Health care, generative AI among major bets, in talks with Indian telcos for OpenRAN: Rakuten India CEOFrom around 100 employees in 2016, to housing 2000 people in its largest office outside Tokyo, the Indian arm of Rakuten, the Japanese tech...
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ED raids CoinSwitch Kuber; car makers scramble for EV talentCoinSwitch, which is backed by the likes of Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital India, has over 18 million registered users. According ...
Japanese etailer Rakuten opens group’s largest overseas office in BengaluruLocated at Cubbon Park, Rakuten - Crimson House Bengaluru is a 20-storeyed building with a capacity for housing over 3,000 employees.
Jio's own 5G tech may help cut network rollout costs by 10-15%: AnalystsWhile hardware such as RAN (radio access network) still constitutes half of an operator’s capital expenditure, the share of software is exp...
We will continue to focus on cost management and better performance of subsidiaries: Tech Mahindra‘While the setback may last through calendar year 2020, it can become better from now on.’
Uber is said to seal $3.1 billion deal to buy Careem in daysCareem was valued at about $1 billion in a 2016 funding round, making it one of the most valuable technology startups in the Middle East.
SoftBank Corp books quarterly profit jump, points to 5G-driven growthInvestors are looking for reassurance that the telco can keep its promise of paying 85% profit in dividends.
Retail captives in India log double-digit growth in FY18Experts say the growing importance of technology is driving the growth of investment in third-party centres.
Employees get the unkindest cut in Snapdeal 2.0 rebootMany employees are being asked to leave without notice on 1 month's salary and a month's severance package, as opposed to 3 mths severance ...
Germany's Kreditech gets $120 million from PayU for India PlayKreditech gives long-duration, large-ticket loans to consumers with lower purchasing power and uses its own technology to underwrite loans.l
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We believe in net neutrality, says Talmon Marco, CEO, ViberViber, which was sold to Japan's e-commerce major Rakuten in February, is open to acquisitions in India for technology and deeper market ac...
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