Technology News

"Dear Nothing" controversy sparks debate in India; company issues clarification [read now]

As Carl Pei-led consumer electronics company Nothing unveiled its first smartphone called 'Phone (1)' this week, several creators in the country, especially from the South, took to various social media platforms, posting their displeasure with the brand.

Jul 14, 2022

Twitter down: Brief outage affects web, app users globally; netizens react [details]

Micro-blogging platform Twitter suffered a mega outage on Thursday evening as several users across the world had error messages like "this page is down".

Jul 14, 2022

Bill Gates moving $20 billion to "Foundation", plans to drop off of list of wealthiest people

Bill Gates is moving $20 billion of his wealth into the endowment of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is ramping up its spending in the face of global challenges, including the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, media reports said.

Jul 14, 2022

Tesla's Autopilot AI director Karpathy quits amid widespread layoffs

Andrej Karpathy, Tesla's director of AI, who led the Autopilot vision team, on Thursday announced that he is leaving the company as the electric car-maker keeps laying off thousands across verticals.

Jul 14, 2022

E-commerce —the force multiplier for MSMEs

Flipkart has pioneered many first in the market and introduced several policy changes to unlock the growth potential for MSMEs across the country and handheld them in availing new benefits and tapping innovations, and opportunities in an increasingly digital economy.

Jul 14, 2022

Uber files: Rajeev Chandrasekhar assures tougher rules to tame Big Tech

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday that the government is planning tougher rules to tame Big Tech and social media platforms operating in India.

Jul 13, 2022

Indian tech firms hired 200K Americans in 2021, helped generate $103 bn: Nasscom

With an average wage of $106,360, witnessing a 22 per cent employment growth since 2017 in the US, said a new Nasscom report

Jul 13, 2022

Streaming platform 'YouTube TV' hits 5 mn subscribers in 5 years

Google-owned streaming platform YouTube has announced that YouTube TV is celebrating 5 million subscribers and testers in five years.

Jul 13, 2022

Lenovo brings new Yoga, Legion laptop range to India

Global tech company Lenovo on Tuesday unveiled its next generation laptops in the Yoga, Legion and IdeaPad gaming series in the country.

Jul 13, 2022

Nothing Phone (1) now in India; starts from Rs 31,999 for pre-order customers [details]

London-based consumer electronics company Nothing on Tuesday launched its much-awaited first smartphone called Phone (1) that will be available in India for a pre-order introductory price of Rs 31,999.

Jul 13, 2022

Cheating case filed against SpiceJet MD Ajay Singh, others in Gurugram [here's why]

A case of fraud has been registered against SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh and others for allegedly cheating a Gurugram resident by delivering fake share certificates to him.

Jul 11, 2022

Twitter is taking Musk to court for terminating $44B takeover; Tesla chief reacts with meme [details]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday poked fun at Twitter for taking him to court and shared a meme which made fun of the micro-blogging platform.

Jul 11, 2022

Twitter tells employees to 'refrain' from Tweeting, Slacking or sharing any commentary on Musk deal

Amid the high voltage drama happening ever since Elon Musk officially tried to pull out of his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, the microblogging site's general counsel has told employees to not publicly comment on the deal.

Jul 9, 2022

Twitter buyout deal: Musk to pay $1 bn as deal termination fee to Twitter

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has cancelled the $44 billion Twitter buyout deal, will have to pay $1 billion in termination fee to the micro-blogging platform.

Jul 9, 2022

Elon Musk terminates $44 bn takeover deal with Twitter, legal battle begins

Micro-blogging platform Twitter on Saturday announced it was going to sue Tesla CEO Elon Musk for terminating the $44 billion takeover deal.

Jul 9, 2022