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March 2, 2016 The battle of Indian Internet unicorns
Photo: iStock “I believe that whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you…stranger,” so says the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. What he really means is not all change makes you stronger or better. Some changes leave a scar, or break us from the inside. When looked at from the perspective of Internet companies, […]
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March 2, 2016 Tiger Global invests $10 million in online videos creator The Viral Fever
A file photo of TVF co-founder Biswapati Sarkar. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint Mumbai: Tiger Global Management Llc has invested $10 million (Rs.65.6 crore) in popular online video content creator ‘The Viral Fever’ (TVF), picking up a significant minority stake in the firm, according to filings made by the company with the registrar of companies (RoC). The […]
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March 2, 2016 The teacher with a million-dollar plan
Robin Chaurasiya, one of the 10 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize 2016. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint Mumbai: Robin Chaurasiya, one of the 10 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize 2016, knows what she is going to do with her million dollars if she wins—she will share it with the nine others. “They all need the […]
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March 2, 2016 National flag only one of the many plans Smriti Irani has for universities
A file photo of HRD minister Smriti Irani. Photo: PTI On Thursday, Union minister of human resource development Smriti Irani chaired a conference of 46 central university vice-chancellors at Surajkund, Haryana. There were several resolutions passed unanimously at the conference. While one of the proposals, the mandatory flying of the flag, dominated most of the […]
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March 1, 2016 Meet the first Indian start-ups to adopt IBM Watson platform
A file photo of IBM’s headquarters in Armonk, New York. Kartik Mohla, a graduate in management information systems, used to work at an US investment bank before he came back to India to join his family business that helps companies boost the skills and productivity of their employees. Now, he is the CEO of InspireOne […]
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March 1, 2016 Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has the best hand in India’s e-commerce game
A file photo of Jeff Bezos. Bezos is piling up his chips while counting aloud, so his opponents can watch and hear clearly. Photo: AFP There are four rounds of betting in poker—pocket, flop, turn and river. In my bookThe Golden Tap— The inside story of hyper-funded Indian startups, I write about the Indian e-commerce […]
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February 29, 2016 Debate and drama: What the Congress expects from this session of Parliament
Photo Credit: Adnan Abidi/Reuters 16.6K Total Views President Pranab Mukherjee flagged off the Budget Session on Tuesday with a joint address to both Houses, in which he said that Parliament was a place for debate and discussion, not disruption or obstruction. Just before the session began, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the Opposition to utilise […]
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February 28, 2016 The Best Indian Mobile Games from Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore
Last week, at Pocket Gamer Connects (PGC) Bangalore, we got to check out a ton of games from Indian developers, both upcoming and well established. PGC is one of the world’s biggest mobile gaming conferences, and included talks from developers from around the world, and the Very Big Indie Pitch event, where developers stood to […]
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February 28, 2016 The iota Lite by Cube26 Is an Affordable Smart Bulb
Thanks to cartoons like The Jetsons on Cartoon Network, we’ve grown up with the idea of a future home where all gadgets are connected and smarter than anything we’re used to right now. Whether it’s food at the press of a button, lights that know your schedule and switch on and off on their own, […]
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February 28, 2016 Homido Mini Is a Cheap VR Headset That’s Even Simpler Than the Google Cardboard
The Homido Mini is a small, easy to use, and extremely portable virtual reality ‘headset’ for mobile devices that works with apps that support Google Cardboard. It’s reasonably cheap, and you can use it to very easily showcase VR experiences without having to carry around a large boxy cardboard headset, which makes it a great […]
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February 28, 2016 Deadpool Is the Ultimate Date Movie for Your Bromance
Of late, you’ll find Deadpool just about everywhere, and he’s become one of those characters that even non-comic book fans will recognise. Deadpool also has an excellent video game to his name that manages to mix together humour and mayhem with elan. As a movie character though, he’s had a less successful past – we […]
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February 27, 2016 Get Great Deals Wherever You Go With the Little App
The next time you’re visiting a mall and want to grab a cup of coffee, you might want to pull out the Little app on your phone first instead. The app helps you find nearby deals that range from restaurants, multiplexes, hotels, gyms, and more. On its site, the developer has stated that it has […]
