November 21st, 2018The American software company Autodesk has announced its plans to acquire PlanGrid for $875 million. Autodesk which is based in San Francisco helped move blueprints from paper to the iPad when it launched in 2011.
“There is a huge opportunity to streamline all aspects of construction through digitization and automation. The...
November 15th, 2018Infosys has reportedly announced that it would open a technology and innovation hub in the US state of Texas and hire 500 workers by 2020, its latest expansion in its largest market.
Also, in May 2017, Infosys had said it would hire 10,000 American workers by 2019. So far, the company has hired 6,200 American workers. The company...
November 13th, 2018San Francisco based cab aggregator Lyft has planned to launch a new loyalty program for riders which will be known as Lyft Rewards. The particular program will start rolling out next month to select riders across the U.S.
It will let riders earn points for each dollar spent, which can then be used for upgrades to nicer cars or savings...
November 9th, 2018The retail giant Amazon has launched an Alexa app for Windows 10 computers on the Microsoft Store. Under this, the voice application will allow the PC owners to speak to Alexa to set reminders, timers, alarms; create lists and to-dos; track their calendar appointments; get news, weather and other information; play music; listen to...
October 29th, 2018The multinational IT company IBM has reportedly made the largest software acquisition. The company has acquired US-based software company Red Hat for $34 billion, including debt.
The company is expecting to diversify its technology hardware and consulting business into higher-margin products and services. This particular acquisition...
October 27th, 2018The software giant Microsoft has reportedly reacquired its position as the second most valuable US company on Friday. This happened after Amazon showed a disappointing quarterly report as the company wiped $65 billion off the online retailer's market capitalization.
The company that tops the list is Apple with over $1 trillion after...
October 24th, 2018US startup Cloudflare whose software makes websites load faster and with greater security is planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) that could value it at more than $3.5 billion.
The company is expecting to go public in the first half of next year, joining a string of software and internet firms seeking to tap the...
October 18th, 2018The iPhone maker Apple has launched its online tool for the users in the United States and some other countries with the help of which the users can download, change or delete all the data that the iPhone maker has collected on them.
Apple has updated its privacy website with the tool, which was rolled out earlier this year for...
October 11th, 2018With the community-based GPS Navigation App called Waze, Google will start to offer its pay-to-carpool service throughout the US. This is a step towards reducing the commute-time congestion for which the app has been basically designed.
This expansion is built upon a carpooling system that Waze began testing two years ago. Initially,...
October 8th, 2018The US-based popular travel agency Thomas Cook is eyeing to acquire 24% stake in Mumbai-based Traveljunkie, which recommends destinations and help people plan their trips and book activities, hotels and flights.
The startup Traveljunkie basically serves people traveling to Thailand, Indonesia and Turkey. The company was founded in...
October 5th, 2018The popular co-working firm WeWork which is based in the US has launched 'WeWork Labs' in India. This has been done to help early-stage startups in the country get access to investment, resources and mentorship from its global network of members to help these fledgling companies expand their business.
Apart from this, the service...
October 3rd, 2018Amazon has announced that the company is reportedly raising the minimum wage for all its United States employees to $15 which will be effective from next month.
The raise is applicable for part-time workers and those hired through temporary agencies. The company mentioned that it would also persuade Washington to raise the federal...
