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Another <keyword id="1464841" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="edtech" source="Orion">edtech</keyword> startup <keyword id="4248184" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="udayy" source="Orion">Udayy</keyword>, backed by <keyword id="80004" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="info-edge" source="Orion">Info Edge</keyword>, has shut shop, laying off all 100 employees as schools, colleges and physical tuition centres reopen. Udayy's co-founder <keyword id="6553566" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="saumya-yadav" source="Orion">Saumya Yadav</keyword> said that the startup was witnessing the post-pandemic world for the first time as "as the kids went back to school, we faced roadblocks in growing the original model of online, live learning". "After a lot of deliberation, we decided that it's better to shut down the business than to spend more time and capital on it,a Yadav said. The development was first reported by startup news coverage portal Entrackr. The startup has paid employees severance packages and helped them find new jobs. "We are returning the remaining capital, around $8.5 million back to our investors," Yadav was quoted as saying in media reports. The live-learning platform catered to students from Grades 1 to 5. The platform raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI), managed by <keyword id="4675626" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="falcon-edge-capital" source="Orion">Falcon Edge Capital</keyword> and <keyword id="12772224" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="infoedge-ventures" source="Orion">InfoEdge Ventures</keyword>. Udayy is the second edtech startup after Lido Learning to completely shut operations. Led by the edtech platforms, over 8,000 start-up employees have been recently hit by layoffs In India. This includes more than 1,000 employees at WhiteHat Jr, over 600 at Unacademy, over 424 at Vedantu and over 150 at Lido Learning. Another edtech firm FrontRow laid off nearly 150 full-time and contractual employees earlier this week. The Bengaluru-based non-academic upskilling startup fired almost 30 per cent of its workforce, owing to fund crunch and the market downturn. Apart from edtech firms, startups that have laid off employees in the past few months include social commerce platforms Trell (more than 300) and Meesho (150), used cars platform Cars24 (More than 600) and digital health platform Mfine (more than 500), among others.

Edtech startup 'Udayy' lays off all 100 employees as schools, and colleges physically reopen

New Delhi, Mar 30 () Ed-tech platform Lido Learning on Monday said it has raised USD 3 million from Rocket Internet founder Alex Samwer-backed Picus Capital and Paytm President Madhur Deora, among others.The Mumbai-based company had previously raised USD 3 million in November last year led by investors like Ronnie Screwvala, Ananth Narayanan, Vikrampati Singhania and others."Lido Learning is actively disrupting the K-12 market. Considering the current global pandemic, learning online has become the need of the hour. This is pulling the Indian market towards adopting online tutorials much faster than initially expected and is a huge tailwind enabling us to become a dominant category creator within a short span of time," Lido Learning founder and CEO Sahil Sheth said in a statement.Lido Learning provides live, interactive tutoring sessions to students and parents that push learning outcomes through a 6:1 student-teacher ratio, frontier technologies, and personalised content. It is expanding from metros to Tier II and Tier III cities.According to a Google and KPMG report, primary and secondary supplementary education will be the largest category in online education by 2021 growing at a CAGR of 60 per cent."The tremendous growth in the months since launch has proved the great product-market fit they have found. We are excited to be a part of the vision of improving the access to and quality of education - one of India's largest and most important sectors - together with such a strong team," Florian Reichert, partner at Picus Capital, said in a statement.Lido Learning is Picus' first investment in the education-technology space and one of its first in India. SR BAL

Lido Learning raises $3 mn from Paytm exec, Picus Capital, others

<ul><li>There are several internet shutdowns in India each year.</li><li>India reported over 630 internet shutdowns in the last 10 years.</li><li>There have been 400 instances of internet shutdowns in Jammu and <keyword id="6354495" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="kashmir" source="Orion">Kashmir</keyword> in the last 10 years.</li></ul>Internet shutdowns are a huge issue, especially when so many people depend upon the internet for work, education, entertainment and more. India has topped the <a href="https://www.accessnow.org/internet-shutdowns-2021/">list</a> of most instances of internet shutdowns in a country for four years now. Jammu and Kashmir, which is now a union territory has seen the <keyword id="13967833" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="most-internet-shutdowns" source="Orion">most internet shutdowns</keyword> in the country, majorly due to unrest and security reasons. SFLC, an organisation that tracks internet shutdowns in the country and informs the people about instances of internet shutdowns and the reason given by the government. In this post, we look at the states and union territories in India that have seen the most internet shutdowns in the last 10 years. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">State / UT </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Internet shutdowns in the last 10 years </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jammu and Kashmir </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">400 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rajasthan </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">84 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Uttar Pradesh </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">30 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Haryana </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">17 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">West Bengal </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">13 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Maharashtra </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">12 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gujarat </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">11 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bihar </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">11 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Meghalaya </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Arunachal Pradesh </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7 </td></tr></tbody></table> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/list-of-countries-that-saw-most-internet-shutdowns-in-2021-india-tops-with-more-shutdowns-than-all-countries-combined/slidelist/91185327.cms">List of countries that saw most internet shutdowns in 2021</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/internet-censorship-cost-the-global-economy-5-5-billion-in-2021-report-says/articleshow/88775422.cms">Internet censorship cost the global economy $5.5 billion in 2021, report says</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-suffered-longest-internet-shutdowns-in-2020-globally-for-the-second-consecutive-year/articleshow/80130268.cms">India suffered longest internet shutdowns in 2020 globally for the second consecutive year</a>

Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh saw most Internet shutdowns after Jammu and Kashmir in the last 10 years

<ul><li>Reports say that Ola has shut down <keyword id="1666592" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Foodpanda">Foodpanda</keyword> and let go of numerous employees. </li><li>However, an Ola spokesperson said that the company remains committed to its mission of building a superior food experience to its customers.</li><li>In 2015, the company launched Ola Cafe, which only lasted for a year.</li></ul>Ola today denied media <a href="https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/ola-drops-foodpanda-delivery-lays-off-several-employees-1558463350377.html">reports</a> about the ‘shutdown’ of its <keyword id="6376068" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="food-delivery">food delivery</keyword> vertical Foodpanda. “We continue to invest in expanding our facilities and kitchens, as well as our portfolio of food offerings for customers. We remain committed to our mission of building a superior food experience for millions of our customers,” said an Ola spokesperson. According to sources, Ola now has a redefined approach to food delivery with cloud kitchens – with more focus on its own brand instead of being a marketplace. With four private labels – The Khichdi Experiment, Grandma’s Kitchen, Lovemade and FLRT, sources say that Ola is actually ramping up its current 50+ cloud kitchens. The company is also looking at opening offline stores for these brands, say sources. While media reports also say that Ola has let go of numerous employees, sources say that it is hiring for its cloud kitchen business. "As part of our ongoing business repurposing initiatives, we are focused on building a portfolio of own food brands and curated food offerings through our fast expanding network of kitchens. Many of these offerings are already available in all major cities through the Ola and Foodpanda apps,” said the spokesperson. Ola had acquired Foodpanda in 2017, after its own tryst with food delivery – Ola Cafe failed. Launched in 2015, Ola Cafe shut down operations in just a year. <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/cost-cutting-is-at-top-of-the-menu-for-ola-at-foodpanda/articleshow/67717688.cms">Reports</a> have been doing the rounds since January 2019 about Ola’s rumoured to slash investments into Foodpanda. India’s food delivery industry has seen the emergence of two big players – Zomato and Swiggy. While other players like Ola and Uber, have offered food delivery along with their ride hailing services, the food vertical seems to have not taken off well because of <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/swiggy-zomato-in-top-gear-as-ride-hailing-companies-slow-down/articleshow/69405510.cms">cash burn.</a> Ola’s struggles with food delivery aside, Uber too has been barely managing to keep up with Zomato and Swiggy. In Uber’s IPO filing, it has mentioned its offering UberEats, to say that in India it competes with Swiggy and Zomato, who have a “substantial market-specific knowledge and established relationships with local restaurants, affording them significant product advantages.” See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ratan-tata-invests-in-ola-electric-mobility/articleshow/69199801.cms">Ratan Tata recharges Ola’s electric mobility wing – invests an undisclosed amount</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/zomato-and-swiggy-discounts-of-concern-to-indian-restaurants/articleshow/68256281.cms">In India, restaurants have a love-hate relationship with online food delivery platforms</a>

Ola denies shutting down Foodpanda, says it has a refocused approach to food delivery

