In a crucial year wherein the company is looking to go for an IPO, Uber has come out with its latest December 2018 quarterly numbers. Starting with...
Uber reports $3Bn in revenues, losses continue to remain significant
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Apple acquires PullString which offers a platform to build voice apps in minutes
Apple has reportedly acquired AI-based voice startup PullString, aka ToyTalk, for a deal that is speculated to be worth around $30 million...
Uber reports $3Bn in revenues, losses continue to remain significant
In a crucial year wherein the company is looking to go for an IPO, Uber has come out with its latest December 2018 quarterly numbers. Starting with...
Infibeam’s revenue doubles, profits see massive jump
Infibeam Avenues, the Ahmedabad-based e-commerce company that also runs online payment gateway CCAvenue, has reported a net profit of Rs 26.6 crore...
WhatsApp will soon prevent you from being added into unnecessary groups
You wanted this. All of us dreadily wanted this. We all are headached to the brim, seeing how literally anyone on WhatsApp can simply add us to the...
Oyo’s $1Bn round comes to a close with fresh $100Mn from Didi Chuxing
Oyo’s fund-raising rally shows no signs of stopping. The budget hotel startup has now raised a fresh $100 Million from Chinese ride hailing...
Journalist shows how easy it is to manipulate a politician’s tweets as Elections loom
The main necessity for every digital device user is the guarantee that their devices are secured and that their data is private to only their eyes...
Instagram confirms bug that is resulting in declining follower count
Loosing followers on Instagram isn’t less than a nightmare to most users. And more recently, this nightmare turned into reality when Insta...
4 Powerful Tips to Help You Create Better Presentations That Get Results
Giving a good presentation can help you to get your point across in a simple, understandable way. Giving a bad presentation though can leave your...
OpenApp raises pre-Series A funding round from Unicorn India Ventures and KARSEMVEN
Smart lock maker Open Appliances Pvt Ltd has announced that raising pre-Series A funding from Unicorn India Ventures and KARSEMVEN Fund. In this new...
Softbank steps into advanced logistics with $940 Million investment in autonomous delivery startup Nuro
Softbank has decided to invest in yet another newer technology frontier,as it leads a fresh $940 Million round into Nuro. The autonomous delivery bot...
Fashion marketplace Zilingo eyes international expansion after raising $226 million in a fresh round
Zilingo, an online fashion and lifestyle marketplace, has secured $226 million in its Series D funding round, which witnessed investment from Sequoia...
Samsung reveals more on its foldable smartphone
Samsung lovers are in for a treat with the glimpse of the first foldable phone produced by Samsung that was revealed in a teaser trailer that lasted...
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Infibeam’s revenue doubles, profits see massive jump
Infibeam Avenues, the Ahmedabad-based e-commerce company that also runs online payment gateway CCAvenue, has reported a net profit of Rs 26.6 crore...
WhatsApp will soon prevent you from being added into unnecessary groups
You wanted this. All of us dreadily wanted this. We all are headached to the brim, seeing how literally anyone on WhatsApp can simply add us to the...
Journalist shows how easy it is to manipulate a politician’s tweets as Elections loom
The main necessity for every digital device user is the guarantee that their devices are secured and that their data is private to only their eyes...
Infibeam’s revenue doubles, profits see massive jump
Infibeam Avenues, the Ahmedabad-based e-commerce company that also runs online payment gateway CCAvenue, has reported a net profit of Rs 26.6 crore...
WhatsApp will soon prevent you from being added into unnecessary groups
You wanted this. All of us dreadily wanted this. We all are headached to the brim, seeing how literally anyone on WhatsApp can simply add us to the...
Journalist shows how easy it is to manipulate a politician’s tweets as Elections loom
The main necessity for every digital device user is the guarantee that their devices are secured and that their data is private to only their eyes...
Instagram confirms bug that is resulting in declining follower count
Loosing followers on Instagram isn’t less than a nightmare to most users. And more recently, this nightmare turned into reality when Insta...
Softbank steps into advanced logistics with $940 Million investment in autonomous delivery startup Nuro
Softbank has decided to invest in yet another newer technology frontier,as it leads a fresh $940 Million round into Nuro. The autonomous delivery bot...
Samsung reveals more on its foldable smartphone
Samsung lovers are in for a treat with the glimpse of the first foldable phone produced by Samsung that was revealed in a teaser trailer that lasted...
National Enquirer refutes Bezos’ claims, defends its investigation
A day after Jeff Bezos had accused National Enquirer of blackmailing him through extortion and other severely criminal means, the US Tabloid owner...
5 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Website Sales
There is nothing more frustrating than spending lots of time building a fantastic website, having users visit in their droves but failing to...
Opera opens up a free VPN to all Android users
Opera has officially become the World’s first web browser to provide VPN with its service which is now extending to mobile phones as well. ...
