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Friday, June 19, 2020

A look at the top 100 companies according to market cap added YTD amid the pandemic, with Big Tech leading; Amazon gained ~$401B, Microsoft ~$270B, Apple ~$219B (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
A look at the top 100 companies according to market cap added YTD amid the pandemic, with Big Tech leading; Amazon gained ~$401B, Microsoft ~$270B, Apple ~$219B — The first in an FT series on corporate resilience in a year of human and economic devastation

'Amazon signals entry into alcohol delivery in India'

Amazon's interest in delivering alcohol in West Bengal marks a bold move to make inroads into a market that is worth $27.2 billion, according to estimates by IWSR Drinks Market Analysis. https://ift.tt/30YDmza

'We lost our sight': Life in Myanmar under world's longest internet shutdown

Since Myanmar shut off the internet in two states a year ago, lawyer Oo Twan Hla, who was once able to check online when his cases were scheduled, said he must now travel through a war zone to read a signboard. https://ift.tt/3fLCJxb

Proprio, which is developing a computational imaging system that seeks to help surgeons perform procedures more accurately, raises $23M Series A led by DCVC (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)

Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
Proprio, which is developing a computational imaging system that seeks to help surgeons perform procedures more accurately, raises $23M Series A led by DCVC — Seattle startup Proprio has raised more cash to help build out its surgical technology that some investors believe will be just as transformative as the X-ray.

o9 Solutions, which provides planning and operations software for companies including Nestle, Starbucks, and Walmart, raises $100M from KKR at a $1B+ valuation (Priyanka Sangani/The Economic Times)

Priyanka Sangani / The Economic Times:
o9 Solutions, which provides planning and operations software for companies including Nestle, Starbucks, and Walmart, raises $100M from KKR at a $1B+ valuation — The US-headquartered firm has a significant presence in India and provides a planning and operations platform for enterprise customers such as Walmart, Starbucks and Nestle.

Apple to shut some US stores again due to rising Covid-19 cases

Apple has said that it is temporarily shutting some stores again in Florida, Arizona, South Carolina, and North Carolina in the United States, as novel coronavirus cases continue to rise in the country. https://ift.tt/2YR1MYJ

Amazon signals entry into alcohol delivery in India with nod in key state

Alibaba-backed grocery venture BigBasket has also won approval to deliver alcohol in West Bengal https://ift.tt/3fyWYOu https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Solar Eclipse 2020: How to Watch 'Ring of Fire' Live Online, India Timings

The first solar eclipse (surya grahan) of 2020 will be gracing the skies on June 21 i.e. tomorrow. Instead of a more majestic total solar eclipse, it is going to be an annular solar eclipse that will... https://ift.tt/3d7Omwz

Apple to Shut Some US Stores Again Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases

Apple said on Friday it is temporarily shutting some stores again in Florida, Arizona, South Carolina, and North Carolina in the United States, as novel coronavirus cases continue to rise in the... https://ift.tt/2Z6tiBR

Amazon, BigBasket Get Nod to Begin Home Delivery of Alcohol in West Bengal

Amazon.com has secured clearance to deliver alcohol in West Bengal, according to a document seen by Reuters, signalling the US e-commerce giant's first foray into the country's multi-billion-dollar... https://ift.tt/2Bt0Od1

RSMSSB Junior Engineer Recruitment 2020 – Apply Online for 1219 Posts

Rajasthan Subordinate & Ministerial Services Selection Board (RSMSSB) has recruits 1219 Junior Engineer Posts. Candidates with Degree/ Diploma (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical) can apply online from 24-06-2020 to 08-07-2020.

SSC Result 2020 – Selection Posts (Phase VII) Revised Result Released

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released Revised Result & Cutoff Marks for the post of Selection Posts (Phase VII) Exam 2019.

NHM Assam Recruitment 2020 – Walk in for 30 Medical Officer Posts

National Health Mission (NHM), Assam recruit 30 Medical Officer Posts. Candidates with BAMS can attend for interview on 25-06-2020.

Patrick Kulp / Adweek:
Pandora will offer more stats to podcast hosts like where listeners live, how long they tune in to each episode, and the number of thumbs up/down they receive — Move makes the streaming service more competitive with Apple and Spotify — Key insight: — Podcasting has long suffered …

IIT-Madras, GE tie up to build 3D-printed combustor

The Rs 7.24 crore Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) project is being carried out by the aerospace department at the Institute and is being funded by the government of India (75%) and GEITC (25%). https://ift.tt/310IuTC https://ift.tt/eA8V8J