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So, you're building a fantastic Flutter app and need to integrate a secure and reliable payment gateway? Look no further! Razorpay is a popular choice for Indian businesses, offering a seamless payment experience. This guide will walk you through the process of integrating Razorpay with your Flutter application, step-by-step, using Dart. We'll cover everything from setting up your Razorpay account to handling successful and failed transactions. 1. Setting Up Your Razorpay Account and Generating API Keys Before diving into the code, you'll need a Razorpay account. Head over to the Razorpay website and sign up for a free account. Once you're logged in, switch to "Live Mode" or "Test Mode" (for development). In the dashboard, navigate to "Settings" -> "API Keys" and generate your API Key ID and API Key Secret. Important: Keep these keys secure and don't commit them directly to your codebase! Use environment vari...

1. Adobe actually won’t discontinue Animate Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/873621/adobe-animate-maintenance-mode-reverse-course Summary: Adobe is no longer planning to discontinue Adobe Animate on March 1st. In an FAQ, the company now says that Animate will now be in maintenance mode and that it has "no plans to discontinue or remove access" to the app. Animate will still receive "ongoing security and bug fixes" and will still be available for […] 2. Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup ‘won’t comment’ Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/epstein-linked-longevity-guru-peter-attia-leaves-david-protein-and-his-own-startup-wont-comment/ Summary: Attia co-founded longevity medical testing startup Biograph, which came out of stealth a year ago. 3. Republicans haul Netflix before Congress for being too ‘woke’ Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/873533/netflix-warner-bros-discovery-senate-antitrust-hearing Su...

1. Fintech CEO and Forbes 30 Under 30 alum has been charged for alleged fraud Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/fintech-ceo-and-forbes-30-under-30-alum-has-been-charged-for-alleged-fraud/ Summary: The startup CEO says she plans to publicly address the charges this week. 2. Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet internationally Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/waymo-raises-16-billion-round-to-scale-robotaxi-fleet-london-tokyo/ Summary: Waymo said the funds will be used to fuel its growth, which has accelerated over the past year and doesn't appear to be slowing. 3. Adobe Animate is shutting down next month Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/872731/adobe-animate-app-shutdown-date Summary: Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe's website, the company says it will stop selling the animation software on March 1st, citing the emergence of new platforms "that better serve the needs of the users." Users have until March 1...

1. AI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’? Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/ai-layoffs-or-ai-washing/ Summary: How many of the companies with recent layoffs are just using AI as an excuse? 2. Why Tether’s CEO is everywhere right now Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/why-tethers-ceo-is-everywhere-right-now/ Summary: For years, Tether's CEO avoided the United States, watching from offshore as regulators circled and prosecutors investigated. Those days are over. 3. Bill Gates says accusations contained in Epstein files are ‘absolutely absurd’ Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/871879/bill-gates-epstein-files-absolutely-absurd Summary: Reports of Bill Gates' connections with Jeffrey Epstein grow more lurid with each dump of documents from the Department of Justice. The latest includes somewhat confusing emails that Epstein may have been drafting on behalf of someone named Boris, who worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The messages claim that Bill contracted...

1. Nvidia CEO denies he’s ‘unhappy’ with OpenAI Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/871818/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-unhappy-openai Summary: Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang denied reports that he was unhappy with OpenAI and said his company still planned to make a "huge" investment in the ChatGPT firm. NVIDIA announced in September that it would invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, but recently, there have been suggestions that the deal might not happen. While Huang […] 2. Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/31/waymo-reportedly-raising-a-16-billion-funding-round/ Summary: Waymo is reportedly finalizing a new funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion. 3. SpaceX seeks federal approval to launch 1 million solar-powered satellite data centers Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/31/spacex-seeks-federal-approval-to-launch-1-million-solar-powered-satellite-data-centers/ Summary: SpaceX's filing claims t...

1. Senate passes budget with two more weeks of Homeland Security funding Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/870419/senate-passes-budget-with-two-more-weeks-of-homeland-security-funding Summary: The Senate voted on Friday evening to pass the federal budget, funding everything except for one entity: the Department of Homeland Security, which was given a two-week funding extension in order to negotiate new guardrails around Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). If no agreement is reached, DHS funding will lapse and the department will face […] 2. a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/a16z-partner-kofi-ampadu-to-leave-firm-after-txo-program-pause/ Summary: Ampadu's departure perhaps signals the end of the TxO chapter. The fund and program focused on supporting underserved founders by providing access to tech networks and investment capital through a donor-advised fund. 3. Jeffrey Epstein was permanently ba...