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Tata Digital could soon be integrating BigBasket, 1mg and Tata Cliq to boost efficiency and market agility. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in the letter:■ Healthtech platforms leverage AI■ Interview with Applied Materials MD■ Investors await bitcoin halvingTata Digital explores operational integration Tata Sons chairman N ChandrasekaranIn a move aimed at streamlining operations and cutting costs, Tata Digital is mulling the integration of operational structures of key assets such as Big…

The banking regulator will meet industry bodies and other intermediaries next week to chart a course for migration of merchants and customers from Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in the letter:■ SoftBank’s India investment up 9%■ Karnataka may end bike taxi scheme in Bengaluru■ Parliament panel bats for more local fintech apps RBI to tap NHAI, NPCI to fix rescue plan for Paytm users The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will meet with the country's highways authority and National Payments…

We're not quite done with video game showcases for the year 2023. is squeezing in one more in the form of its . The stream starts at 11AM ET and you can watch it below.It seems like the publisher's going to stick to form by delivering some offbeat skits (including a musical number and "a surprisingly detailed cooking segment") alongside more details on some of its upcoming games. Expect fresh looks and additional info on Baby Steps (think QWOP but 3D and with a story), Pepper Grinder and the impossibly charming-looking…

Devolver Digital shared details and trailers about some projects in development during its latest showcase on Thursday. However, much of the presentation revolved around a tongue-in-cheek mascot, “Volvy,” a fictionalized history of the mascot’s impact on gaming culture, and the “return” of the character as a robot (VOLV-E). It was weird, but that’s kind of Devolver’s thing for its presentations.You can watch the whole 22-minute show right here or catch up on the four featured games below (well, in addition to everything…

Perhaps you feel that the and Day of the Devs events didn't include quite enough gaming news for one day. In that case, you're in luck, as Devolver Digital is rounding off the day's festivities with its own showcase. You'll be able to watch the latest Devolver Direct below at 6PM ET. It's taking place on the same stream as the Summer Game Fest Live and Day of the Devs showcases, so you can scrub through the YouTube video timeline for even more announcements and trailers. You can expect Devolver to get up to its usual…

Until now, you've had to buy a Seagate card if you wanted to augment the fast internal storage of your Xbox Series X or S. Now, however, you have a slightly more affordable option. Western Digital has released a WD Black C50 expansion card line that starts at $80 for a 500GB model. That's $10 less than the recently price-cut Seagate equivalent, and easier to justify if you only need room for a few extra games. A 1TB card sells for the same $150 as its comparably-sized rival. You'll need one of these proprietary add-ons if…

Binance is the undisputed biggest decentralized exchange in the world that enjoys quite a bit of experience, but 2023 has proven to be a complicated year for it so far. With the termination of production for its stablecoin BUSD, it was at a crossroads for a time with how it would move forward in the market. But now it seems like Binance could once again experience some bullish developments after the US Verizon’s acquisition of Voyager Digital. At the same time, these developments could mean great things for up-and-coming…

There is no ‘I’ in ‘T E A M’ Devolver Digital, in association with silly studio Pastagames, has lifted the lid on a delightful-looking multiplayer puzzle platformer, KarmaZoo, currently in development for PC and console platforms. In KarmaZoo, teams of 10 randomly gathered players must use spirit, synergy, and even sacrifice in order to navigate a near-endless range of procedurally generated stages, all created within a pixel-perfect realm known as “The Loop”. The 10-strong team must capitalize on a huge menagerie of…

The SEC, which has objected to the sale, is currently investigating whether Voyager's crypto lending business involved the sale of unregistered securitiesA federal judge on Monday temporarily stopped bankrupt Voyager Digital from completing a proposed $1.3 billion sale to crypto exchange Binance.US, allowing the US government more time to pursue appeals that challenge the legality of the deal. The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the Office of the US Trustee, the Department of Justice's…

Cyber Monday is always a great time to get your hands on some extra external storage for your Mac, but even we were blown away by this stunning deal on a 2TB WD elements portable SSD, which is now just $112, more than 50% off its usual price! It comes as part of a range of great savings on Western Digital's External solutions, which we've rounded up below for Cyber Monday. 2TB SSD storage from Western Digital, 55% off MacBook deals: Amazon (opens in new tab) | B&H Photo (opens in new tab) Today's best WD 1TB…