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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Denver-based Flowhub, a cannabis retail management platform that helps sellers navigate compliance, raises $23M Series A (Natasha Mascarenhas/Crunchbase News)

Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News:
Denver-based Flowhub, a cannabis retail management platform that helps sellers navigate compliance, raises $23M Series A — A little less than a month ago, we took a look at how investors' tastebuds for cannabis startups are becoming a bit more picky. Amid compliance and regulation issues …

Intel has agreed to purchase Smart Edge, a software business from Toronto-based Pivot Technology Solutions, for $27M to support its plans for 5G (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)

Stephen Nellis / Reuters:
Intel has agreed to purchase Smart Edge, a software business from Toronto-based Pivot Technology Solutions, for $27M to support its plans for 5G — (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) has agreed to purchase a software business from Toronto-based Pivot Technology Solutions Inc (PTG.TO) for $27 million, the U.S. chipmaker said on Tuesday.

Petition filed over e-tailers’ plastic use

Dubey, an environment activist, said the petition was filed last week at the NGT and asked the tribunal to issues directions to these companies to stop the excessive usage of plastic. https://ift.tt/2VKJk1W https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Telcos bat for user privacy and local control over data

Top executives from the telecom industry, at a panel discussion on the second day of the India Mobile Congress 2019 on Tuesday backed user privacy in the 21st century when storage of data and the way it is used is of paramount importance. https://ift.tt/2ORDevu https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

ED plea in SC against release of TechM’s Rs 822 cr in Satyam case

The next hearing is on November 6, where the top court is expected to determine whether the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) could override other regulations. https://ift.tt/2IVdme9 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Dish TV announces new Festive Plan priced at Rs 219 that offers 250 channels

Watching television at home got a bit confusing after TRAI’s mandate implemented Network Capacity Fees (NFC) and per-channel fee. However, almost all digital cable providers have come up with new packs and plans to help users select the channels they want to watch. Dish TV has now come up with a new Rs 219 festive plan for retaining its existing customers and enticing new ones. First spotted by TelecomTalk, the new Rs 219 festive offer is touted to offer some of the most popular TV channels at notably lowered prices. However, there’s a catch since one needs to get a two year subscription to get the Rs 219 monthly plan.

There are also some new channel packs that Dish TV users can subscribe to. There’s the Family Entertainment SD and HD packs, which are priced at Rs 5,256 and Rs 71,76 respectively, for 24 months. This means that one will get to avail the offer at Rs 219 and Rs 299 per month. Then, there’s the Family English SD Pack priced annually at Rs 7,800, with a monthly price of Rs 325, Family English HD channel pack for Rs 10,776 (monthly rental Rs 449). Additionally, there’s the Family Cricket Pack SD for Rs 6,600, whose effective monthly price comes down to Rs 275, Family Cricket Pack HD Pack for Rs 8,376 with a monthly price of Rs 349. As per the report, all these channel packs offer more than 250 channels.

The new festive plan by Dish TV comes soon after the company announced its new hybrid set-top box. It is priced at Rs 2,499 for existing customers, while new consumers can buy it for Rs 3,999. The ‘Dish SMRT Hub’ Hybrid HD Set Top Box runs on AndroidTV 9.0 and supports Dolby Audio. It also supports Alexa and enables access to some of the most popular OTT apps.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro, MIUI 11 to Launch in India Today: How to Watch Live

Redmi Note 8 Pro has been launched in China already and it features a Helio G90T SoC, quad camera setup with a 64-megapixel main sensor, 4,500mAh battery, and a 20-megapixel front sensor. https://ift.tt/2BhnauV

Skip, one of the original scooter rental startups SF granted a permit, leaves SF after its permit wasn't renewed, still operates in DC, San Diego, and Austin (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Skip, one of the original scooter rental startups SF granted a permit, leaves SF after its permit wasn't renewed, still operates in DC, San Diego, and Austin — The balance of scooter power in SF shifts — San Francisco announced recently that it was expanding its permit program to include Uber's Jump …

Electrocution case: Oyo says it is cooperating with police authorities

Oyo's statement follows multiple reports on the death of Priyanshu Kumar, a resident of Dehradun and a national level shooter, and who had travelled to Delhi to participate in a competition. https://ift.tt/31iEXfN https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Nazara picks up 51% stake in Paper Boat Apps for Rs 83.5 Cr

Paper Boat Apps is the creator and publisher of Kiddopia, a subscription-based preschool edutainment app that offers an array of interactive games and activities which foster cognitive development https://ift.tt/2Bhplyo https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Uber India lays off 10-15% of its staff, ops may be hit

Uber India constitutes about 2% of Uber's revenue, but contributes to a large part of its expenses, which makes it a target for cost-cutting https://ift.tt/2nTRZmo https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Amazon Pay users can now pay bills through Alexa

This new feature supports payment of bills across categories such as electricity, water, post-paid mobile, cooking gas, broadband, DTH and more https://ift.tt/31fdviV https://ift.tt/eA8V8J