Why schoolkids, Harvard profs are banking on AI; Tiger Global's deal run in numbers

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PharmEasy set to close $100-mn round]( Technology - [How Uber's India tech centres have become a breeding ground for innovation]( - [Amazon bets on sentiments; Huawei gets lonelier as India retailers latest to turn away]( - [Global cloud computing to reach $624 billion by 2023: ResearchAndMarkets study]( - [Tech Mahindra Q4 net profit declines 7.4%]( - [Alibaba, Amazon semiconductor tech leaders in 'pick and go commerce' space: GlobalData]( - [Oracle wants to puff out clouds real quick; no time for messy science experiments]( - [Capgemini helps Louisiana Pacific Corp migrate SAP processes to AWS]( - [E-learning firm TalentSprint partners with IIIT-H for AI, blockchain programmes]( - [Watch: Nutanix's Neville Vincent on why hyperconverged infrastructure matters]( - [TeamViewer ties up with Sophos' mobile platform for remote troubleshooting]( - [Exclusive: Jio Money's former co-CEO and Harvard, UCLA profs launch AI training startup]( - [Wipro to offer blockchain for payments solutions firm Travacoin]( - [Infosys implements Finacle core banking solution for Myanmar bank]( - [Trojan-toting trickbot comes out swinging after lying low for two years: Check Point Software]( - [Cloud services firm Veeam crosses $1 bn in annual bookings]( - [Over 30% of Indian web users attacked by cybercriminals from January to March: Kaspersky]( - [Over three-fourths of US multinationals prefer Android to iOS: IDC study]( - [5G cellular tech to rev up digitisation of manufacturing, agriculture, transport: Ericsson]( - [Tech Mahindra signs $43 mn deal with navy for secure-access cards]( - [Google flip-flop on Huawei after US lifts restrictions temporarily]( - [DeepQuanty's AI-powered engine can read handwriting on cheques]( - [Dell expands data protection solution offerings]( - [Sequoia-backed sales assistant Vymo partners Microsoft to expand its global presence]( - [Google Glass, long shelved for consumers, upgrades enterprise version]( - [Google says its AI model for lung-cancer detection is more accurate than radiologists]( - [Nasscom to focus on digital transformation in Sweden, Finland]( - [Email collaboration platform IceWarp offers new cloud setup for disaster recovery services]( - [Niti Aayog seeks $1 bn for cloud boost; TCS exec to lead Tata Sons' digital push]( - [AWS on India hiring spree to meet demand for AI, big data services]( - [HSBC appoints former GE executive as global head of data engineering]( - [Facebook and Google ask poll body not to make their exchanges public]( - [Infosys board for re-appointment of chairman Nilekani; CEO paid Rs 24.7 crore for 2018-19]( Others - [Startups embrace Modi mandate, hope for angel-tax abolition in BJP's second term]( - [E-commerce solutions startup Vdezi partners Amazon to enable small businesses to sell in UAE]( - [Accreditation criteria put out for investors of listed startups; Vision Document gets boost from Modi 2.0]( - [Co-working firm Awfis opens its largest centre in Bengaluru; Hopscotch strengthens top deck]( - [OYO becomes second-largest hotel chain in China]( - [Mastercard starts deleting India data stored abroad; Paytm Payments Bank swings to profit]( - [Online sellers challenge CCI's clean chit to Flipkart in market dominance case]( - [TikTok maker ByteDance ropes in GroupM exec to rev up India monetisation]( - [After RBI, insurance and market regulators aim to set up virtual testing grounds for fin-tech]( - [Disability-focused Assistive Technology Accelerator launches maiden programme]( - [BharatPe partners Apollo Finvest for foray into merchant loans]( - [Health-tech firm CliniVantage joins StartUp Health's networking initiative]( - [Former HealthifyMe, Ola execs target teens with new consumer startup TagZ Foods]( - [Boeing rolls out incubator programme, partners IITs and others]( - [MobiKwik posts 116% rise in FY19 revenue; eyes swing to operating profit by 2019-end]( - [Shadowfax appoints former Myntra tech chief as independent director]( [KEEP READING]( [vccircle]( Tel: +91- 011-49711180, +91- 011-68132900, Email: subscription@vccircle.com [linkedin]( [facebook]( Mosaic Media Ventures Pvt. 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