- Canada telcos regulator orders big firms to boost competition to lower billsThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said the telecoms firms should offer wholesale wireless access to so-called Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), smaller outfits such as Videotron in Quebec that can then resell the capacity at reduced retail prices and pass on the savings to consumers.
- In a first for Indian fintech start-up, Razorpay triples valuation to $3 billion in six monthsRazorpay has become the first Indian fintech start-up to triple its valuation to $3 billion, with its latest $160 million Series E fund raise, in less than six months after it became a Unicorn in October 2020.
- 45% jump in hiring by Big 3 IT firms in FY21TCS, Infosys and Wipro together hired 72,259 employees in FY21 compared with 49,888 the previous year.
- Cyber agency cautions users against weaknesses detected in WhatsAppThe country's cyber security agency has cautioned WhatsApp users about certain vulnerabilities detected in the popular instant messaging app that could lead to breach of sensitive information.
- “We are creating a true people platform”It’s just over a year since Koo, the social network that created quite a buzz when ministers and celebrities started endorsing it, launched.
- India should look at rural economy as source of production: Zoho’s Sridhar VembuBengaluru: India needs to look at the rural economy as a source of production and wealth creation rather than just a source of demand to become a $5 trillion economy, according to Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu.
- Oppo A54 could start at Rs 13,490 in India: Price, variants and more leak ahead of April 19 launchOppo is set to launch the Oppo A54 in India on April 19.
- Apple’s $200 million Restore Fund: a vow to remove one million metric tons of carbon dioxide annuallyOn April 15 2021, Apple announced a first-of-its-kind carbon removal initiative — called the Restore Fund — that will make investments in forestry projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere while generating a financial return for investors.
- OnePlus 9R gets first major OxygenOS update, here are the detailsOnePlus recently launched the latest lineup of its flagship smartphones in India and across the world, Earlier this month, the affordable OnePlus 9R smartphone received the OxygenOS 11.2.1.1 software update with an array of improvements and bugs fixes.
- NCLAT ruling on spectrum: Lenders, government stare at ₹96,389 cr NPAThis includes Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues of ₹38,389 crore the companies owe to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), an operational creditor to the beleaguered firms.