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
Culture & Policy News Cab aggregators might be asked to pause carpooling service in Karnataka, until further notice And we’re sort of back to square one again. Just when we… January 31, 2017One comment3 minute read
Culture & Policy News Googlers across the US are rallying against Trump’s immigration ban under #GooglersUnite Google employees across all of its United States’ campuses are rallying vehemently against… Deepanshu KhandelwalJanuary 31, 2017No comments2 minute read
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos comes out strongly against Trump’s immigration ban Echoing what has by and large become the tone of the US… Deepanshu KhandelwalJanuary 31, 2017No comments3 minute read
Culture & Policy News {UPDATE: 6% layoffs confirmed} Owing to a weak Q4, Fitbit plans a reported 10% workforce layoff UPDATE: And the rumors have officially been confirmed. Fitbit has reported Q4… January 30, 2017No comments3 minute read
Culture & Policy News Vodafone confirms merger talks with Idea Cellular The rise in popularity of Jio’s 4G LTE services in India has… January 30, 2017One comment2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Airbnb to provide free housing for refugees affected by Trump’s immigration order Airbnb, an e-lodging and renting platform will now provide free housing space… Simran AgarwalJanuary 30, 2017No comments2 minute read
Uber sets up $3 million fund to support drivers affected by the new immigration law Uber is being condemned and #DeleteUber is trending online due to CEO… January 30, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Elon Musk, Mark Fields, Michael Dell and others to constitute Trump’s manufacturing council Donald Trump’s Manufacturing council, headed by Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Livers, has… Aditya SrivastavaJanuary 28, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Tesla sues former Autopilot Director for allegedly poaching employees and stealing confidential data Tesla is raining down one of its former employees Sterling Anderson, who… January 27, 2017No comments3 minute read
Culture & Policy News Government not to intervene in Ola/Uber drivers’ protest, agitation set to worsen Resentful cabbies went on a strike against ride-hailing companies including Ola and… Simran AgarwalJanuary 26, 2017No comments3 minute read
Culture & Policy News Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella nominated to join Starbucks Board of Directors International coffee giant Starbucks has announced that it is looking to expand… January 25, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Mark Zuckerberg confirms that he isn’t planning to run for President anytime soon We can put all the rumors surrounding this topic to rest for… January 25, 2017No comments3 minute read
Culture & Policy News Xiaomi’s international head Hugo Barra is leaving the company Chinese upstart Xiaomi is today losing one of its most important, influential… January 23, 2017No comments4 minute read
Culture & Policy News Infosys released nearly 9,000 employees in 2016, courtesy of automation Infosys, one of the biggest IT players in India, has been increasing… January 20, 2017No comments2 minute read