Zomato’s Hacker Says He Stole Its Data To Force It To Start A Bug Bounty Program, Company Accepts Demands
It turns out that Zomato’s hack today — which exposed 17 million of its users’ emails and passwords — was only meant to…
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Uber Has Launched Uber Freight, Its Long Haul Trucking Solution
Uber’s been coming up with some pretty out-there product launches in the recent past — last year, it put self driving cars on the…
Paytm Raises $1.4 Billion From Softbank; Doubles Valuation In Eight Months
India’s biggest payments startup has a big new investor. Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has confirmed that Softbank has made a “large investment”…
Zomato Resets Passwords And Logs Out Users After 17 Million Records Stolen From Website
Zomato has become the latest startup to be hit by a security breach. The company has said that it’s just discovered that 17 million…
Wary Of A Takeover, Ola Restricts Investor’s Rights, Gives More Rights To Original Founders
It’s been a tough few months for Indian startup founders. Several CEOs have found themselves evicted from the companies they founded, cast aside by powerful…
Nestaway Mocks Jobless Celebrities In Tasteless New Social Campaign
How do you promote a referral scheme for your home rental startup? By making fun of jobless people, of course. Nestaway, which acts…
An Early Paytm Investor Has Made Rs. 150 Crore By Selling His Stake To Alibaba
Paytm today is one of India’s most successful startups. It operates India’s largest wallet, has an e-commerce arm, and is thought to be…
Amazon Appears To Have Narrowly Beaten Flipkart In The Sales This Year
The grand sales are very much like the final exams for the three large Indian e-tailers — firms compete head-on on overlapping dates,…
Startup Founder Complains About iPhone’s Battery Life, Xiaomi India MD Gifts Him Free Redmi Note 4
There are several benefits to being a startup founder. There’s power, money, and a chance to make a dent in the universe. And if you…