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A small <keyword id="11916587" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="maine" source="Orion">Maine</keyword> <keyword id="11899585" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="town" source="Orion">town</keyword> <keyword id="12353541" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="shut-down" source="Orion">shut down</keyword> after its clerk resigned, the Bangor Daily <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">News</keyword> reported.</li><li>Christen Bouchard quit after her vacation request was denied, per the outlet.</li></ul>A tiny town in Maine effectively shut down after its clerk resigned from her job after her vacation request was rejected, a local outlet reported this week. <a href="https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/17/news/penobscot/passadumkeag-resignation-shut-down-n6hjn1me0n/">The Bangor Daily News reported</a> that Christen Bouchard has served as the clerk since 2020 for the town of Passadumkeag — <a href="https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&amp;cssp=SERP&amp;q=Passadumkeag%20town,%20Penobscot%20County,%20Maine">which is located in Penobscot County and has a population of about 356 people</a>. Bouchard said that she made a $13,500 annual salary and worked at least 16 hours a week, per the outlet. "I came in on my days off to complete certain tasks because 16 hours a week is just not enough to do everything that needed to be done over there," she told the Bangor Daily News. In addition to working as a clerk, the newspaper reported that her other duties included handling records, licensing pets, registering vehicles for residents, and working as the town liaison with the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Bouchard quit on April 7 after a board of selectmen failed to approve her two-week vacation request due to not having someone to work for her. This resulted in the small town shutting down, according to the Bangor Daily News. Her position is not the only one in the town, which closed in late April, that is not filled. The outlet reported that Passadumkegg is missing an animal control officer, a code enforcement officer, and an accessor. Officials are actively looking for people to take on those roles. "The market right now for qualified employees that are looking to work part time is very difficult," Treasurer Barbara Boyer told the Bangor Daily News. "We're doing what we can to keep everything going." <h3><a href="https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/17/news/penobscot/passadumkeag-resignation-shut-down-n6hjn1me0n/">Read the full report at The Bangor Daily News»</a></h3>

A Maine town reportedly shut down after its only clerk quit when her vacation request was denied

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Jacob Blish of the Lido DAO told <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-05/are-crypto-daos-the-new-wall-street-jobs-seekers-try-blockchain-over-banking">Bloomberg</a> he doesn't care about the background of potential hires.</li><li>Age and education don't matter in <keyword id="12454016" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="crypto-jobs" source="Orion">crypto jobs</keyword>, he told <keyword id="12259015" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bloomberg" source="Orion">Bloomberg</keyword>, just how quickly a person learns.</li><li>Blish left his job at <keyword id="12002884" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jpmorgan" source="Orion">JPMorgan</keyword> Chase after two years for a career in the fast-growing <keyword id="11893898" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="crypto" source="Orion">crypto</keyword> world.</li></ul>If you're <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-get-hired-crypto-from-traditional-finance-job-2022-1">looking for a job</a> in the crypto world, you may be in luck.As crypto collectives known as <keyword id="12539572" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="daos" source="Orion">DAOs</keyword> <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/dao-investing-dune-bible-wu-tang-clan-album-crypto-evolves-2022-2">gain momentum</a>, employers aren't focused so much on resumes, but more on how quickly you can adapt.According to a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-05/are-crypto-daos-the-new-wall-street-jobs-seekers-try-blockchain-over-banking">February 5 report</a> from Bloomberg News, Jacob Blish, the head of business development at the <a href="https://lido.fi/">Lido DAO</a>, said he doesn't care so much about the background of potential hires. "The industry is growing so fast, I need people who are fast learners," he told Bloomberg. "If you're 42 or 22 and you went to Harvard or didn't go to college at all, it doesn't matter."Blish, according to the report, left JPMorgan Chase as an analytics developer after two years for a crypto career. He's now looking to expand the team at Lido, a DAO focused on solving staking issues in Ethereum 2.0. Blish did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.DAOs, short for decentralized autonomous organizations, are in essence <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/what-is-a-dao-constitutiondao-bid-sothebys-us-constitution-auction-2021-11?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">a group of people</a> pooling resources — usually money in the form of cryptocurrency — for a common goal. The DAO's rules and votes are established on blockchain technology, giving every member a say.Famously, one DAO attempted to buy a rare copy of the US Constitution. Others have set their sights on a <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/linksdao-nft-prices-roughly-steph-curry-golf-course-ether-crypto-2022-1?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">golf course</a> or an <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/kraken-house-dao-wants-nba-team-has-raised-ethereum-2021-11?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">NBA team</a>. Another has built a collection of NFTs, aka non-fungible tokens.Crypto hiring has surged in recent years with the number of jobs in the industry surging nearly 400% from 2020 to 2021, Bloomberg found, citing LinkedIn.<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/banks-added-1-000-crypto-185005326.html">Insider previously reported</a> financial firms including Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo, have added 1,000 jobs with the word "crypto" in the description in the past three years. Many of those jobs came with a big pay bump, too.

