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Jio SecureID is under trial phase and is used by a few employees of the Reliance GroupMukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio is reportedly working on a new security platform Jio SecureID as it looks to ramp up its digital play.

Meanwhile, Jio is also beta testing the android and iOS version of the Jio SecureID platform.

Leveraging Jio SecureID, the company must be planning to ensure the security of users using Jio Platforms.

So, it is a possibility that Facebook and its other social media platform may use Jio SecureID for authentication purposes.

As of now, no solid privacy policy has been laid out by Jio SecureID. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591965007.9315658/Jio-Adds-‘Jio-SecureID’-Single-Sign-in-Feature-To-Its-Digital-Empire?ref=audio_experience

FranceFrance is home to Europe’s largest coworking and startup hub, StationF, in Paris.

In addition, there are many startup coworkings fueled by the country’s ambition to be the European entrepreneurial capital.

GermanyBerlin is well-known as a forward-thinking tech hub, with coworkings situated in repurposed factories, manufacturing warehouses and old hospitals.

IrelandThe birthplace of Web Summit, Ireland is a hotbed of tech innovation.

HungaryNowadays, Hungary is on the rise and its capital, Budapest has become a vibrant startup hub with huge appeal for tech entrepreneurs. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591964192.064224/You’re-tired-of-working-from-home?-Here-are-100+-of-Europe’s-coolest-co-working-spaces?ref=audio_experience

Contxto – Last week Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) published the first set of regulations regarding open banking in the country.

The takeaway: These regulations aren’t exactly “groundbreaking” as they only address the sharing of unclassified information between financial institutions and fintechs.

But hey… it’s still progress as it constitutes a significant step in Mexico’s open banking regulatory rollout.

Updates on open banking MexicoCertainly this set of new regulations doesn’t address the “meat” of what fintechs are hungry for (users’ statistical and transactional data).

As a result, it could be a long wait for these fintechs and for further open banking regulations on statistical and transactional data to be published and made effective. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591963290.8340282/Government-in-Mexico-rolls-out-initial-open-banking-regulations?ref=audio_experience

India at the UN has said that the expedited development of a contact tracing mobile application and Artificial Intelligence-based testing kits enabled the country's efforts to handle the coronavirus pandemic.

Referring to the Aarogya Setu mobile app, he told the high-level meeting that the expedited development of the contact tracing app and innovative Artificial Intelligence-based COVID-19 testing kits have enabled India's efforts to handle the pandemic.

The Aarogya Setu app uses contact tracing to record details of people who may have come in contact with a coronavirus patient.

The app, which is available in 12 languages and various platforms, has over 114 million users as on May 26, which is more than any other contact tracing app in the world.

According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the coronavirus has infected over 73,00,000 people and killed than 4,16,000 across the world. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591962386.0692947/Drones,-contact-tracing-apps-became-more-acceptable-during-COVID-19-than-ever-before:-India-at-UN?ref=audio_experience

Finnish startup IQM Finland Oy (IQM), a leading European company for quantum computer hardware, was just awarded a €2.5 million grant and up to €15 million of equity investment from the EIC Accelerator programme for the development of quantum computers, benefitting the industry and society at large.

“With our growing team in Munich, IQM will build co-design quantum computers for commercial applications and install testing facilities for quantum processors,” states Prof. Enrique Solano, CEO of IQM Germany.

The team can already see a shift in thinking regarding quantum computers, with evermore funding being invested by governments.

“Quantum computers will be funded by European governments, supporting IQM´s expansion strategy to build quantum computers in Germany,” says Dr. Jan Goetz, CEO and co-founder of IQM.

This brings us closer to quantum advantage thus providing tangible commercial value in near-term quantum computers,” adds Dr. Kuan Yen Tan, CTO and co-founder of IQM. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591961474.561409/Finnish-startup-IQM-secures-€17.5-million-to-bring-quantum-computers-to-society?ref=audio_experience

The Gotham Gal and I have been donating to bail funds for a while now.

This Positively Gotham Gal podcast from April 2019 with Robin Steinberg of The Bail Project is a great education into the bail system and why it is so problematic.

Now, with protestors around the world being arrested, bail funds have become part of the protest movement.

One of the issues with giving to bail funds is figuring out which one to support.

An AVC reader recently pointed me to an Act Blue page that allows you to make a single donation and support over 70 bail funds and other similar organizations. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591960604.62009/Funding-Friday:-Bail-Funds?ref=audio_experience

However, it will not always be rosy as there are challenges that come with running your independent practice.

Here are a few questions that you need to provide answers to before starting your independent practice.

Even though you may be working in a well-established optician business, starting your independent practice requires is a big lifestyle change.

Don’t allow yourself to think that it is the same thing since your independent practice is in a similar field, it is not.

Before starting your independent practice, you must be certain of your motives. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591959686.7010946/Starting-Your-Business-–-What-To-Consider-Before-Starting-Your-Independent-Practice?ref=audio_experience

The legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan has been approached by the google to lent his voice in google maps.

As the report suggests the 77-year-old actor has been approached by Google to use his voice in Google Maps.

You have listened to the legendary voice in many famous movies now its time to listen to him giving directions.

The lesser-known fact about Amitabh Bachchan is that he entered the film industry not as an actor but as a voice-over artist.

Natwarlal’ (1979) was the first movie in which Amitabh Bachchan used his rich voice to add depth and drama to a Hindi film song. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591958781.2153347/Soon-Amitabh-Bachchan-will-be-the-voice-of-Google-Maps-in-India?ref=audio_experience

Covid-19 results in an hour: Dozen states, Centre, line up at this Goa startup for testing machines | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591957812.9023514/Marriott-partners-with-Zomato-for-home-delivery-service?ref=audio_experience

Canada’s share of respondents who say employees won’t return to the office as they knew it is two percentage points higher than the global average.

As economies re-open, the federal government is attempting to ensure Canadians’ return to work is safe, by launching an initiative in partnership with Canadian private sector organizations.

RELATED: Shopify moving “vast majority” of employees to permanent remote workAlthough the return to offices may not be immediate, one Canadian CEO says offices still aren’t going anywhere.

A further 70 percent reported thinking their organizations should have invested more in the software that enables employees to work from home.

As more workers return to the office, many businesses are considering ways to track their employees to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among their workforce, including contact tracing employees. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1591956969.9809098/Report:-77-percent-of-Canadian-IT-leaders-say-employees-won’t-return-to-office-as-normal-after-COVID-19?ref=audio_experience