Nathan Blecharczyk, cofounder and chief strategy officer of Airbnb, said India operations are “set up for success” with 78% local growth overall and a fourfold growth in its business travel segment in the past year. The company has about 45,000 listings in India, with Goa being its most popular market at 6,000. Blecharczyk, who’s a […]
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AT&T Partnership Combines SD-WAN with 5G
News AT&T Partnership Combines SD-WAN with 5G By David Ramel 02/22/2019 With 5G mobile networks just coming online in the U.S., forerunner AT&T is already pairing the game-changing technology with another transformative technology, software-defined wide-area-networks (SD-WAN). 5G is starting to supplant older cellular mobile communication technology, promising faster speeds, reduced latency, energy savings, cost reduction, […]
Predicting the 2019 Oscars Winners with Machine Learning
Following the success of predicting 6 out of 6 for the Oscars last year, we have the bar set high for using Machine Learning to predict the 2019 Oscars winners. This year, however, the results are not as obvious. For some of the top categories, our projected results show ties for who gets to take home the […]
Airbnb unveils Plus Homes in India
Airbnb announced the introduction of Plus Homes in India on Friday. Airbnb said verified for both quality and design, Airbnb Plus is a new range featuring ‘high calibre’ Airbnb homes and that every Plus home is visited in person and verified against a 100+ point inspection checklist to ensure greater comfort and quality. Currently available […]
First year was a disaster for us, we were on the verge of quitting: Airbnb cofounder Nathan Blecharczyk
Nathan Blecharczyk, cofounder of Airbnb, said the first year of starting up was a disaster for the peer-to-peer room and home rental company as they had not raised any venture capital and were on the verge of quitting. Airbnb, cofounded by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Blecharczyk in 2008, has since emerged as one of […]
Check Point reveals cloud and mobile security threats are growing
Criminals are increasingly targeting the cloud and mobile environments of businesses because they’re the least protected infrastructure, Check Point has revealed. The insights are backed up by evidence in the form of the cyber security company’s 2019 Security Report, with almost a fifth of businesses having experienced a security incident over the last 12 months, including […]
Google introduces hybrid cloud platform for flexible environments
Google has launched itself into the hybrid cloud arena, launching Google Cloud Service Platform to help businesses take advantage of a mixed on-premise and cloud services at once. CSP is built upon Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and integrates GKE On-Prem, which allows all of Google’s services to be pushed through to datacentres if a business […]
Google moves to fix YouTube glitch exploited for child porn
Google-owned YouTube said on Thursday it was taking action to close a loophole that enabled users to share comments and links on child pornography over the video-sharing service. The response came after a YouTube creator this week revealed what he called a “wormhole” that allowed comments and connections on child porn alongside innocuous videos. “Any […]
TPG may invest Rs 214 Cr in Nykaa at Rs 4,500 Cr valuation
Bulge-bracket private equity firm TPG Capital is close to investing $30 million (Rs 213.50 crore) in online beauty and skin care retailer Nykaa, according to people aware of the development. The deal, if it goes through, is expected to value the Mumbai-based company at about Rs 4,500 crore, up from Rs 3,000-3,500 crore last year, […]
Oyo in talks to acquire FreshMenu for $60M
OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal and FreshMenu’s Rashmi Daga Hospitality chain Oyo Hotels & Homes is in talks to acquire cloud kitchen startup FreshMenu for $50-60 million, three people aware of the developments told ET. The round closure is subject to due diligence, these sources said on the condition of anonymity. “The move will help Oyo standardise […]