Former JPMorgan banker turned DAO developer says credentials don't matter in fast-growing crypto world

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Madres Paralelas," starring <keyword id="12004795" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="penelope-cruz" source="Orion">Penelope Cruz</keyword>," opened the <keyword id="12004796" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="venice-film-festival" source="Orion">Venice Film Festival</keyword> Wednesday.</li><li>"It was an honor to be part of something so important," Cruz told Insider along with other journalists. </li><li>"Madres Paralelas," along with other films this week, could be big awards season contenders.</li></ul>The 78th Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday with a new film from one of European cinema's stalwarts: Pedro Almodóvar. "Madres Paralelas," starring Oscar-winner Penelope Cruz, debuted on the lido following the opening ceremony.The Spanish master's 23rd feature film follows the story of two women whose lives become fiercely connected after a chance meeting at a hospital where they are both due to give birth. "I think this is one of the most difficult characters I've ever played but it has allowed me to learn a lot about myself," Cruz told journalists during a press conference before the film's premiere. "'Madres Paralelas' was an overwhelming journey, and a gift," she added. "It was an honor to be part of something so important."<div type="image" title="A picture of the cast of &quot;Madres Paralelas&quot; at Venice Film Festival." height="2688" width="4032" msid="85850269" hostid="261"></div>Almodóvar - who made his debut at Venice in 1983 with "The Indiscreet Charm of Sin" - will compete for the festival's prestigious Golden Lion against a mix of old and new Hollywood talent.The veteran US writer-director Paul Schrader debuts his new film "The Card Counter," starring Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish, on the Lido later this week and New Zealand director Jane Campion has brought "The Power of the Dog," starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst, her first film in over a decade, to the festival.Chilean director Pablo Larrain's new film "Spencer," starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana will premiere alongside actor-turned-director Maggie Gyllenhaal's star-studded adaption of Elena Ferrante's "The Lost Daughter," featuring Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson.Many of these films will likely feature heavily in the upcoming awards season since three of the last four best picture Oscar winners won the top prize at Venice.Although the festival has become Hollywood's unofficial European launchpad, these films will also face a film industry in deep flux due to the effects of COVID-19. Denis Villeneuve's highly anticipated "Dune" remake, starring Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet, which debuts out of competition in Venice on Friday, will be given a controversial simultaneous release on HBO and in theaters later this year. <h2><div type="image" title="A picture of Bong Joon Ho and Chloe Zhao." height="2262" width="3010" msid="85850272" hostid="261"></div>Venice Film Festival proved that cinema is still being largely impacted by COVID-19</h2>"Parasite" filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, who is this year's jury president in charge of awarding the Golden Lion, said the lingering pandemic be hard on creatives."Filmmakers had a tough year because of the pandemic, but looking back it was a test for cinema," he told journalists at the festival's launch. "As a filmmaker, I don't think cinema can be stopped so easily: cinema will always survive."While the festival has largely launched without much COVID-19 related disruption, there were signs of a changing festival circuit throughout the first day on the Lido.Early on the first day of festival-going, <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/09/venice-film-festival-covid-security-checks-1234825377/">Deadline reported that a screening</a> of "Madres Paralelas" began without its full complement of ticket holders, who were stuck in long lines due to COVID-19 and security checks.<div type="image" title="A picture of queues at the Venice Film Festival." height="3024" width="4032" msid="85850274" hostid="261"></div>The festival requires all attendees to display either a negative COVID-19 test 48 hours prior to their visit or a European Green Card (Vaccine passport) or its international equivalent.When Insider arrived on the Lido hours later, lines to enter the festival were still long with very little social distancing in practice although mask-wearing in festival venues is mandatory.Insider will be on the ground at Venice Film Festival all week. Have a tip? Email zntim@insider.com.

Penelope Cruz says her new film features one of the most 'difficult characters I've ever played'

