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Shikha Sinha
Shikha Sinha currently pens down content for fractovia.org, a news platform which provides the latest business highlights and industry trends. Shikha also is a contributor on various other online media websites where she writes informative, research-oriented content spanning the retail, healthcare, F&B, and technology sectors. As her first stint in writing, Shikha was an active contributor on Yahoo Voices where she penned down creative and imaginative pieces. She holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. She can be contacted at- [email protected] | https://twitter.com/shikhas999
Contribution by Shikha Sinha
Tata Starbucks’ stores to use only sustainable packaging across India
Tata Starbucks, the joint venture formed between global coffee brand Starbucks and the Tatas, recently confirmed that the company is aiming to use only compostable and recyclable packaging solutions at all of its stores in India, starting the next World Environment Day, which is on June 5. For th... Read More
Singapore’s OCBC to launch digital security token feature on its app
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) has reportedly launched a digital security token called OCBC OneToken for its mobile banking app in a bid to replace the issue of hardware security tokens and reduce SMS OTPs. As per an official press release, through this move, the Singapore-based bank ... Read More
Teckro secures $25m funding to enhance efficiency of clinical trials
Teckro Inc., a software company aiming to improve to the efficiency of conducting clinical trials and make them more collaborative, has confirmed that it has completed a $25 million Series C funding round. Bringing the total amount raised by the Irish firm to $43 million, the round was supposedly le... Read More
IBM Watson declares partnerships to boost worker safety via Watson IoT
The tech giant is working with SmartCone, Mitsufuji, Guardhat, and Garmin Health to deploy high-grade artificial intelligence (AI) and data collection technologies IBM Watson has reportedly announced major partnerships with numerous industry partners to enhance worker safety in hazardous work env... Read More
Facebook adds new partners to boost its fact-checking program in India
Facebook is reportedly expanding its fact-checker network for the Indian market. Apparently, the company has added five new partners for reviewing news stories on its platform for checking facts and to rate accuracy in Hindi, English, Marathi, Malayalam and Telugu, in a bid to grow its third-party f... Read More
Office Depot boosts Print & Copy services in new agreement with Xerox
Leading provider of business supplies and services across different channels, Office Depot, Inc., has recently confirmed that it has enhanced its Print and Copy services by placing thousands of new Xerox units in regional production facilities and retail stores all over the U.S. The new units, Of... Read More
Apple boosts data collection for Apple Maps in U.S. using pedestrians
Reports indicate that Apple has confirmed an increased number of on-foot efforts in the U.S. for ground reconnaissance to collect data for Apple Maps. Apparently, the company, which has been performing ground surveys across the world to improve Apple Maps, has also revamped its schedule site for App... Read More
Thermal Exchange acquired by Scientific Digital Imaging in £1.1m deal
Leading designer and producer of digital imaging technology, Scientific Digital Imaging plc. recently announced that the company has acquired Thermal Exchange Ltd., a manufacturer of cooling and temperature control equipment. Apparently, Scientific Digital Imaging would be spending up to GBP1.1 mill... Read More
Japanese auto makers to reportedly launch hybrid cars in India by 2021
Indian government has assured to offer financial incentives for electric vehicles to hybrids as well Japanese carmakers more focused on developing hybrid vehicles owing to higher fuel-efficiency and low carbon emissions Japanese auto giants Honda Motor Co., Suzuki Motor Corp. and Toyota Motor ... Read More
ISRO successfully launches Kalamsat and military satellite Microsat-R
Kalamsat is an experimental satellite aimed at studying the communication systems of Nano satellites. Incidentally, it is regarded as the first Nano satellite to utilize PS4 as a platform to orbit around the Earth. The Indian Space Research Organization has reportedly successfully... Read More