News for 'Palo Alto'

Microsoft co-founder to open investment office

Microsoft co-founder to open investment office

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

He will look at early stage software, Internet, and tech companies.

Tushar Shah To Travel to Space On Tue

Tushar Shah To Travel to Space On Tue

Rediff.com22 Feb 2025

Blue Origin's 10th human flight, NS-30, will lift off from Launch Site in West Texas on Tuesday, February 25.

Zuckerberg announces the big Facebook 'surprise'

Zuckerberg announces the big Facebook 'surprise'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

Facebook launches video chat powered by Skype.

Wearable devices, the big talking point at tech pros' meet

Wearable devices, the big talking point at tech pros' meet

Rediff.com12 May 2014

Wearable technologies are also contributing to the increased use of Big Data.

Jobs agreed to biography as he wanted his children to know him

Jobs agreed to biography as he wanted his children to know him

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

In his final weeks, a severely ill Jobs had met Isaacson, the author of his biography Steve Jobs at his Palo Alto, California home.

Competition? Apple outshines rivals

Competition? Apple outshines rivals

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

Apple's stock may be sliding as investors fret about growing competition, but store visits and interviews with smartphone and tablet shoppers in 10 cities around the world suggest consumers share little of that negativity.

In red-hot AI space, funds for Indian startups cooling down: Traxcn

In red-hot AI space, funds for Indian startups cooling down: Traxcn

Rediff.com11 May 2024

Venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding for Indian startups in the artificial intelligence sector has seen a dramatic decrease with deal sizes shrinking, notwithstanding the buzz around the country's potential as a major AI hub. Data from research agency Traxcn, which tracks PE/VC investments, shows that total funding for AI startups in India, which started with a bang in 2022 at $599 million, dropped sharply in 2023 to $168.4 million - a decrease of over 71 per cent.

India Inc's H-1B concerns misplaced: Tech billionaire

India Inc's H-1B concerns misplaced: Tech billionaire

Rediff.com24 May 2013

More companies can now get the visa rather than very few taking a lion's share.

Millionaire Wadhwani sets up India chair at CSIS

Millionaire Wadhwani sets up India chair at CSIS

Rediff.com14 Jan 2011

The India Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies -- a leading Washington, DC think tank -- will be occupied by Karl F Inderfurth, erstwhile Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs in the Clinton Administration.

A look at 63 years of computers!

A look at 63 years of computers!

Rediff.com26 Aug 2011

History of computers can be traced way back to 1939.

Facebook to launch India operations soon

Facebook to launch India operations soon

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

Social networking site Facebook will be launching its India operations from Hyderabad - its first office in Asia - within two months from now. A proposal to this effect was cleared by the government on Saturday.

Privacy is never free: A look at Facebook's new privacy settings

Privacy is never free: A look at Facebook's new privacy settings

Rediff.com4 Jun 2010

Find out what Zuckerberg means by giving give Facebook's users 'more control' over what they share.

The man who said no to Google

The man who said no to Google

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

Ritu Jha meets Vineet Devaiah, the founder of TeliportMe that he believes will give tough competition to Google Street View

Indians remember Steve Jobs

Indians remember Steve Jobs

Rediff.com6 Oct 2011

Steve Jobs had been struggling with health issues for quite some time.

First Apple computer fetches $387,000 at auction

First Apple computer fetches $387,000 at auction

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

The first original Apple computer hand-built and signed by the company co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold for more than $387,000 in an online auction.

Facebook opens office in India

Facebook opens office in India

Rediff.com30 Sep 2010

The office is already humming with an initial landing team from its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and a team of recent hires from India, the company said in a statement.

Indian-origin scientist cracks toughest riddle

Indian-origin scientist cracks toughest riddle

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

United States-based Indian-origin IT wizard has claimed to have solved one of the world's most complex and intractable mathematical problems that could transform mankind's use of computers.

Competition minimum programme

Competition minimum programme

Rediff.com8 Jun 2004

Facebook changes privacy tools

Facebook changes privacy tools

Rediff.com27 May 2010

In an hour-long news conference at its Palo Alto headquarters in California, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined 'a pretty big overhaul' and billed it as a dramatically simpler way for people to control who sees information they post on the online social networking service.

