Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Paytm complains to NPCI on Cred’s UPI gamble

The move comes barely three months after Cred entered the offline payment segment through the launch of its ‘Scan & Pay’ feature, which allows its users to make offline payments by scanning a QR code.

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Monday, January 2, 2023

IRDAI mulls usage of Information Bureau data to ensure competitive pricing



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UPI transactions surge to record 782 crore in December 2022

The December figure was 7% higher than in November while, in value terms, the amount transacted last month was 8% more than the preceding one

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India's internet industry to reach $5 trillion valuation by 2030: Redseer report

Despite a few hiccups this year, the Indian internet industry is expected to grow and could reach a valuation of $5 trillion by 2030, a report showed on Monday.

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India TikTok ban set important precedent: FCC chief; restaurants, cloud kitchens see 30-35% jump in NYE orders

Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2023 is kinder to tech firms and startups than 2022 was. Today, we bring you an exclusive interview with US Federal Communications Commission chief Brendan Carr, who told us that India set an important precedent by banning Chinese short-video app Tik Tok in 2020. At least 20 of 50 American states have banned the app on state government devices, with the number set to increase in 2023, he added.

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Sunday, January 1, 2023

Toyota Kirloskar Motor says customer data may have been exposed in data breach

This is the latest in a series of cyber breaches where personal data of customers has been exposed. The attacks have been targeting both private and state run enterprises.

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Twitter sued for not paying rent of San Francisco office

The landlord, Columbia Reit - 650 California LLC, said that it had notified the company on December 16 of last year that it would go into default on its lease for the Hartford Building's 30th floor in five days if the rent was not paid.

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Google settles two more location tracking lawsuits worth $29.5 million in US

The search giant is required to pay $9.5 million to Washington, DC and $20 million to Indiana after the states sued the tech giant for allegedly tracking users' locations without their consent.

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Meta set to make decision on Trump's return to Facebook

The social media giant had previously said it will decide by Jan 7 whether to allow the former president to return. However, that decision is now expected to be announced later in the month.

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New Year celebrations: Swiggy delivers 3.50 lakh biryani orders, over 61,000 pizzas

Swiggy also said as per a poll it conducted on Twitter, 75.4 per cent per cent orders came for Hyderabadi Biryani, followed by Lucknowi-14.2 per cent and Kolkata-10.4 per cent.

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Quarter’s delay likely in Oyo IPO as Sebi seeks updated filing

Regulator wants risk factors, KPIs, outstanding litigation, basis for valuation refreshed in DRHP, which may take up to 3 months

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Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program

At a time when fears of AI are gripping the public, the startup has built a wet lab, or place for physical experiments, in the San Francisco...