FP StudioFeb 15, 2020 19:40:43 IST On the first episode in a series of three, we heard from industry bigwigs NR Narayana Murthy and Kishore Biyani about the challenges of setting up businesses and the philosophies that help them thrive. The success of India’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) is at the heart of
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FP StudioFeb 15, 2020 15:47:49 IST If there’s one thing that separates great tech companies from average ones, it’s the pace of innovation. With mobile technological innovations progressing faster than ever before,the global smart device brand, OPPO has created a formidable reputation for itself. In fact, 2019 has seen some great technological progress from OPPO
Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard Facebook will no longer hold its global marketing summit in San Francisco next month, the company announced Friday, in what many are calling the Bay Area’s first reported cancelation attributed to the COVID-19 outbreak. “Out of an abundance of caution, we canceled our global marketing summit due to evolving public health risks
The first wave of Presidents Day TV deals has finally arrived, washing ashore fantastic offers on HDTVs and 4K TVs from leading brands like LG and Samsung — and with pricing starting at just $220 for a 43-inch 4K TV and interest-free financing available, there’s something for everyone. You don’t have to traipse all over
Starting or upgrading a home theater setup can involve a lot of different things, but the process often begins with one major question: What kind of TV should you get? Flashy TVs like OLED models from LG or Sony or Samsung’s QLED TVs get a lot of press (and deservedly so), but most of us have
It took a few years of streaming before Netflix realized producing and commissioning exclusive content alongside its licensed shows and movies could prove to be not only lucrative, but also necessary to dominate the streaming marketplace. Netflix wasn’t satisfied with just creating TV series, so it began to produce and acquire movies like crazy. The
[embedded content] Netflix struck gold in 2016 when the first season of Stranger Things introduced audiences to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, where a group of plucky young kids contends with terrifying creatures and mysterious government agents endangering their town. All three seasons of Stranger Things have earned heaps of critical praise and high marks
HQ Trivia is dead. Today the company laid off its full staff of 25 and will cease operation of its trivia, sports, and word guessing games, a source close to the company confirmed. HQ Trivia had a deal in the works to be acquired, but they buyer pulled out yesterday and investors aren’t willing to
Choose your team, customize their stats, and do battle with other trainers via PvP multiplayer. Happy Valentine’s Day! No doubt many of you are already preparing for a romantic night out with that oh so special someone. If, however, you find yourself riding solo this month, might I suggest numbing the pain with a nostalgia-fueled
Want to spice up the bedroom without paying for pills or awkward visits to a sex therapist? A new app called Lover lets you take a sexual personality quiz, explore carnal knowledge tutorials, and discretely figure out which turn-ons you share with your partner. Built by board certified sexual medicine clinical psychologist Dr. Britney Blair,
In case you haven’t heard, VCs are loving on workplace software as of late, and productivity tools that help teams collaborate seem to be a particular frothy area of investment. A smattering of top VC firms and angels, including General Catalyst, First Round Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Biz Stone and Ellen Pao, are throwing their confidence
“If I was running Clearbanc by myself, it probably would have gone off the cliff eight times at this point,” says Clearbanc co-founder Andrew D’Souza. “If I were running the company by myself, it would be half its size,” adds Michele Romanow, Clearbanc’s other co-founder. In addition to starting the $420 million-backed fintech company together, D’Souza
Image: Getty It’s been nearly four years since California voted to legalize marijuana and offer a clean slate for at least tens of thousands of racially-targeted residents with past convictions for victimless crimes. California is now high on a legal supply, which is fun, but the state hasn’t delivered so much when it comes to
Seed fundraising is rarely easy, but it certainly used to be a lot less complicated than it is today. In a simpler world, a seed investor (or maybe two) would lead a round, which meant that they would write the terms of the deal in a term sheet and then pass that document to their
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. As I write to you, SaaS and cloud stocks are busy setting fresh all-time highs and as we’ve seen, venture interest in modern software companies is pushing more money into the sector. But despite it appearing
