Scotland-based BetDEX, which is building a sports betting protocol on the Solana blockchain, raises a $21M seed led by FTX and Paradigm (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Eli Tan / CoinDesk:
Scotland-based BetDEX, which is building a sports betting protocol on the Solana blockchain, raises a $21M seed led by FTX and Paradigm  —  Crypto exchange FTX and crypto investment firm Paradigm led the raise, which included a number of prominent venture capital firms.

Realme GT 2 Pro Tipped to Feature Snapdragon 898 SoC

Realme GT 2 Pro's key specifications were tipped by a known tipster on Weibo. The smartphone is said to feature Snapdragon 898 SoC, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, Android 12-based Realme UI 3.0,... https://ift.tt/3HuFWzI

Atari XP Initiative to Launch Never-Published Retro Game Cartridges

American video game maker Atari has launched the Atari XP initiative that will launch previously unreleased classic games in cartridges. https://ift.tt/3x2RLZ3

Flipkart acquires online pharmacy startup SastaSundar and launches a healthcare vertical called Flipkart Health+ (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Flipkart acquires online pharmacy startup SastaSundar and launches a healthcare vertical called Flipkart Health+  —  Walmart-backed Flipkart is acquiring online pharmacy startup SastaSundar to enter the healthcare segment in India as e-commerce battle intensifies in the world's second largest internet market.

Clubhouse Brings Real-Time Audio Transcription to iOS App

Clubhouse is making its app more accessible with an important update to its iOS app. The latest update enables live captions for audio rooms. The feature is already available in Twitter Spaces. https://ift.tt/3kRkECL

Samsung Galaxy A13 5G Picks Up Bluetooth Certification Ahead of Launch

A day after renders of the rumoured Samsung Galaxy A13 5G smartphone surfaced online, the device has received Bluetooth SIG certification. The website lists four model numbers for the 5G version of... https://ift.tt/3DCWnaU

Afiniti, which provides call center software, removes its CEO after sexual assault allegations by an ex-employee who testified before the US judiciary committee (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Afiniti, which provides call center software, removes its CEO after sexual assault allegations by an ex-employee who testified before the US judiciary committee  —  - Former employee told U.S. Congress that CEO groped, beat her  — Founder Zia Chishti removed from all roles at the company

Can PUBG: New State Rival BGMI and PUBG Mobile in the Battle Royale Space?

On this week's episode of Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital, we talk about PUBG: New State, and how it is different from Battlegrounds Mobile India - aka BGMI. https://ift.tt/30FORNH

HP Leads Indian PC Market in Q3 2021, Notebooks Dominate: IDC

IDC, in its latest Indian PC shipments report, claims that a total of 4.5 million PCs were shipped during Q3 2021, making it India's biggest-ever single quarter. HP maintained its lead in the... https://ift.tt/3qW51Ob

BGMI Update 1.7 Brings League of Legends' Mirror Island Mode, More

Battlegrounds Mobile India is getting update version 1.7 that brings Mirror Island Mode, Liverpool FC-based events, The Recall event, and some bug fixes and improvements. The update will begin rolling... https://ift.tt/3oKvnjn

Brazil Calls on Elon Musk to Help Monitor Wildfires, Deforestation in Amazon

Brazil has initiated discussions with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to have SpaceX satellites monitor wildfires and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. https://ift.tt/32lA3VH

Fortnite shuts down servers in China

Epic Games recently announced that it would shut down 'Fortress Night', the Chinese version of the video game Fortnite, and now the developers officially declared that they are shutting down the game's servers. https://ift.tt/3nuCFbT

Huawei launches HarmonyOS powered Smart Helmet

Chinese tech giant Huawei has launched the HarmonyOS powered smart helmet biking helmet 'Helmetphone BH51M Neo' with various features like Bluetooth calling, voice commands, and more. https://ift.tt/32dcka2

Starbucks links with Amazon Go for first cashier-less cafe

Starbucks opened its first ever location in partnership with Amazon Go, the e-commerce giant's brick-and-mortar convenience store, where customers can sit at a table with a latte or grab a sandwich from a shelf and walk out. https://ift.tt/3HC3q6i

Elon Musk sells more shares than he needs to pay current tax bill

Elon Musk is selling more Tesla shares than he needs to pay current tax obligations, and experts say he's either converting part of his fortune from stock to cash, or he's saving for bigger tax bills that will come due next year. As of early Wednesday, Musk had sold roughly 8.2 million shares in the electric car and solar panel maker in the past nine days, worth a total of just over $8.8 billion. https://ift.tt/3Coh6h7