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Project Loon

Project Loon, Google’s internet-beaming balloons project, loses its CEO within just six months

Google has long been working on this eccentric idea of employing balloons…
web, internet.org, internet

Kerala becomes the first Indian state to make Internet access a basic right, roll out to complete by 2018

In the coming years, rather than being known for its literacy levels,…

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative appoints former Quora exec to lead its product development

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has noble and ambitious goals of making the world a…
Samsung, C-Lab, exynos

Samsung’s de-facto head Jay Y. Lee denies alleged bribery charges in preliminary hearing

Just when Samsung had started reeling from the loss of its flagship Galaxy…

Unity sponsors 50 developers affected by Trump’s travel ban to attend Unite 2017 conference

Over the last couple of months, tech giants in the US have…

Tech stock dips after Trump administration announces suspension of fast application processing for H-1B visas

You can almost tell which way the Trump administration is leaning with…
knowlarity

Knowlarity onboards former Oyo exec Ajay Shrivastava as its Chief Technology Officer

Cloud-based telephony company Knowlarity Communications has today announced that it has appointed…

U.S suspends accelerated processing for H-1B visas, affecting skilled tech workers

Adding to the ongoing debate about the ill-fated future of H-1B visa…
leeco

LeEco might be planning to shut shop in India, lays off close to 85 percent of its workforce

Though LeEco had recently topped up its deep coffers to save itself…
snap, snapchat

[UPDATE] Snap makes its official stock market debut at $24 per share

UPDATE [9:55 p.m IST]: After an hour-long wait, Snap finally makes its much-awaited…

Tesla-owned SolarCity shrunk its workforce by a massive 20% in 2016

In an attempt to shrink costs and preserve cash, Tesla-owned SolarCity has…
Snapchat, Snap

Leaked email conversation puts Snapchat’s aggressive sales tactics on display

As we’re steadily approaching Snap Inc’s IPO, details about the company including…
Uber, Travis Kalanick

Travis Kalanick pens apology for treating Uber Black driver disrespectfully, admits the need of “leadership help”

For the last few weeks, penning down apology letters seems to be…
Samsung, C-Lab, exynos

Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee to be indicted on bribery and embezzlement charges

Jay Y. Lee, the group chief of South Korean conglomerate Samsung, was…
waymo, google, google waymo

Uber denies Google Waymo’s alleged patent infringement claims, terms lawsuit as ‘baseless’

Yesterday, Google’s spin-off self-driving division Waymo alleged that the core technology being…
Uber, Travis Kalanick

Female Uber employees urge CEO Travis Kalanick to recognize company’s “systemic problem” with sexism

Post the grim revelation of Uber’s workplace culture through the blog post…
Uber

[UPDATE] Uber’s self-driving division loses an integral engineering lead — Raffi Krikorian

UPDATE [March 16, 8:30 am]: While Krikorian’s departure from Uber ATC had…
Disney

Disney consolidates Maker Studios, lays off around 80 employees and cuts ties with 55k YouTube creators

Disney dipped its toe in the massive world of YouTube with multi-channel…
Uber

To users deleting their account, Uber says they’re “deeply hurting” after sexual harassment allegations

Are you familiar with #DeleteUber? Hearing it for the first time? I…
freecharge escrow service, freecharge, paytm

FreeCharge CEO Govind Rajan steps down, Snapdeal’s Jason Kothari takes over business ops

Amid parent Snapdeal being caught in a funding crunch, FreeCharge’s chief executive…

PM Modi asks the US to keep an open mind with regards to visa rules for Indian workers

Speaking about the proposed H-1B visa changes being considered in the US, Indian…