'At Facebook our goal is to find the 'next big idea''

'At Facebook our goal is to find the 'next big idea''

Rediff.com15 Sep 2010

Twenty one million Indians access Facebook across the world. So does Aditya Agarwal. But he logs in from inside FB's HQ in Palo Alto, reports Sandip Roy.

Obama 'pokes' fun at Facebook founder

Obama 'pokes' fun at Facebook founder

Rediff.com21 Apr 2011

With 19 million Facebook friends, US President Barack Obama is amongst the most followed people on the social media web site.

4 hottest biotech firms to watch

4 hottest biotech firms to watch

Rediff.com25 Jan 2006

New SMS tech to offer smart apps to basic mobiles

New SMS tech to offer smart apps to basic mobiles

Rediff.com6 Nov 2009

The network protocol being built by Umesh Chandra of the Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto, California, will also get mobile phones connected to the web via SMS.

'I hope to find humanistic solutions to problems'

'I hope to find humanistic solutions to problems'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

Aziz Haniffa spoke to Dr Pat Basu soon after he was chosen as a White House Fellow. The interview.

Yahoo buys Konfabulator

Yahoo buys Konfabulator

Rediff.com25 Jul 2005

Beware! Cybercriminals May Target Olympics

Beware! Cybercriminals May Target Olympics

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

Domains spoofing the legitimate Olympics Web site, while fake mobile apps masquerading as transport, booking, or other planning apps are also certain to be leveraged by fraudsters during the event, cybersecurity firms say, which puts Indian users also at risk.

Amazon launches search service

Amazon launches search service

Rediff.com15 Apr 2004

Who will be the next tech king?

Who will be the next tech king?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2006

The kid who turned down $1 billion!

The kid who turned down $1 billion!

Rediff.com10 Apr 2007

Why Facebook's 22-year-old CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, spurned Yahoo and Viacom to go it alone.

Over 6,000 people attend San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival

Over 6,000 people attend San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

The theme of the film festival was to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema, with focus on women filmmakers.

US man faces 63-year jail for attacking Hindu women

US man faces 63-year jail for attacking Hindu women

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

According to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, 37-year-old Lathan Johnson reportedly targeted older Hindu women and tore necklaces off their necks during a two-month crime spree that began in June.

Apple computer that Steve Jobs owned fetches $365,000!

Apple computer that Steve Jobs owned fetches $365,000!

Rediff.com14 Dec 2014

A rare Apple-1 computer personally sold by the company's co-founder Steve Jobs nearly 40 years ago has fetched a whopping $365,000 at an auction in New York.

Apple eyes bigger Indian pie with iPhone 6s, 6s Plus

Apple eyes bigger Indian pie with iPhone 6s, 6s Plus

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

The company has tied up with five distributors this year.

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

Wing Commander Raveendran and flight steward Sargeant Iyer, though shaken and injured, managed to open the rear door of the aircraft and shouted for Prime Minister Morarji Desai and the passengers in the forward cabin to exit in haste since they suspected that fire would engulf the aircraft.

Image: GIGANTIC eruption on sun is five earths wide!

Image: GIGANTIC eruption on sun is five earths wide!

Rediff.com1 Jun 2014

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's newest solar observatory has captured a colossal coronal mass ejection erupting from the sun in extraordinary detail. According to the space agency, during the time of the ejection observed on May 9, a curtain of solar material erupted outwards at speeds of 1.5 million miles per hour.

Heavy cross winds delay GSAT-18 launch by a day

Heavy cross winds delay GSAT-18 launch by a day

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

Arianespace launch vehicle Ariane-5 VA-231, carrying GSAT-18 along with co-passenger Sky Muster II for the Australian operator nbn (National Broadband Network) was scheduled for launch at 2am on Wednesday.

Byju's expects $7-8 bn minimum valuation

Byju's expects $7-8 bn minimum valuation

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

Byju's plans to raise funds at a lower valuation of $7-8 billion as the embattled edtech major looks to shore up its financials with adequate liquidity, a senior company executive said on Tuesday. Banking on overall "improved performance", Think and Learn, the parent of Byju's, is hopeful of a higher valuation ahead of its rights issue being planned in February to raise funds. Byju's India chief financial officer Nitin Golani said the company is in need of funds and plans to raise it at a lower valuation to make the offer lucrative for investors as well as ensure adequate liquidity support for the edtech firm.