Facing a steady decline in usage over the last several years, <keyword id="6363100" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="yahoo">Yahoo</keyword> has made the decision to shut down <keyword id="859811" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yahoo-Groups">Yahoo Groups</keyword> from on December 15. Verizon, which bought Yahoo in 2017, announced the decision on Tuesday which marks the end of the road for one of the largest message board systems on the Web of its time. "Yahoo Groups has seen a steady decline in usage over the last several years. Over that same period, we've witnessed unprecedented levels of engagement across our properties as customers seek out premium, trustworthy content," the company said in a message posted on the website. "While these decisions are never easy, we must sometimes make difficult decisions regarding products that no longer fit our long-term strategy as we hone our focus on other areas of the business". The Yahoo Groups service was launched in 2001 and could not complete against new platforms like Reddit, Google Groups and Facebook Groups. On October 12, the creation of new groups will be disabled and on December 15, people will no longer be able to send and receive emails from Yahoo Groups. The website will no longer be accessible too. Yahoo Mail will continue to function normally. "The emails you have sent and received will remain in your email, though beginning December 15 messages will not be sent or received from your group members. If you try to email your group after December 15, your message will not be delivered and you will receive a failure notification," the company informed. That US wireless communications service provider Verizon bought Yahoo's tottering internet business for a mere $4.8 billion in 2017. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-china-disengagement-looks-unlikely-with-more-chinese-troops-reportedly-being-deployed-at-the-border/articleshow/78632960.cms">Chinese PLA is reportedly rotating troops despite India's insistence on disengagement from friction points along the border</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipros-second-quarter-will-be-telling-of-how-its-new-ceo-is-steering-the-ship/articleshow/78623027.cms">Wipro's second-quarter will be telling of how its new CEO is steering the ship</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/sitharaman-offers-states-12000-crore-interest-free-for-the-next-50-years-if-they-can-spend-it-on-capital-projects-by-march-2021/articleshow/78616741.cms">Sitharaman offers states ₹12,000 crore interest-free for the next 50 years if they can spend it on capital projects by March 2021</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/mars-will-appear-bigger-redder-and-brighter-on-october-13-and-wont-get-this-close-to-earth-again-until-2035/articleshow/78556539.cms">Mars will appear bigger, redder, and brighter on October 13 — and won’t get this close to Earth again until 2035</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Booking a cabin near the stairs provides many added benefits that make my cruise even better. </li><li>I avoid long elevator lines and can easily move from my cabin to the main deck and back.</li></ul>Although I love <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-small-cruise-ships-list-river-expedition-conde-nast-survey-2023-10">small cruises</a>, I've recently grown fond of big ships.And with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/small-cruises-surprising-advantages-over-mega-ships-2023-10">cruise ships getting bigger</a> to the point where a new world's largest one is crowned almost every year, there are even more rooms to choose from when booking a trip. It's exciting to see all of the cabin options and upgrades — but when I'm <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/where-are-the-best-and-worst-rooms-on-cruise-ship">selecting my room on a cruise</a>, I just want to know where the stairs are.Because I've learned that if my cabin is located near staircases in just the right way, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/going-on-cruise-as-introvert-tips-having-fun-alone-time-2024-5">my cruise is way more enjoyable</a> and efficient. The perks of this placement are so good that I only book cabins near staircases now and will continue to do so for every cruise I take.<h2 id="5383f148-0db4-40bb-90fa-45bdbfd7d127">Booking a cabin near stairs helps me avoid long elevator lines</h2>My most recent cruise on the <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=1d0d9aeb0d78ebde8890a5dbc232638460d144e48e0633123e1e3d36c5556c71&amp;postID=66631a1e074e87bb00efb469&amp;postSlug=why-rooms-near-stairs-buffet-worth-it-frequent-cruiser-2024-6&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.princess.com%2Fen-us%2Fships-and-experience%2Fships%2Fxp-discovery-princess">Discovery Princess</a>, which has 19 decks, is a great example of how strategic cabin selection can make a trip better. I stayed on Deck 12, and my cabin was near the aft (rear) of the ship, directly across from an elevator bank and set of stairs. Since the larger bank of panoramic elevators is farther along the deck, the aft elevators were used less frequently, and noise was not a problem. The best part, though, was being near the staircase. Since there was technically no Deck 13, I could climb two flights and be right at Deck 16, Discovery Princess' Lido deck.The Lido deck has a mix of cabins and public areas, and the aft stairs brought me right next to the large buffet area. When the buffet was crowded, and elevators were cramped and surrounded by crowds waiting to get on them, I could just quickly pop up and down the staircase.I added built-in exercise to my daily routine by taking the stairs, too. <h2 id="a6cea795-b996-43b9-8879-4eb20687b9f6">The convenience of a cabin near stairs is unmatched</h2><div type="image" title="Hallway of cruise ship" height="2165" width="3850" msid="110845807" hostid="261" sizebytes="326422"></div>Like most cruisers, I spend the majority of my day away from my cabin, but I also don't want to carry a ton of things around with me.By having a cabin near a set of stairs that's close to the decks I spend the most time on, it's easy for me to run to my cabin for a book, headphones, or sunscreen.Not having to rely on elevators for mundane tasks keeps my days quick and efficient, which means I can get back to enjoying my vacation faster.<h2 id="b1b2f6c6-b303-451b-8369-6031a96bddac">Just make sure you check the ship's map before you book </h2>This placement can have drawbacks if you don't make sure your cabin isn't directly under a buffet or popular spot. I learned this the hard way on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-was-worth-it-on-my-celebrity-cruise-silhouette-2023-6">Celebrity Silhouette</a> when I selected a cabin near the stairs but one floor directly below the buffet.My location was great until the sounds of staff moving carts and chairs around woke me up in the early morning hours every day. I now look for a two-deck buffer between my cabin and any deck with a buffet area. It's also important to check which staircases go to which floors. For example, on Discovery Princess, not all staircases go through from Deck 12 all the way to Deck 5, where many activities and dining options are located. To find your ideal cabin, review the ship's deck plans before you book. They're available on most cruise-line websites, and you can use them to look up staterooms and their locations in relation to stairs and highly trafficked areas.

