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Grocery delivery startups BigBasket and Grofers are planning a merger: Report

BigBasket and Grofers, which are among the leading startups in the online…
acko, stellaris, absentia, buttercups funding, money

Absentia secures ₹8 crore from Exfinity VP, others to build an AI+VR engine called ‘Norah AI’

Absentia, a startup working on artificial intelligence and virtual reality technologies, has…
whodat

Whodat raises $600k to simplify creation of AR experiences for developers & businesses

Whodat, an augmented reality (AR) platform, has today announced that it has…
snapchat memories, snapchat, snap

Snapchat’s share prices tumble due to social media hubbub over alleged CEO comments on expansion

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is currently faced with the wrath of Indian…
Uber

Uber loses yet another executive as VP of global vehicle programs leaves

And the departures continue. Some top Uber executive seem to have taken…
uber, uberclub

New York City TLC is bringing in proposition for in-app tipping requirement for Uber and its peers

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has decided to move…

Wercker, a Dutch coding startup, has been bought by Oracle

Oracle, the database technology giant, today announced its plans to acquire Wercker,…

Japanese billionaire Taizo Son relocates to Singapore, gears up to invest $100Mn on SEA startups

Taizo Son, the founder of gaming studio, GungHo, is relocating to Singapore…
Udacity, mapmyindia

MapmyIndia partners with Udacity to train, employ aspiring self-driving engineers from India

We’ve already seen the advent of self-driving and connected mobility technologies across…
mapmyindia

MapmyIndia to build ‘Digital Map Twin of the Real World,’ acquires Bengaluru-based video maps pioneer VidTeq

MapmyIndia, one of India’s renowned mapping companies, has today taken center stage at…
housing

Housing.com reintroduces its rental offering, aims to triple listings in next three months

Post it acquisition by PropTiger earlier this year, Housing.com is now stepping…

Paytm rolls out Food Wallet for corporates to issue tax-free employee benefits

Continuing its business expansion drive into more digital payments/related domains, Paytm is now…

Medical assistance startup Credihealth scores $1.5 Mn in Pre-Series A

Health-tech company Credihealth, is today announcing that it has closed its Pre-Series A funding round by…
uberrush

Uber is reportedly putting an end to restaurant deliveries via UberRush

Uber is currently battling several demons and now seems to be facing…

After days of negative publicity, Uber’s financial data heralds some hope

Uber has been going through a literal PR nightmare of late. Harassment…
Facebook

Ahead of elections in France, Facebook runs full newspaper ads against fake news

France will soon witness its national elections. And apart from the parties…
Airbnb

[UPDATED: official statement] Airbnb has reportedly closed its Russian subsidiary

UPDATE [April 14 / 8:00 am PST]: There seems to be some…
Uber

Uber could face a $1.1Mn fine for ignoring drunk driver complaints in California

Adding to its flooding kitty of troubles, Uber could now be staring…
ola, uber

Ola raised $250 million from SoftBank at a valuation of $3 billion

Ola, India’s leading cab hailing service provider, has raised $250 million in…
Uber

Uber and Getaround will allow you to rent cars for short durations at $5 per hour

In what is pretty great news for car-less drivers, Uber and Getaround…
spectacles, snap, snapchat

[UPDATED:official statement] Snapchat CEO allegedly said his app is only meant for rich people, claims lawsuit

UPDATE: With regards to the surprising aforementioned headline and the details of…