Culture & Policy News 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… February 22, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News 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… Mudit MohilayFebruary 22, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Former Uber employee opens up about sexual harassment in workplace, CEO promises “urgent investigation” Silicon Valley is deeply plagued with the problem of sexism and harassment… February 20, 2017No comments4 minute read
Parse co-founder James Yu departs from Facebook, plans to take a sabbatical With Parse now being non-existent from Facebook’s arsenal of products, the co-founders… February 17, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Elon Musk tweets calling the Muslim immigration ban “not right,” deletes posts soon after There’s absolutely no doubting the fact that Trump’s immigration ban has caused… February 16, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Former Magic Leap executive files lawsuit alleging company of sexist and hostile working conditions The multi-billion dollar super-secretive AR startup, Magic Leap, seems to be stumbling… February 14, 2017No comments3 minute read
Culture & Policy News Excessive payouts led Google’s early self-driving employees to quit the company: Report Google parent Alphabet has recently spun-off its self-driving vehicle division into a completely… February 14, 2017No comments2 minute read
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka says that whistleblower’s letter is slanderous and personal attack Vishal Sikka, CEO of Infosys, the second largest software company in India,… Jeet SutharFebruary 14, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Amid ongoing fundraising drive, SoundCloud loses two key executives Popular music streaming platform SoundCloud is currently involved in talks of raising… February 13, 2017No comments3 minute read
Lyft ropes in Google Street View head Luc Vincent, to lead its mapping and marketplace operations Lyft, Uber’s fiercest rival in the United States, is bulking up its mapping… February 10, 2017No comments2 minute read
Kaspersky Lab’s services have been hired to support and protect World Chess championship Technology not only invaded our daily lives but also every other avenue… February 8, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Apple hires Timothy Twerdahl, head of Amazon’s Fire TV to lead Apple TV business Apple has hired Timothy D. Twerdahl, who formerly worked as head of Amazon’s… Jeet SutharFebruary 8, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Cyanogen Inc. reportedly has a new identity ‘Andrasta,’ and possibly a new focused motive Towards the end of last year, Cyanogen surprised us when it announced… February 6, 2017No comments3 minute read
Culture & Policy News {UPDATED} Twitter, Netflix & other tech bigwigs condemn Trump’s immigration ban in an amicus brief filing UPDATE: The amicus brief against Trump’s executive order to ban immigrant entry… February 6, 20172 comments5 minute read
Culture & Policy News Government seizes 30 Ola and Uber cabs defying carpooling ban in Bengaluru Earlier this week, the Karnataka Government’s transport department issued a notice banning… Simran AgarwalFebruary 3, 2017One comment2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Elon Musk not planning to quit Trump’s advisory board, but will object against immigration ban Moments after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced his departure from the economic… February 3, 2017No comments2 minute read
Messaging app Viber appoints mobile adtech expert Djamel Agaoua as its new CEO After operating in this competitive market without a chief executive for more… February 2, 20172 comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News The U.S President has no plans to sign an executive order on H-1B visa: Report While Indian IT employees and companies have been nervously biting their nails… February 2, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News The H-1B Visa bill may prove challenging for Indian IT, will not help save American Jobs : NASSCOM Ever since we have received news of the Trump administration going on… Deepanshu KhandelwalJanuary 31, 2017No comments3 minute read
Culture & Policy News What the new-age India Inc expects from Budget 2017 This is going to be an interesting budget. While previous year’s budget… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 31, 2017One comment3 minute read
Culture & Policy News President Trump intros H-1B visa bill that could seriously jeopardize the Indian IT sector The global technology industry has been echoing a common message against Trump’s… January 31, 20174 comments3 minute read