Too often, people are asked to give away their insights and time for free. Jen Horonjeff, founder and CEO of healthcare startup Savvy, knows this first hand and is trying to change that by applying a cooperative model to her business. As an infant, Horonjeff was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Since then, she has
Tamatem, the leading mobile games publisher in the Arabic speaking market, has raised $3.5 million in additional funding — essentially an extension of the startup’s earlier Series A. The round was led by existing investor Wamda Capital, with participation from Modern Electronics Company (a subsidiary of AlFaisaliah Group) and North Base Media. Tamatem says the
Instagram may soon bring back the reverse-chronological feed it abandoned in favor of an algorithmic one about four years ago. Discovered by the Hong Kong-based developer Jane Manchun Wong who reverse-engineers apps to unearth unreleased features, the Facebook-owned social network is prototyping a new Latest Posts tab where users will be able to browse the
Security researchers revealed this week that Google recently removed more than 500 extensions from its Chrome Web Store after learning that they injected malicious ads into people’s browsing sessions. Independent researcher Jamila Kaya worked with Cisco’s Duo Security team on the investigation (initially shared with ZDNet), which uncovered what Duo described as “a large-scale campaign
The coronavirus, which surfaced in a Chinese seafood and poultry market late last year, has spread to 24 countries, killing more than 1,000 and sickening tens of thousands of people in a matter of weeks. The World Health Organisation has declared the situation a global health emergency. Here’s a timeline of what we know so
At the heart of your pursuit for a new or upgraded PC beats an important decision: Use an AMD or Intel CPU? Like MacOS versus Windows or Apex Legends versus Fortnite, the AMD vs. Intel rivalry is one of the greatest debates for PC enthusiasts. Yet one of these two purveyors of finely-wafered silicon will
If you are planning on getting into shape this year and need some new home gym equipment, we have you covered. Home gym systems are a one-stop-shop for adding fitness equipment to your home gym. Although a home gym is a significant investment, it actually saves you money in the long run over paying for
Simsim, a social commerce startup in India, said on Friday it has raised $16 million in seven months of its existence as it attempts to replicate the offline retail experience in the digital world with help from influencers. The Gurgaon-based startup said it raised $16 million across seed, Series A and Series B financing rounds
Russian director and producer Timur Bekmambetov believes the future of film is vertical.Photo: Getty Images Smartphone cameras have become so good that they’ve turned us all into amateur directors. But because social networks like Snapchat and Instagram encourage vertical videos, we don’t shoot the horizontal footage that makes sense for, say, a movie. That’s fine
I don’t think there’s ever been more hype surrounding the release of a VR game than there has been for Half-Life: Alyx these past few months. Now, roughly two weeks away from the previously announced launch window—Valve has finally revealed the games’ official release date: March 23rd. That’s right, in less than six weeks we’ll
15 industry experts contributed their perspective on why we’re approaching a tipping point with Enterprise XR. This looks to be the year where we move beyond tentative experimentation into scalable deployment of immersive tech in the workplace. That’s the consensus that seems to emerge from “Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR”, a report published today
The Xbox One X is the most powerful console ever created, at least until the next-generation systems arrive later this year. Capable of playing many games in native 4K resolution at 60 frames per second and taking up even less space than previous Xbox One models, it’s a technical marvel. However, there have still been
A famous photo taken of the Earth has been revamped with today’s technology to give humans a better look at how small we really are within this vast universe. “Pale Blue Dot” was taken by the Voyager mission 30 years ago, on February 14, 1990, but the updated version used modern-day image-processing software to show
Canon may be teasing a high-end full-frame mirrorless, but the company isn’t about to start neglecting DSLRs. The new Canon EOS Rebel T8i upgrades the processor and autofocus in Canon’s popular budget DSLR, resulting in a $750 camera that’s equipped with 4K and enhanced performance for stills. The Canon EOS Rebel T8i still houses the
For the tech journalist, CES is a grueling 5-day marathon. Enduring crowded press conferences, trudging through booth tours, and racing around acres of show floor filled with endless supplies of new and exciting gadgets is as overwhelming as it is exhausting. It’s totally worth it. Digital Trends hands out the Top Tech of CES 2020
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