One Thing Today in Tech
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Zydus Covid-19 vaccine for teens soon; UK bans Binance; and Anand Madanagopal on taking heart health checks to the masses
Zydus Cadila is in the advanced stages of trials for its Covid-19 vaccine that can be given to children aged 12 and above says NK Arora, chairman of India's national technical advisory group on immunisation. Also on the programme, cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been banned in the UK; Telegram adds group video chat; and Anand Madanagopal talks about taking sophisticated heart health checks to the masses at Cardiac Design Labs
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JioPhone Next to launch Sep 10; Twitter partners with Razorpay for Tip Jar in India; and Meghna Suryakumar on enabling fintech at Crediwatch
JioPhone Next, a made-for-India Android smartphone that is the result of a collaboration between Reliance Jio Infocomm and Google, will be released on September 10, billionaire Mukesh Ambani announced yesterday. Also on the programme, Disney+ Hotstar has over 250 positions open in India; Razorpay becomes the first payments partner for Twitter's Tip Jar in India; and Meghna Suryakumar discusses plans ahead at her company Crediwatch
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John McAfee found dead; Google's security changes; AI restores a Rembrandt; and Kinner Sacchdev on plans ahead at Knorish
John McAfee, the creator of the eponymous antivirus software, was found dead on Wednesday in prison outside Barcelona. He was 75. TikTok is hoping for an India comeback. Google is tweaking security code that will change Google Drive and YouTube. Also on the programme, AI helps restore a Rembrandt masterpiece; and Kinner N Sacchdev, co-founder and CEO of Knorish talks about enabling the passion economy
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Infosys CEO meets FM on income tax portal glitches; Google under EU lens; and Manoj Gopalkrishnan on his new mass test for Covid-19
Infosys CEO Salil Parekh and COO Pravin Rao were among the IT company's top executives who met virtually with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday to discuss the still unresolved glitches in the new income tax portal developed by the company. Also, Google faces EU investigation over ad-tech and CCI probe over Android smart TVs; and IIT Bombay don Manoj Gopalkrishnan unpacks his Tapestry Pooling tech for mass testing for Covid-19
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Amazon India, Flipkart may face tougher rules; China cracks down on crypto; and Srikanth Sola on plans at Devic Earth
Amazon India and Flipkart will likely take a hit if the consumer affairs department's proposed changes—including a ban on flash sales and curbs on scaling up private labels—get the go-ahead. Also in the programme, Byju's raises $50 million more; Facebook starts rolling out Live Audio Rooms; and Srikanth Sola, a cardiac surgeon turned entrepreneur discusses plans ahead at his venture Devic Earth
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Sharechat's ESOP buyback; BharatPe said to be raising $250 mn; Wipro offers pay hikes; and Kushal Nahata on FarEye's plans ahead
Mohalla Tech, which operates one of India's largest local language content based social media and short video apps, Sharechat and Moj, respectively, is rewarding employees with a share buyback worth $19.1 million. Also in the programme, BharatPe is said to be raising $250 million at over $2.5 billion valuation; Google is working on a 'find my device network'; and Kushal Nahata, co-founder and CEO of FarEye talks about the plans ahead for his logistics intelligence company that recently raised $100 million in fresh funding.
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Top Indian IT Cos to hire 96k; Facebook's deepfake sleuths; Nazara buys Publishme; and KPMG's Girish Menon on online gaming in India
In today's programme, India's top five IT services companies will hire 96,000 people in the current fiscal year, Nasscom—the IT industry's lobby—said in a statement yesterday, after a report by Press Trust of India about automation-led job losses, citing a report by Bank of America. Apple CEO Tim Cook says Android has 47 times more malware versus iOS; India's wealthy could invest $30 billion in tech startups; and Girish Menon, a partner at KPMG, talks about the potential of online gaming in India
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Satya Nadella becomes Microsoft's Chairman; BrowserStack valued at $4 billion; Waymo raises $2.5 billion; and Harshvardhan Lunia on Lendingkart's plans
Microsoft's independent directors unanimously elected Satya Nadella to the role of board chair yesterday, expanding the CEO's influence in the company. Nadella, who has been CEO of Microsoft since 2014, is one of the most well-known Indian executives leading America's biggest technology companies. Also in this programme, Mumbai's BrowserStack is valued at $4 billion after BOND investment; and Lendingkart's Harshvardhan Lunia discusses his efforts to finance small businesses with more digital tech
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Novavax may come to India; Windows 11 leaks; Apna raises $70 M; and Piyush Shah of Glance InMobi discusses the Shop101 acquisition
Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine could be headed to India, with the Serum Institute of India manufacturing it. 200 million shots could become available from September to December, Times of India reports. Also in the programme, Microsoft's Windows 11 leaks; startups Apna and Fampay raise big investments; and Piyush Shah, co-founder of InMobi, talks about group company Glance's acquisition of ecommerce business Shop101
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Novavax Covid shot 90 percent efficacious; Google Workspace for everyone; and Harsha Moily's journey from micro-finance to clean tech VC
Novavax said yesterday that its recombinant nanoparticle protein-based Covid 19 vaccine, demonstrated 100 percent protection against moderate and severe disease and 90.4 percent efficacy overall, after Phase 3 trials. Also in this programme, Google has made its Workspace open to anyone with an account; and later, entrepreneur Harsha Moily talks about his new VC firm, and plans to invest $200 million in clean tech startups in India and Israel
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US lawmakers take a big swipe at big tech; Byju's most valuable Indian startup; Astrogate Labs' Nitish Singh on plans ahead
Leading this briefing is news that America's technology giants such as Apple and Amazon will have to sell or leave various businesses under wide-ranging antitrust rules proposed by US lawmakers on Friday. Also in this programme, Byju's ongoing funding round values it higher than Paytm, and space technology startup Astrogate Labs' CEO Nitish Singh talks about preparations for a satellite launch in March to demonstrate the company's laser-based communications technologies