News for 'silicon-valley'

WhatsApp crosses half-a-billion user mark

WhatsApp crosses half-a-billion user mark

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

The company, which was acquired by social networking giant Facebook in February this year for $19 billion, was founded in 2009 by Ukrainian Jan Koum and American Brian Acton.

Delhi startup eyes US fitness wearables market through smart shoes

Delhi startup eyes US fitness wearables market through smart shoes

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

"Till now, all activity trackers and wearables gave data. We are conspiring to change that by inferring this data and giving it a meaning," Arnav Kishore, CEO and founder of Boltt, a Delhi/NCR-based startup.

US entrepreneurs applaud Modi on his election victory

US entrepreneurs applaud Modi on his election victory

Rediff.com20 May 2014

In an interaction with rediff.com, various TiE members expressed hopes of revival in the Indian economy after the formation of the new government.

Sundar Pichai hopes to meet Modi soon

Sundar Pichai hopes to meet Modi soon

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

'Congratulations @sundarpichai. My best wishes for the new role at @google, Modi had tweeted.

This Tesla car is sure to make you drool!

This Tesla car is sure to make you drool!

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

The compact sleek car with no grille features a roof that is a panoramic pane of glass from front to back.

Golden Globe 2015: The awards that will go WRONG

Golden Globe 2015: The awards that will go WRONG

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

Golden Globes that could go wrong.

'Mahatma Gandhi was spiritual leader of non-violence in US'

'Mahatma Gandhi was spiritual leader of non-violence in US'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

Pelosi also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's communication skills at the event.

Decoding the Prime Minister's Facebook townhall address

Decoding the Prime Minister's Facebook townhall address

Rediff.com11 Oct 2015

A study of the PM's speech reveals 13% of all words he used were pointed keywords to market his cause

Finland, home to Nokia and jobless engineers, struggles to fill tech jobs

Finland, home to Nokia and jobless engineers, struggles to fill tech jobs

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

Nokia dominated around 40 percent of the world's mobile phone industry in 2008, but its products were eclipsed by touch-screen smartphones made by Apple and Samsung.

H-1B visa: White House receives crucial recommendations from Homeland Security

H-1B visa: White House receives crucial recommendations from Homeland Security

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

Now White House would carry out its review of the proposed regulation, take inputs from various agencies, before taking a final call. The entire process could take from a few weeks to several months.

Obama's response to Virginia violence becomes most 'liked' tweet in history

Obama's response to Virginia violence becomes most 'liked' tweet in history

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

The tweet has been endorsed by more than 2.8 million social media users and has also been retweeted by over 1.2 million times.

Air India's New Delhi-San Francisco direct flight from Dec 2

Air India's New Delhi-San Francisco direct flight from Dec 2

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

Air India plans to launch services with three flights per week.

What makes Eric Garcetti the right pick as US envoy

What makes Eric Garcetti the right pick as US envoy

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

He has Biden's ear and because of the past relationship, Biden will actually listen to him, unlike some past residents of Roosevelt House.

2 US Congressmen test positive for coronavirus

2 US Congressmen test positive for coronavirus

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

The two Congressmen are Mario Diaz-Balart and Ben McAdams.

Coronavirus death toll crosses 100 in US

Coronavirus death toll crosses 100 in US

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

The first fatality from COVID-19 was reported from the Washington state on February 26.

Five Indian-Americans in Forbes list of US' richest

Five Indian-Americans in Forbes list of US' richest

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Five Indian-Americans have been named among the 400 richest people in the US by Forbes, a list topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for the 21st year in a row with a net worth of $81 billion.

Why is this new lingerie campaign so controversial?

Why is this new lingerie campaign so controversial?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Dear Kate has released it's new lookbook featuring tech bosses in their undies.

Nothing Surprising About Agnipath

Nothing Surprising About Agnipath

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Agnipath may be an exercise to address the genuine needs of the armed forces. But overall, it betrays the tendency to use the military and paramilitary for employment generation and shaping a national character, instead of treating them as the professional services they are, notes Shyam G Menon.

Yahoo confirms data breach of 500 mn users, blames 'state-sponsored actor'

Yahoo confirms data breach of 500 mn users, blames 'state-sponsored actor'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

In July, Yahoo was sold to US telecoms giant Verizon for $4.8 billion.

