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Razorpay appoints ex-MasterCard exec Arif Khan as chief innovation officer
Online payments platform Razorpay has appointed MasterCard’s Arif Khan as its chief innovation officer. In his new role, Arif Khan will be responsible for managing the innovation process within the organisation and for identifying new business opportunities. He will also work closely with various banking
Alibaba and SAIF executives join Paytm E-commerce board
Paytm E-commerce, the online marketplace division of payments platform, Paytm has inducted SAIF Partner’s Ravi Adusumalli and four top executives from Alibaba as its board of directors, reports ET. According to filings made with Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), the new members
Amazon to shut down ‘Underground Actually Free’ program that offers Android apps for free
In a not so good news for customers, Amazon has announced that it will be shutting down its “Underground Actually Free” program, which offers customers free versions of paid Android apps. This also includes applications that require users to make in-app purchases. Amazon says that the program
Elon Musk teases Tesla’s electric semi-truck at TED talk
Speaking at 2017 TED Conference in Vancouver, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shed light on many of his companies’ ongoing project that included tunnelling work and a forthcoming electric semi-truck. Elon Musk teased semi-truck at TED talk. pic.twitter.com/sY0w7KSsTx — Johana Bhuiyan (@JMBooyah) April 28,
Apple’s Echo competitor with Siri could be launched at WWDC 2017
Apple, reportedly, is working on a Siri-based smart home device with a speaker that could be launched as early as this WWDC. That’s according to Sonny Dickson, who claims that Apple is currently in the process of finalising the speaker’s
Users may quit WhatsApp if they feel privacy is breached: Facebook to SC
Responding to a petition filed by two Indian students over privacy concerns with Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Facebook counsel K K Venugopal told a Supreme court bench, that, “Those who find the new privacy policy irksome or violative of their fundamental rights, can quit. We’ve
Airbnb introduces new booking tool for business travelers
After marketing itself to adventurous vacationers looking for unique and cheap accommodations, Airbnb is now planning to cater to the needs of its growing number of business travellers. The San Francisco-based company plans to introduce a search tool that will allow professionals to filter homes
McDonald’s to partner UberEats to expand Mcdelivery
McDonald’s wants to serve you its range of menu right in the comfort of your home or workplace. And to do so, the fast food chain company is planning a partnership with UberEats to deliver food to customers in many
Another Apple leak suggests wireless charging for iPhone 8
Rumour mills have been buzzing with iPhone 8 related rumours for quite some time and looks like we now know quite a lot about Apple’s 10th-anniversary special phone that will reportedly include three different models. Joining the long list of speculations,
Xiaomi launches Apple Watch-lookalike ‘WeLoop Hey 3S’ at $78
Adding one more fitness tracker to the wearable market, Xiaomi’s WeLoop has launched a new smartwatch — Hey 3S, which shares striking similarities with the Nike Edition of the Apple Watch. Introduced on Xiaomi’s crowdfunded platform, MIJIA, the device has
Jack Dorsey buys Twitter stock worth $9.5mn post earnings report
Just after a couple of days of posting better than expected earnings report, Twitter CEO and co-founder, Jack Dorsey has purchased more than 574,000 shares of the company. Dorsey bought 574,002 Twitter shares in multiple transactions at prices ranging between $16.47
Microsoft posts $23.6B in revenue in Q3 with Azure being star highlight
Just like other prominent players of tech industry like Amazon, Google, and Samsung, Microsoft too posted its earning report on Thursday. And while Microsoft met most of the Wall Street expectations it fell slightly short on the revenues front. The Redmond based company’s
Alphabet reports strong Q1 on the back of booming advertising business
Outperforming Wall Street expectations, Google’s parent company Alphabet posted the first-quarter earning reports on Thursday. While Wall Street was expecting earnings of $7.40 per share on revenue of $24.2 billion, Alphabet posted earnings of $7.73 per share on revenue of $24.8
Here is the first boring machine from Elon Musk’s The Boring Company
Elon Musk doesn’t do idle talk even if it might sound so. While many sceptics thought that Musk’s ‘boring’ plans are only wishful thinking, his startup, The Boring company recently took delivery of its first giant boring machine. The mammoth tunnel
Amazon beats expectations with eighth straight quarterly profit
Riding on the back of its steadily growing online retail and cloud business, Amazon posted its eighth straight quarterly profit beating Wall Street expectation. In the first quarter ended March’17, Amazon posted revenues of $35.71 billion with an earning of $1.48
Oracle adds AI and other advanced capabilities to its Customer Experience(CX) cloud suite
BANGALORE, INDIA: Oracle has come up with a series of new innovations within the Oracle Customer Experience (CX) Cloud Suite. Digital technologies have fundamentally changed how customers interact with brands. With the latest enhancements to the Oracle CX Cloud Suite,
Apple reportedly in talks to launch a peer-to-peer payment service this year
After years of speculations about Apple launching its own money-transfer services, the Cupertino tech giant could finally be launching peer-to-peer payment service in Apple Pay this year. As per a new report from Recode, the company is expected to launch a new
Google opens up Classroom to make teaching easier
Google is opening up its Classroom educational service to allow anyone create new classes, attend classes, or manage assignments. While earlier, opening new classes required you to have a G Suite for education account, now you only need a personal Google account to
OYO expands international presence to Nepal
Just after a year of announcing its international foray in Malaysia, online hotel aggregator OYO Rooms has now expanded its presence in Nepal with the launch of its first hotel in Kathmandu. OYO Founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal said, “OYO has been at the
