Category: Technology
bcg: Investors to continue ‘wait-and-see’ approach on late-stage startups: BCG, Times Bridge, TiE report
[ad_1] The funding slowdown in India, which is paired with a large amount of unallocated dry powder, could lead to investors taking a “wait-and-see” approach on late-stage startups — with expectations of fair valuations and a keen eye on unit margins, a report titled ‘Road to Hyperscaling in India’ published by the Boston Consulting Group ...
Twitter Two-Factor Authentication: Twitter to no longer support two-factor authentication for free users
[ad_1] Last month, Elon Musk-led microblogging platform Twitter had said its two-factor authentication (2FA) security feature via SMS would go behind a paywall and will not be available for free users. The company said the step was taken it believed the feature was being abused by “bad actors”. Starting Monday, the security feature will only ...
meta: Content moderators sue Meta over alleged ‘union-busting’ in Kenya
[ad_1] Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. They also say they were ...
china video games import: China to import 27 new video games, including Tencent, NetEase titles
[ad_1] China’s online gaming regulator on Monday granted licences to 27 foreign games in March including titles to be published by Tencent Holdings and NetEase. Among the imported online games approved by the National Press and Publication Administration is at least one to be published by Tencent, a game called Merge Mansion, according to a ...
Lenovo IT4SMB campaign, in association with The Economic Times, showcases the true potential of technology for businesses
[ad_1] The Mumbai edition of the Times Techies Tech Drive, part of Lenovo IT4SMB initiative, hosted the who’s who of the tech world to chart out the growth roadmap for SMBs. From highlighting artificial Intelligence as a business enabler to identifying the technologies needed for faster business growth; a special summit on the trends in ...
cyberattack: Australian fintech firm Latitude takes systems offline, Federal Police investigate cyberattack
[ad_1] Australian fintech firm Latitude Group Holdings Ltd said on Monday it had taken its platforms offline as the cyberattack detected last week remained active, adding the Federal Police was investigating the incident. Latitude, which provides consumer finance services to retailers Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi, said the attack appeared “well-organised” and that it would ...
mercedes: Mercedes set to invest billions in e-vehicles plants
[ad_1] Mercedes will invest billions of dollars to modernise its plants in China, Germany and Hungary over the coming years, magazine Automobilwoche reported, as the carmaker prepares to switch to electric vehicles and cut emissions. The European Union has set a goal to halve CO2 emissions per passenger car over their life cycle by the ...
svb: 48 hours till payroll, $200,000 to go: diary of a bank failure
[ad_1] Sara Mauskopf’s day-to-day concerns – her customers, her employees, her own three children – don’t typically involve the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. She is CEO of Winnie, a startup that helps families find child care and helps child care providers find customers, serving more than 250,000 day care centers and millions of families. Mauskopf, ...
SaveIN: Healthtech startup SaveIN to focus on partnerships, eyes five-fold growth
[ad_1] SaveIN, which offers embedded finance for several healthcare treatments across a network of healthcare providers will focus on partnerships to expand its reach in the domain and is eyeing five times growth over the next year. Time for the consumerisation of healthcare has arrived, CEO Jitin Bhasin said adding SaveIN wants to “democratise how ...
livespace layoffs: Livspace cuts nearly half of tech, product roles in attempt to turn profitable
[ad_1] Omnichannel home interiors and renovation platform Livspace has laid off about 2% of its overall workforce in a bid to drive profitability by the financial year ended March 2024. The retrenchment has affected 45% of its technology and product teams, three people familiar with the matter told ET. A total of 36 staffers, including ...