Maharashtra needs more research centres to boost start-ups: Ratan Tata

Maharashtra needs more research centres to boost start-ups: Ratan Tata

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

He underlined the need for industrial parks and white-collared environment

Slow e-commerce growth worries Flipkart

Slow e-commerce growth worries Flipkart

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

In the past eight months, Flipkart has seen the exits of Mukesh Bansal, considered the right hand man of Sachin and Binny Bansal; Ankit Nagori, chief business officer; Punit Soni, Flipkart's million-dollar hire from Silicon Valley who headed product and strategy; and Manish Maheshwari, head of the seller business

Biden, Harris will heal US: Indian-American lawmakers

Biden, Harris will heal US: Indian-American lawmakers

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

'Today we prove that our democracy still works and that the power always belongs to the people through the power of our vote'

Facebook's COO gives $31 million in stock to charity

Facebook's COO gives $31 million in stock to charity

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Sandberg also plans to give to anti-poverty efforts and educational groups.

Big firms' honchos fuelling exodus from start-ups

Big firms' honchos fuelling exodus from start-ups

Rediff.com11 Jul 2015

Bringing in people with large corporate experience also helps in bringing in world class processes in quality and compliance

Bengaluru among world's top technology-rich cities

Bengaluru among world's top technology-rich cities

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Bengaluru has been ranked among top 20 technology-rich cities in the world in a survey done by Jones Lang LaSalle.

Flipkart gets a 3% devaluation by Morgan Stanley

Flipkart gets a 3% devaluation by Morgan Stanley

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

This is the sixth consecutive markdown in the valuation of Flipkart by the US firm.

In a first, Twitter fact-checks Trump's tweets

In a first, Twitter fact-checks Trump's tweets

Rediff.com27 May 2020

Twitter highlighted 2 of Trump's tweets that falsely claimed mail-in ballots would lead to widespread voter fraud.

Ratan Tata invests in telecom carrier Sabse Technologies

Ratan Tata invests in telecom carrier Sabse Technologies

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

Sabse has several patents in the arena of call-control and switching of calls.

Modi departs for New York to hold talks with Obama

Modi departs for New York to hold talks with Obama

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Concluding his whirlwind tour of Silicon Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for New York where he will have a packed schedule that includes talks with US President Barack Obama.

India, US have responsibility to shape Asia Pacific's future: PM Modi

India, US have responsibility to shape Asia Pacific's future: PM Modi

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

India and the US have the responsibility to shape the future of peace, stability and prosperity in Asia Pacific region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

Brussels, Paris attacks victims' kin file suit against Twitter

Brussels, Paris attacks victims' kin file suit against Twitter

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

Families of two Americans killed in terror attacks in Brussels and Paris have sued Twitter, accusing the micro-blogging site of being a "tool and weapon of terrorism".

WhyQ: Meet the teens who set up a business

WhyQ: Meet the teens who set up a business

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

'Sure, we are teenagers who are doing this part time, but we feel we are making some sort of an impact.'

How start-ups will evolve in 2019

How start-ups will evolve in 2019

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

Tech start-ups will continue to take the lead in bolstering the regional economy, says Murali Talasila.

Game of Thrones leads Emmy 2015 nominations

Game of Thrones leads Emmy 2015 nominations

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

The show has been nominated in a massive 24 categories.

US Open PIX: Nadal, Alcaraz, Swiatek cruise into Round 4

US Open PIX: Nadal, Alcaraz, Swiatek cruise into Round 4

Rediff.com4 Sep 2022

A summary of Saturday's action at the US Open.

Jaitley talks tough on black money, sells India story

Jaitley talks tough on black money, sells India story

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

'I think investors see a lot of positives happening in India now.'

Paytm enters bus ticketing business; hotels next

Paytm enters bus ticketing business; hotels next

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

It aims to grow gross merchandise value to Rs 19,000-25,500 crore.

Trump did not want to be US president, new book claims

Trump did not want to be US president, new book claims

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

And the First Lady Melania was in tears -- not of joy -- after hearing about the surprise win.

Hijab Row: 'CM Bommai has thrown out his principles'

Hijab Row: 'CM Bommai has thrown out his principles'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

'Bommai's predicament is pathetic right now because deep inside he is not like this, but to remain in power he has to talk and speak against his own conscience.'

Indian-American Ro Khanna launches second bid to enter US Congress

Indian-American Ro Khanna launches second bid to enter US Congress

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Earlier, he lost to veteran Democrat and his own party colleague Mike Honda in his maiden Congressional bid in 2014.