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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…
Uber

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…

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…
Elon Musk, Tesla

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…
magic leap

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…
waymo, google, google waymo

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…

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,…

Amid ongoing fundraising drive, SoundCloud loses two key executives

Popular music streaming platform SoundCloud is currently involved in talks of raising…

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…

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…
apple, india stores, iphone

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…
andrasta

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…
trump, US, h-1b

{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…
ola-uber-cab-taxi-aggregator

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…