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<ul><li>Pakistan has temporarily shut down social media in the country.</li><li>The blocking of these platforms comes amid violent anti-France protests in the country.</li><li>In addition to platforms like <keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword>, <keyword id="10879" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="YouTube">YouTube</keyword> and Instagram, messaging apps such as <keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> and Telegram have also been blocked.</li></ul>The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in an order has temporarily shut down social media websites such as Facebook, <keyword id="6354616" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword>, YouTube and WhatsApp in the country amid the ongoing anti-France protests. The shutdown of social media was ordered by the Interior Ministry which is responsible for implementing the internal policies, state security and administration of internal affairs. The ministry ordered “complete blocking” of Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp, YouTube, TikTok and Telegram till 3 p.m. on April 16. Some media reports suggested that the suspension might be for a longer duration. The protests began earlier this month after French President Emmanuel Macron backed satirical magazine's right to republish cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad. Followers of far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a group that supports the country's controversial blasphemy laws, have blocked roads and choked streets at deadly protests that started on Monday, reports the dpa news agency. The protesters are demanding that the government fulfil an earlier promise to expel the French Ambassador by April 20 over the publication of a cartoon depicting the prophet last year. The move comes just a day after France <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/france-advises-citizens-to-leave-pakistan-after-violent-protests-2414605">advised</a> its citizens in Pakistan to temporarily leave the country. At least five people including two police officers have been killed in the protests so far. "Social media has been blocked for a few hours so that troublemakers cannot use it during Friday prayers congregations," an official told dpa. With inputs from IANS. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/pakistans-leader-blamed-a-rise-in-rape-cases-on-how-women-dress-saying-vulgarity-has-consequences-and-men-lack-willpower/articleshow/81979068.cms">Pakistan's leader blamed a rise in rape cases on how women dress, saying 'vulgarity' has 'consequences' and men lack 'willpower'</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/the-aunt-of-daunte-wright-the-20-year-old-black-man-killed-by-minnesota-police-was-tear-gassed-during-a-protest/articleshow/82057065.cms">The aunt of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man killed by Minnesota police, was tear-gassed during a protest</a>

