Neha Dhupia on her juggling act; Heritage hotel for a shipyard

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Sunday August 27, 2023,

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BYJU’S has a chink in its armour.

The edtech company acknowledged a brief and temporary exposure of its systems, confirming allegations made by security researcher Bob Diachenko. However, it asserted no student data or information was exposed during the event, refuting Diachenko’s claims.

This is the second such incident at the startup, after sensitive information like student names and contact details of parents were exposed on an unsecured server in 2020.

Meanwhile, Vivek Sinha has decided to move on from Unacademy where he was the COO. Here’s a look back to when he answered our questions in 90 seconds.

In other news, Cuemath is resorting to more layoffs. After a round of job cuts in May, the edtech startup will let go of 100 employees as part of a restructuring exercise. It joins other edtech companies struggling to cope with mounting losses.

ICYMI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the touchdown point of Chandrayaan-3 as ‘Shiv Shakti’. The place where Chandrayaan-2 crashed will be called ‘Tiranga’.

Also, as per a joint report by Knight Frank and National Real Estate Development Council, India’s real estate sector is expected to expand to $5.8 trillion by 2047, doubling its contribution to the GDP to 15.5% from 7.3% at present.

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Here’s your trivia for today: Which are the deadliest animals to humans?

Neha Dhupia, the former Miss India made, her Bollywood debut in 2003 and since then has also paced herself as an actor, model, producer, and podcast host for NoFilterNeha. After embracing motherhood, Dhupia co-founded Freedom To Feed, an Instagram page dedicated to building a parenting community.

"We have larger conversations around children's health, mothers’ mental well-being, and co-parenting. We’ve got experts to help us through such issues," Dhupia tells YS Life.

Many roles:

Located at the edge of the port in Fort Kochi, CGH Earth’s Brunton Boatyard brings you a slice of the shipyard experience, minus all the noise and chaos. Seated on land that once used to be a British shipyard, Brunton Boatyard is a luxury property heavily inspired by Fort Kochi’s colonial history.

Seaside luxury:

Niyamat Mehta's first solo exhibition, Meraki, invites viewers to contemplate their own journeys through the 27 bronze and hydro resin sculptures on display. Mehta’s works illuminate her artistic journey influenced by her experiences across London, Florence, Rome, Delhi, and more.

Past and present:

Which are the deadliest animals to humans?

Answer: Mosquitos. They kill an average of 750,000 humans each year.

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