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Tiger Global was on a share purchase spree in TikTok parent Bytedance since 2018, current valuation at around $90Bn: Report

In a testament to TikTok’s (and perhaps the short format video) popularity,…

Facebook announces a $100 Million grant for newsrooms covering COVID-19 pandemic

Facebook has announced yet another financial package for COVID-19 related activities, this…

US Space Force launches its Space Fence Orbital Tracking System to track objects in Earth’s orbit

The US Space Force, President Trump’s (really) optimist addition to the United…

The US FDA approves Battelle’s decontamination system for N95 masks that makes them re-usable

In a rather action-packed week from the US FDA, the drug regulator…

FDA provides emergency authorisation to Malaria drug ‘Hydroxychloroquine’, to be used to treat 1100 coronavirus patients in New York

A drug that US President Donald Trump has backed as a possible…
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WhatsApp tests limiting the length of videos in ‘Status Update’ to 15 seconds in India

Following measures announced by streaming companies last week, Whatsapp is now testing…

Cancer diagnostics startup ‘SaScan’ raises undisclosed amount from Unicorn India Ventures

In tandem with its fund-raising announcement, Unicorn India is also announcing the…

Unicorn India Ventures announces first close of its ₹400 crore equity fund

In a positive news to the otherwise grim overall investment scene, India-based…
OneWeb

Softbank-backed satellite internet startup OneWeb files for bankruptcy

In a not-so-proud-to-be first for Softbank, one of its star portfolio companies,…

Ola CEO forgoes annual salary, company to put in ₹20 crores (~$2.6M) to support driver partners

Ola, India’s biggest ride hailing platform, has come up with another plan…

Abbott announces new COVID 19 test that delivers results in minutes

In a major breakthrough in the global fight against coronavirus, Abbott Laboratories…

US markets tank after historic 3-day recovery as country leaves behind China with over 93,000 COVID-19 cases

Stock markets across the US again tumbled on Friday morning, as the…

Marquee VC firms in India creating joint investment platform to bail out portfolio startups impacted by Coronavirus: Report

In a move aimed at bailing out some of India’s top venture…
Oyo

OYO warns partner hotels of disruption in payment cycle due to Coronavirus outbreak

It is no hidden truth, that the impact of ongoing COVID 19…

Streaming platform Hooq has filed for liquidation due to restricted growth

Hooq, a Singapore based streaming platform backed by Singapore Telecommunications limited, has…

Facebook announces a ‘Coronavirus Community Hub’ on Messenger to contain misinformation spread

Facebook announced yesterday, a coronavirus community hub for people who use its…
Tencent

Tencent, Huawei to partner for a cloud gaming platform

As cloud gaming brings an all new era to the largely unchanged…
Swiggy

Swiggy ready to use idle fleet for delivering essential commodities, COO Vivek Sundar says

Swiggy, one of the two Indian food delivery unicorns, has been having…

India’s MX Player expands into a dozen new international markets, including the US and UK

At a time when most people across the world are staying indoors…
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Amazon reportedly did not notify workers at a US facility after one of them tested positive for COVID-19

In what would easily amount to irresponsible and negligent behavior, the management…