The value of private equity (PE)-backed mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India reached a six-year low during the first seven months of the current calendar year, amid ongoing global uncertainties. The total value of these deals stood at $6.2 billion during the period, down from $9 billion in the same period last year, and lower than the $14 billion recorded during the corresponding period in 2019, according to data from LSEG Deals Intelligence. PE funds pool capital from investors, including high-net-worth individuals, to invest in high-return opportunities.
Google's Chrome OS will soon challenge the software giant's stranglehold in the operating system market.
With 60 per cent of India's online audience logging on to social networks, according to online audience measurement and analytics platform ViziSense, the introduction of Google's latest social networking site, Google+, has made Facebook and Orkut users sit up and take notice.
The search giant's music streaming service in India is priced a third lower than the iPhone maker's subscription fee.
Although the third quarter of financial year (2023-2024) FY24 (Q3FY24) was marginally below expectations, Info Edge (India) is witnessing strong investment trends and hitting new highs. The big driver is optimism about a pickup in the jobs market, which benefits Naukri.com and could mean upgrades in Q4FY24 expectations. The JobSpeak Index, which Naukri.com releases on a monthly basis, is showing a "transformative shift".
The two new Pixel phones are finally available in India.
Sardesai, who was considered India's best batsman against spin bowling, died in Mumbai on June 2, 2007.
The TIME 100 AI list is an interesting assortment of titans. Indians make up about 20 per cent of the coveted list, which is pretty commendable, notes Sandeep Goyal.
In major reshuffle, Google CEO Larry Page has transferred leadership of all core Google products over to Pichai
Today's doodle, illustrated by Sudeepti Tucker, shows Sarabhai with her signature parasol while her students are dancing on stage.
Google's spokeswoman Marsha Wang told China Daily on Thursday that the company had not ordered its domestic advertising agents to stop doing business.
The Android Device Manager will allow users to ring their device.
Users can now see how voracious news reader they are by earning Google News badges.
Google was using Tata Trust's rural network for the same
Apple Inc and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle all patent litigation between them over smartphones, ending one of the highest-profile lawsuits in technology.
In a sign that Internet snooping by enforcement authorities may be declining, India made an average of about 13 requests a day to Google to access personal web details of users during July-December last year.
The new feature is designed to make Web pages faster.
The objective of the campaign is to help Indian users save time, by showing how they can get instant and to-the-point answers to their most common queries.
Apps from CNN, Elle, Tumblr and Evernote are among half-dozen new apps for Glass unveiled during Google's annual developer conference.
The 100,000 square-foot campus was designed by architect Frank Gehry.
Google Glass is worn like conventional glasses, but that combines a computerised central processing unit, touch-pad, display screen, high-definition camera, microphone, bone-conduction transducer, and wireless connectivity.
Google TV follows Apple and Microsoft whose attempts have not been a roaring success.
Google TV follows Apple and Microsoft whose attempts have not been a roaring success.
If one searches for Trump Tower on Google Maps, they will not find that exact name there. Instead, they will find "Dump Tower," WPIX-TV reported.
In EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who has kickstarted the long-pending anti-trust investigation into Google, the internet search giant may have finally met its match.
The Android Wear project is open to software makers to create apps for the watches, putting Google at the forefront of efforts to jumpstart the nascent wearable computing market.
Google will build its largest campus outside the Unites States in Hyderabad.
It passes user info to the app developer.
Post elections, the company has been making frequent visits to various ministries, including the IT ministry, commerce ministry, as well as different agencies to get the hang of things in the administration.
On Thursday, Google India's name was taken out from the suit for trial of various social networking websites for allegedly hosting offending contents, after it was pointed out to a Delhi court that it is merely a software developing firm.
Google has stepped up efforts to adapt its business to a rapidly changing technology.
Once the user selects a service, they will be directed to the Uber or Ola app to request the ride with one tap.
Google has also come under the scanner of competition watchdogs in other countries as well.
Taj Mahal is popular among virtual travellers.
'Banks may find small ticket size lending economically unviable due to the cost of branch operations.'
An army of fledgling companies is lining up to take on Google. Could the world's biggest search engine possibly be vulnerable?