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<ul><li>Fresh graduates who took Scaler Academy's six month coding programme secured average compensation of over ₹15 lakh from global multinationals like Amazon, Samsung, Google and more. </li><li>Other job offers came from companies like Lido Learning, MindTickle, Delhivery, 1MG, Oyo, MakeMyTrip and Razorpay. </li><li>Of the 182 learners on the platform, 177 previously had job offers extending an average salary of nearly ₹7.5 lakh via campus placement drives or direct recruitment. </li><li>The learners are mentored by subject matter experts from companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Netflix.</li></ul>Fresh graduates who took Scaler Academy’s six-month coding programme, secured jobs offers from global multinationals like Amazon, Samsung, Google and more. The academy also says that their average compensation is also over ₹15 lakh. A third of them also received job offers over ₹25 lakh per annum. Some other companies that provided job offers include Lido Learning, MindTickle, Delhivery, 1MG, Oyo, MakeMyTrip and Razorpay. The academy claims that most of their students also managed to receive compensation that is twice that of their campus job offers. Of the 182 learners on the platform, 83 previously had job offers extending an average salary of nearly ₹7 lakh via campus placement drives or direct recruitment. That means, the salaries offered after reskilling was more than double, compared to the campus offers. “Once the youth of our country is empowered with the necessary skills and knowledge, they are capable of creating hundreds of unicorns like Facebook and Google. The April 2019 batch was the litmus test to understand that. In fact, 33 of them today hold job offers that are paying over ₹25 lakh per annum,” said <keyword id="8665617" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="abhimanyu-saxena">Abhimanyu Saxena</keyword>, Co-founder at Scaler Academy and <keyword id="8665620" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="InterviewBit">InterviewBit</keyword>. Scaler Academy is an initiative of the reskilling startup Interviewbit. While a few learners on the platform came from premier Indian institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs), almost three-fourths of them were from tier II colleges. “72% of our students come from non-‘pedigree’ institutions and yet they have been able to secure gainful employment opportunities with top companies, including the likes of Google. The numbers clearly suggest that most MNCs and leading start-ups are no longer only hiring from Tier1 colleges, they are increasingly looking at talent over pedigree,” added <keyword id="279823" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anshuman-Singh">Anshuman Singh</keyword>, co-founder at Scaler Academy and InterviewBit. Currently, Scaler academy has a user base of nearly 2,000 students. The learners are mentored by experts from companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Netflix. “A lot of young engineers don’t always have access and exposure to the relevant technical skills or recruitment processes of global companies. Our mission is to bridge that gap and help them grow in their careers. We will help young engineers expand their knowledge and coding skills and enable them to get top tier software engineers jobs at the best global tech companies,” Singh earlier said. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/tcs-cognizant-capgemini-and-other-top-giants-who-are-not-letting-go-of-their-new-hires/articleshow/75136446.cms">TCS, Cognizant, Capgemini and other top giants who are not letting go of their new hires</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/capgemini-india-cognizant-and-others-who-are-giving-salary-hikes-in-times-of-coronavirus/articleshow/75151960.cms">Capgemini India, Cognizant and others who are giving salary hikes in times of Coronavirus</a>

