Snapdeal Employees Protest After Being Put On Probation
Incredible scenes were witnessed at Snapdeal’s New Delhi office after the company put 200 of its employees on a Performance Improvement Plan.
Flipkart Shuts Down Its Groceries Arm Nearby
Flipkart Shuts Down Its Groceries Arm Nearby. Last year there was a spurt of players in the online grocery delivery business with new players like Peppertap and Grofers and biggies like Flipkart with Nearby, Ola with Ola store and Amazon with Amazon groceries entering the fray. Though recent events point out to the potential lack of feasibility of a grocery delivery business. Recently, Peppertap had scaled down operations by shutting down in 6 major cities and Grofers had shut down in 9 cities.
Vishal Sikka’s Pay Package Doubled By Infosys
Infosys has extended the tenure of its CEO Vishal Sikka by two years and announced a hefty increase in his package. In a regulatory filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange, the company said the board had re-appointed Sikka as managing director and chief executive from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2021.
Vienna Best City To Live In The World; Hyderabad Best In India
Austria’s capital Vienna has bagged the top ranking in the world as the best city to live in, according to the 18th Mercer Quality of Life Study. Three German cities, namely, Munich, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt find a place in the top ten cities with rankings at number 4, 6 and 7 respectively.
Snapdeal On The Verge Of Letting Go Of 200 Employees
The spate of employee layoffs has finally reached e-retail companies. After Helpchat, Zomato, TinyOwl and several others had fired employees over the course of the last few months, it has emerged that Snapdeal is on the verge of laying off as many as 200 employees from its workforce.
500 Startups Launches 500 Kulfi, An India-focussed Fund
“India’s looking as sweet as Kulfi!” to 500 Startups at the moment, as it has launched 500 Kulfi, a $25 million India-focussed fund. The fund will be sector agnostic, but will focus on FinTech, EdTech, Health & Wellness, Data Analytics, Content and SaaS and SMB.
1970’s Inventions That Are Still Used In The Office Today
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Technology may have become sharper, smarter and smaller, but the foundations at the core of tech still owe their genesis to inventions of the 70’s. And just as well. There is no need for an “out with the old, in with the new” mentality if your office continues to operate in an efficient and productive way.
Here are a few things using the technology from almost half a century ago, that are still used in the office of today.
Mastercard To Roll “Selfie Pay”: Verification Through Selfies
The selfie has come a long way. Nothing can be a bigger proof than the selfie finding a favour with the payments giants Mastercard.
Under a pilot program beginning in the fall, the credit card giant will allow customers to snap a selfie to verify their identities with facial scan technology.
Morgan Freeman’s Voice To Be Used On Google Navigation App Waze
Wishes do get fulfilled and how. Morgan Freeman’s voice, which has been appreciated, worshipped and celebrated endlessly, is finally going to be on your GPS navigation.