Athik Saleh
Sub-Editor
20 Jan 2023
BusinessSwiggy fires 380 employees amid 'challenging economic conditions'
Food and grocery delivery platform Swiggy has become the latest of India's start-ups to fire employees. In a bid to rationalize its business amid ongoing funding winter, the company has laid off 380 staffers.
20 Jan 2023
BusinessCryptocurrency prices: Today's rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Shiba Inu, Tether
Bitcoin has climbed 1% in the past 24 hours to trade at $21,027.11. Compared to last week, it is 11.5% up.
20 Jan 2023
BusinessNetflix appoints new CEOs as co-founder Reed Hastings steps down
A new chapter has begun at Netflix. Co-founder Reed Hastings has decided to step down from his role as CEO, a position he held for over two decades during which the company grew from a rent-by-mail DVD service to an entertainment behemoth.
20 Jan 2023
TechnologyGoogle upgrades end-to-end encryption for group chats on Messages
Google's RCS is touted as the future of text messaging. Last December, the company rolled out end-to-end encryption to group chats in Google Messages.
19 Jan 2023
BusinessSupreme Court rejects Google's appeal against CCI Android antitrust ruling
Google's Android dominance in India might be nearing an end. On Thursday, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruling which denied the tech giant a stay in the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) order imposing a penalty of Rs. 1,337.76 crore.
19 Jan 2023
Technology#NewsBytesExplainer: Tracing Google's progress in AI and ML so far
The world is going gaga over ChatGPT and its potential. Many see it as the end of Google's dominance in search.
19 Jan 2023
BusinessSensex slips 187 points, Nifty barely holds 18,100 mark
On Thursday, major indices of the stock market ended in red with the Sensex settling at 60,858.43 points and the Nifty closing at 18,107.85 points.
19 Jan 2023
BusinessFalling revenue and estranged advertisers leave Twitter in a turmoil
Twitter has been struggling financially. Its new CEO-cum-owner Elon Musk has been trying to turn around the company's fortunes, but it seems that those moves are yet to bear fruit.
19 Jan 2023
BusinessCryptocurrency prices: Today's rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Shiba Inu
Bitcoin has lost 2.1% in the last 24 hours, trading at $20,827.18. It is up 15.7% from last week.
18 Jan 2023
Business5G smartphone shipments in India to grow by 70%: Report
Looks like India's 5G smartphone market is staring at a fruitful 2023. As per a report by CyberMedia Research (CMR), the market is expected to expand by 70% year-over-year by the end of CY23.
18 Jan 2023
BusinessSensex gains 390 points, Nifty settles above 18,150 mark
On Wednesday, the stock market had a bearish opening but witnessed a surge later. The Sensex jumped 0.64% to 61,045.74 points, while the Nifty climbed 0.62% to 18,165.35 points.
18 Jan 2023
BusinessAdani Enterprises files papers for India's largest FPO: Key facts
Adani Enterprises has filed papers for a follow-on public offer (FPO) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The company aims to raise a whopping Rs. 20,000 crore through the FPO.
18 Jan 2023
BusinessTwitter's woes continue: Revenue falls 40% as interest payment nears
Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, he has been on a mission to find new revenue-generating opportunities for the platform. It seems that he is yet to hit the gold in that regard.
18 Jan 2023
BusinessToday's cryptocurrency prices: Rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Shiba Inu, Tether
Bitcoin has risen 0.7% over the last 24 hours to trade at $21,289.53. It is up 22.1% from last week.
18 Jan 2023
BusinessGoogle launches its own UPI soundbox; piloting in select locations
With Indians embracing UPI payments wholeheartedly, busy point-of-sale activity is a regular sight in Indian shops. It is hard to keep a track of UPI transactions with the usual hustle and bustle in India.
17 Jan 2023
BusinessGlobal recession risk is high, warns World Economic Forum
To the long list of organizations and people that expect a recession this year, we can add the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Community of Chief Economists.