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China presses further on Alibaba, slaps $2.78 Bn in fines for violating anti-trust rules

In a two-way signal (we’ll talk about that in a bit) to…
LinkedIn

Over 500Mn LinkedIn users fall victim to massive data scrapping, hacker puts data on sale

While the security offered by social networking sites has always been questionable,…

People are now spending over four hours daily on apps: App Annie report

If there’s one thing that the pandemic has done, it has been…
ShareChat Jeet11

Twiter-backed ShareChat gulps in $502 Mn from Tiger Global, Lightspeed and others

Home-grown social media app ShareChat entered the growing and mythical ‘unicorn’ family…
Tencent

Prosus sold 2% of Tencent stock in largest block trade deal since 2018, nets $14.6Bn: Report

Amsterdam-based Prosus, the international internet division arm of Naspers, pocketed an amount…
Clubhouse

Twitter negotiated potential Clubhouse acquisition for $4 billion: Report

Twitter has acquired several start-ups over the years, including newsletter platform Revue,…

Google I/O starts May 18th, completely virtual and free for all

Last year, as many companies grappled to remain alive and carry out…
SpaceX starlink launch

SpaceX keeps up with rapid Starlink launch pace, sends another 60 satellites Flying

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, once again launched a batch of 60 Starlink satellites…

Database management giant Redis Labs raises $110Mn at $2Bn valuation

Redis Labs, the reputed privately-owned computer software company with headquarters in California,…
Groww

Groww ‘grows’ to a unicorn as it raises $83Mn from Sequoia, YC among others

Indians and strategic investments aren’t really warm with each other. Even though…
Oyo

OYO stuck in legal tussle after creditor files corporate Insolvency charges

OYO Hotels and Homes currently finds itself in the midst of a…

PharmEasy parent API Holdings latest to enter India’s unicorn club with valuation of $1.5 billion

We are only halfway through the week and already India’s blooming startup…
NASA Mars helicopter Ingenuity

NASA’s Ingenuity craft set to take first flight on Mars after successful ‘night out’

US Space Agency NASA is undoubtedly the biggest name in the game…
CRED

Fintech startup CRED’s valuation soars to $2.2 billion with a fresh $215 million fundraise

Looks like investors are not worried, at least yet, of the balance…
Paytm

Paytm mini app store reaches 15 million monthly users, launches DIY flow for developers

Paytm, the most valuable start-up in India and a leader in the…

Facebook files petition in Delhi HC to restrain CCI from launching probe into WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy: Report

WhatsApp’s new privacy policy has become the talk of the town, as…
Swiggy

Swiggy gets $800Mn in fresh round, valuation close to $5Bn

Over the last year, food delivery apps like Swiggy and Zomato have…
Raveendran alleges misconduct as Byju’s struggles.

Byju’s latest big move: acquires Indian offline coaching giant ‘Aakash’ for $1Bn

Byju’s, the world’s leading ed-tech startup and one of the biggest names…

Consumer electronics giant LG to shut down smartphone business globally

South Korean multinational electronics company LG Electronics has not had success in…
Google Stack

Google announces Google Stack as a “smarter” alternative to CamScanner

In what may come as good news for people who have been…