Swiggy appoints Dale Vaz as its new head of engineering and data sciences
Swiggy has appointed Dale Vaz as the Head of Engineering and Data Sciences, for driving the company's technology strategy. Dale will work closely with …
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IoT is the future: Moving Towards Smart India #Ad
Internet of things or IoT is the idea that is proving to be the pivot of revolution in this tech advanced era. IoT is the ability to transform an ordin…
Regulators, government need to support ATMs for financial inclusion: PwC
Despite the government’s push for of a cashless economy, Automatic teller machines (ATMs) remain a significant part of India’s drive for financial incl…
The Ken raises Series A funding of $1.5 million
Subscription-based news website The Ken has raised $1.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Omidyar Network. The round was also included a mix o…
HT Media’s net profit drops steeply by 86.2% in Q1FY19
HT Media reported a net profit of Rs 5.7 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (Q1 FY19), steeply down with 86.2% from Rs 41.5 crore in the same qu…
Twitter says current priority is election integrity, not verification
Twitter has paused its overhaul of the verification process in favour of protecting election integrity, Twitter's new product head, Kayvon Beykpour has…
BookMyShow gets Series D funding of $100M led by TPG Growth
Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., which owns and operates BookMyShow (BMS), has raised USD $100 Million in Series D funding led by TPG Growth. The round…
India’s 4G penetration at 21% in Q1 2018, behind other nations in the region: GSMA
The fourth-generation (4G) penetration in India, at 21% in the first quarter of 2018, is significantly behind the average seen in other Asian Pacific c…
70 million people saw the FIFA World Cup on Sony Liv, peak 2mn simultaneously
In what is probably a record for a tournament that was played outside India, the FIFA World Cup got over 70 million viewers on Sony Liv, the Economic T…
Microsoft calls for regulation of facial recognition technology
We missed this earlier Tech giant Microsoft has called for government regulation in the US to limit the use of facial recognition technology. In …
Grofers to now focus on FMCG, scales back fresh products
Scaling back its fresh products, online grocery delivery company, Grofers has forayed into the FMCG segment with the launch of seven new brands under t…
Netflix’s speed test site now similar to Ookla’s, will measure upload speeds and latency
Netflix's Fast.com speed test service was initially designed to just measure download speeds, and specifically on Netflix servers at that. Since it lau…