LIC launches online facility for policy premium payment through WhatsApp BotLIC introduced a WhatsApp bot service on May 9, 2025, enabling policyholders to pay premiums online. Customers registered on the LIC portal...
10 May, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
OpenAI backs Indian startup Vahan's tech to automate blue-collar hiring with voice AIBengaluru-based startup Vahan uses OpenAI’s GPT-4o to power an AI recruiter that helps India’s informal workers find jobs via phone calls. ...
05 May, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
When Satya Nadella said he should visit his alma materSatya Nadella, Microsoft chairman and CEO, was happy to hear that the 6,000 students at Manipal Academy for Higher Education were using Git...
11 Jan, 2025, 06.32 PM IST
B2B commerce startup NowPurchase raises $6 million in a mix of equity and debtNowPurchase, a SaaS-enabled marketplace for metal manufacturers, has secured $6 million in funding led by Info Edge Ventures. The funds wil...
19 Sep, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
Bescom launches revamped app for ease of EV chargingThe EV Mitra allows users to personalise their experience, provides information about charging stations, including location, availability a...
10 Sep, 2024, 07.23 PM IST
Meet India's brightest young minds: Forbes unveils '30 under 30' Asia listForbes recently unveiled its 9th edition of the "30 Under 30 Asia" list, showcasing young leaders and innovators under 30 across the Asia-P...
17 May, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
AI content platform Writesonic's biz grows five-fold so far this fiscalArtificial intelligence content platform Writesonic's business jumped five-fold this fiscal so far, mainly due to faster content generation...
10 Mar, 2023, 05.02 PM IST
CASHe partners with Jio Haptik to launch automated instant credit disbursals on WhatsAppHaptik’s advanced Conversational Commerce capabilities and CASHe’s AI-powered bot that matches the user’s inputs and automatically facilita...
29 Nov, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
Route Mobile targets twin acquisitions by end-FY23 to grow digital security business“As digital adoption, especially for banking and payments increases, so does the risk of digital fraud….we as communication platform servic...
12 Sep, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
B2B marketplace NowPurchase picks up $2.4 million in funding led by Orios, othersNowPurchase said it will use the funds towards expanding its procurement business by establishing a global supplier base and expanding into...
25 Jan, 2022, 01.33 PM IST
Mumbai Indians get most-engagement on Facebook, beat sports teams like Manchester United and FC BarcelonaMI have successfully defended their crown in in the digital arena.
28 Dec, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
International Fact-Checking Network launches a WhatsApp bot to fight Covid-19 misinformationThe IFCN's bot provides users with a global directory of fact-checking organizations. The system is capable of identifying the user's count...
04 May, 2020, 07.49 PM IST
Layoff season: IT staff head to school to stay in the reckoning“The growing realisation among Indian workforce that reskilling is the only way to stay competitive led to a 37% increase in registrations ...
21 Jun, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
Bhavin Turakhia to raise $25 million to build FlockFlock will integrate third-party apps that help in work-related tasks such as conducting a poll, assigning 'to-do' tasks to a team, setting...
20 Dec, 2016, 02.36 PM IST
There's a new home monitoring robot, and you can get it on AmazonRiley, the AppBot, has an integrated night vision camera, a five-megapixel image sensor, motion detection, a loudspeaker and a microphone.
09 Aug, 2016, 02.22 PM IST
For some startups, apps are making way for chat-botsChat-bots are computer programmes that use AI to ‘converse’ with people using text messages – they answer queries, track consumer preferenc...
30 Apr, 2016, 04.35 AM IST
Gupshup launches bot builder platformThe bot is automatically hosted with a one click deploy process. Post-launch monitoring and tracking of bots has also been automated.
27 Apr, 2016, 02.04 AM IST