Airbnb Offers Free Accommodation For Refugees Stranded After Trump’s Order
The US might have turned its back on refugees from Islamic countries, but one American company is stepping in to help. Airbnb is offering free…
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Airbnb Has Quietly Become Profitable, 9 Years After Being Founded
It’s the surest sign of coming of age of a startup, and Airbnb is finally there, 9 years after being founded. Airbnb became…
This IIT Delhi Alumnus Has Just Sold His Company To Cisco For Rs. 25,000 Crore
There has been yet another high-profile exit for an Indian-founded software company. Cisco has announced that it’s acquiring AppDynamics for $3.7 billion (Rs….
Google’s ‘Pearl’ first VR Film Nominated For An Oscar
While the musical La La Land is all set to sweep most awards at the Oscars this year, far away from mainstream cinema…
Two Days After Quitting Xiaomi, Hugo Barra Joins Facebook
Two days ago, Xiaomi Vice President Hugo Barra had quit saying he wanted to return to his roots in Silicon Valley. Turns out…
Yet Another Mutual Fund Has Slashed Flipkart’s Valuation To Just $5.5 Billion
Flipkart’s valuation freefall has continued into 2017. In late 2016, Morgan Stanley had stunned industry watchers and Flipkart employees by valuing Flipkart at…
StackOverflow Briefly Went Down Yesterday, And Programmers Everywhere Lost Their Minds
Computer Science engineers across the world had spent a very torrid half an hour yesterday. It wasn’t because of a new superbug…
Anand Mahindra Burns Twitter User Who Asks Him To Buy A Car
You don’t mess with people who’re worth 1.2 billion dollars. Anand Mahindra is one of the old-school industrialists who’s active on Twitter. Mahindra tweets…
UPI Use Grows 10x Since Demonetization, Is Fast Catching Up To Wallets
The demonetization move couldn’t have come at a better time for the government’s UPI initiative. UPI had been live for a few months before…