SC postpones WhatsApp hearing on Facebook plea
The Supreme Court today postponed the hearing against messaging platform WhatsApp on Facebook’s plea to transfer the case ....
Snapchat parent opens India office, to build local team
US-headquartered Snap Inc, which owns multimedia messaging platform Snapchat, has launched India operations by opening an office ....
Naspers leads $125 mn funding round in social commerce platform Meesho
Social commerce app Meesho has raised $125 million in a funding round, led by South African consumer internet group Naspers. The ....
WhatsApp global head stresses on keeping messages private
Messaging platform WhatsApp is committed to keeping conversations private, global head Will Cathcart said while addressing ....
Facebook, T-Hub shortlist 10 AI-focused startups for accelerator programme
Social media behemoth Facebook Inc and the Telangana government-backed startup facilitator T-Hub announced the second edition ....
ByteDance to back local content firms; Facebook may be able to launch WhatsApp Pay soon
TikTok owner ByteDance is scouting investment in local content platforms to capture newer audiences, while Amazon has made a soft ....
Exclusive: Edtech unicorn Byju’s to raise $150mn, valuation to cross $5bn
Edtech unicorn Byju’s, run by Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd, is raising another $150 million (Rs 1,035 crore at current rate) ....
InMobi morphs into holding company, slots its three verticals into new structure: Report
Mobile marketing and advertising platform InMobi has created a holding company with three independent entities for its core businesses, ....
Exclusive: Falcon Edge-backed mobility startup Bounce in talks to raise $50 mn for EV push
Wickedride Adventure Services Pvt Ltd, the Bengaluru-based company that operates dockless urban mobility platform Bounce, is lining ....
US Congress asks Facebook to pause Libra; UK regulator proposes ban on crypto-derivatives
Facebook seems to be getting a lot of tough questions just weeks after it announced that it would be launching its own cryptocurrency, ....
Facebook India to work with VC funds for boosting small & medium biz
Facebook India will collaborate with venture capital (VC) funds to accelerate the growth of small and medium businesses ....
Facebook looking for digital coin head; IT firms shrug blame for aircraft malfunction: Reports
Facebook is on a hunt to find an expert to run the Libra project, its newly launched digital blockchain currency, according to ....
Facebook-backed Meesho may raise up to $130 mn from Naspers: Report
Social commerce platform Meesho is in talks with South African tech conglomerate Naspers to raise $120-130 million (about Rs 827-896 ....
Razorpay founders tighten control on board; Facebook invests $25 mn in Meesho
In a bid to ascertain better control over the board, the founders of online payment gateway startup Razorpay have amended the ....
Infosys to continue investing in Sikka-era acquisitions; Wipro to buy emerging-tech firms
Information technology (IT) services and consultancy major Infosys said that the company will continue to invest in acquisitions ....
Funding roundup: Large bets on three sectors lift deal value above $350 mn
A string of big-ticket transactions propelled the value of deals past the $350-million mark in the third week of June. This marked ....
Paytm Money looks to raise $1.2 bn; Snapdeal-ShopClues deal hits a wall
Paytm Money Ltd, the wealth management arm of digital payments company Paytm, is planning to raise as much as $1.2 billion in ....
Facebook's new cryptocurrency Libra to arrive in 2020
Social networking giant Facebook on Tuesday said that it would launch a cryptocurrency wallet service called Calibra next year ....
L&T seeks three Mindtree board seats; Wipro to lose two long-serving execs: Reports
Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has written to Mindtree seeking three seats on its board as the engineering giant presses ahead with ....
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal meets stakeholders from e-commerce, tech firms
Means to monitor use of data and threats from foreign competition were some of the key aspects of discussion in a meeting conducted ....
India among top visa appliers for UK tech; Facebook finds backers for its cryptocurrency
India has figured among countries that have made the most number of visa applications for the United Kingdom’s technology ....