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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…
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…
flipkart, iphone,flipkart payments business, flipkart

Post its recent valuation cut, Flipkart plans to remunerate stock-holding employees

After a painfully long waiting period, Flipkart finally managed to score a…

iCandy acquires mobile game developer Inzen Studio for $4.4Mn to deepen its presence in SEA

iCandy Interactive, an ASX-listed mobile games company has announced that it has…
uber, uberclub

Uber partners with licensed rental car companies to resume operations in Taiwan

Falling in line with earlier reports, Uber has today announced that it has…

Uber reportedly employed a secret ‘Hell’ program to track rival Lyft’s drivers

Well, it seems Uber has walked into another troublesome situation and this…

impress.ai secures funding to make recruiting efficient and simpler with a Virtual HR assistant

impress.ai is an automated platform for screening and assessing candidates with an…
phonepe, flipkart

Post its hefty $1.4Bn fund-raise, Flipkart plans to invest more in PhonePe, other fin-tech efforts

Flipkart’s struggles and efforts paid-off and it recently raised a whopping $1.4…
Uber

Uber launches initiative to add more Electric Vehicles to its Portland fleet

Uber has launched an initiative to add electric vehicles to its fleet…
Airbnb

Answering criticism regarding its tax collection practices, Airbnb cites agreements with 275 authorities

Airbnb has found itself on the receiving end of severe criticism regarding…

Rocket Internet’s ZEN Rooms nabs $4.1Mn in series A to gain a stronger foothold in SEA

ZEN Rooms, a platform known for its best value-for-money accommodations, has raked…
hackerearth

HackerEarth secures $4.5Mn Series A funding to expand its skill assessment platform globally

HackerEarth, an online skill assessment tool and technical talent management platform for developers and…
uber

Uber’s head of communications and policy is leaving the company

Uber seems to have gotten into a fixed routine these days. Every…
Lyft

Lyft announces a $600 million fundraise at a $7.5 Billion valuation

Uber arch-rival Lyft has confirmed raising $600 million in its latest round…
Uber

Uber wants more intellectual property, launches patent purchase program

Uber wants to grow its library of patents. The company has launched…