Mumbai : The upcoming monetary policy review coupled with macro-economic data points will influence the trajectory of key equity indices in the week ahead. Market observers said that even direction of foreign fund flows, rupee's movement against the US dollar as well...
Singapore-based BIGO announces $100 mn investment in India
New Delhi : Singapore-based social media platform BIGO Technology on Monday announced an investment of over $100 million to expand its business in India in the next three years, creating nearly 1,000 jobs. As part of the investment, the internet company will start a...
New Samsung Galaxy S series coming with industry-first features
San Francisco : Samsung, which unveiled its highly-successful Galaxy S series in 2010, is all set to launch new flagship devices on the 10th anniversary of the S series with never-heard-before features here on February 20. The core of Samsung's lineup will stay the...
Amazon leads $700mn investment in electric truck startup
San Francisco : US online retail giant Amazon is leading a $700-million funding round for electric truck startup Rivian Automotive, Rivian has said. The latest funds will help produce its first all-electric vehicles -- the R1T pickup truck and the seven-seat R1S SUV,...
Tesla acquires battery technology group Maxwell for $218 mn
San Francisco : Electric car maker Tesla has acquired US-based energy storage company Maxwell Technologies in an all-stock deal valued at $218 million, a deal aimed at helping the electric automaker improve its batteries and lower costs as more competitors enter the...
OPPO A7: Impressive selfie camera, good battery life (Tech Review)
New Delhi : Riding on the success of its latest popular "F" series smartphone -- "F9 Pro" -- Chinese smartphone maker OPPO recently launched its new offering in the "A" series" -- the "A7" -- for Rs 16,990 in India. The dual-SIM handset comes with a water-drop notched...
Paytm rolls out women exclusive ‘Social Community Platform’
New Delhi : Paytm's domestic parent company One97 Communications on Thursday introduced a "Social Community Platform" exclusively for women as an interactive social feed, in partnership with an online womens community -- "Sheroes". This is an interactive social feed...
Samsung’s next flagship smartphone to have industry-leading display technology
By Rachel V. Thomas, Seoul : Samsung, a global leader in display technology, is confident of coming up with an industry-leading display technology in its next flagship smartphone, a top executive said here on Wednesday. According to Harksang Kim, Senior Vice President...
‘Sustainability new marketing term for Indian designers’
By Nivedita, New Delhi : Indian designers are putting their creativity to use not just to promote textiles and handlooms, but to also push sustainable fashion. This, in many ways, has become a new "marketing term" in the fashion industry, the young talent of the...
Amazon invests $10mn to support US recycling infrastructure
San Francisco : Amazon on Tuesday announced a new investment of $10 million in Closed Loop Fund (CLF) to support recycling infrastructure in the US aimed at cutting the amount of waste treated at landfills. Amazon said its investment will increase the availability of...