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Shopify lays off about 1000 employees as pandemic-driven e-commerce upsurge reverse

In what has become an unsettling trend for businesses over the past…
Travis Kalanick

Leaked “Uber Files” shed light on unethical practices, intense lobbying and exploitation of violence against drivers

It seems that ride-sharing giant Uber, which is worth billions today, has…

Apple bets big on protecting targeted individuals from spyware attacks with Lockdown Mode

Security is an area on which several companies are focussing, especially at…

Pinterest CEO steps down, to be succeeded by Google veteran Bill Ready

Ever since the social networking service Pinterest was founded in 2010, it…

Zendesk agrees for private equity acquisition at $10.2Bn in all-cash deal

After a drama-ridden journey that spanned the course of several months, the…

Musk says Tesla’s factories in Texas and Berlin are “gigantic money furnaces”, losing billions

Tesla, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company, had opened two new car factories…
Spotify

Spotify to slow down recruitment by 25%

The list of companies, specially in tech, that are laying off employees…

Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies plummet as crypto lending platform Celsius halts withdrawl

The hardships being faced by conventional global economy are showing signs of…

Dave Clark joins logistics giant Flexport as co-CEO

At the beginning of the month, Amazon veteran and its worldwide consumer…
WhatsApp

WhatsApp banned 1.6Mn Indian accounts in April for suspicious activity, policy violations

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021…

Sheryl Sandberg to step down as Meta COO

14 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg was a 23-year-old Harvard dropout with a…
Apple appeals App Store injunction ruling

Amid global slowdown, Apple to reportedly keep iPhone production flat this year

Even though the use of devices like smartphones, laptops, and desktops has…

Broadcom to acquire VMware in cash-stock deal for $61 Billion

This year seems to be one for the record books, at least…

Microsoft’s “Project Volterra” brings support for ARM-powered AI chips to Windows

At its Build 2022 annual developer conference, Microsoft has unveiled ‘Project Volterra’,…
Apple appeals App Store injunction ruling

Apple is reportedly testing e-Ink display for a future foldable device

Apple is not the first name that comes to mind when one…

Jungle Ventures announces final close of oversubscribed Fund IV at $600 million

With several early-stage focus VC firms such as Chiratae Ventures, Stellaris, WaterBridge…

Google I/O 2022: Maps gets “Immersive View,” Auto Summary comes to Google Docs, and more

At this year’s I/O 2022, Google unveiled a slew of software upgrades, including some critical ones on Google Maps, Google Chat, Youtube, Chrome and much more.