Month: September 2021
Flipkart launches Flipkart Boost – We explain what it is Flipkart new offering for D2C companies
In a bid to provide more growth opportunities to D2C (Direct-To-Consumers) companies, the Walmart-owned Flipkart has announced the launch of ‘Flipkart Boost’ that will offer emerging made-in-India brands end-to-end support covering planning, advertising, cataloging, logistics, quality control, and mentoring. Through a service fee model, Flipkart Boost will shortlist brands based…
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Qualcomm & Google join hands for Renault’s new electric vehicle Renault EV's infotainment dashboard will be powered by Google and Qualcomm
Google may be ditching its longtime chip supplier Qualcomm for its tablet and chrome notebooks. But elsewhere they are coming together. Qualcomm and Google have joined hands to supply a key computing chip for the digital dashboard of Renault Megane E-TECH Electric, the French automaker’s next-generation electric vehicle (EV). Renault’s…
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Hyundai Motor Group unveils its hydrogen strategy, plans to offer fuel cell versions of commercial cars by 2028
Hyundai Motor Group is backing hydrogen as a top energy solution for sustainability. With its new fuel cell system that it plans to launch in the next few years, the South Korean automaker said it will provide hydrogen fuel cell versions for all its commercial vehicles by 2028. Hyundai announced…
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Sequoia Heritage, Stripe and others invest $200M in African fintech Wave at $1.7B valuation
Francophone Africa has its first unicorn, and if you’ve been following tech on the continent, you will be very unsurprised to hear that it’s coming from the world of fintech. Wave, a U.S. and Senegal-based mobile money provider, has raised $200 million in Series A round of funding. The investment…
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Financial comparison “super app” Jeff raises $1.5M seed extension
Financial services, especially those for people who don’t have access to traditional bank accounts or lines of credit, are proliferating in Southeast Asia. Jeff App wants to give consumers a “super app” where they can compare many financial products and apply for them using the startup’s proprietary data-scoring models. For…
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Xiaomi Redmi 10 Prime goes on sale today in India Redmi 10 Prime
Xiaomi launched the Redmi 10 Prime smartphone in India last week that is essentially the rebranded Redmi 10, alongside Redmi’s newest addition to the TWS lineup in the country which is the Earbuds 3 Pro. The Redmi 10 Prime’s biggest selling points are its massive 6,000mAh battery, a MediaTek Helio G88 SoC,…
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