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WhatsApp, MyGov team up to let users book vax appointments through chatbot

Earlier this month, WhatsApp introduced the functionality to download the vaccination certificate through the same bot

HCL Tech, Munich Re in pact to digitalise workplace services in 40 nations

Financial details of deal not disclosed; HCL will modernise and standardise workplace services for more than 16,000 Munich Re employees

Demand for cloud techies to touch 2 mn by 2025: Nasscom-TCS-Accenture study

Study says as of FY21, India ranked third with 608,000 cloud professionals across all verticals, including technology

Paytm, HDFC Bank tie up to develop payment products for new online ventures

While HDFC Bank will drive merchant partnerships to whom Paytm will offer its existing Android PoS devices, the two will also jointly launch a co-branded retail PoS product

Facebook India launches loans programme for small businesses in 200 places

India is the first country where Facebook is rolling out this programme in partnership with online lending platform Indifi.

Oyo raises $5 million from Microsoft at $9.6 billion valuation

The company is aiming to transform itself to a global full-stack technology provider for small and mid-sized hotels and homes

Facebook's most viewed post in the US in Q2 of CY2021 came from Mumbai

The post had 80.6 million content viewers in the US. The second-most viewed post had 61.4 million viewers

Government's IT spending to rise 8.6% to $8.3 bn in 2022: Gartner

Indian government organizations, both local and national, will increase spending on all segments of IT in 2022, except for telecom services, the research firm said.

Analytics has seen growth for past 9 quarters: Genpact CEO Tyagarajan

Tyagarajan says firm now expects full year revenue to rise 5.5-6.5 per cent on a constant currency basis, up from 5-6.5 per cent it expected earlier

Twitter India's MD Manish Maheshwari to move to US in a new role

This comes after the social media giant's bitter face-off with the Indian government over a host of issues

Congress says Twitter has locked its account; company defends decision

Twitter says Congress handle and those of many others flouted its rules on protecting identity of sexual assault victim.

JetSynthesys acquires top e-sports firm Skyesports for undisclosed sum

The acquisition will strengthen Skyesports' pan-India proliferation and also sets the stage for its expansion from India to South Asia

Blue Tokai raises Rs 17 cr in pre-series B bridge round led by Anicut Angel

The company started out selling its specialty coffee online and via B2B partnerships; then sought to provide the complete coffee experience through cafes

Hindujas sell health care unit to Baring Private Equity for $1.2 billion

The transaction is based on an enterprise value of $1.2 billion, subject to closing adjustments, and is expected to conclude within 90 days

Twitter in compliance with IT Rules with permanent officers in place: govt

The new appointees are employees of Twitter Inc and not its India arm, and will report to the US office directly

Zomato Q1 net loss widens to Rs 356 crore; revenue rises to Rs 844 crore

Revenue from operations in Q1 rose to Rs 844.40 crore from Rs 266 crore a year ago

Turiya Investments sets the benchmarks on socially responsible investing

Unlike typical venture capitalists, Turiya focuses on best-practices for ecology and community, a sense of ideals, and innovative business ideas outside the old paradigm of just software and tech

Tokyo Olympics: From 3DAT to robots, the Games that went high-tech

The Olympics this year were not just tech-heavy in these more visible ways, but also deployed technology to bring the Games to the world in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic

When technology of espionage outstrips law's ability to protect citizens

Most surveillance firms operate out of the public eye, and given the sensitive nature of the technology they provide, it is extremely difficult to ascertain who their customers are

Made permanent appointments in compliance with IT rules: Twitter tells HC

The new appointees are employees of Twitter Inc and not the India entity of the microblogging platform, a person familiar with the details said.