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As the center of knowledge production, the cradle of talent training and the source of innovation, the academia is an important force in the WEF. From Jan. 15 to 17, leaders from top universities and research institutions around the world met for the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), a community to address educational, scientific and research agendas to support WEF s mission of improving the state of the world.

For dental tech startup Dezy, a problem of plenty has forced it to lay off nearly 200 employees, shut a key division, and tweak its business model to focus on operating a chain of clinics. The startup, founded in 2018 and originally known as smiles.ai, began with selling transparent teeth aligners, competing with the likes of Toothsi, Snazzy and TeethLogic.

While a number of AI enabled devices are out in the market, and significant developments in drugs and medical devices are also happening, the task of releasing them to the market is no easy feat. Governed by regulatory bodies, any drug or medical device undergoes stringent checks and trials before it hits the market.

Analysts and industry experts expect demand for identity threat prevention and multifactor authentication technologies to remain robust over the long term. Cyber security has taken center stage in recent years as companies and other major institutions, including governments, ramp up spending to protect their assets, customers and employees against hacks and data theft.

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The Government of India needs to allocate more funds for research and development, healthcare funding, and innovation in pharmaceuticals in health sectors, the industry experts expect from the interim budget 2024 that is scheduled to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.

STAN, a Bengaluru based gaming startup, has raised $2.7 million in its preSeries A round of funding from a slew of investors. These investors include Aptos Labs, Pix Capital, Maelstrom Fund, GFR Fund, and existing investor General Catalyst. The round was also supported by CoinDCX Ventures, Climber Capital, TDV Partners, and Coinswitch Ventures, the company said in a press release on Tuesday, January 23.

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In the VC space last year, large ticket PE investors were focusing on sectors, like financial services, healthcare and infrastructure with a slowdown in growth and late-stage investing. With AI seemingly the poster child of 2023, its AI startups secured close to $50 billion in global funding.