Neeraj Arora quits, Leaving WhatsApp and Facebook pretty much in mess

WhatsApp Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora quit on Monday, making him the latest high profile executive to leave the instant messaging company. Arora said in his official statement that he is leaving the Facebook owned company for “taking some time off to recharge and spend some time with his family.” Arora’s exit comes almost a year…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 27, 20180Comments

He Jiankui, the scientist who claims on first genetically modified babies

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Chinese Scientist Claims First Genetically Modified Babies, Resistant to HIV – Top Trending Stories

Here are today’s Top 6 News & Events from Around the World. Take a look! #6 Chinese Scientist Claims First Genetically Modified Babies, Resistant to HIV Image Credits: MIT Technology Review He Jiankui, a Chinese scientist has claimed that he has created the first genetically modified babies. According to him, he was able to edit the…

ByTechPluto StaffNovember 27, 20180Comments

Funding News

Eyeing Japanese Market, GOQii raises $30-35 million in fresh funding

Fitness wearable maker GOQii INC has raised $30-35 million (nearly Rs 212 crore) in its fresh equity funding round. The funding round was spearheaded by Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co, while reports are claiming that crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital and Denlow Investment Trust also participated in the round. Scores of other existing investors including Paytm…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 26, 20180Comments

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Now Professional Networking Site Linkedln lands in Data Breach Mess

With less than a week ago Amazon announcing that a serious technical error had led to massive data breach, now it is Linkedln’s turn to set the alarm ringing over data breach. Actually this is not the first time that the world’s most popular professional networking website has landed in a data breach mess. However,…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 26, 20180Comments

Man holding fictional bitcoin currency in his hand

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Ohio Becomes the First State in the US to Officially Accept Bitcoin for Tax Payments – Top Trending Stories

Here are today’s Top 6 News & Events from Around the World. Take a look! #6 Ohio Becomes the First State in the US to Officially Accept Bitcoin for Tax Payments Image Credits: Pixabay Businesses in the state of Ohio can now use bitcoins to pay for its taxes from today onwards. Companies interested to use…

ByTechPluto StaffNovember 26, 20180Comments

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Weekly Funding: Week’s Top 5 Biggest Funding Rounds

In a complete contrast to last week’s tepid funding scenario, this week turned out to be a pretty impressive week for the Indian startups. In all week, this week the Indian startups managed to raise approximately $96.64Mn. However, like always, we will narrow our focus on the top five biggest funding activities of this week.…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 24, 20180Comments

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‘We are not robots.’ Amazon Workers in Europe go on Strike on the eve of Black Friday

Scores of Amazon warehouse workers across several European countries have decided to go on strike. Workers have cited ‘inhuman working condition’ as the main reason for this strike. They allege that the world’s biggest online retail company is treating them like ‘robots’ and not humans. While any kind of strike is potentially a bad news…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 24, 20180Comments

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Tech Pluto presents you with a never-before Black Friday deal to make your every wish come true. Splurge on offers ranging from social media tools to hosting and sales automation deals. Here is a chance to grab some of the craziest Black Friday deals ever. If you don’t act now you’ll regret. All…

ByTechPluto StaffNovember 23, 20180Comments

Flipkart's former Group CEO Binny Bansal

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Did Binny Bansal filed Police Compliant against woman who caused his Ouster

Barely a month from now the world will be consumed with the nostalgia for all the important events of 2018. And when that happens, Binny Bansal’s abrupt ouster from Flipkart will certainly go down as one of the most shocking events of 2018. As shocking as the event was, now the skeletons tumbling out of…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 23, 20180Comments

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Apple Acquires AI Startup Silk Labs ‘almost secretively’

There is a peculiar way as to how Apple Inc. carries out most of its acquisitions. The acquisition is carried out in a low profile manner and sometimes almost secretively. Continuing with this traditional practice, Apple has now reportedly quietly bought a small AI based startup called Silk Labs. Since the entire process has been carried…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 22, 20180Comments

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