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SAP Labs to enhance technology development in India. It is working to connect German and Indian institutes to strengthen academia. SAP Labs is the research arm of the German technology company SAP SE. The company has created a curriculum at IIM-Bangalore. It will focus on building AI managers of the future. The company would also focus on metaverse and quantum. SAP Labs has about 14,000 employees in India. Its SAP Startup Studio has incubated 51 early-stage startups so far.
Now, to view sensitive tweets on Twitter, you should prove that you are above the age of 18. The social media platform said that it is launching a new feature that filters ‘sensitive content’ for those who are below the age of 18. If you want to see them, you will have to add your date of birth. What is the definition of sensitive content on Twitter? According to reports, the sensitive content policy of Twitter includes adult content, graphic violence, gore, and hateful imagery. Those who tweet such content should mark it as ‘sensitive’. Changes must be made in…
Fitness startup FitBudd revealed that Accel India, Beenext, Sequoia Capital India, and Waveform Ventures had invested $3.4 million in it as seed money. In 2021, a SaaS platform that enables health and fitness trainers to expand their operations globally was introduced. It intends to aid coaches in improving client engagement and retention on a large scale. Within a year of its introduction, it claims to have increased its user base to 20 different nations. Three IIT grads who observed this during the pandemic were Saumya Mittal, Pranav Chaturvedi, and Naman Singhal. They concluded that hiring personal trainers can improve people’s…
According to The Verge, former President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social is now downloadable from the Google Play Store. According to the source, Truth Social, which Google blocked due to “insufficient” content filtering measures, promotes itself as a platform that “encourages an open, free, and honest worldwide discourse.” It provides a social networking experience similar to Twitter. Trump’s social networking app debuted on the Apple App Store in February before making an attempt to do the same on the Google Play Store.Truth Social has agreed to implement the moderation controls Google demands for user-generated content. Previously, Google had…
Samsung uses repurposed fishing nets in foldable Galaxy devices. The blue part in Galaxy Z Flip 4 is made of upcycled fishing nets. The blue part, the side key bracket, keeps the phone waterproof and dustproof. It plays a role in improving the durability of the phone. About 640,000 tonnes of fishing nets end up in the ocean every year. It is a big threat to the marine ecosystem. Fishing nets are made of nylon materials. Nylon materials can absorb moisture and water. Samsung aims to prevent over 50 tonnes of discarded fishing nets by the end of 2022.
GITEX GLOBAL 2022 Announces UAE’s First Metaverse Hospital Thumbay Group announced that the hospital will complete the first phase of the project by the end of 2022 Sharjah’s Al Qassimi Hospital explains how robotics is changing surgery UAE Minister of Finance Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri said that UAE is one of the fastest countries to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The minister said that UAE has created an excellent business environment that attracts investments, tourism and talent Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri was speaking at the 42nd edition of GITEX GLOBAL. He said UAE expects GDP growth of 6.5%…
For Mahindra’s planned e-SUV launches, Jio-bp, the petroleum retailing joint venture between Reliance Industries and bp, will set up a charging network. The businesses inked an MoU last year to explore the development of EV goods and services as well as the discovery of fuel synergies between low-carbon and traditional fuels. In order to enable easy intra-city and inter-city travelling for EV users, the Reliance and bp joint venture is actively extending its Jio-bp pulse branded EV charging network by installing charging facilities at numerous touch points within cities and on important highways. Jio-bp will deploy DC fast chargers at…
Edtech startup Byju’s has come up with an ‘optimisation’ planIt is planning to lay off about 2,500 or 5 per cent of its employeesThis is to avoid redundancies and duplication of roles, said the companyThe optimisation will happen across product, content, media, and technology teamsThis will occur in a phased mannerThe company said it looks for profitability by March 2023Byju’s currently has 50,000 workersThe startup registered a loss of Rs 4,588 cr for FY 21The firm is also realigning its marketing spendingThis is to enhance its global footprint
Uttar Pradesh to receive new projects worth Rs 7,000 croreUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced itThis includes 13 railway overbridges, Shahabad bypass-Hardoi bypass, and othersUttar Pradesh’s roads will be on par with that of America by 2024The road construction in Uttar Pradesh will utilise ‘trash’This is important for safeguarding the environment, said Gadkari
The government is ready to talk with the startups who are contemplating moving overseas And address their issues as much as it can to help them stay in India, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured the government’s full support to startups in the country. The country has a favourable environment for startup growth, which is why the number of unicorns in the country has reached 100. Find out what factors attract start-ups in other countries and make efforts to adapt them within the country. Nirmala Sitharaman added that the central government is making special…