A look at the major CXO-level exits, free agents who are looking out for new opportunities and the most significant open positions in the tech and startup space.
The investment will be used to support expansion into 10 more cities by the end of 2020 in its EV thrust, brand promotion and in streamlining spare parts procurement, the company said in a statement.
The startup will utilise the capital to build out its income tax return filing service for the online trading community, with an integration that allows Zerodha customers to upload their P&L data and file their income tax returns
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son thinks singularity will hit humankind by 2047, while futurist Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google, is betting on machines matching human intelligence by 2029 and singularity happening by 2045.
The estimated demand in 2020 would be 4.4 lakh for new-age tech professionals, while the supply is projected to be 2.4 lakh, according to TeamLease Services.
Traders, startup founders and enthusiasts questioned Google’s stance on micro-blogging platform Twitter, calling for a boycott of both YouTube and Play Store as the chorus for migrating content and applications to decentralised video hosting platforms and browsers grew louder.
Imposing traceability requirements on online communication is a serious threat to freedom of expression as it could interfere with the ability of Wikipedia contributors to freely participate in the project, the firm said.
As part of the new policy, same-sex couples will be able to take 12 weeks paid adoption leave. Bereavement leave of three days will also be granted to same-sex partners
More than 78 global banking and financial services companies, including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Standard Chartered, have set up captive units here that employ a combined 250,000 people
The startup started out as a direct to consumer premium experiential shaving regimen which then expanded into the skin, beard and bath segments with over 45 products across categories.
The conditions on how data is to be classified have been clearly defined, but further information is needed on the technical specifications or gateways at which this classification will take place
Online brands achieved traction quickly with etailers putting in place exclusive programmes to launch and test, thereby raising consumer intent to purchase differentiated products online
This move comes after Kalanick sold more than $2.5 billion of the company stock through multiple transactions since the share lockup ended November 6, 2019.
Proceeds from the new financing round will be used by Homelane to add renovation as a new category offering and further build up its design-to-manufacturing platform to include more designers, vendors and installers
Prominent malls in India for years had revenue-sharing agreements with retailers & the shopping centres would get daily or real-time sales data from brands through a common technological platform.
Soonicorns — startups with potential to become unicorns by attaining billion-dollar-plus valuation — will be at the forefront of this, as they are set to double headcount next year
Technology companies will have their hands full in 2020 with the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Bill, which has gone to a joint parliamentary committee for a thorough review.
Over the last two weeks and especially over the last few days, internet has been shut down in various parts of India, and in Kashmir, from August 4. Here’s the map that shows India’s internet shutdowns, and some key facts.
Growth of smartphone sales in India is expected to be about 9% in 2019, analysts said. Sales grew 29% in 2015, sales fell 5% in 2016 owing to demonetisation, then recovered to 14% in 2017 and 2018, as per IDC India.
The struggles of SoftBank-backed Uber and WeWork are justifiably calling attention to the downsides of motives to grab for the the biggest potential outcome at any cost.
A hiring freeze across companies and increased attrition, countered with backfills, resulting in no net additions are probably the reasons for the slowdown.
TCS may see subdued earnings growth in its key banking and retail verticals in the second half of the ongoing fiscal year due to the continued macroeconomic uncertainty
In the case, HUL claimed that the sellers had offered fake Indulekha-branded hair oil and hair cleanser on Snapdeal. The consumer goods company that owns the brand had made Snapdeal and its logistics partners party to the case.
The companies raised these issues during a recent meeting with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and senior tax officials, according to a member who took part in the meeting.
A two-judge panel of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal said Ratan Tata's actions against Mistry were oppressive and the appointment of a new chairman was illegal
The major digital assistants could operate on a common technology standard under a plan announced by Amazon, Apple and Google and other industry partners
Amazon Retail India is running a pilot project with farmers in Pune to create a cold chain hub where it could source fresh produce directly from the farmers as part its farm-to-fork initiatives and to sell the stock further through its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Pantry, both online platforms.
The acquisition will bring added features to its customers in the United States, Europe and Australia, where brands traditionally lack transparency over supply chain and manufacturing processes, the company said.
Netflix said it has 14.48 million subscribers in the Asia Pacific region as of September 30, 2019, up from 9.46 million subscribers in the same period last year
Amazon's cloud computing arm — called Amazon Web Services, or AWS for short-has given an edge to its own services by making them more convenient to use, burying rival offerings and bundling discounts to make its products less expensive.
The move comes amid increasing complaints, both on the National Consumer Helpline and other portals that track consumer grievances, about products sold on marketplaces attached to social networks
The SoftBank bailout has given WeWork some breathing room, but there are big problems to fix. The company has been opening so many locations that it is spending far more money than it is bringing in.
Investors and some bankers looking at China-related deals say SoftBank's involvement, once a sign of promising prospects, was now viewed as a red flag that a company was likely overvalued.
Music companies such as T-Series, Times Music & Saregama set to earn over Rs 100 crore this year as users put posts on these platforms with their music.
International job offers for the Class of 2020 during final placements have jumped upwards of 60% at IIT Madras and IIT-Hyderabad, while the IITs at Kanpur, Kharagpur, BHU and Guwahati have seen a surge of 100-400%.
According to a joint report by industry lobby Nasscom, Data Security Council of India and PwC, the cybersecurity market is projected to touch $35 billion by 2025.
