The App-Only Trend Seems To Be Officially Dead; Myntra Reopens Mobile Website
It now appears that the final nail has been dug into the “app-only” coffin. Flipkart’s fashion brand Myntra, which had shut down its site and had been available solely on its app since May last year, is now back with its mobile website.
Paytm Gave Away A Stunning 588 Crore In Cashbacks Last Year
Paytm might have the biggest digital wallet in the country with over 120 million subscribers, but the users haven’t come cheap. Paytm revealed that it spent Rs. 588 crore in cashbacks to customers in 2015. The company had incurred a loss of Rs. 372 crore in FY 2014-2015.
Study Finds Women Better Coders Than Men
A recent study by US researchers has found that computer code written by women tends to be rated more highly than that written by men. However, women’s work is more highly-approved if their gender is not mentioned, the study suggested.
11 Reasons Why A Startup Is Exactly Like A Girlfriend
11 Reasons Why A Startup Is Exactly Like A Girlfriend. It’s all about the challenges, the wins and the commitment.
A Day After Free Basics Gets Banned, Facebook’s India Head Steps Down
Facebook India Managing Director Kirthiga Reddy has stepped down from her post after a 6 year stint with the company. She was Facebook’s first employee in India and had set up Facebook’s Hyderabad office.
Telangana Government To Launch Health Tech Accelerator Under T-Hub
Months after starting a startup incubator, T-Hub, in the cyber city Hyderabad, the Telangana government is looking to boost the state startups even further by launching an accelerator programme in the T-hub.
Missing Snapdeal Employee Found In Panipat
Dipti Sarna, the Snapdeal employee who’d been missing since 10th February, has been found. She is currently in Panipat in Haryana and a UP UP police team has reached the city to bring her back.
Snapdeal Employee Goes Missing While Returning Home From Work
Dipti Sarna, a Snapdeal employee who worked out of their Gurgaon office, has been missing since yesterday evening. She was returning home from work when she’s last contacted her family. It is believed that she might have been abducted by her auto driver.
“Taxi Hailing Apps” Is A Misnomer. Call It “Commutech”
Startups Like Ola and Uber are moving beyond just arranging taxis. How can we call an Ola, an Uber, A Zipgo or A Bike Taxi “Cab hailing apps”. Open most media articles and till date Ola And Uber are referred to as “Taxi Hailing apps” or cab aggregators” or similar, but misfitting nomenclature. Let’s call them Commutech.