Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) CN Ashwath Narayan on Friday said all employees of IT and BT companies, except for those discharging essential services, must work from home.

The minister said those in the non-essential service of these firms should work from home.

Advisory by the state government need to be followed," he said and sought industry captains help in this regard.

Infosys founder and Chairman of Karnataka's IT Vision Group Kris Gopalakrishna, Biocon chief and Chairman of BT Vision Group Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, NASSCOM Chairperson Debajani Ghosh and other leaders of IT and BT organisations attended the video conference.

Ashwath Narayan has also assured industry that government will talk to telecom and power firms on uninterrupted broadband and power supply to facilitate work from home, it said. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584799206.1923418/Coronavirus:-all-employees-of-IT,-BT-firms-must-work-from-home,-says-Karnataka-DCM?ref=audio_experience

A company with experts from SpaceX and Boeing has a new automated flight system that it claims will allow anyone to learn how to fly a non-commercial aircraft in 30 minutes | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584797406.1401877/Tony-Xu,-the-founder-and-CEO-of-$13-billion-DoorDash,-said-the-hardest-funding-round-to-raise-was-the-first.-Here's-what-he-learned-from-the-experience.?ref=audio_experience

With a remote desktop, the system can be adapted easily to the needs of your business.

With a remote desktop, it’s easier to apply rules for the use of strong passwords too as well as multi-factor authentication.

Using Remote Desktops.

Remote desktop software is useful for businesses in a number of ways.

Remote desktop systems hosted in the cloud can help to manage systems more efficiently. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584795608.9664416/How-A-Remote-Hosted-Desktop-Can-Liberate-Your-Business---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

Fitness startup Curefit is raising INR 831.95 Cr ($110 Mn) in a Series D2 funding round led by Singapore-based investment firm Temasek.

Meanwhile, Ascent Private Equity, Chiratae Ventures and Epiq Capital have invested INR 110 Cr, INR 14.26 Cr, and INR 3.56 Cr, respectively.

Until last year, several media anticipated that Japanese conglomerate SoftBank would be investing somewhere between $200 Mn to $350 Mn in Curefit.

Then in December, another report highlighted that Curefit was in talks with Temasek to raise $100 Mn at an $800 Mn valuation.

Curefit’s investors include IDG Ventures, Accel Partners, Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, Piramal Group’s Anand Piramal, and Kalaari Capital. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584793806.0115004/Curefit-Bags-$110-Mn-From-Temasek,-Accel-Partners-and-Others?ref=audio_experience

We’ve heard of ideas of remote team dinners, informal sessions but still not sure if they would help that much,” he said.

Tackling Remote HiringBesides keeping employee spirits high, startups have also been grappling with how remote work has impacted the hiring and onboarding of new recruits.

On the other hand, MobiKwik is balancing the practicality of remote hiring with familiar practices but in a cautious manner.

Infrastructure ChallengesIn any other circumstances, remote work might not have been restricted to just working from home, remote employees could have worked from a cafe or coworking spaces or even from their friends’ place.

Remote tools are fine but it’s too unrealistic to eliminate physical contact for unleashing the magic of working together.”However, Tapchief’s Murali felt optimistic about the future of remote work. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584792006.0498683/Remote-Control:-Indian-Startups-And-The-‘Work-From-Home’-Life?ref=audio_experience

When designing for utilitarian healthcare, often the aim is to design towards minimizing the time users spend in the product.

Here are some insights one can take into consideration while designing healthcare apps.

More Touchpoints For Feature ClarityWhile sticking to the narrative is important, there are certain aspects of healthcare products that might require repetitive manifestations.

Design and development together deliver the hard task of threading together these two highly nuanced facets of Healthcare products.

Much like other sectors, Healthcare provides designers with an opportunity to enrich the lives of people first hand, helping them live well informed, happier and safe lives. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584790205.0394888/Designing-Healthcare-Apps-To-Improve-Lives?ref=audio_experience

The media and entertainment industry has always been at the cutting-edge of technological advancement and development.

According to the eleventh annual edition of KPMG in India’s Media & Entertainment (M&E) report, aptly dubbed ‘India’s digital future: Mass of niches’, the nation’s entertainment industry was worth an estimated INR 1.6 Tn in 2019.

The Rise Of Mobile StreamingThe video streaming industry is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 22%, to reach INR 1 Bn by 2023.

Driven by massive improvements in bandwidth connectivity and availability, increasingly affordable smart devices, and mobile data that’s amongst the cheapest in the world, India’s vast population has finally begun to join the digital revolution.

As a result, streaming in India has evolved into a predominantly mobile-dominated activity. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584788406.4802158/Digital-Trends-Set-To-Transform-How-Indians-Consume-Content-In-2020?ref=audio_experience

Big Data can help BFSI organizations in not just organizing their data but it also helps to improve customer experienceToday, analytics is becoming a major game-changer in the financial sectors.

Why BFSI Organisations Need Big Data?

Big Data can help BFSI organisations in not just organizing their data but it also helps to improve customer experience.

The answer to the question (Why BFSI organisations need Big Data?)

With the help of Big Data, organizations could identify their top performers and if utilized in the right way, it can help organizations to boost up their performance ratio. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584786604.8384352/Will-Big-Data-Be-A-Game-Changer-For-The-BFSI-in-2020??ref=audio_experience

China reported no domestically transmitted coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Saturday, even as seven more fatalities were confirmed from the virus' epicentre of Hubei Province, taking the death toll in the country to 3,255.

The coronavirus death toll has gone up to 11,397 with more than 275,427 cases reported in over 160 countries and territories, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Italy has overtaken China as the worst-hit with over over 4,000 deaths reported so far.

By the end of Friday, 256 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in Hong Kong, 17 confirmed cases in Macao and 135 in Taiwan including two deaths, the NHC said.

The number of confirmed cases has jumped to over 18,000, an increase of over 10,000 in less than 50 hours. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584784806.6174664/No-new-local-coronavirus-cases-for-third-consecutive-day-in-China?ref=audio_experience

The need for strong emotional bonding with a pet has paved the way for many pet parents preferring to adopt a pet and welcoming them home.

Entrepreneurs are now offering organic pet food and bakes, pet cafes, and fancy pet stays, and numerous pet events have sprouted everywhere.

Youngsters are focused on working with organisations or volunteering with pet NGOs that have a clear purpose towards improving pet health.

The number of well-equipped veterinary clinics has gone up drastically as pet parents have become increasingly aware of pet health and wellness.

Corporate entities are taking a second look at the pet care sector as passionate pet lovers are turning into “petpreneurs” and acquiring funding from pet enthusiasts all over the world. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584783006.4570575/How-startups-should-take-advantage-of-the-surge-in-pet-parenting-to-create-unique-offerings?ref=audio_experience