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London-headquartered iXceed Solutions aims to ease this by providing talent and workforce solutions services to these multinationals, focusing on technology, IT consulting, and engineering consulting domains.

The startup now uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide end-to-end recruitment solutions.

He left iXceed’s founding team after starting another AI-based HRtech startup, Recruitment Smart, in 2016.

Yogita Tulsiani, Co-founder and Director of iXceedService offeringsiXceed provides four types of services: recruitment, staff augmentation, virtual employment, and platform development.

According to Yogita, iXceed has an edge over its competitors. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586224806.3349943/This-London-headquartered-HRtech-startup-uses-AI-to-ease-hiring-for-Infosys,-HCL,-Oracle?ref=audio_experience

Consequently, if you want a career that will keep you continuously employed for many years, you should become a cybersecurity engineer.

Education for Becoming a Cybersecurity EngineerBefore you can earn a degree as a cybersecurity engineer, you’ll need to start with a computer science degree at least.

For instance, the Aston University ranking shows that it has a good program for starting your journey toward becoming a cybersecurity engineer.

However, the foundation for a career as a cybersecurity engineer is a solid understanding of how technology works.

Types of Cybersecurity EngineersThere are a lot of ways to use your degree as a cybersecurity engineer. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586223109.5417662/How-to-Become-a-Cybersecurity-Engineer-–-Careers?ref=audio_experience

Besides the widely reiterated importance of staying in quarantine and maintaining social distance, World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged all the countries to ‘test, test, and test’, stating the pandemic cannot be fought blindfolded.

Despite the lack of testing kits, Anu says that a patient in India has to pay around Rs 4,500 to get themselves tested, which needs to be lowered.

If they are manufactured in India, Anu says the price can be brought down significantly to below Rs 500.

Still, Rajat says, it is very crucial to make the rapid testing kits available across India.

Since there have been few cases of community spread in India, Anu says it is important to trace areas with high potential of spread. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586221205.751671/Coronavirus:-What-are-the-challenges-around-COVID-19-testing-in-India?ref=audio_experience

While everyone, including doctors and medical staff, are ensuring the treatment of COVID-19 patients, it is equally important to get the patients to the hospitals on time.

Hyderabad-based startup StanPlus aims to make sure of the same.

The startup aggregates hospital ambulances, private operators, government-run services, and its own ALS (Advanced Life Support) ambulances.

Besides this, the Indian ambulance services fall short of several international standards.

In the times of the coronavirus pandemic, Prabhdeep believes that StanPlus plays a critical part in the COVID-19 response system. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586219405.3407485/Coronavirus:-This-Hyderabad-startup-provides-end-to-end-transport-for-COVID-19-patients-to-hospitals?ref=audio_experience

The jingle “Paytm karo” may have spread like wildfire during the 2016 demonetisation, but Paytm’s wallet business started way back in 2014.

Hitesh, who led the Paytm team, didn’t follow the cookie-cutter model to success.

“I started liking the payments business; the power of using computation with high numbers fascinated me.

But on the very first day, we realised that the funding discussion was around the payments business not the marketplace.

The main core of engineering is to build for scale; if you can’t do that, don’t build,” Hitesh says. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586217606.3089771/[Techie-Tuesday]:-Meet-the-man-who-built-Paytm-wallet-and-now-heads-tech-at-Park+?ref=audio_experience

One form of a virus that you may experience is the browser hijack, SearchMine.

Here’s what you need to know about SearchMine, including how to remove SearchMine from Mac computers.

Ultimately, if you have this malicious program on your web browser, you’ll need to force quit and may have your browser settings altered.

After all, SearchMine could be responsible for the installation of other unwanted extensions or software.

After you’ve uninstalled SearchMine from your Applications folder, it’s also worth looking into Google Chrome’s extensions if you have Chrome installed, too. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586215807.382617/How-to-Remove-SearchMine-from-Mac-(2020)?ref=audio_experience

Bidet startup Tushy scales up to meet demand amid toilet paper shortage 'So right now my goal is to just make sure we can meet the 10x demand we've been getting'Business at Tushy is booming.

These companies all have something in common — they offer solutions to problems that, until recently, were not all that urgent.

Founded in 2015 by Thinx founder Miki Agrawal, Tushy aims to replace toilet paper, CEO Jason Ojalvo tells TechCrunch.

Ojalvo, who joined the company as CEO in 2018, says North America has been a holdout when it comes to bidets.

Ojalvo says that’s partly been a result of having customers who evangelize on their behalf. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586214007.1655858/Bidet-startup-Tushy-scales-up-to-meet-demand-amid-toilet-paper-shortage-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Featured Image by Petra Blume from PixabayFor those who are hard of hearing, finding a quality hearing aid is absolutely essential.

For those who are hard of hearing, finding a quality hearing aid is absolutely essential.

Completely-in-the-Canal Device (CIC)As the name would imply, users wear this type of hearing device completely in the ear canal itself.

You’ll also want to look into different medical insurance plans to see what they offer in the way of hearing aid coverage.

There are several ways you may be able to qualify for hearing aid assistance, including:Some bank loans are specifically tailored to help clients obtain hearing assistanceThere are some union benefits that cover hearing aidsChildren in need of hearing aids may qualify for assistance through their state’s department of health or early intervention programsIf you have low income, Medicaid provides coverage for at least one basic hearing aid modelVeterans can typically qualify for hearing aid assistance via military programsFind the Hearing Aid You Need TodayLive your life to the fullest and get the hearing aid assistance you need today. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586212210.2402422/The-New-Technology-of-Hearing-Aids-–-Inventions?ref=audio_experience

“Our real focus is on democratizing mental healthcare,” says SonderMind co-founder chief executive, Mark Frank.

With the restrictions and economic stresses caused by the government’s efforts to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in the U.S., demand for mental health services is soaring.

The investment extends General Catalyst’s funding into healthcare services in recent years and represents a continued emphasis on healthcare services for the firm.

For Maloney, the investment in SonderMind grew out of the firm’s exposure to mental health investment through another portfolio company, Mindstrong Health.

And that’s good for a country where more mental health professionals and better access to care are desperately needed. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586210406.9655547/As-demand-for-mental-health-services-soars,-SonderMind-raises-$27-million-to-expand-its-services-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

0 Shares EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInUnfortunately, since the coronavirus pandemic has escalated, we’ve written a lot about startups that have had to lay off employees.

I also covered Pager and hims & hers’ boosting their telehealth offerings to help alleviate the strain on the current health care infrastructure.

Edtech startup Juni Learning says it is actively hiring hundreds of university students as instructors for its online learning platform for kids.

Announced in early April, the Carpinteria, California-based company’s goal is to help accelerate the construction of COVID-19-related emergency relief facilities.

Procore customers can visit its website to learn more about the program and to submit their COVID-19 emergency relief project for consideration. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1586208605.676537/COVID-19-Pandemic:-Startups-Giving-Back-In-A-Time-Of-Crisis?ref=audio_experience