Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp is not planning to use any of the funds raised from a recent sale of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd shares to buy assets put up for sale by Yahoo Inc, SoftBank Presiden…
Oracle hit with whistleblower lawsuit over cloud accounting
Oracle Corp was sued on Wednesday by a former senior finance manager who claimed she was terminated in retaliation for complaining about improper accounting practices in its cloud services business…
Early days, but Apple Pay struggles outside US
More than 18 months after Apple Pay took the United States by storm, the smartphone giant has made only a small dent in the global payments market, snagged by technical challenges, low consumer tak…
The next frontier: After driverless cars, teacherless tuitions!
Illustration by Rohnit Phore What is cosine 30+ sine 30?”; “A boy has 2,500 apples more than Jon. Jon has 200 apples less than George. If George has 700 apples, how many apples are ther…
IIM-A to launch e-learning courses
The institute has tied up with NIIT and Hughes to deliver education in the form of synchronous studio-to-classroom programmes. (Reuters) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is all set…
‘Google tax’ to impact start-ups
Start-ups which are highly dependent on online platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin to drive their business as it is also a cost effective option might now have to pay a tax of 6%.(Re…
Deciphering the selfie culture
A great camera experience brings about a beautiful change in one’s life. Selfie, a phenomenon that has created a raging trend across borders is no unknown territory! A ripple effect of sorts,…
Enjoy pure, clean air
With advanced ultra-silent motors, the Universal 450 is ultra-silent and has very low noise levels while running. (Reuters) Every day we are exposed to smoke, dust and vehicular emissions, and over…
Take your music to a new level
Sony has started becoming more visible across the country right from jogging parks to airports. (Representative image) Sony has been making significant strides in the headphones market in India. Po…
Graphic designer in your pocket
Adobe Spark Most of us lack the skills, time and resources to create something that cuts through the online clutter, but with this app from Adobe you can turn your ideas into impactful social graph…