Facial Recognition Startup Emotient Taken Over By Apple Inc.
San Diego-based facial recognition startup Emotient has been taken over by Apple Inc. The financial terms of the deal have not been revealed. This is the third startup acquired by Apple in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), the previous two being Perceptio and VocalIQ.
Zomato Shuts Down Its Ordering Service In 4 Cities
After grocery delivery service Grofers had withdrawn its operations from 9 Tier 2 cities last month, Zomato has shut down its food ordering service in Lucknow, Kochi, Indore, and Coimbatore.
Binny Bansal To Be New Flipkart CEO
India’s largest e-commerce giant, Flipkart, is in for some organizational change. Co-founder Sachin Bansal, who has been the CEO since the inception of the company in 2007, will step aside. His cofounder, Binny Bansal will take his place. Sachin Bansal will in turn become the Executive Chairman.
These Indians Trolled Their Interviewers & Still Got The Job!
Interviews are usually a sacrosanct affair. It’s a matter of getting a job and advancing your career, and people put their best foot forward. However, there are some cases when candidates take a leap of faith and instead of playing it safe and giving well-thought out, stock responses, end up putting their foot in the mouth. Here are a few shining examples of when people said or did some rather crazy things AND got the job! Whether they got lucky, or their cheek paid off, is a anyone’s guess, but these make for some very interesting and hilarious interview stories.
24 Year Old IAS Officer Quits Job To Launch E-learning Startup
There’s no surer sign of the changing times. Until recently, a job with the Indian Administrative Service meant the pinnacle of professional success – it represented status, great money, and an opportunity to touch the lives of millions. But 24 year old IAS officer Roman Saini had other ideas. He’s quit his job as the assistant collector of Jabalpur to launch his own startup.
1 Lakh Entrepreneurs Vie For 1500 “Start Up India” Passes
The Indian entrepreneur community is early awaiting the announcements that are expected to be unveiled at the Start India event to be organized in New Delhi on the 16th of this month. Such is the interest around that event that an astonishing 1,00,00 people have registered for the passes. Sadly, there are as few as 1,500 passes available.
Facebook Has Spent Rs. 300 Crore To Advertise ‘Free Basics’ In India
According to media buyers, Facebook has spent close to 300 crores – or almost 90% of its yearly revenue from India – on promoting this campaign across digital and offline media.
Woman Writes Hilarious Open Letter To Sanitary Pad Brand
A British woman, Wendi Aarons, decided to put a hilarious spin on sanitary napkin advertising and wrote a snarky but hilarious open letter to Proctor & Gamble, the makers of sanitary napkins of her choice. She had read a slogan for one of their maxi pad campaigns that motivated her to write this open letter.
Mumbai Taxi Drivers Take Uber-Ola Head On; Launch Own App
Mumbai taxi drivers haven’t been the biggest fans of cab hailing companies Uber and Ola. Seeing their business slip away from beneath their feet, they’ve resorted to protests, strikes, and political posturing to get these companies out of Mumbai. But their efforts have been in vain – consumers have responded with their feet, and Ola and Uber have made rapid inroads into the city.
But now Mumbai’s iconic “kaali-peeli” taxi owners are trying to take on cab hailing startups at their own game.