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India withdraws permission to ecommerce companies for delivering non-essential goods during coronavirus lockdown

In a move that could act as a body blow to some…

Cognizant falls victim to the notorious maze ransomware attack

IT solutions provider Cognizant is the latest victim of the notorious maze…

India’s new FDI policy requires govt. approval for all Chinese investment in Indian companies, including startups

In a move that is aimed at restricting “opportunistic investments” from Chinese…

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI accidentally releases user database after server screw up

Facial recognition is a highly sensitive issue, so much so that even…

Stripe lands an additional $600 million in Series G at a $36B valuation

It is a well established fact, that the global economy is in…

India terms Zoom unsafe, joins list of countries prohibiting usage for official purposes

Infamous video app Zoom is becoming a perpetual gift that keeps on…

Google to slow down hiring in 2020 as it looks to realign spending to “fewer strategic areas”

COVID-19 is turning into a massive black hole that is gulping in…

Facebook and India’s Reliance Industries to jointly build a new WeChat-like ‘super-app’: Report

An app along the lines of China’s WeChat may be imminent in…
iPhone

Apple announces the $399 2nd gen iPhone SE, its most affordable iPhone yet

As anticipated, Apple has today announced the 2nd Gen iPhone SE. The…

Airbnb raises another $1 billion in debt

Days after announcing a $1 billion debt+equity round, Airbnb is announcing yet…

OnePlus announces the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro

OnePlus, the company that is notorious for rolling out flagship level devices…
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Amazon fires more employees over coronavirus-linked criticism of warehouse working conditions

In a move that may further add to the scrutiny it has…

Prime Minister Modi announces extension of nationwide lockdown in India till May 3rd

In what was largely expected, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced…
Paytm logo on a tent roof

Paytm subsidiaries could get listed soon, parent company IPO still far, says founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Paytm, unarguably, is one of those early Indian startups, which paved the…

Softbank projects Vision Fund losses at a staggering $24 Billion

In what seemed almost certain, Japanese tech behemoth Softbank announced today, that…
Apple

Upcoming iPhone to have similar design language as those of new iPads, multiple models expected: Report

Apple isn’t particularly known for tinkering with the design of its products.…
Tesla to introduce Model Y in India

Tesla to furlough sales and delivery employees based on experience as coronavirus tightens grip in the US

A few days after Tesla announced a furlough campaign in an email…

Singapore bans Zoom for home-based school education due to “very serious incidents”

The past month or so has been eventful for Zoom. From getting…

Facebook adds ‘Quiet mode’ to mute push notifications for selected intervals

Facebook has announced on its COVID Newsroom post, its latest feature- Quiet…

Facebook heads back to roots, tests a new platform called ‘Campus’ meant exclusively for college students

Looks like Facebook is getting back to where it all started, as…