Well-regarded surgeon and author Atul Gawande, a critic of his industry’s medical practices, will lead the new company being formed by Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co that aims to cut U.S. employee healthcare costs, the companies said on Wednesday. Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan…Read More »
Electric car maker Tesla’s move last week to cut 9 percent of its workforce will sharply downsize the residential solar business it bought two years ago in a controversial $2.6 billion (roughly Rs. 17,600 crores) deal, according to three internal company documents and seven…Read More »
In May 2018, Google Maps received several new updates at the company’s I/O 2018 annual developer conference. Among the new features, the Google Maps ‘For You’ tab was announced and was promised to arrive later this year. The new tab offers a customised view of trending places in…Read More »
Amazon has launched a version of Alexa for hotels that lets guests order room service through the voice assistant, ask for more towels or get restaurant recommendations without having to pick up the phone and call the front desk. Marriott has signed up for the…Read More »
Google is rolling out an update to its Google Translate app that will enable translations even when you are offline. In 2016, Google had implemented ‘Neural Machine Translation’ to make its translation tool better than ever before. The technology giant is now introducing the feature…Read More »
Ride-sharing company Uber on Wednesday said it was committed to its business in Turkey despite being hit with tough new regulations there. Uber has been locked in a bitter dispute with the traditional Istanbul taxi cabs who accuse the app of taking away business…Read More »
Apple has prevented the Telegram messaging service from updating globally ever since Russia banned the service and ordered Apple to remove it from its online store, Telegram’s Chief Executive and Founder claimed on Thursday. Pavel Durov said on his Twitter and Telegram accountsthat while the application was available from Apple,…Read More »
Patanjali Ayurved Limited, a company promoted by Baba Ramdev, has launched an instant messaging app named Kimbho as a “swadeshi” alternative to WhatsApp. However, the Kimbho app – which surfaced on Android and iOS sometime late Wednesday – has been derided as a…Read More »
BHIM apps for Android and iOS have now been updated to support in-app bill payments. Developed by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), BHIM was launched as a simple UPI-enabled payment interface, as a part of the Digital India initiative. Until now, it…Read More »
Google on Thursday unveiled a new social app called Neighbourly in India, at an event in Mumbai. The tech giant’s Next Billion Users team has developed the app to help people source local information from their neighbours. With an increased focus on India, Google has…Read More »