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Smartphone sales decline; Samsung, Huawei sell most
May 28, 2019
Smartphone sales decline; Samsung, Huawei sell most
Mumbai– Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 2.7 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, totalling…
Kuldeep Singh Rajput-Led Biofourmis Raises $35 Million, to Move Headquarters to Boston From Singapore
May 23, 2019
Kuldeep Singh Rajput-Led Biofourmis Raises $35 Million, to Move Headquarters to Boston From Singapore
BOSTON—Biofourmis, a Singapore-based startup co-founded by Kuldeep Singh Rajput, has raised a $35 million Series B round of funding and…
Reshma Shetty and Four Others Join Pillar VC as New “Founding Pillars”
May 22, 2019
Reshma Shetty and Four Others Join Pillar VC as New “Founding Pillars”
BOSTON— Reshma Shetty, co-founder of Gingko Bioworks, has joined Pillar VC as new “Founding Pillars” and will serve as board…
Trade war harming 75% of US firms in China: Survey
May 22, 2019
Trade war harming 75% of US firms in China: Survey
Beijing– More than seven out of 10 US companies in China (74.9 per cent) are being adversely affected by the…
Deadline to Apply for TiE Boston’s Young Entrepreneurs Program is June 30
May 21, 2019
Deadline to Apply for TiE Boston’s Young Entrepreneurs Program is June 30
CAMBRIDGE, MA—The deadline for applying to TiE Boston’s expanded TiE Young Entrepreneurs, known as TYE, is June 30. Any 9th…
Facebook sharing users’ data with telecom firms, phone makers: Report
May 21, 2019
Facebook sharing users’ data with telecom firms, phone makers: Report
San Francisco– A confidential Facebook document reviewed by The Intercept has revealed that the social networking giant is offering private…
Millions of Instagram users’ data leaked, company probing
May 21, 2019
Millions of Instagram users’ data leaked, company probing
New Delhi– After Facebook that is battling several data breaches, its photo-sharing service Instagram saw itself in trouble after personal…
Ashok Leyland ready to ride on Elon Musk’s India dream
May 20, 2019
Ashok Leyland ready to ride on Elon Musk’s India dream
By Nishant Arora Mumbai– Tesla CEO Elon Musk who has been moving back and forth on his India dream for…
Indian-based IBS to acquire Canadian aviation software major from Massachusetts-based Kronos
May 20, 2019
Indian-based IBS to acquire Canadian aviation software major from Massachusetts-based Kronos
Thiruvananthapuram– In an attempt to step up its efforts to become a major technology provider in the global aviation industry, Technopark-headquartered…
McDonald’s reopens 13 restaurants in Delhi
May 20, 2019
McDonald’s reopens 13 restaurants in Delhi
New Delhi–Connaught Plaza Restaurants Private Ltd (CRPL), now wholly-owned by food service retailer McDonald’s, has re-opened 13 of its restaurants…