Ola GMV has crossed pre-pandemic levels, CEO Bhavish Aggarwal says

Recovery from the second wave of Covid-19 infections has been three times faster as compared with the first wave last year, Ola's founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal says.

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California bill could alter Amazon labor practices

The profits flowed from the millions of Americans who value the convenience of quick home delivery, but critics complain that the arrangement comes at a large cost to workers, whom they say the company pushes to physical extremes.

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Zoho invests in homegrown MRI tech startup Voxelgrids

Voxelgrids manufactures 1.5T MRI scanners that are lightweight, mobile, and easy to install, operate and maintain even in remote locations such as small villages. The equipment also includes a proprietary software package for imaging purposes.

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China's esports powerhouse status undermined by tough new gaming rules for under 18s

China is the world's biggest esports market with an estimated 5,000-plus teams, but the government's tough new rules aimed at curbing gaming addiction are set to make careers like Zhang's hard to emulate.

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Google-backed Cuemath bets on free math courses to add users

Cuemath is making much of its content free for a year to fend off rivals in India’s competitive edtech market and help fight inequalities in learning. Its premium curriculum will be free for subscribers who invite two new users.

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GoKwik gets $5.5 million funding from Matrix India, others for overseas expansion

Founded in 2020 by Chirag Taneja, Vivek Bajpai and Ankush Talwar, GoKwik is an ecommerce enablement platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve problems for etailers and D2C brands.

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Capillary Technologies acquires Persuade for US expansion

“The idea behind acquiring Persuade is to get a good jumpstart in the US,” Capillary Technologies CEO Aneesh Reddy says. “Second, we can leverage the Persuade team to help us in loyalty consulting and customer experience in Asia.”

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