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<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/master-your-crypto"></a><div type="image" title="Ethereum logo in front of an ascending line chart" height="600" width="800" msid="94499789" hostid="261" sizebytes="13162"></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Ethereum recently revamped its protocol from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake model.</li><li>Industry analysts have predicted that this upgrade could triple current Ethereum staking yields.</li><li>Here's how staking will change in light of Ethereum's Merge — and what that means for returns.</li></ul>Ethereum's <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/ethereum-merge-explained-blockchain-update-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-crypto-eth-vitalik-2022-9">long-anticipated Merge</a> on <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/crypto-news-ethereum-finalizes-merge-upgrade-vitalik-buterin-says-bitcoin-2022-9">Thursday, September 15</a> — where the blockchain transitioned its protocol from a proof-of-work to the much more energy-efficient proof-of-stake consensus model — will certainly be immortalized as one of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/crypto-ethereum-dev-merge-one-most-historic-events-blockchain-upgrade-2022-8">most important events in crypto history</a>. It represents the next evolution of digital assets and future growth in the space, according to Thomas Perfumo, head of strategy at Kraken, which is currently the <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/rankings/exchanges/">fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange</a> in the world.There's another reason the Merge was so important, Perfumo told Insider — eventually, it will single-handedly increase the total market cap of staked crypto assets from 25% to 30% to over 50%.For context, proof-of-work protocols like Bitcoin verify blockchain transactions by having miners <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/proof-of-work">solve computation puzzles</a>, while proof-of-stake systems like those employed by Solana, Cardano, and Polkadot <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/staking-crypto">choose validators at random who've staked</a> — or locked up their crypto assets — for upwards of two to three weeks. While validators are randomly chosen, they're more likely to be selected if they have a bigger stake and they've held their stake for a longer period of time than others.<h2>How investors make money from staking</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/yield-farming#is-yield-farming-safe?-">Similar to holding a dividend stock</a>, investors who stake their cryptocurrencies are theoretically able to benefit in two ways — from the underlying asset's price appreciation, and from the additional reward they earn each time they verify a transaction, known as the annual percentage rate, or APR.Because Ethereum validators also earn <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gas-ethereum.asp#:~:text=Gas%20fees%20are%20payments%20made,spend%20on%20a%20particular%20transaction.">gas fees</a>, higher transaction volumes mean a higher yield. And since each block only has a fixed number of rewards, the reward rate dwindles as the total number of validators and staked cryptos competing for those rewards increases.Since validators take risks through their exposure to the underlying asset, investors shouldn't buy crypto solely for its potential APR, Perfumo said. "But if you have conviction in Ethereum over your time horizon and you feel like staking offers you a way to increase the rewards on the asset while you hold it, it sounds like a good idea," he added.Before the Merge, Ethereum holders were able to stake on its Beacon Chain, with one big caveat — they were unable to withdraw their assets, which means the percentage of Ethereum staked has only grown over time. But withdrawals should be allowed once the Shanghai fork of the Merge is complete within the next six to nine months, Perfumo estimates.While theoretically, every crypto holder can <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/staking/">stake by themselves</a> as opposed to staking on an exchange, in practice, it's much harder to solo stake because validators have to constantly monitor the software or risk paying an inactivity penalty. Ethereum also requires all solo validators to <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/staking/">hold at least 32 ether</a> before they can stake, and costs of nodes and servers can quickly add up, said Perfumo.On the other hand, exchanges like <a href="https://www.kraken.com/en-us">Kraken</a> and <a href="https://lido.fi/">Lido</a> — which take a fee on yield — allow users to contribute an amount of their choice, and can also minimize slashing penalties through redundancy mechanisms. Because Lido gives users one derivative ETH token for every ether they stake, users are even able to unstake their coins by simply trading back the two currencies. But since these exchanges effectively manage custody of a user's assets, Perfumo emphasized the importance in choosing a trusted exchange to minimize counterparty risk.Lido currently lists its Ethereum APR as 3.8%, while Kraken advertises its Ethereum yearly rewards rate ranging between 4% to 7% due to variability between transaction demand and validator supply, Perfumo explained. He added that rewards differ between blockchain protocols since newer ones might offer higher base yields to circulate currency supply, while more mature networks with large validator networks like Ethereum offer a smaller percentage of new tokens relative to total supply.<h2>Stakers will now earn all the rewards post-Merge</h2>One of the biggest post-Merge takeaways is that the pool of rewards for validators has now increased substantially, said AD, a pseudonym used by Lido's head of marketing and community."The yields are expected to go up because the fees that used to flow to miners will now come to the stakers," he explained to Insider. "You're going from a yield that's currently around 3.8% — it varies a little bit — but our modeling shows that it will potentially double or even triple." Lido's estimates are in line with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ethereum-merge-ether-price-staking-yield-surge-prediction-crypto-outlook-2022-4">estimates made earlier this year</a> by other crypto analysts that post-Merge staking yields could swell to between <a href="https://twitter.com/LucasOutumuro/status/1499869282846797827?s=20&amp;t=bo62vL6HbqN4a5GRlV1aUA&amp;utm_campaign=Weekday%20Genesis%20Market%20Update%20Emails%20-%20non%20DCG&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=208578585&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_PmV79oXZWDlLATy3Zfl18Qb1DhUKp4UNK2BZMc2I-Io9vx5XyUzzHvogNL5lvYm4RA72-Dup7ht7InjZhUspSDG68yA&amp;utm_content=208578585&amp;utm_source=hs_email">7%</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/litocoen/status/1503299334942740487?s=20&amp;t=zLgRNxBl5ysAbax9CI4Myg&amp;utm_campaign=Weekday%20Genesis%20Market%20Update%20Emails%20-%20non%20DCG&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=208578585&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_bqOUhm9PKDIkeAxWZex84O9qyP8mJJpaGcdtLiLs3uQWWRuHRfksQ9i1QTyXF3djgUD8CBFiG-v_h6VAE60BD-5s7mQ&amp;utm_content=208578585&amp;utm_source=hs_email">15%</a>.However, Perfumo says that the exact post-Merge rewards rates are difficult to predict, especially as ether becomes more liquid in a few months."If people are allowed to unstake, the reward rate is going to be more variable, in the sense that it can go up and down, depending on how many people are staking. It's possible that over time, the reward rate may skew to the downside because the liquidity of being able to unstake encourages people to stake," he explained.Additionally, platforms might lower reward rates to compensate for the fact that mining is much higher in energy consumption than staking. "You don't have to have such a big incentive model to encourage validators to work on the platform," Perfumo said.Since he believes that Ethereum rewards may not necessarily increase post-Merge, Perfumo emphasized that investors should still keep their personal time horizons in mind when it comes to Ethereum staking, and only consider staking if they're comfortable with locking down their assets for at least another six months.This article is intended to provide generalized information designed to educate a broad segment of the public; it does not give personalized investment, legal, or other business and professional advice. Before taking any action, you should always consult with your own financial, legal, tax, investment, or other professional for advice on matters that affect you and/or your business.

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