Xiaomi, Realme says potential of offline sales post Covid-19 intact; consumers may change buying habit

Both Xiaomi and Realme said they will restructure their product plans and portfolio this year with the change in buying habit.

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Aarogya Setu app registers 9 crore downloads: Amitabh Kant

"The Aaroygya Setu app has close to 90 million downloads till date & is being regularly updated, with feature like telemedicine being added," Kant told reporters in a media briefing.

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International Fact-Checking Network launches a WhatsApp bot to fight Covid-19 misinformation

The IFCN's bot provides users with a global directory of fact-checking organizations. The system is capable of identifying the user's country via the person’s mobile country code and then providing them with their closest fact-checking organizations. IFCN's bot is 100% free to use, WhatsApp said.

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Indian IT firms to apply for H-1B visas amidst Covid-19 uncertainties

Immigration attorneys said clients were filing applications for candidates selected by random lottery last month. The H1-B work permit, initially for three years, is granted only if the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approves the application.

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Google blocked and removed over 5,000 'bad ads' a minute in 2019

Google suspended nearly one million advertiser accounts for policy violations to protect users from misleading ads. The tech giant also noted that there has been a sharp spike in fraudulent ads for in-demand products like face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed lakhs of lives globally.

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Reliance Industries Ltd says Silver Lake to invest nearly $750 mln in its digital arm

The deal comes days after Facebook said it would spend $5.7 billion to buy a 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms - the digital services entity that houses Reliance's telecoms arm Jio Infocomm, as well as its news, movie and music apps, along with other businesses.

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IT firms to see WFH clauses in more contracts

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic however, more work-from-home clauses are likely to disrupt the current service delivery model.

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