Majority of Google Employees will work from home until 2021 – Top Trending News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology 1 Majority of Google Employees will work from home until 2021 Image Credits: Flickr Omar Cafini According to The Information, Google has extended the work from home policy for majority of its employees till end of this year. Previously, the tech giant had…

ByGirish ShettiMay 11, 20200Comments

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Crio.Do Successfully Concludes first edition of Crio launch

Tech learning platform Crio.Do has successfully concluded its first edition of Crio launch, which was initiated in February this year. Crio launch is an ongoing program that is developed for pre-final and final year engineering students, helping them to gain industry-standard software development skills through real-time training. The first edition of Crio lasted for ten weeks,…

ByGirish ShettiMay 8, 20200Comments

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Paytm Payment Bank’s FD Accounts crosses Rs 600 crore Mark

Paytm Payment Bank Ltd or PPBL on Friday said that its fixed deposit or FD accounts have crossed Rs. 600 crores mark level. Paytm admitted that the growing financial insecurity due the ongoing coronavirus crises is mainly responsible for the surge in the FD accounts. Paytm Payment Bank operates fixed deposit accounts in partnership with Induslnd…

ByGirish ShettiMay 8, 20200Comments

Funding News

Vista Equity Partners Acquires 2.32% stake in Reliance Jio

Reliance Industries on Friday said that US based investment firm Vista Equity Partners will be acquiring 2.32 percent equity stake in its telecom arm Reliance Jio. The Texas headquartered investment firm will be shelling out INR 11, 367 crore or $1.5 Bn for a stake in India’s largest telecom company (by subscriber base). The deal will…

ByGirish ShettiMay 8, 20200Comments

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Dailyhunt nabs $35.6 Mn from Media Mogul James Murdoch

Local language news aggregator platform Dailyhunt has secured $35.6 Mn (Rs 267.1 crore) from James Murdoch’s investment arm Lupa India. No other investor participated in the funding round, according to reports. The latest capital infusion is part of the ongoing series G round that allowed Dailyhunt to bag INR 180 crore barely one week ago. Once…

ByGirish ShettiMay 1, 20200Comments

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BuyUCoin’s CEO: Cryptocurrency will Surely become part of the Global Financial System

The story of cryptocurrency hasn’t been settled yet and despite all the controversies & negative headlines the future of virtual currencies looks unpretentiously bright. By the way, in this topsy-curvy tale of cryptocurrency there lies a stirring story of an ambitious startup BuyUcoin. BuyUcoin is essentially a cryptocurrency exchange that aims to make buying and selling…

ByGirish ShettiMay 1, 20200Comments

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Near.Store ties up with FMGC players to enter Hyperlocal space

E-commerce platform Near.Store has tied up with key FMGC players like Mondelez India and Marico to marks its entry in the hyperlocal space. The purpose of this partnership is to help deliver essential & daily use products to customer’s doorsteps and thereby assist them in coping with the lockdown. The other FMGC brands that have on…

ByGirish ShettiApril 30, 20200Comments

Funding News

Vernacular publishing platform Pratilipi raises funds from Tencent

Chinese tech giant Tencent has spearheaded series C round amounting to INR 76 crore in vernacular publishing platform Pratilipi. According to reports, the round is not concluded yet and the company may raise more capital as part of this round in the coming time. Vernacular publishing platform Pratilipi from Tencent & other investors Existing investors Omidyar Network,…

ByGirish ShettiApril 30, 20200Comments

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Uber’s Rival Lyft Resorts to mass lay off – Top Trending News

1 Uber’s rival Lyft resorts to mass lay off Image Source: Flickr Coronavirus pandemic has ensured that the year 2020 will be season of layoffs and while Uber (like many other companies) is still in the process of planning a layoff strategy, its less illustrious rival Lyft on Wednesday made a major announcement on…

ByGirish ShettiApril 30, 20200Comments

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Social E commerce startup DealShare enters Karnataka

DealShare, a social e-commerce platform that offers online shopping services to people hailing from low income segment, has forayed into IT city of Bengaluru. This almost two year startup is already providing services across 25 cities in leading states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Commenting on DealShare’s enter in Bengaluru, Mr. Vineet Rao, Founder and Chief…

ByGirish ShettiApril 29, 20200Comments

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