‘Digital Graffiti’ on Mapbox highlights the pitfalls of open dataThe problem stemmed from Mapbox, an eight-year-old startup that consolidates geographic data from hundreds of different sources to help com...
03 Sep, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
Google vs the Rest: Nobody wants to let the tech giant win war for Maps all over againAutonomous cars require powerful sensors to see and advanced software to think. They especially need up-to-the-minute maps of every conceiv...
22 Feb, 2018, 10.17 AM IST
Pokemon craze sparks search for ships, alien creaturesThe runaway popularity of the app where users roam real world places in search of virtual pocket monsters has focused developers on the pot...
11 Aug, 2016, 10.28 AM IST
Chennai rains: Indian startups like Zomato, Paytm and Ola kickstart relief measures for those stuckZomato is encouraging users to donate meals in Chennai on its app. A meal for 2 costs Rs 100, and the company has tied up with local NGOs t...
03 Dec, 2015, 03.40 AM IST
Twitter opens free mobile app development suite 'Fabric' to partnersTwitter has announced a handful of fixe to make its platform friendlier for not only users and corporates but also third party application ...
22 Oct, 2015, 02.49 PM IST
Facebook cancelled a student's internship after he highlighted a massive privacy issueA Harvard student created a Google Chrome plugin that highlighted serious privacy flaws in the social network Facebook's messaging service.
13 Aug, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
Global venture-funded mapping startup Mapbox brings India’s landscapes onlineAs venture-funded startups from elsewhere are following their forebears in setting up shop here, one startup is challenging that dynamic.
26 Jun, 2015, 05.29 PM IST
Bengaluru's work culture stands up for an ergonomical changeMany employees prefer to work at standing workstations as it helps them focus better.
21 May, 2015, 01.44 PM IST
Soon, a one-person startup could be worth $1 billion & moreThose companies can focus on what they do best – and that advantage might be delivered (as it was in the cases of Instagram and WhatsApp) b...
08 May, 2015, 09.51 AM IST