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With the launch of Japanese satellite JSCAT-16 into orbit, SpaceX completes sixth successful Falcon 9 landing

Ever since the failure of the first couple test flights, have you…
  • August 15, 2016

After China exit, Uber bolsters Indian top-level management with three new hires

As one could have easily guessed, the ride-hailing competition in India is…
  • August 15, 2016

U.S HQed Marketing platform Boomtrain acquires Bengaluru-based messaging startup Nudgespot

California-based marketing platform Boomtrain has today announced that it has acquired Indian…
  • August 10, 2016

AngelList eyes Indian startup ecosystem, brings ‘Syndicates’ and Jobs service to India

With the Indian startup ecosystem ripening, a lot of venture capitalists are making…
  • August 8, 2016

Airbnb has reportedly minted a fresh $850Mn at a $30 Billion valuation

As reported earlier, home-stay aggregator Airbnb was on the look out for more…
  • August 6, 2016

Orkut founder is back at it again, but with a new social network called ‘Hello’

There was a time when Orkut was the only premier social networking website…
  • August 6, 2016

LeEco plans to inject $200 million into content development for India over next 2-3 years

Chinese smartphone manufacturer LeEco is setting itself up as a crucial player…
  • August 5, 2016

Infosys invests $4 million in Israeli cloud computing startup Cloudyn

After investing $15 million in Indian VC firm Stellaris Venture Partners, Infosys…

Xiaomi unveils its first VR headset – ‘Mi VR Play’, but its only available to beta users

And Xiaomi seems to a smartphone company on Steroids! After unveiling its…
  • August 4, 2016

Didi and Softbank are reportedly pumping $600 million into Grab, Uber’s fiercest rival in Southeast Asia

Days after signing a peace deal and taking over Uber’s Chinese ride-hailing…
  • August 3, 2016

Xiaomi debuts new budget smartphone ‘Redmi Note 3S’ with a 5-inch display and octa-core SoC in India

It’s raining smartphones!! Chinese smartphone Xiaomi has again taken center-stage to introduce…
  • August 3, 2016

Ultra-secure messaging app Telegram compromised by Iranian hackers, 15 million user’s phone numbers revealed

The hijacking of messaging app Telegram, that is touted to be the…
  • August 3, 2016

To boost its backend publishing tools, Medium acquires rich media embedding platform Embedly

Medium is one platform that has changed how people(now even the biggest…
  • August 3, 2016

Instagram debuts new ‘Stories’ feature which is awfully similar to Snapchat

Since it’s inception, Instagram has always been known as the place to…
  • August 3, 2016

After merger with Didi, Uber is reportedly planning to boost resources for Southeast Asia, specially India

Now that the American ride-hailing giant Uber has finalised its decision to…
  • August 2, 2016

Didi confirms Uber China acquisition, both entities to operate separately

Both America’s Uber as well as China’s Didi Chuxing have now confirmed…
  • August 1, 2016

Tesla (finally!!) acquires SolarCity in an all-stock deal valued at $2.6 Billion

Another huge acquisition news has been confirmed and out in the world!!…
  • August 1, 2016

Uber is reportedly planning to pump $500 million into its global mapping project

The American ride-hailing giant Uber is planning to ditch the services of…
  • August 1, 2016

Uber is merging its Chinese business with Didi Chuxing for a reported $35 Billion

Huge news coming in from China — a country where two of the world’s…
  • August 1, 2016