YourStory presents EduStars 2022

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Daily Capsule | 27th May 2022 Hello Readers, YourStory's EduStars 2022 is not your run-of-the-mill edtech conference. Beyond just our obviously star-studded guest lineup, and thoughtfully curated panel discussions, we have some must-not-miss golden nuggets this time around. For example, 10-year-old Zac Sangeeth's fireside chat on what it's like to be the world's youngest historian and commissioned non-fiction series author, where we ask the history buff what it's like to grow up in an era of powerful technology, and what the process of penning his first-ever book was like. Then, watch Nikhil Agarwal, CEO of IIT Kanpur (FIRST and AIIDE), talk about some best practices to make education 'holistic', and why going beyond just classroom learning to focus on a child's social and emotional development is imperative today. And there's more! We have an exciting day lined up at EduStars for you, so don't forget to tune in ! Click here to register and watch YourStory's EduStars 2022 conference live! Here are other highlights of today's Daily Capsule: Editor's Pick: Shots for your health Startup Spotlight: ZFunds News and updates and more… Editor's Pick: Shots for your health Editor's Pick Shots for your health One conversation with friend and serial entrepreneur Archana Chindam on how natural products can enhance the fitness journey set the ball rolling for Lavanya Sunkari's new business venture, Laurik. The Hyderabad-based D2C nutraceutical startup provides a range of health shots tailored for haircare and skincare. It produces 'coconut shots', enhanced with lauric acid, a medium-chain saturated fatty acid found in many vegetable fats, and coconut and palm kernel oils. Read more . Startup Spotlight Bringing mutual funds to small towns and rural India Gurugram-based mutual fund distributor platform ZFunds has a network of 3,200 sub-brokers, targeting the bottom 500 districts of India. The startup began by connecting with existing independent MF distributors in the country and, over time, got retired bankers, advisors, and chartered accountants on board by helping them get the required certification. Read more . The CapTable After crypto crash, FalconX faces a stress test The Web 3.0 prime brokerage scaled up rapidly, riding the two-year rally on bitcoin and larger cryptocurrency markets. But after the Luna debacle and broader meltdown, it faces a tough question: will its institutional customers stay interested? Continue Reading News & Updates Food delivery platform Swiggy is currently piloting Minis , a platform to help small businesses, individual entrepreneurs, and direct-to-customer (D2C) brands expand reach, a company spokesperson told YourStory. Crypto tracker and tax compliance platform CoinTracker has launched its services in India ahead of the upcoming tax changes in the ecosystem on July 1. The company recently raised $100 million to launch in new regions. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the registration certificates of five Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) on grounds of "irregular lending practices".  In a landmark order, the Supreme Court of India has recognised prostitution as a profession and ordered police to treat sex workers with dignity while issuing six directions safeguarding the interests of sex workers. Edtech startup Unacademy has urged its employees to adapt and learn to work under constraints and focus on profitability at all costs as the startup prepares for a funding freeze. Read more In Case You Missed It* *A roundup of interesting stories from global media organisations; YourStory has not verified this content and does not vouch for its accuracy Broadcom Inc said on Thursday it will acquire cloud computing company VMware Inc in a $61 billion cash-and-stock deal, the chipmaker's biggest and boldest bid to diversify its business into enterprise software. Britain's competition regulator has launched its second probe into the advertising practices of Google , saying the Alphabet-owned search giant could be distorting competition and may have illegally favoured its own services. China's Lenovo Group warned on Thursday that shipments would fall in the short term as China's COVID-19 lockdowns exacerbated shortages of microchips , after posting its slowest quarterly growth in seven quarters. Brand Spotlight Organisations that fail to accelerate full-stack observability in 2022 could face competitive disadvantages versus their peers. Catch this insightful conversation with Abhilash Purushothaman of AppDynamics on how to be an early adopter of full-stack observability. Experts from Atlassian, Swiggy, Gojek Tech, PayPal & Flipkart weigh in on what it means to build a platform? Read to know about the technical and architectural challenges of building a platform and factors determining a platform's success. 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