Jeff Bezos has accused National Enquirer of blackmail
Many may know Jeff Bezos due to his recent divorce scandal. But for most of those who know of him already, Bezos is an American technology...
Maximising visitor footprint on your website
Launching a start-up is not an easy move. But it sure as hell can be a thrilling journey.
Besides opening a company and looking after all the...
Facebook makes political ads during Indian elections, more transparent for users
After Google recently took big steps towards making political ads more transparent for users, its now Facebook which is toughening its stance towards...
startups
Apple has reportedly acquired AI-based voice startup PullString, aka ToyTalk, for a deal that is speculated to be worth around $30 million. There’s also...
In a crucial year wherein the company is looking to go for an IPO, Uber has come out with its latest December 2018 quarterly numbers. Starting with losses, the...
Oyo’s fund-raising rally shows no signs of stopping. The budget hotel startup has now raised a fresh $100 Million from Chinese ride hailing behemoth...
OpenApp raises pre-Series A funding round from Unicorn India Ventures and KARSEMVEN
Smart lock maker Open Appliances Pvt Ltd has announced that raising pre-Series A funding from Unicorn India Ventures and KARSEMVEN Fund. In this new...
Softbank steps into advanced logistics with $940 Million investment in autonomous delivery startup Nuro
Softbank has decided to invest in yet another newer technology frontier,as it leads a fresh $940 Million round into Nuro. The autonomous delivery bot...
Fashion marketplace Zilingo eyes international expansion after raising $226 million in a fresh round
Zilingo, an online fashion and lifestyle marketplace, has secured $226 million in its Series D funding round, which witnessed investment from Sequoia...
Facebook acquires visual shopping and artificial intelligence startup GrokStyle
GrokStyle, a startup which enables users to find the product online just by capturing its photo, has now been acquired by Facebook. The acquisition...
Logistics startup Rivigo secures new funding round from Warburg Pincus and SAIF Partners
Rivigo, a Gurugram-based logistics startup, has raised around $35.6 million in its new Series E funding round. The investment comes from the...
Entrepreneur First enters India with a $25Mn fund for country’s deep tech startups
The second largest startup ecosystem globally (as per number of registred startups from DIPP) is getting a fresh entrant in its competitive...
AI-based driving assistant startup Kruzr raises seed funding round led by Saama Capital
Kruzr, an AI-based startup that offers digital driving assistant service, has announced that it has secured $1.3 million in its seed funding round...
What the Indian tech and startup community feels about Budget 2019
Budget 2019 is here. And while many have dubbed it a ‘magicle’,’miracoulous’ and what not budget, Interim FM Piyush Goyal...
apps
WhatsApp will soon prevent you from being added into unnecessary groups
You wanted this. All of us dreadily wanted this. We all are headached to the brim, seeing how literally anyone on WhatsApp can simply add us to the...
Facebook looks to integrate Whatsapp, Instagram and Messenger : New York Times
As Facebook continues to face scrutiny over the quality of encryption and security features that it is providing across all of its platforms, there...
The UK Gambling Commission recommends usage of safe apps
Almost all of us love betting or gambling. If not really like an addict, all of us do like that one or two dose of adrenaline rush that you get while...
Twitter starts rolling out a new web interface to select users
‘There’s a new Twitter coming’. That’s what the microblogging site announced via its own handle on the site. Twitter has...
Whatsapp limits text forwards to five per user globally
In its continuing measures to curb spread of fake views and rumours, specially in India, Whatsapp has now announced that it is limiting the number of...
US Court dismisses facial recognition lawsuit against Google over lack of “concrete injuries”
There has been a development in the ongoing Rivera vs Google case in Illinois, USA. Well it is more of an outcome rather than development as the...
Abandon all spam and promotional stuff from your SMS inbox with SmartSMS
We all are victims. Victims of this digital age and victims of incessant, never-ending spammed promotions from brands. No matter what you do, how...
Google has acquired popular train tracking app ‘Where is my Train’
Popular Android app ‘Where is my Train’, which offers several ways to track locations of trains on Indian railways (world’s third...
consumer tech
Softbank has decided to invest in yet another newer technology frontier,as it leads a fresh $940 Million round into Nuro. The autonomous delivery bot project is...
Samsung lovers are in for a treat with the glimpse of the first foldable phone produced by Samsung that was revealed in a teaser trailer that lasted only 27 seconds but...
Oppo K1 with 6.41-inch display and SD660 SoC launched in India for ₹16,990
After teasing the smartphone for over a week, Oppo has today officially launched its latest budget smartphone in the Indian market — Oppo K1...
Coolpad Cool 3 with waterdrop notch and Android Pie launched in India for ₹5,999
Coolpad, the China-based smartphone manufacturer, which re-entered the Indian market earlier this year, has today launched its latest entry-level...
