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    Australia Covid-19 cases surge, overloading testing system

    Australian Covid-19 cases soared to a pandemic record on Tuesday as the Omicron variant ripped through most of the country, driving up hospitalisation rates as the once-formidable testing regime buckled under lengthy wait times and stock shortages. The country which for a year and half used a system of constant testing, contact tracing and lockdowns to squash most outbreaks, […]

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    Uber officials Meet Delhi chief Minister to talk about Surge Pricing

    Uber officers Meet Delhi leader Minister to speak about Surge Pricing HIGHLIGHTS Surge pricing have become an issue following implementation of Delhi’s odd-even rule. The authorities has troubles other than surge pricing to speak about with Uber. Uber officers also mentioned diesel vehicles and lets in with Kejriwal. With operation of app-primarily based taxis within […]

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    Last-mile delivery hurdles pave way for surge in new start-ups

    E-commerce company Flipkart’s decision to invest in logistics start-up QikPod shows that online retailers are experimenting with different avenues to find a suitable model to cut delivery costs. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint As the e-commerce market matures in India, showing clear signs of winners, the logistics sector has also begun to witness hectic activity. The past […]

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    App Annie bets on Southeast Asia, India to capture smartphone surge

    App Annie—derived from App Nanny, to imply it takes care of all things app—is mostly unknown outside of tech circles yet counts the biggest names in the industry among its customers. Singapore: A Singaporean shophouse may seem an unlikely symbol of Asia’s mobile boom. Yet one muggy evening in March, about a hundred people packed […]

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    As smartphone sales surge, Indian app makers lure venture capital

    Photo: Mint Bengaluru: Foreign venture funds are stepping up investments in Indian mobile application makers, betting a surge in smartphone sales in the country will drive demand for home-grown apps, mirroring the trend in world’s biggest mobile phone market China. San Francisco-based incubator and venture capital firm 500 Startups on Tuesday launched a $25 million […]