Amazon-owned Audible lays off over 100 employees
San Francisco, Jan 12 - Amazon-owned audiobook and podcast division Audible is laying off 5 per cent of its staff, more than 100 employees, as part of overall job cuts at the e-commerce giant.
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra meets Telangana CM
Hyderabad, Jan 11 - Micron Technology President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra met Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at the latter’s residence in Hyderabad on Thursday and discussed investment prospects in the state.
Microsoft overtakes Apple to become world’s most valuable company
London, Jan 11 - Microsoft has upstaged Apple to become the world’s biggest company by market value, as the boom in artificial intelligence brought a new twist to the decades-long rivalry between the two Big Tech groups, media reports said.
Google eliminates hundreds of jobs across hardware, engineering teams
San Francisco, Jan 11 - Google on Thursday confirmed it has cut several hundred jobs across hardware, core engineering and Google Assistant teams.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs may follow the footstep of gold ETFs in long run: Experts
New Delhi, Jan 11 - The approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US not only symbolises a maturing market but also signifies support from regulatory authorities, industry experts said on Thursday.
Homegrown social commerce platform DealShare appoints new CEO
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Homegrown social commerce unicorn DealShare on Thursday announced to appoint Kamaldeep Singh as the new CEO of the company.
Ola Electric sold over 8K e-scooters to its parent firm till Dec 2023: Report
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric reportedly sold more than 8,200 scooters to its parent company ANI Technologies till December 2023, which plans to launch and expand its electric bike taxi service in several Indian cities, a media report has
Infosys to acquire semiconductor design company InSemi for Rs 280 crore
Chennai, Jan 11 - Software major Infosys Ltd on Thursday said it will acquire InSemi, a semiconductor design and embedded services provider, for Rs 280 crore.
NTT launches new data centre campus in India
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Global IT infrastructure and services company NTT on Thursday launched its new data centre campus in India.
S.Korea to launch patent infringement probe into China-made smartphone battery
Seoul, Jan 11 - South Korea's trade commission said on Thursday it will launch a probe into alleged patent infringement involving a China-made smartphone battery and battery material.
InMobi plans to lay off 125 workers in 2nd round of job cuts
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Softbank-backed mobile advertising giant InMobi is planning to lay off 125 employees from its global workforce of 2,500 in its second round of job cuts.
Meta faces new EU complaint over ‘pay for privacy’ consent
London, Jan 11 - Privacy rights advocacy group noyb on Thursday filed a new complaint against Meta, alleging that the social media platform unlawfully ignores the users’ right to easily withdraw consent and asks them to pay.
Google to develop digitization agenda for Telangana
Hyderabad, Jan 11 - IT major Google will develop a digitization agenda for Telangana in farming, education and health sectors.
Indian online delivery platforms served 65 lakh food orders on New Year’s Eve
New Delhi, Jan 11 - There were 65 lakh online food delivery orders from Zomato, Swiggy and others on the New Year's Eve 2023, setting a record and delivering 18 per cent higher volumes than the New Year's Eve 2022, a report showed
71% of Indian smartphone users open to switching devices based on OS experience: Report
New Delhi, Jan 11 - About 71 per cent of Indian smartphone users are open to exploring and potentially changing their device based on the OS (operating system) experience offered, a new report revealed on Thursday.
LimeChat partners Microsoft to launch AI chatbot for e-commerce support
New Delhi, Jan 11 - LimeChat, a human-level chatbot startup that enables D2C brands, in collaboration with Microsoft, on Thursday announced the release of an advanced AI-powered chatbot for e-commerce customer support.=
Samsung opens experience spaces for new era of Galaxy AI
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Samsung on Thursday showcased new mobile AI-powered capabilities ahead of its ‘Galaxy Unpacked’ global event on January 17 where it is slated to launch flagship Galaxy S24 series.
HP introduces new gaming laptop with 14th Gen Intel i7 processors in India
New Delhi, Jan 11 - PC and printer major HP on Thursday introduced a new gaming laptop -- OMEN 16, powered by 14th Gen Intel i7 processor and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU in India.
IISc scientists develop new heat-tolerant vaccine for Covid-19, variants
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are developing a new heat-tolerant vaccine that can offer protection against different strains of SARS-CoV-2 -- both current and future variants.
Zoomcar appoints Adarsh Menon as President to lead its business
Bengaluru, Jan 11 - Car sharing platform Zoomcar on Thursday announced the appointment of Adarsh Menon as its President to lead its business.