500 Startups Founder Dave McClure Says He Was A “Creep” After Being Removed From Post, Apologizes
Yet another Silicon Valley executive has lost his job following sexual harassment allegations. Dave McClure, the founder of 500 Startups, has been removed…
H C Verma, India’s Favourite Physics Professor, Retires Today After 38 Year Career
India’s best-loved Physics professor has hung up his lab coat. H. C. Verma, whose two volume book Concepts of Physics is a staple…
MIT Researchers Have Developed An Algorithm That Picks Winning Startups Better Than VCs
The irony is strong in this one. Over the last few years, Venture Capitalists have been funding companies that have been building artificial…
Cognizant Is Delaying Employees’ Salary Hikes And Promotions By Three Months
Cognizant’s 1,50,000 employees in India will have to wait a little bit longer than usual for their salary hikes and promotions. The company…
Ola’s Cabs Are Turning Into Transformers, And Could Help The Company Earn Some Serious Money
Over the next few days, Ola users will see an unfamiliar sight on their apps. Instead of cabs, Transformers will be whizzing across…
The Petya Ransomware, Which Locks Up Files And Has Spread To 65 Countries, Explained
Over the last few days, several thousand Windows computers across the world have been affected by a rapidly-spreading cyberattack. Called Petya, it locks up…
This Startup Moved Their Office From Delhi To Manali, And They Couldn’t Be Happier
At first glance, 4Play’s office looks like the typical startup digs. Employees sit around desks with their desktops, to-do tasks are scribbled on a…
Here’s How Much Money Vivo Has Paid To Be The IPL Title Sponsor For The Next Five Years
The IPL completed 10 editions and year, and if its sponsorship rights are any indication, it’s well and truly entered the big boys’…
It’s Stupid To Be In The E-Commerce Space, Says Future Group Founder Kishore Biyani
For the last two years, Kishore Biyani has been crying himself hoarse saying the e-commerce opportunity in India was vastly overstated. And when…