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Room for less: Could short-stay hotels be the next big thing in hospitality?Hourly Hotels: This works on a pay-for-use model where guests pay only for the duration they need a room — typically 3-9 hours. The busines...
The safe keepers: Inside India's booming locker economyIndia’s locker economy is booming amid rising gold prices and household wealth. While banks remain the preferred repository, private vault ...
Amazon's Jeff Bezos shares one mindset you need to start a company, world's No. 3 richest man says, 'If you get half your job to be fun...'Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and tech billionaire, has admitted that work cannot be enjoyable all the time, adding that even afe=ter stepping...
New wave of curiosity about space among children; over 200 space startups have come up: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged Shubhanshu Shukla's return from the ISS. He noted children's growing interest in space and the ri...
Gurgaon employee fired in just 20 days for being ‘too punctual’ and having tea with colleaguesA newly hired employee at a Gurgaon startup was fired after 20 days, accused of having an attitude problem and being seen smoking and drink...
Conversations improve with age!This week, there has been much talk about a young protege of Ratan Tata launching a startup to provide companionship to the elderly in Mumb...
Musk mutes Twitter; Swiggy acquires Dineout"Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,...
As coronavirus engulfs India, diaspora watches with despairIn the U.S., where half of the adult population has gotten at least one COVID-19 shot, the talk has been of reopening, moving forward and h...
ETtech Evening Briefing on Feb. 5, 2021: ‘One Nation One Ombudsman’ for e-paymentsRBI announces new measures to strengthen India’s payments ecosystem. Supreme Court refuses to entertain a plea against WhatsApp’s proposed ...
ETtech Morning Dispatch on 29 Jan. 2021: Top tech news to start your dayFrom the rise and fall of ByteDance in the country to Indian punters getting onto the GameStop gravy train, here's a look at the top tech n...
Covid-19: How the deadly virus hints at a looming financial crisisCovid-19 has created not just a health emergency but a financial crisis. It could not have come at a worse time for India, already in the m...
A new breed of filmmakers are banking on tech-based startups for talent recruitmentIn an industry that relies heavily on personal networks or bad old nepotism to bring artists onboard a project, these apps may seem futile ...
Uber’s London ban marks global backlash for ride-hailing giantsFor Uber, the loss of its license in London puts one of its biggest markets outside of the U.S at risk. The regulator found unlicensed user...
Online dating startups now offering to match political ideologiesAfter Donald Trump's election as the US president, many dating sites have emerged for political ideas match-making.
Elevated thinking? Our planners never cease to surprise usThe horror of the proposed steel monstrosity brought out peaceful Bengalureans to the streets.
How algorithms will drive the growth of e-commerce in the futureAlgorithms are the secret sauce of internet companies. They are getting better and better at predicting and influencing human behaviour.
Yuvraj Singh funded YouWeCan Ventures becomes limited partner in media-focused venture capital fundThis will be the early-stage investor's first investment in a fund, a departure from its strategy of making direct investments in ventures.
Air pollution: Why a clutch of expats in Delhi are moving back homeCO2 level in Delhi is so high that a Californian breeze would seem like a breath of fresh air (cities in California are amongst the US’ mos...