Earlier this year, Vasudev was promoted to senior vice president at Flipkart and was given the additional role of managing Myntra following Narayanan's departure.
The government could exempt its agencies from rules that govern processing of personal data citing national security, public order and friendly relations with foreign states. However, this will be subject to procedures, safeguards and oversight mechanism of the respective agency.
Facebook started a pilot fact-checking programme in Karnataka last year through a partnership with fact-checking portal Boom, followed by one with Vishvas.News.
This deal is expected to help Walmart and Flipkart strengthen the direct sourcing of fresh produce for Walmart India’s Best Price B2B cash-and-carry stores and Flipkart’s online grocery business Supermart
This test comes days after Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings announced that they are set to spend Rs 3,000 crore on content programming in India in 2019-2020
The government could exempt its agencies from the law governing processing of personal data, citing national security. The Bill adds that certain provisions will not apply to the govt.
Williams accused Apple of a “stunning and disquieting invasion of privacy” over its monitoring of his texts. In one message, Williams said Apple would have “no choice but to purchase” his new company.
Ecom Express currently operates in over 2,400 cities, and reaches 26,000-plus pin codes. The logistics company will use the proceeds expand its presence and infrastructure.
Firms seek better definition of ‘sensitive’ health data and guidelines for anonymised data in the Personal Data Protection Bill. The clause on ‘fair and responsible processing’ of data in the Bill also needs to be clarified and cannot be left open to interpretation.
Last week, the Union Cabinet cleared the Bill which has proposed a new provision allowing the government to ask any data fiduciary to part with non-personal information — such as the number of cars on ride-hailing platforms like Uber — for better targeting of services, framing of policies and better governance.
The group, an independent organisation that advises the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, tested the tech companies’ ability to stop paid influence campaigns by turning to 11 Russian and five European companies that sell fake social media engagement.
With global giants like Facebook entering the space and several countries examining the virtual currency and the blockchain technology behind it, and the industry itself looking at self-regulation, Indian crypto startups stand to gain
Israeli tech firms have been able to crack the B2B Indian market in six major sectors: telecom & internet, agriculture, cybersecurity, education, healthcare and automobiles.
The final placements at the top IITs including Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Madras start from December 1 while at the new IITs, the final placements start a bit early.
This bill, which will determine how global tech giants Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet's Google and others process, store and transfer Indian consumers’ data, is based on the report of a committee headed by Srikrishna
With the rush of capital and new types of investors coming in, venture capitalists said the time taken for startups to grow their business and rack up $100 million in funding has also shrunk over the past few years.
Kris Gopalakrishnan, the co-founder of IT services provider Infosys who is heading the committee, said no date has been set for the release of the White Paper.
This deal will give Flipkart access to technology and additional fleet to boost strategic initiatives like hyperlocal grocery and pharma delivery while building capabilities for other on-demand logistics use cases in top cities.
Pichai's most challenging job will be to maintain Google’s dominance on the internet at a time of increased regulatory eye and rising competition from new technology startups from China
It has also charted an affordable price point for the US, the third largest country with a diabetic population, which analysts have flagged as a crisis.
There’s no restriction on other kinds of personal information, partially taking into account the demands of global companies such as Google and Facebook, while aiming to safeguard data sovereignty.
The basic custom duty of 20% is instead causing an annual loss of Rs 2,500 crore to the exchequer due to rampant smuggling of these devices that is also destabilising the business of Indian retailers.
After Pichai took over, there have been around 20 India-specific initiatives, some of them for global markets, but always first tested and launched in India.
The Bill is likely to contain broad guidelines on collection, storage and processing of personal data, consent of individuals, penalties and compensation, code of conduct and an enforcement model.
A 33-year-old space science enthusiast searched NASA moon craft images days on end to spot the elusive Indian moon lander that crashed into its surface
Oyo, Ola, Freshworks, Flipkart and Paytm are among leading home-grown technology ventures that have brought in known industry veterans over the course of the year.
Public sector lender Bank of India has introduced this facility for its own customers, in partnership with Mumbai-based payments company AGS Transact Technologies.
Xiaomi said that it is aiming to become of the largest players in the country's fintech space through its Mi Credit lending service and Mi Pay application
The funding is likely to be a secondary share sale from its early investors such as SAIF Partners, Accel Partners, among others. This deal will value the company at $1 billion, the people said.
TikTok had stated in May that it had reclaimed the top spot among free apps on the iOS platform and in the social category on the Google Play Store on Android.
The current placement season at IITs is witnessing record salary offers from the likes of Google, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs. Annual pay packages of Rs. 30 lakh and more-going up to Rs. 1 crore and beyond- are more numerous than ever before.
Accel said it will continue to scout for early-stage deals across consumer internet, enterprise, financial services, healthcare and Software as a Services (SaaS) startups.
Infra.Market is a one-stop source for construction materials, which also operates an end-to-end service model, thereby removing the need to work with multiple vendors.
"The transaction count on AePS has not grown aggressively given many large public sector banks have introduced limits on the number of transactions their customers can do on other terminals," a senior banker said, requesting anonymity.
Rohit Kapoor, who is currently serving as chief executive for its new real estate businesses like Oyo Life, will be taking over Ghosh's role as the chief executive for the India and South Asia business