Zepto’s $300 million funding; Meta taps Reliance for data centre

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Zepto is looking to raise fresh capital from global investors at a much higher valuation compared to its previous fundraise as Indias quick-commerce battle heats up..

The only independent quick-commerce platform Zepto is in early-stage talks to raise at least $300 million from global investors, sources in the know told us..

Quick-commerce becomes the villain for neighbourhood kirana storesOn quick path to profitability: Challenges for quick commerce companiesHow dark stores are powering quick commerce's riseBigBasket, Flipkart quicken delivery to counter quick-commerceZepto, Blinkit adding fashion, electronics, beauty and more..

To further encourage employees to work from office, IT services major Infosys is rolling out In-Person Collab Weeks in ENG-IoT (engineering - Internet of Things) projects which require them to be present in their respective campuses during those designated weeks...

All of us are required to be in office during these weeks, according to an internal email sent to employees.. Infosys has said that In-Person Collab Weeks are being introduced within all projects in ENG-IoT to maximise our collective impact as a team and enhance our connect and collaboration when in office...

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