Picking China over India will rob Musk: Entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa
New Delhi, May 13 - Indian-American academic, entrepreneur and author Vivek Wadhwa on Monday said that he had warned the Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk not to pick China as they would "rob him blind" and instead asked him to consider moving
Over 100 million Indians can get gigabit connectivity by 2030 with robust digital infrastructure
New Delhi, May 13 - As India continues to build a robust and resilient core digital infrastructure, the country can achieve gigabit connectivity to all households or at least 100-110 million households by 2030, industry experts have said.
Airtel, Google Cloud join hands to deploy GenAI solutions in India
New Delhi, May 13 - Bharti Airtel and Google Cloud on Monday entered into a long-term partnership to accelerate cloud adoption and deploy generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solutions in India.
Apple deepening its India ecosystem with building network of local vendors: Union Minister
New Delhi, May 13 - Union Minister and BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Monday, said that with the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme now well in place, global tech giants like Apple are deepening their ecosystems by building a network of local
India’s forest cover increased consistently over last 15 years: Environment Ministry at UN forum
New Delhi, May 12 - India's forest cover saw a consistent increase over the last 15 years, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said at the recently concluded United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) in the US.
Manufacturing, retail sectors join tech hiring wave in India: Report
Bengaluru, May 13 - Driven by various government initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes, the manufacturing sector, along with retail, have joined the tech hiring wave in the country, a report showed on Monday.
Musk gets court reprieve in fight against Australian govt, says not trying to win anything
New Delhi, May 13 - Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on Monday, won over the Australian government after a court overturned a legal block by the country's regulator directing the removal of footage of a stabbing attack in Sydney on X social media platform.
South Korea to infuse over $7.2 billion in domestic chip industry
Seoul, May 13 - South Korea will push to set up a package worth over 10 trillion won ($7.28 billion) to support the chip industry as part of efforts to boost the competitiveness of the critical industry and to prop up economic growth,
EVs, green hydrogen to propel India’s journey towards net-zero target by 2070: Experts
New Delhi, May 12 - The faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the National Hydrogen Mission and other such initiatives will propel India's journey towards a net-zero target by 2070, eminent scientists and thought leaders have said.
Indian tech leaders stand behind Ola’s Bhavish in his fight against Microsoft & LinkedIn
New Delhi, May 12 - Indian tech industry leaders have come out in support of Ola Founder and CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, after his tirade against Microsoft-owned LinkedIn for deleting his posts and "bullying Indians" into agreeing with the Big Tech platforms or cancelling
Meta ‘super greedy’ at claiming credit for ad campaigns: Elon Musk
New Delhi, May 12 - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta is "super greedy" at taking credit for advertisers who run campaigns on its platform.
Hyundai Motor beats Volkswagen in Q1 operating profit
Seoul, May 12 - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group beat Volkswagen Group to rank second after Toyota Group in operating profit for the January-March period, their earnings data showed on Sunday.
More playtime outside, limiting gaming help China fight kids’ sedentary behaviour
New Delhi, May 13 - In a world-first, China's recent laws on increasing play time outside, while limiting online gaming and homework have shown promise to fight surging sedentary behaviour in children, according to a study on Monday.
Junior doctors will lose a year unless they return by this week: South Korea
Seoul, May 13 - South Korea's Second Vice Health Minister, Park Min-soo, on Monday, said that junior doctors may face a one-year delay in getting medical fellowships unless they return to work by the end of this week.
Zydus gets final nod from USFDA to market generic arthritis drug
New Delhi, May 11 - Indian drug maker Zydus Lifesciences on Saturday announced receiving final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market a generic medication for arthritis and other conditions.
Platforms like Linkedin will bully Indians into agreeing with them or cancel us out: Ola CEO
New Delhi, May 11 - In a hard-hitting post, Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday said that Big Tech platforms like LinkedIn will bully Indians into agreeing with them or cancel them out and if they can do this to him,
Solar storm hits SpaceX’s Starlink satellites
New Delhi, May 11 - Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, on Saturday, warned users of a "degraded service" as the biggest geomagnetic storm struck the Earth due to solar activity in a very long time.
1 in 3 executives to leave job if asked to return to office globally: Report
New Delhi, May 11 - As most organisations globally implement return-to-office (RTO) policies, there is still resistance among employees and one in three of the executives presented with a RTO obligation say they will leave their current employer for that reason.
Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal decides to ditch Microsoft Cloud after LinkedIn saga
New Delhi, May 11 - Taking on Satya Nadella-run Microsoft after a frustrated experience with LinkedIn, Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday announced to leave the tech giant’s Azure cloud services and move the entire workload of his company to his
Over $320 mn raised by 24 Indian startups this week
New Delhi, May 11 - More than $320 million has been raised by 24 Indian startups in funding this week, which includes 7 growth-stage deals and 13 early-stage deals.