“If I were to anthropomorphize Siri, I would imagine that it would think of me somewhat like a father: someone who wants the best for them, who teaches them, who is occasionally demanding, annoying, or embarrassing, but who loves them and is proud when they do well.” A pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Adam Cheyer has […]
OLabs (The Online Labs) is an educational initiative pioneered by Amrita CREATE, the Center for Research in Advanced Technologies for Education at Amrita University in partnership with CDAC, Mumbai has been officially endorsed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as a teaching aid for all its schools. It enables high-school students to perform virtual […]
After Bengaluru, taxi-hailing app Uber today launched a pilot of its bikesharing product “uberMOTO” in Gurgaon. “Uber today announced a pilot of Uber’s bikesharing product – uberMOTO in Gurgaon… This follows our agreement with the government of Haryana to introduce technology based ride-sharing services in the state,” it said in a statement. The company has […]
WittyFeed.com, a name heard by many but whose story is yet not been told completely! WittyFeed holds a history, which is not only interesting but also inspiring. It is a company that has seen times that has caused many startups to die, it has fought and is now truly an example of hard work and […]
NEW DELHI: Gurgaon-based Baxi will roll out a new feature to help users book rides on the app without using Internet. The bike-taxi hailing app, which offers services in Gurgaon and Faridabad, will make the feature available to its 30,000 users from next week. “All customers that have an Android smartphone without a data connection […]
IANS- The Indian space agency is in the process of getting ready the radio frequency chips for its satellite navigation system, a top official said on Thursday. “We are in the process of developing the front-end chip. The initial version is expected to be ready this year,” A.S. Kiran Kumar, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) […]
“A friend shared her experience that happened to her on a late Saturday night, she was walking down the streets of Hyderabad because she couldn’t find a cab back home. She was complaining she has fished through all the apps for a long time, but was disappointed. It was high time to introduce a service […]
BENGALURU: Ninjacart a Bengaluru-based online platform has raised Rs 20 crore in a funding round led by Accel Partners. The Funding round also saw participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Singapore-based M&S Partners and ZopSmart, the parent of online grocer ZopNow.that connects farmers and brands to retailers, has raised Rs 20 crore in a funding round led by Accel […]
NEW DELHI: Gurgaon-based Baxi will start services in Noida and Ghaziabad in the next few weeks as it expands operations and tap into the booming on-demand motorbike taxi segment. The company, which offers about 3,000 rides a day, is operational in Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana. “Before commencing operations in Gurgaon, we met the authorities […]
The union budget for 2016-17 was a mixed bag for the Indian IT industry and start-ups, which witnessed very few proposals with caveats, the industry’s apex body Nasscom said. “The budget is a mixed for the technology and services sector, as clarification and simplification boost business and more technology adoption in governance is a step […]
29th February, 2016. Bangalore, India: Unitus Seed Fund, India’s most active seed fund supporting startups innovating for the masses, announced its investment in DriveU, a firm that aggregates on-demand drivers for private car owners in India. If Uber and Ola have changed the way people travel in urban India, there has been another creeping gap […]
Shailesh Jain was in the US for his first job when he wanted to buy a saree, but it was not available there. He bumped into his friend Anup Nair and started to discuss the concern with him. And at the end of the conversation, they found a problem to solve! “I and Anup always […]