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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
A blatant rip-off of a popular browser ended up winning Rs 75 lakh in a competition for indigenously developed web browsers.
Last month, India’s information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the winners of the Indian Web Browser Development Challenge, or IWBDC. He expressed “immense pride on the participants who demonstrated outstanding innovations, remarkable creativity, expertise and in making significant strides in the development of a reliable web browser tailored to Indian needs”.
However, it appears that some of the winners did not display any of those qualities.
Zoho Corporation emerged as the winner with its Ulaa browser. Team Ping’s eponymous browser was the runner-up and Ajna’s Bharat Web Navigator finished third. The three were awarded Rs 1 crore, Rs 75 lakh …
Adani and Zoho pausing their plans is a sign that a lot needs to be done before semiconductor fabrication is a viable business.
The startup will reportedly receive support equivalent of Rs 220 crore to build an indigenous foundational large language model.
Although the order was later revoked, the government’s use of the online content blocking law against licensed NBFCs without consulting the central bank was misguided.
