Business
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Not just tomatoes: Wider range of food items drive 7%-plus inflation
New Delhi: Staples like cereals and pulses are unlikely to offer relief in the near term amid hardening international prices and subdued sowing domestically. This raises the likelihood of inflation remaining above…
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Growing list of Indian-origin CEOs at top firms impresses Elon Musk
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is impressed at the way Indian-origin people have taken over as CEOs of most of the top tech companies, as well as some of…
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Online math learning platform Cuemath lays off 100 more staff: Report
New Delhi: Online math learning platform Cuemath has laid off 100 more employees amid a challenging macroeconomic environment for edtech companies, the media reported on Saturday. Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital…
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WhatsApp scam calls back to haunt Indian users, this time from US
New Delhi: WhatsApp users in India on Saturday witnessed a new wave of scam where cyber-criminals started calling people on the platform from fake US numbers, pretending to be their senior office…
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Rupee falls 8 paise to 82.64 against US dollar on forex outflows, stronger greenback
Mumbai: The rupee on Friday declined by 8 paise to settle at 82.64 against the US dollar, snapping its three-day rally due to forex outflows, a strong American currency and negative equity…
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Zoom’s new feature to let professionals easily create virtual event design
New Delhi: Video conferencing platform Zoom on Friday launched ‘Production Studio’ for Zoom Events and Zoom Sessions, a new feature for event professionals to easily create virtual event design elements for polished,…
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7 in 10 workers are millennials in India: Report
New Delhi: Seven out of 10 employees (about 70 per cent) are millennials in India, and about 22 per cent of millennials in the workforce are females, a new report showed on…
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X introduces new $250 ad credit to lure back advertisers
San Francisco: X (formerly Twitter) has introduced a new $250 ad credit in order to lure back advertisers. “To show our appreciation to the small business community and highlight our recent product…
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T-Mobile announces to lay off about 5K workers
San Francisco: US-based wireless network operator T-Mobile has announced to lay off 5,000 employees, or around seven per cent of its workforce, over the next five weeks. The job cuts will largely…
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Driverless cars worse at detecting kids, dark-skinned individuals on street: Study
London: Researchers have uncovered significant fairness issues related to age and skin color in the detection systems of autonomous vehicles, revealing that children and individuals with darker skin are at more risk…
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20 CEOs at Indian startups quit this year amid regulatory concerns, funding winter
New Delhi: Around 20 CEOs of Indian startups have quit their posts this year to date, amid the deepening funding winter and regulatory concerns, a significantly higher number than previous years, the…
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Alternate financing can capitalise on $500 bn SME credit opportunity in India
New Delhi: Digitised businesses in India have a potential credit demand of $220 billion, out of which $165 billion is serviceable today after adjusting for sick and commercially unviable businesses, a report…