Facebook Shuts Down Its AI Bots After They Start Speaking In A Language Humans Can’t Understand
Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk had locked horns over exactly the sort of topic that one would imagine billionaire technocrats…
Category: Startups
Snapdeal Sells FreeCharge To Axis Bank For $60 Million, Two Years After Buying It For $400 Million
In 2015, FreeCharge was the toast of the Indian startup ecosystem. It had been founded in 2010, and merely five years later, had been…
Swiggy Says It Has “Good Reason” To Believe Blogpost Not Written By Former Employees
Swiggy has responded strongly to some of the accusations in the anonymous blogpost that went viral today morning, but its rebuttal hasn’t been complete —…
Anonymous Blogpost By Swiggy Employees Claims Company Lied About Metrics, Faked Reviews
An anonymous blogpost by Swiggy employees has called into question the growth numbers that are being touted by the food delivery startup. Titled “Swiggy…
Elon Musk And Mark Zuckerberg Are Currently Trolling Each Other Over The Future Of AI
Two of the world’s biggest technologists are currently having a public feud over the future of AI. Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are at…
Zomato Treats Now Has 10,000 Paying Customers
As the dust has settled on the food tech space in India, there’s little to separate the companies that are still left standing….
Bangalore-Based “Entrepreneurs” Have No Money To Fund App Development, Become Chain Snatchers
Startup founders are expected to hustle in order to build their business, but this might be taking things a little too far. Bangalore-based…
Lenskart Is Sending Unsolicited SMSes To DND-Registered Users, And Charging Rs. 3 To Unsubscribe
For a startup that’s raised Rs. 700 crore from investors, Lenskart appears to be using some decidedly underhanded means to promote its services….
Hotstar’s Site Crashes On Games Of Thrones Premiere, Angers Users
There’s trouble beyond the (pay)wall. Hotstar had been aggressively promoting the Game of Thrones Season 7 premiere on its streaming service. The company had…