
Google rolls out new emojis, animation and color customizations for Android devices
Tech giant Google has released a Unicode 15.0 release that comes with 31 new emoji characters, animations and colour customization to the Android operating system.
Chinese loan apps case: ED conducts search operations at Paytm, PayU offices
In a fresh round of probe, the ED searched some premises of payment gateway companies such as Paytm and PayU in connection with the transactions with Chinese shell companies.
After Infosys, IBM India now calls moonlighting unethical
Global tech major IBM, which employs over a lakh individuals in India, on Wednesday termed moonlighting an unethical practice.
Indian crypto traders turn to Binance to avoid TDS
Daily volumes at key India-based platforms are down since a 1% tax on crypto transactions took effect. Indian-origin platforms have begun deducting the levy but many foreign peers like Binance and FTX haven’t.
Honda set to begin battery sharing services for e-rickshaws in India
Honda reveals its plans to start battery sharing service for electric rickshaws in India by the end of this year besides charting out a strategy to bring its electric two-wheelers in future.
Byju’s losses stand at Rs 4,588 crore; readjusts revenue for FY21 to Rs 2,280 crore
Byju’s revenue from operations for the FY ending March 2021 has been readjusted to Rs 2,280 crore even as the company incurred massive losses of Rs 4,588 crore, up from just Rs 262 crore in the previous fiscal.