The microblogging platform had received a number of takedown requests from India over the past few months around content that the government termed as misinformation around farmer protests and the Covid-19 pandemic
Seksaria started his career in TCS in 1999 and spent his early years in consulting assignments involving regulatory compliance and M&A spin-offs
The social media giant had, earlier this week, announced a $10 million grant for emergency response efforts for Covid-19 situation in the country
"There should be free flow of information, we should hear voices of citizen," said a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud, and asked the Centre, states and all DGPs not to take any action against anyone posting a shortage of oxygen, beds or doctors as spreading rumour.
The company said its businesses across the globe are looking to procure oxygen concentrators and other equipment India needs
The e-commerce colossus is among the internet giants whose businesses thrived as precautions against Covid-19 led people around the world to go online for work, school, shopping and socializing.
Finnable has built a digital lending platform that approves loans in real-time to customers who are unable to approach the banks for their immediate loan requirement
Revenues of the Pune-headquartered company were up 20.2% to Rs 1,113.35 crore and up 20.3% at $152.82 million in dollar terms.
Wipro had forecast earlier that it expects revenue to grow 2-4% in the range of $2.19 billion to $2.23 billion, as global clients signed up the company to transform their technology and shift to digital.
To put the spotlight on credible conversation on the pandemic in India, Twitter has launched a dedicated Covid-19 hub that one can navigate to via the Explore tab.
Known for its work with the Central Intelligence Agency and other government bodies, Palantir went public in September and has gained more than two-and-a-half times its debut price.
Phonon offers a complete suite of conversational AI-driven contact centre solutions with integration on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Twitter posted revenues and user numbers mostly in line with analyst estimates in stark contrast to the better performing digital ad firms like Facebook and Alphabet.
The subscriber shortfall in the last quarter points to how the streaming pioneer is naturally losing the ability to add so many customers.
Downloads have gone up by about 50% as physical and mental well-being takes centre stage.
In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Tata-BigBasket deal; Byju's may land new funds; and GreyOrange eyes US listing.
Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, shoppers have relied increasingly on Amazon for delivery of home staples, and the company sees this trend continuing post-pandemic, particularly for groceries.
The artificial intelligence robotics company may be valued at $1.5-1.7 billion
A startup that has listed on the IGP platform can migrate to the mainboard provided the company meets several conditions, including a profit of at least Rs 15 crore in the last three years
Dealers in the grey market said the company could be valued at more than Rs 53,000 crore.
Marc Benioff, among the pioneers of cloud-based software and created an industry, is also involved in philanthropy in the United States.
This comes on the backdrop of the Indian government sending notices to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others asking to block over 100 posts which seemed to be criticising the government's handling of the Coronavirus pandemic in India.
Software-as-a-Service (Saas) and cloud management and security services will show double-digit growth in India for the first time
Facebook said it barred the hashtag by mistake and not at the behest of the government, without elaborating. Facebook periodically blocks hashtags for a variety of reasons, some manually but many also based on automated internal guidelines.
Tata Digital is likely to buy out Alibaba, which holds 27.58% stake and Actis LLP, which acquired several portfolios of scandal-hit Abraaj Group.
Apple registered more than one million shipments for two consecutive quarters to India for the first time in Oct-Dec and Jan-March, according to market research firm Counterpoint Research.
Singapore’s sovereign fund Temasek wrote a cheque of $120 million as upGrad’s first external investor this week.
Apple had thrived through the coronavirus pandemic as home-bound consumers stocked up on electronic devices and signed up for paid apps and services for fitness and music, and sales shot up even higher as Apple released 5G iPhone models last fall.
A surge in digital ad spending during the pandemic when consumers shopped online, along with higher ad prices, helped Facebook revenue surge 48%
In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: CoWin faces tech glitches again; Zomato's historic IPO; and FirstCry plans Thrasio-like investment venture
The resulting furore on social media grew louder as even those who managed to register soon discovered there were no appointments available for people below 45 years
Almost 88% of early-stage ventures are looking to raise funds in the next 3-6 months, the survey showed
The country's largest venture will have capital committed by SoftBank , TPG and Premji Invest
The latest round values the company at $400 million post-money and will help expand its reach further into rural markets
In order to extend quarantine and care facilities for its employees, the Mumbai-headquartered IT services company has set up Covid Care Centers across 11 cities in India.
IBM has donated funds for 2,500 oxygen concentrators and is working with local partners to fund emergency hospital beds in communities where its teams live and work.
Zomato reported Rs 1,367.65 crore in revenue for the period April 1 to Dec 31, 2020, while its losses in the same period added up to Rs 684.15 crore.
The exchange will enable brands to reach premium mobile users, with ads that blend into the game environment.
InfoBeans is a digital transformation and product engineering firm, and has over 950 employees across the United States, Europe and Asia.
Prices of oxygen concentrators, oximeters and nebulisers have surged 50-100% over the past ten days, with a huge demand-supply mismatch amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
The global dominance of Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store has been criticised by some app makers for mandatory revenue sharing payments and strict inclusive rules by both companies.
Eutelsat, a geo-stationary satellite operator, will be a significant equity partner and enjoy similar governance rights to the UK government and Bharti Global, who co-own OneWeb.
Freshworks plans to confidentially submit paperwork for the offering to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.
During the hearing, Match's Chief Legal Officer Jared Sine said a Google executive had called Match to ask why Sine's planned testimony, which had just been released, deviated from previous comments the dating company had made.
Current plans to use the new funds raised to expand its product portfolio, including cryptocurrencies.
With pandemic restrictions easing across the world, people are dialing down time spent on social media, but a boom in ad spending by companies helped soften the hit from tepid user growth.
People working and studying from home bought new PCs and video consoles, spurring Microsoft Windows operating system and video game businesses.
With online consumer activity remaining elevated in the first quarter, Alphabet beat analysts' revenue estimates and nearly surpassed the sales record it set in the fourth quarter.
Apple is gearing up for an epic battle with Facebook over its new policy on better protecting the personal data of iPhone users.
