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Google to bring free listings directly to its main page, building on the “more free listings” initiative

Google has been veering away from paid listings, as was announced in…
Microsoft

Microsoft will close all its physical stores taking a $450 million hit

As the world of computing was taking shape, Microsoft emerged as one…

Amazon acquires autonomous driving startup Zoox

Amazon has acquired Zoox, a startup that is designing autonomous ride hailing…
Amazon

Amazon launches ‘Smart Stores’ in India to provide mom and pop stores with a digital storefront

In what looks like a move to counter Mukesh Ambani’s multi-billion ecommerce…

Wirecard goes down with dues worth $4 billion

In the tech industry at large, companies are gravitated towards new technologies,…

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son resigns from Alibaba board

Within a month of Jack Ma’s resignation from the Softbank board, Masayoshi…
Apple

Apple acquires remote IT management company Fleetsmith

In a time where social distancing has become the mantra of the…

Facebook acquires VR behemoth Red Dawn Studios to expand on its gaming capabilities

Facebook has been putting its back into expanding into the world of…

Ecommerce in India posts strong recovery, back to 90% of pre COVID-19 levels: Report

In early May 2020, the Indian government removed its lockdown restriction rules…

Apple to shut down shops in various parts of U.S. after new wave of COVID 19 cases

With COVID 19 on a worldwide rampage, “normal” and “routine” seem like…

Palantir secures $500 million from Japanese insurer Sompo as it gears up for potential IPO

After speculations of an Initial Public Offering, the much storied U.S. data…
Jio

Jio Platforms gets $1.5Bn from Saudi sovereign fund PIF

Reliance-owned Jio Platforms has been raising money left and right from the…

India’s government-owned teleco BSNL asked to limit Chinese equipment usage amid heated border row

The incident at Galwan valley has instigated the Indian government to take…

Facebook’s $5.7Bn Jio Platforms deal under scrutiny from Indian antitrust watchdog

Facebook’s deal with Jio for a 10% stake in the largest telecom…

Jio Platforms gets another $250Mn from L Catterton, world’s largest consumer-focused PE firm

From announcing deals in days, Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms has brought it…

TPG invests nearly $600Mn in Jio Platforms, total fund raise nears $13.5Bn

Continuing with its record fund raising spree, Jio Platforms has now announced…

Microsoft’s venture fund M12 opens India office with investment focus on AI, cybersec among others

Microsoft, the company that played a pivotal role in normalizing the concept…

With market cap over $185Bn, Tesla becomes world’s most valuable automaker

In a feat that most considered impossible till very recently, Tesla has…
Uber simplifies rides for seniors

Uber India head Pradeep Parameswaran will now lead Asia Pacific

Uber has announced the elevation of former head of company’s India and…

Google Pixel shipments outnumbered those of OnePlus in 2019, says IDC

A report from research firm IDC suggests that the dry spell for…