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Ravi Shankar Prasad, the man behind India’s controversial new IT laws, resigns amid Cabinet reshuffle

Even as the latest IT rules continue to bind the major social…
PhonePe

PhonePe further widens gap with GPay, owns 46% market share of UPI in June

UPI payments have been becoming increasingly popular in India over the past…
Payu

PayU in talks to acquire BillDesk in what might be the second-largest Indian internet-based acquisition to date: Report

One of the largest acquisitions in the internet-based solutions segment may be…
Microsoft

Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI contract amid Amazon-Microsoft dispute

It seems that the Jedi are not returning after all. More than…

Nintendo announces new Switch model with a 7-inch OLED screen

Video game fans, and especially those who are loyal to Nintendo, sure…
Swiggy

NRAI writes to CCI, alleging Swiggy and Zomato’s unfair practices hurt restaurants

Online food ordering and delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy have become heavily…
Locad

Logistics and supply chain management integrator Locad raises $4.9 million in seed round

While many companies have had to suffer a setback due to the…

Online furniture and appliance rental firm Furlenco raises $140 Mn to fuel international expansion

A host of Indian start-ups have raised capital through funds during the…
Facebook

Facebook takes down 30 million pieces of content in compliance with India’s new IT rules

Major social media intermediaries have bowed down to the Centre and its…

Swedish firm MTG acquires PlaySimple, operator of 9 word games, for $360Mn

People have been stuck in their homes for over an year now,…
India bans all online money games

Entry of Big Tech firms into India’s financial services presents challenges to stability and governance of the ecosystem: RBI

Big tech companies have penetrated into many sectors, and continue to expand…
ION Energy

ION Energy, a startup that improves life of lithium ion batteries, raises $3.6Mn from Amazon’s climate pledge fund

Five-year-old energy-tech start-up ION Energy has raised $3.6 million in a pre-Series…
Flipkart

Flipkart launches Shopsy, a Shopify like platform to help small businesses go online

Walmart owned Flipkart is trying its hand at building a Shopify of…
Instagram suffers outage

Instagram working on ‘Exclusive Stories’, a feature that is similar to ‘Super Follow’ on Twitter

Tech giants are facing scrutiny across the globe, thanks to a massive…

Didi Chuxing raises $4.4 billion in biggest Chinese IPO in the US since 2014

In April, we had reported that Didi Chuxing, Uber’s Chinese counterpart and…

SpaceX blasts off 88 satellites into orbit as part of Transporter-2 mission, marks first onshore landing of Falcon 9 first stage

SpaceX has launched one mission after the other, whether it be leading…