To create a special test for cardiac risk assessment at home for anyone who wants to apply for its insurance policy, HDFC Life has partnered with Cardiotrack (also known as Uber Diagnostic). HDFC Life said, “We have started our ‘Quest for Innovating Medical Risk Assessment’ and this innovation is a part of the initial phase of our journey."

Avalanche's firm Ava Labs launched a new bridge solution allowing users to directly transfer funds between the Bitcoin network and Avalanche, an open-source & decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ava Labs released the bridge as a subset of its web browser-based new web3 wallet, known as Core. It works by locking an amount of BTC and issuing some tokens equivalent to it.

According to sources, Mumbai-based Macrotech Developers Ltd is in talks to acquire a stake in G Corp Developers Pvt Ltd in a clutch of residential projects in Bengaluru. This will mark the company’s foray into the southern property market. Macrotech will replace G Corp in the existing joint development agreements (JDA) with the respective landowners.

On Thursday, the EV charging network startup Statiq stated that it has secured USD 25.7 million in a Series A funding round led by Shell Ventures. The freshly infused funding will be utilized to primarily invest in product engineering and network infrastructure. The company stated, “Closing this important round of funding is the next step to consolidate the company's processes."

Guitar giant Fender has collaborated with Meta to roll out the music metaverse, Fender Stratoverse. Meta launched two new virtual worlds at the Cannes Lions 2022 and this is one of them. The other was launched in partnership with BMW Group. Users can discover the Stratocaster guitar-shaped metaverse island bounded by clouds and other islands, floating in the stratosphere.

While investors awaited business activity data and the Federal Reserve Chair's testimony to Congress, Wall Street moved up on Thursday as easing government bond yields boosted highly valued growth stocks. At 06:54 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 141 points, or 0.46%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 27.25 points, or 0.72%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 125.5 points, or 1.09%.

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport became India's first-ever airport to run entirely on a combination of solar and hydro-powered systems. According to reports, switching to renewable energy should enable the airport to cut its annual energy emissions by 2 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide. The airport had declared its intention to become a Net Zero Carbon Emission by the year 2030.

On Thursday, Instagram said that it is working on new options to verify users’ age on the platform. The options will be first tested in the United States. Instagram has collaborated with an online age verification company called Yoti to ensure users' privacy. The news comes after Instagram paused the launch of Instagram Kids last year.

Cardano Foundation has announced that it has joined the Gold Membership of the Linux Foundation to enable mass innovation through open source. Cardano’s Chief Open Source Officer, Dirk Hohndel said “The Cardano Foundation is focused on driving the adoption of blockchain, and we strongly believe that building an open-source community around our technology is a key part of achieving that goal.”

SumUp, a financial services platform has secured a $73.15Mn investment for its Brazilian operation. The investment is a part of the company’s effort to secure 590 Mn euros led by Bain Capital. The president of SumUp for Latin America said, “With this round, we will be able to strengthen our mission of offering the best ecosystem of financial solutions for micro & small Brazilian companies."

In its reports, PwC estimated that the Indian media and entertainment industry is likely to clock ₹4.30 lakh crore by 2026. According to it, the sector will expand at a CAGR of 8.8% and hit the amount via the deeper penetration of the internet and mobile devices in the domestic market. PwC also reported that the TV advertising industry is expected to reach over Rs 43,000 crore by 2026.

Tata Play, earlier called Tata Sky has entered into the home security solutions with the rolling out of Tata Play Secure and Tata Play Secure+ in partnership with tech major Google. Tata Play and Google have joined hands to bring Google Nest security cameras to its subscribers. The company intends to make its subscribers build a safe and secure ecosystem, be it home or workplace.

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