Huawei will debut its foldable smartphone this month at the MWC
Well, the aggressively expanding and the aggressively innovative Chinese smartphone maker Huawei, has finally announced a date for the debut of its...
Apple reassessing international iPhone pricing as sales decline
While it took some serious financial hit for Apple to finally realise, the company has now taken cognisance of its steeper pricing in international...
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Over 770 million emails and 21 million passwords exposed in fresh data breach
Over the past year, we’ve grown accustomed to hacks and data breaches on the internet. Now we’re less than a month into 2019, and...
Microsoft Edge is moving to Chromium, the platform that powers Chrome
Confirming what had become a speculation among the tech community for sometime now, Microsoft has said that it will be moving Edge to the Chromium...
Quora says data of 100 Million users compromised
Yet another incident of a massive data breach has come up, and the affected platform is Quora this time. In a blog post penned by Quora CEO Adam...
Nutanix Xi IoT is now generally available with focus on retail, oil & gas and smartcities
NASDAQ-listed cloud company Nutanix, has now announced the general availability of Xi IoT, a new edge computing service offered as part of the...
Amazon thumped by a major data breach just as it gears up for Black Friday
Just as Amazon geared up for the busiest period of sales in the year, they were thumped by a mysterious data breach. This data breach comes just two...
Microsoft acquires FSLogix in order to enhance its virtual desktop experience
Microsoft has today taken a step further in its bid to deliver a one-stop virtual desktop solution for consumers to run Office 365 and Windows 10 on...
Global multi-factor authentication outage locks out Office 365, Azure users
A global multi-factor authentication outage has resulted in Microsoft hosted customers across the globe, being locked out of their accounts. If you...
Airtable, a coding platform for non-programmers, scores $100Mn in Series C
Coding is growing. Be it Governments, organisations, corporates — everyone wants their people to code, or at least learn the basics of coding...
the internet
Instagram made all its users lose their minds in the holy holidays week, when it rolled out a major update which changed the way people interact with...
IBM has announced that the company has agreed to sell select software assets to HCL Technologies for $1.8 billion. The move comes at a time when the...
At re:Invent, AWS launches managed Kafka service
If you have ever worked with large amounts of data, you are probably familiar with Kafka, an open source service that lets folks easily manage...
AWS launches RoboMaker service for building intelligent robotics apps
Amazon Web Services has today announced the availability of AWS RoboMaker, a new service that makes it easy for developers to develop, test, and...
DPC acts against LinkedIn’s use of 18 million non-user e-mail addresses to target its ads
The Irish Data Protection Commission has issued a brand new report according to which, LinkedIn, the social networking website for professionals, has...
Amazon simplifies adding customized language lists to Comprehend
Comprehend is Amazon’s natural language processing tool, announced last year to help businesses selectively extract words and phrases. Amazon...
this is our future
Softbank has decided to invest in yet another newer technology frontier,as it leads a fresh $940 Million round into Nuro. The autonomous delivery bot project is engineered by Dave Fergusen and Jiajun Zhu.
The bot is designed to deliver groceries...
Tesla spends $218 Mn to acquire battery tech maker Maxwell Technologies
In an acquisition that is aimed at bringing the cost of its built-for-masses electric car — the Model 3, Tesla has announced that is acquiring...
ISRO successfully puts Kalamsat and Microsat-R into respective orbits
In yet another successful mission for both ISRO and its workhorse rocket — the PSLV — the Indian space agency has successfully placed two...
Tesla offers a quicker and cleaner looking alternative with the new Wall Charger
Tesla yesterday unveiled their new Wall Charger that can be plugged directly into a NEMA 14-50 outlet. This is a common high-voltage plug-point in...
SpaceX set to lay off 10% of its workforce in order to get “leaner”
Things haven’t been going great for Elon Musk over the past year. But it’s about to get way worse for the employees in his rocket...
The $4.5 Bn valued SenseTime unveils a driving range for self-driving cars in Japan
The world’s highest-valued A.I start-up, SenseTime marks its arrival into Japan by unveiling their autonomous driving track in the city of...
Taxi service by day, cargo delivery vehicle by night — here’s Mercedes’ new modular autonomous EV, Vision Urbanetic
Cars are one of the biggest draws in mega tech events such as Consumer Electronics Show (CES). And over the past few years, phrases such as...
IBM unveils its first ever commercial Quantum Computer
In the race towards achieving computing supremacy, almost every tech corporation has been trying their hand at the extremely hyped-Quantum computers...
There’s a new smart Kitchen display by KitchenAid that is powered by Google Assistant
KitchenAid is previewing an addition to its connected offerings with a multi-functional Smart Display with the Google Assistant for home cooks: the...