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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Google's Grasshopper, its learn-to-code mobile app for beginners, is now available on the desktop in the form of a web-based app (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google's Grasshopper, its learn-to-code mobile app for beginners, is now available on the desktop in the form of a web-based app — Google today announced that Grasshopper, its tool for teaching novices how to code, is now available on the desktop, too, in the form of a web-based app.

How to check if the mail you've received from Instagram is actually genuine

Facebook has added a new feature for its popular photo and video platform, Instagram, that allows users to check whether the mails received on behalf of Instagram are genuine or a spam. https://ift.tt/310Cnuy

Uniqlo clocks Rs 2.2 crore in first two days of India debut

Uniqlo, Japan's largest fashion brand, opened its first store in India for public on Friday, offering competition to Spain's Zara and H&M. https://ift.tt/2LZZ3aa https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Oyo sets sights on wedding business

The move by India's fastest-growing hospitality chain comes close on the heels of its 100% acquisition of Weddingz.in, an online marketplace for weddings and banquets. https://ift.tt/2Mr7Dh3 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Alibaba-backed tech company’s $1 billion IPO in peril

The White House’s actions — announced days before sensitive trade negotiations resume in Washington — cast a pall over not just Megvii’s capital-raising effort but the burgeoning Chinese sector. https://ift.tt/30Vq1UM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

PayPal, MoneyGram seek to raise share of $79B remittance market

The US-based money transfer agency recently acquired the services of Kapur, who was earlier managing director at remittance major Western Union. https://ift.tt/2VAcS2t https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Sequoia Capital’s seed fund Surge backs 20 startups

Sequoia Capital had raised $100-150 million separately for Surge which invests in startups across consumer internet, education tech, social commerce, fintech, SaaS, among others. https://ift.tt/320yMOx https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

IITs plan master’s makeover to arrest high attrition rate

At IIT Delhi, where the dropout rate has been much higher at 50%, the institute is planning to take measures including the roll-out of master’s in artificial intelligence (AI). https://ift.tt/35fPdZo https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

More than 30 civil rights groups sign an open letter asking mayors and city councils to cancel 500+ existing local police partnerships with Amazon's Ring (Alfred Ng/CNET)

Alfred Ng / CNET:
More than 30 civil rights groups sign an open letter asking mayors and city councils to cancel 500+ existing local police partnerships with Amazon's Ring — Ring has more than 500 police partnerships across the US, and a coalition of civil rights groups are calling for local governments to cancel them all.

Smart fitness company Mirror, maker of a reflective LCD device with two-way audio and video, launches in-home 1:1 personal training at $40 per 30-minute session (Amanda Capritto/CNET)

Amanda Capritto / CNET:
Smart fitness company Mirror, maker of a reflective LCD device with two-way audio and video, launches in-home 1:1 personal training at $40 per 30-minute session — Mirror, the fitness equipment that's part full-length mirror and part LCD screen, took the home-workout world by storm in early 2019 …

Motorola One Macro India Launch Expected Today: Everything You Need to Know

Motorola is all set to launch a new smartphone, expected to be Motorola One Macro, in the Indian market today. https://ift.tt/35bAZsq