In a bid to stop fake news from circulating in India, Facebook has come up with a new solution that amalgamates both technology and human review to alert users about fake news in posts, videos or images shared by users.

It started a third-party fact-checking programme in December 2016.

Facebook claims it identifies false news by using signs such as user feedback as well as third-party fact-checking network.

When users come across posts suspected to have false information, Facebook will notify the status clearly.

Facebook, earlier this year, had taken down 2.19 Bn fake accounts in the first quarter of 2019, a significant rise from 1.2 Bn accounts compared to last year. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576128605.3512907/Facebook-Makes-Fake-News-Alerts-More-Prominent-For-Users-In-India?ref=audio_experience

It plans to grow 10x within the next financial yearThe company has completed 5 Mn tasks through its over 500K workforceThe company plans to use the funds for product developmentBengaluru-based marketplace for part-time work, Awign Enterprises, has raised $4 Mn in Series A funding round.

The investment has been led by Work10M, with participation from Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Eagle10 and existing investors Unitus Ventures.

The company reportedly plans to use the funds for product and business expansion.

Founded in 2016 by Annanya Sarthak, Gurpreet Singh and Praveen Sah, Awign is a tech platform which helps gig workers get work through businesses.

The company plans to grow 10x within the next financial year and make some strategic acquisitions. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576126806.728522/Work-Fulfillment-Platform-Awign-Raises-$4-Mn-Series-A-Funding-For-Expansion?ref=audio_experience

'What is Article 370?

According to Google 2019 Year in Search report, netizens in India searched for a variety of topics, seeking information on Article 370, exit poll, black hole and 'Howdy Modi' event.

Lok Sabha elections this year also featured prominently in search trends, with election results topping the news charts.

Interestingly, Lok Sabha elections ranked at number two spot in overall search trends -- behind Cricket World Cup.

Other topics that featured in the top search trends in India included Chandrayaan 2, Article 370, NEET results, and PM Kisan Yojana. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576125007.3861787/Article-370,-Ayodhya,-'Howdy-Modi'-event-top-Google-searches-in-India?ref=audio_experience

Posted by admin on 12/12/19 • Categorized as OthersMuch like entrepreneurs, travel agents rely on personal branding and marketing to grow their customer base.

Follow these five steps for branding success for travel agents.

What can you offer that other travel agents can’t provide?

Many people don’t realize that travel agents enjoy perks that everyday travelers don’t have access to.

Travel agents can benefit from using virtually every social network, but Instagram and Snapchat may be your biggest draws. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576123207.1057367/5-Steps-To-Branding-Success-For-Travel-Agents---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

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Get instant notifications from Economic TimesAllowNot nowYou can switch off notifications anytime using browser settings. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576121405.734349/Blume-Ventures-puts-$1.5-million-in-TapChief?ref=audio_experience

NEW DELHI: India’s largest online retailer, Flipkart , and its US-based parent entity Walmart have jointly invested an undisclosed sum in fresh produce supply chain startup Ninjacart , both companies said on Wednesday.

ET was the first to report the development on August 2.While the terms of the transaction were not disclosed, sources had said earlier that the Bentonville, Arkansas-headquartered retail behemoth was likely to invest about $10 million in the first tranche and going up to as much as $50 million, in Ninjacart.

The deal is the latest indicator of both Flipkart and Walmart’s ambitions in the broader grocery segment.Under its terms, Ninjacart will strengthen both Flipkart’s online grocery business Supermart , and Walmart’s Best Price B2B cashand-carry stores, and their respective abilities to directly source fresh produce.

“Flipkart wants to offer fruits and vegetables to its customers, and while it has been running a pilot project in Hyderabad, the company has been looking for partners to work with.

This would help accelerate market access and reduce transportation costs," said Krish Iyer , CEO, Walmart India. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576119605.549104/Walmart,-Flipkart-invest-in-Ninjacart?ref=audio_experience

These occasions merit timetables, deadlines and a little outside help to assist you in achieving your aims, so with that in mind, here are four self-improvement hacks for 2020.

Increasing your emotional intelligence can help you succeed in many aspects of life, including work and relationships, because it makes you more self-aware, less self-absorbed and more empathic.

But when you’re super-busy, reading feels too time-consuming.

Follow these four self-improvement hacks and you’ll be living your best life by this time next year.

Share your own self-improvement hacks for 2020 in the comments section. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576117807.674242/4-Self-Improvement-Hacks-For-2020---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

Digital transformation is a term that is widely used across industries today.

Daisy Chittilapilly, Head of Digital Transformation, Cisco, India and SAARC.

Today, the company has transformed its workplace, services, supply chain, and security with digitisation.

Designed to monitor the energy usage of all the devices connected to the network, the solutions, derived out of digital transformation, have helped cut energy costs by almost 35 percent.

The security system is also built-in within these borderless offices where privilege-based network access is given to users based on their roles. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576116111.9909315/[Watch]-How-Cisco-is-transforming-the-company’s-supply-chain-and-value-delivery-by-going-digital?ref=audio_experience

Then of course, we also had a mixed bag of video stories, exclusive interviews, and candid tête-à-têtes, fuelled by all the love showered by our readers and viewers.

Whether it is about the Indian startup ecosystem or the country’s socialism mindset versus a capitalistic one, the man behind FreeCharge and Cred always has interesting arguments and insights to deliver.

In a rare freewheeling conversation with YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma, Kunal talks about the maturing Indian startup ecosystem, the Indian economy, and his idea of building an engaged community of high-trust individuals.

Nandan Nilekani’s take on Aadhaar, UPI, and moreNandan Nilekani needs no introduction in the startup ecosystem.

Through the Eyes of the Investor, featuring SimyogIndia’s deep tech startup ecosystem is having a very exciting time. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576114205.2753673/[Year-in-Review-2019]-10-most-watched-YourStory-exclusive-interviews?ref=audio_experience

0 Shares EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInBack in June 2018, Crunchbase News broke the story that SOSV—self-described “accelerator VC” behind programs like IndieBio, HAX, and Chinaccelerator—intended to raise its largest venture capital fund to date.

Today’s SEC filing states the firm raised capital from over 120 limited partners.

In a statement provided to Crunchbase News, SOSV says its LPs include Tiedemann Advisors, Davy Group, HP Tech Ventures, ZX Ventures (AB Inbev), and Honda Motors.

Nine unnamed venture capitalists invested, either using personal capital or their assets under management, in SOSV IV.

The firm says it plans to continue investing at its current pace: funding approximately 150 companies per year across its vertical-specific accelerator programs. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576112406.416722/‘Accelerator-VC’-SOSV-Closes-$277M-For-Oversubscribed-Fourth-Fund?ref=audio_experience