Tim Cook’s Charm Offensive Might’ve Just Failed In India
According to a report by Bloomberg, India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board has ruled Apple can’t set up its own retail stores in India.
Author: Bart Eshwar
Bart Eshwar is interested in startups, business and green tea. He is currently nursing an unhealthy obsession with Donald Trump.
Snapdeal Chief Product Officer Anand Chandrasekaran Quits
Snapdeal Chief Product Officer Anand Chandasekharan has quit the company. This was announced by Snapdeal co-founder Rohit Bansal on Twitter.
Exclusive: Flipkart Delays Joining Date Of Campus Hires By 6 Months
In a surprise move, Flipkart has delayed the joining dates of its batch of incoming graduates by upto 6 months. This means that the campus hires that Flipkart had made last year who were supposed to join in June this year will have to wait till December before they can join the company.
How A Variable Name Change Caused Myntra To Spam Thousands Of Its Users
A simple variable name change can often be the difference between a successful new code deployment and things going horribly, horribly wrong. Myntra’s CTO has detailed what went down when the app bombarded its surprised users with thousands of notifications for products that they’d never bought.
UP Farmer Is Latest Victim Of Vijay Mallya’s Bank Loans
Vijay Mallya’s flee to England has hurt big banks as they’re saddled with loans than they possibly will never recover. It’s made lots of common Indians very angry. But the whole sorry saga has claimed an unexpected victim – Manmohan Singh from Khajuria Naviram village in Uttar Pradesh.
Apple Opens Development Center In Hyderabad
fter Google, Amazon and Uber, Apple has become the latest multinational company to open an office in Hyderabad. The office will will focus on developing Maps for iPhones, iPads, Mac and Apple Watch.
Uber Stops Its Bike Taxi Services In Bangalore
It had been a bumpy ride in Bangalore for UberMOTO, Uber’s bike taxi service, but it looks like it has finally come to an end. On Wednesday, Uber suspended all UberMOTO services in Bangalore with immediate effect.
Drama On Twitter As Flipkart, Amazon Spar Over MotoG Launch
It’s trying times for e-commerce companies in India, and the tensions appear to be spilling over to social media. Amazon and Flipkart fans have traded allegations on Twitter over Flipkart stealing the show as Amazon tried to launch the Moto G4.
The Apple CEO Is On His Maiden India Visit, And We Tell You What’s Cooking
Apple CEO Tim Cook landed in Mumbai late last night to commence his 4-day visit to India. Here’s what he’s going to be up to on his maiden visit.