India puts tech firms on notice over deepfakes inaction

[ad_1] India has warned tech companies that it is prepared to impose bans if they fail to take active measures against deepfake videos, a senior government minister said, on the…

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Google pulls Binance, other global crypto apps from India store

[ad_1] Google pulled many crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, from its Play Store in India on Saturday in what is the latest blow to the world’s second largest internet…

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Apple pulls Binance, Kraken and other crypto apps in India

[ad_1] Apps of as many as eight crypto exchanges including Binance, Kraken, Mexc and Kucoin have disappeared from Apple’s App Store in India, less than two weeks after the global…

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Peak XV-backed MobiKwik seeks to raise $84 million in India IPO

[ad_1] Indian financial services startup MobiKwik seeks to raise about $84.2 million through issue of new shares in an initial public offering in the home market, it said in a…

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India to block crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken websites

[ad_1] Financial Intelligence Unit, an Indian government agency which scrutinizes financial transactions, said Thursday nine global crypto exchanges — including Binance, Kraken, Kucoin and Mexc — are operating “illegally” in…

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SoftBank-backed FirstCry seeks to raise nearly $220 million in India IPO

[ad_1] FirstCry, India’s biggest e-commerce platform for mother and baby products, is aiming to raise $218 million through the sale of new shares in its initial public offering, almost a third…

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Nonprofit Code.org sues Byju’s unit WhiteHat Jr over payment dues

[ad_1] Code.org, the US educational non-profit, has filed a lawsuit in a California district court alleging that Byju’s subsidiary WhiteHat Jr breached a licensing contract by failing to pay fees…

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ShareChat faces large valuation cut in new funding

[ad_1] ShareChat is in final stages of deliberations to secure about $50 million in new funding that trims the startup’s valuation to below $1.5 billion, according to two sources familiar…

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India’s top VCs face fresh obstacles as startup investment plummets

[ad_1] High-flying venture investors in India managing hundreds of millions of dollars are tempering expectations, making early-stage startup bets that in best-case scenarios they hope will return 3 to 5…

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India’s Paytm curbing low-value personal loans spells bad news for the industry

[ad_1] Indian financial services firm Paytm sent shockwaves through the industry on Wednesday after it disclosed that it plans to issue fewer personal loans under 50,000 Indian rupees ($600) in…

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