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An In-Depth Guide to Start a FinTech Startup in India

Trading cryptocurrencies and investing in companies can take place within the boundaries of one platform, and all this can be attributed to the wonders of financial technology (FinTech). Yet, these undertakings are only plausible through the offerings of fintech companies that were once startups. The need to extend the existence of such startups is on […]

Tech Firms say India Cyber Rules Risk Creating 'Environment of Fear'

Indian cybersecurity rules due to come into force later this month will create an “environment of fear rather than trust”, a body representing top tech companies has warned the government, calling for a one-year delay before the rules take effect. The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), which represents firms including Facebook, Google and […]

Big Tech Ramps Up Efforts to Quash Milestone Antitrust Bill

Big tech has launched a media blitz aimed at derailing one of the most ground-breaking bipartisan bills in the U.S. that would bar tech companies, like Amazon.com Inc, from giving preference to their own businesses on their websites. Amazon lambasted the bill on Wednesday saying in a blog post that the bill “jeopardizes two of […]

Russia Opens Cases Against Google, Other Foreign Tech Over Data Storage

Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had opened administrative cases against Alphabet Inc’s Google and six other foreign technology companies for alleged violations of personal data legislation. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on information battle since […]

China Pig Breeders go High-Tech in Self-Sufficiency Push

Tiny slivers of ear tissue snipped from hours-old piglets offer valuable clues for the team at Best Genetics Group (BGG) as it strives to improve the genetics of China’s hog herd to produce cheaper meat for the world’s top pork consumer. Breeding pigs that have larger litters, reach slaughter weight quicker and require less feed […]

Chinese Tech Firms Forced into 'Blood Listings' as Capital Dries Up

A growing number of Chinese tech start-ups, once the darlings of equity markets, are willing to list shares publicly in China at valuations lower than during private funding rounds in so-called blood listings. Unlike tech sector woes elsewhere, triggered mainly by rising interest rates, the misery in China comes from frothy tech markets and disruptions […]

The Road to Sustainable Development Goal 10: How Technology Can Help in Reducing Inequalities?

The world has been plagued with severe problems of inequality. Although awareness has been rising up worldwide, several events including conflicts, wars and the recent COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the dark reality that inequality is still a major issue. Poor countries, vulnerable populations have clearly been at the center of the sanitary cyclone that ravaged […]

U.S. Will Share COVID-19 Vaccine Technology, Biden Tells Global Summit

The United States will share technologies used to make COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization and is working to expand rapid testing and antiviral treatments for hard-to-reach populations, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. Speaking at the second global COVID-19 summit, Biden called on Congress to provide additional funds so that the U.S. may […]