Pranav Dixit
Amazon's Largest Rival In India Just Raised $1.4 Billion From Microsoft, eBay, And Tencent
The latest round of funding gives Flipkart some much-needed firepower against Amazon, which has invested $5 billion in India since 2013.
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Has A New Mobile Website That Will Work Faster And Use Less Data
The new mobile experience — called Twitter Lite — will be available around the world, but is aimed at emerging markets like India where most people still use slow 2G connections and cheap Android smartphones.
Pranav Dixit
WhatsApp Might Just Let Users In India Send Money To Each Other
Ka-ching!
Pranav Dixit
India’s National ID Program May Be Turning The Country Into A Surveillance State
For seven years, India's government has been scanning the irises and fingerprints of its citizens into a massive database. The once voluntary program was intended to fix the country's corrupt welfare schemes, but critics worry about its Orwellian overtones.
Pranav Dixit
Apple Just Opened A Center In India To Help Indian Developers Make Better Apps
The App Accelerator in Bengaluru will hold specialized briefing sessions with over 500 developers each week as they build software for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches.
Pranav Dixit
Google Allo Is Having A Hard Time Breaking In To The Indian Market
New data shows that WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are kicking Allo’s butt in India despite Google’s aggressive marketing campaigns.
Pranav Dixit
Indian Uber Drivers Aren’t Buying The Company’s Explanation About Why They’re Making Less Money
"I don’t know why the Uber India head is writing this on their website," said a driver. "I sold my second car because I couldn't afford to pay the monthly loan instalment. I’m definitely not earning enough.”
Pranav Dixit
Microsoft’s New Skype App Plugs Right In To India’s Controversial ID Database
This is the first time that a private, multinational company of Microsoft’s scale is using India's Aadhaar project — widely described as the largest identification program in the world — to verify people’s identities.
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Apple Wants To "Experience Indian Manufacturing" By Making The iPhone SE In Bengaluru: Report
Apple will test the waters of making products in India by assembling its smaller, cheaper iPhone in the country before scaling up operations, says a report in the Indian press.
Pranav Dixit
Thousands Of Drivers Protesting Uber And Ola Have Knocked New Delhi's Transport System Out Of Whack
Drivers for these ride-hailing services in New Delhi are demanding reduced working hours, better monetary incentives, higher base fare, and accident insurance among other things.
Pranav Dixit
Elon Musk Hopes To Launch Tesla In India By Summer
This isn't the first time Tesla has indicated its interest in the Indian market. Last year, the company let Indians pre-order the Model 3 that is expected to roll out later this year.
Pranav Dixit
This Website Wants To Be The Snopes Of WhatsApp Hoaxes In India
Two Bengaluru engineers are fighting India's epidemic of fake news on the very platform it's born on.
Pranav Dixit
Indian IT Minister Says Apple Plans To Make iPhones In Bengaluru
The statement welcomed "Apple Inc.’s proposal to commence initial manufacturing operations in the state," but offered virtually no other details.
Pranav Dixit
Uber Is Pushing Back Against An Archaic Indian Law That Wants To Ban Carpooling
Uber is seeking 50,000 signatures to show the government how much its riders in India's Silicon Valley, Bengaluru, want carpooling.
Pranav Dixit
Indians Are Freaking Out Over Plans To Change The US Visa System
A proposal to double the salary needed to qualify for skilled worker visas caused Indian outsourcing giants to lose billions in market value on Tuesday.
Pranav Dixit
Viral WhatsApp Hoaxes Are India’s Own Fake News Crisis
Misinformation and political propaganda in the world’s largest democracy often go undetected — until they have brutal real-world impact.
Pranav Dixit
India Is Considering Giving Apple A 15-Year Exemption On Customs Duty "With An Open Mind"
“We will very much like Apple to come and have a base in India,” said the country's information and technology minister.
Pranav Dixit
India's Supreme Court Wants To Know How WhatsApp Users' Privacy Will Be Protected
The court has given the country's federal government, its telecom regulator, and Facebook two weeks to respond to a petition that asks for a privacy policy to be framed for social networks like Facebook and WhatsApp.
Pranav Dixit
WeWork Has Officially Entered The Indian Market
The $17 billion co-working startup has leased space in Mumbai, and plans to expand to Bengaluru and New Delhi later this year.
Pranav Dixit
This Man's Bank Wanted To Read All His Emails To Approve A Credit Card
All your info are belong to us.
Pranav Dixit
