After a torrid period for Indian startup stocks which saw the values of listed companies erode over a period of more than two…
The list of global tech companies manufacturing their products in India continues to grow longer. India’s Dixon has partnered with Nokia to make…
Today’s large language models are very smart, capable and talk like humans, but most would say that they don’t have feelings. That could…
All manner of multinational companies already have their presence in India, but India is now featuring ever more prominently in their plans. US-based…
It used to be lots of Davids against a Goliath, but now the Davids have all decided to gang up. Ride sharing apps…
Oyo Rooms and Zo Rooms have been slugging it out for supremacy in the budget hotels space. There are, however, signs that there’s some consolidation that’s imminent in this sector. It has emerged that Oyo Rooms is interested in buying out Zo Rooms, which is scrambling to raise funds to avoid being sold.
After the euphoria of the Big Billion Dollar Sale in which Flipkart made a record number of transactions, claimed a record number of sales,…
Ordering a cuppa might have just got simpler. India’s largest cafe chain, Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) has just announced a tie up with food-delivery startup Swiggy to deliver coffee and other items on its menu.
Chennai has been hit by record levels of rainfall over the last few days. The rains have left thousands of people stranded, shut down offices and businesses, and 188 lives have been lost. But amidst the gloom, there’s some hope. Indian startups are going out of their way to help Chennai’s stricken populance in any way they can. Here are some Indian startups that have pitched in to help with the Chennai floods.
It’s nearly Christmas, and it’s the season of giving. Quite appropriately, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s 31 year old billionaire founder, has pledged to give away 99% of his Facebook shares towards good causes. These shares have a combined value of $45 billion.
As startup founders would readily attest, hiring is never easy. You send messages to potential employees on LinkedIn, post on job portals, and pay recruiters large sums of money just to get that one hire. But if you run a large website with a dedicated userbase, you sometimes need to do none of that.
Earlier this week, Indian Tinder users browsing through their daily quota of eligible singles came up with a strange new match. It wasn’t quite the usual hottie with five selfies from five angles. This match meant serious business.
Not only have the Chennai rains managed to ravage the city transport and power arrangements, but also penetrated the campuses of some of big IT offices.
Think software, programming, coding languages and engineers, and the first imagery in mind is likely going to be of functional offices, industrial layouts, Facebook-like office, and overall a picture of all things dull, numbers and nerd-like.
However, ThoughtWorks – a software design and delivery, pioneering tools and consulting services company – is refreshingly different. The office is bright, colourful and very quirky with its interesting use of props and thoughtful details.
