Cloud Computing Google IT & Web-tech News Start-ups outside India Google acquires video software platform ‘Anvato’ to scale media processing and cloud workflows When everyone’s betting big on video, Google is also strengthening its efforts… July 8, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech News Start-ups outside India Transportation Uber adds another $1.15B to its flooding war chest, but in the form of leveraged loan at a 5% yield As the funding war between ride-hailing services deepens, new reports from WSJ confirm… July 8, 2016No comments2 minute read
Gaming News Start-ups outside India You can now catch’em all as AR-ready game Pokémon GO goes live on iOS and Android Have you ever dreamt of a world where you could merrily live amongst Pokémons,… July 6, 20163 comments4 minute read
Business IT & Web-tech News Start-ups outside India Twitter Twitter brings Quip CEO and former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor as advisory board member Micro-blogging platform Twitter has today announced a new addition to its board… July 6, 2016No comments2 minute read
Twitter seems to be testing a couple new features to benefit small-businesses and brands Twitter had recently released a standalone ‘Dashboard‘ app to help small businesses and brands… July 5, 20162 comments2 minute read
Electronics Mobile News Start-ups outside India Xiaomi Xiaomi is planning to debut a $600 flagship device by the end of this year, says Liwan Jiang Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, who is better known to all for its… July 5, 2016One comment3 minute read
Mobile News Start-ups outside India Xiaomi Xiaomi launches its humongous 6.44-inch phablet ‘Mi Max’ priced at Rs. 14,999 in India After conquering the budget smartphone segment with Redmi Note series and covering the… June 30, 2016No comments3 minute read
Messaging giant ‘Line’ bolsters security ahead of IPO, enables end-to-end encryption by default With the glum state of cyber-security in the current scenario, Line is… June 30, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech News Security Start-ups outside India Twitter Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s Twitter account hacked, hacker announces himself as CEO The CEO ‘social media account hacking parade’ isn’t over — its actually far… June 30, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business Enterprise News Start-ups outside India SoftBank to reportedly face SEC probe after Nikesh Arora’s unexpected exit: Bloomberg SoftBank’s been hitting us with curveballs the past week. First, by denouncing allegations… June 30, 2016No comments4 minute read
Amazon announces an enhanced navigation experience called ‘Page Flip’ for Kindle readers Do you have trouble finding that exact passage in an e-book, where the… June 29, 2016No comments2 minute read
News Start-ups outside India Airbnb is looking out for more funds at a $30 Billion valuation Airbnb Inc is a home-stay aggregator that lets you rent your home… June 29, 2016One comment2 minute read
Cloud Computing Enterprise IT & Web-tech News Start-ups outside India MongoDB introduces its cheap and robust database-as-a-service offering called MongoDB Atlas MongoDB, the open-source NoSQL database service has finally taken charge of cloud… June 29, 2016No comments4 minute read
News Start-ups outside India Lyft in talks with leading M&A firm for raising more money or an outright acquisition : WSJ Amidst the heated cab-hailing war between Uber and rest of the cab… June 28, 2016No comments3 minute read
China Gaming News Start-ups outside India Tencent confirms Supercell deal, consortium to buy majority stake in ‘Clash of Clans’ maker from Softbank for $8.6 Billion It is a done deal. Chinese investment holding behemoth Tencent has announced… Deepanshu KhandelwalJune 21, 20162 comments2 minute read
Enterprise IT & Web-tech News Start-ups outside India SoftBank probe gives Nikesh Arora a clean chit, terms investor claims baseless Tokyo-based Internet giant SoftBank Group Corp. on Monday revealed that the special committee of… June 21, 2016One comment2 minute read
News Research Start-ups outside India Another feat for Bezos’ Blue Origin, launches and lands the same old ‘New Shephard’ rocket for the fourth time Jeff Bezos’ dream project ‘Blue Origin’ has taken another step close to perfecting… June 20, 2016No comments3 minute read
News Start-ups outside India The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative makes its first charitable investment in a startup named Andela Last December, we saw Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg along with… Mir Juned HussainJune 17, 2016No comments2 minute read
News Start-ups outside India Startups To aid expansion, Airbnb secures $1B debt facility from US banks : Sources Airbnb Inc. is a home-stay aggregator that helps people book accommodations to enjoy a… June 16, 2016No comments2 minute read
China News Start-ups outside India Didi Chuxing trumps Uber, raises $7 Billion in latest round Its as if world’s entire private equity cash is being somehow organised… Deepanshu KhandelwalJune 16, 20162 comments2 minute read
News Start-ups outside India Twitter Twitter invests $70 Million in SoundCloud Twitter is turning to music streaming to ramp up its now stagnant-for-months… Deepanshu KhandelwalJune 15, 2016No comments1 minute read
