A smart alarm clock for the bedside table, doing more than just alarms, isn’t exactly a novelty in smart homes. Amazon has been doing these compact displays for a while now, and to good effect. The generations of Echo Show 5 testify to that. Lenovo, in fact, has had someContinue Reading
Hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said Wednesday. The breach “will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing and doxxing,” Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock, wrote onContinue Reading
Alex Mashinsky, a co-founder of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network who prosecutors allege bilked investors out of billions, is a serial entrepreneur who has portrayed himself as a modern-day Robin Hood. Mashinsky, 57, fraudulently promoted Celsius as a safe alternative to banks, while concealing that it was losing hundreds ofContinue Reading
Carrying on with the tradition at the beginning of every year, the tech journey in 2023 also started with the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The four-day event in Las Vegas is now Live, with a wide focus on technology on show that includes new televisions, larger-than-usual laptops, next generationContinue Reading
Ghazal Alagh, co-founder of Mamaearth, has denied claims of the firm’s “disastrous” valuation demand ahead of its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), making the rounds on the internet. “We have not quoted or subscribed to the valuation numbers which are getting mentioned in various posts on social media,” the company’sContinue Reading
Google is preparing to approach India’s Supreme Court within days to try to block a ruling by the country’s antitrust watchdog that will force the U.S. company to change how it markets its Android platform, two people familiar with its strategy told Reuters. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) inContinue Reading
Corporate India is indicating cautious hiring in the March quarter of 2023 as concerns rise over possible recession and steady inflation, a survey said on Thursday. According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, based on interviews with nearly 3,030 public and private employers, hiring intentions will decrease in the quarterContinue Reading
The Sensex lost more than 460 points, wiping off the early gains after reaching an intraday high of 60,877, and was trading at 60,190. In the meantime, the Nifty50 index was trading near the 17,900 mark. From the Sensex pack, Engineers India, Sundram Fasteners, CEAT, Jindal Saw, Balkrishna Industries areContinue Reading
Amazon.com Inc. is laying off more than 18,000 employees — a significantly bigger number than previously planned — in the latest sign that a technology slump is deepening. Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy announced the move in a memo to staff Wednesday, saying it followed the company’s annual planning process.Continue Reading
Reacting to Suhail Sameer’s resignation as the CEO of BharatPe, its co-founder and former MD Ashneer Grover, who resigned from his position in March last year, took to Twitter to share a poem, in which he described Sameer as ‘nalla’ and said Shashvat Nakarni, the founder, should ‘man up andContinue Reading