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…
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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…
Uber And Ola Drivers Are On Strike Today In Bangalore
Uber and Ola drivers across the country aren’t happy. After a protracted five-day strike in Hyderabad over the New Year weekend which had…
Hugo Barra Quits Xiaomi To Return To Silicon Valley
Xiaomi Vice President Hugo Barra has announced that he’s quitting the company to return to his roots in Silicon Valley. Barra had joined…
Not A Single Rupee Of Government’s Rs. 10,000 Crore Startup Fund Disbursed So Far
Exactly a year ago, the Modi government had launched its ambitious Startup India program. The launch had been grandiose – Modi himself had…