Kishore Biyani bets on emerging tech to keep retail crown; Closer look at fine print of new angel tax norms; TechCircle survey reveals entrepreneurs' expectations

[] February 18, 2019 to February 22, 2019 [Techcircle]( [linkedin]( [facebook]( [Technology to help us automate decision-making, remove human discretion: Kishore Biyani]( Future Group's Kishore Biyani has been a vocal critic of the Indian e-commerce sector, which is dominated by discounts and cashbacks. However, that does not mean he is... 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