Archives for 2019

Home-renting company Airbnb has bought HotelTonight, an app for finding hotel rooms at a discount, as it wades deeper into the hotel-booking business to attract a wider variety of travelers ahead of a hotly anticipated initial public offering. The acquisition, which Airbnb announced on Thursday, expands the company’s inventory by adding a number of listings […]

Home-renting company Airbnb has bought HotelTonight, an app for finding hotel rooms at a discount, as it wades deeper into the hotel-booking business to attract a wider variety of travelers ahead of a hotly anticipated initial public offering. The acquisition, which Airbnb announced on Thursday, expands the company’s inventory by adding a number of listings […]

Home-renting company Airbnb has bought HotelTonight, an app for finding hotel rooms at a discount, as it wades deeper into the hotel-booking business to attract a wider variety of travelers ahead of a hotly anticipated initial public offering. The acquisition, which Airbnb announced on Thursday, expands the company’s inventory by adding a number of listings […]

Flipkart has appointed half-a-dozen companies as intermediaries between its wholesale unit and some preferred sellers on its platform to get around the 25% cap on direct purchases from entities related to marketplaces, two people familiar with the development said. Sports Lifestyle Pvt, Premium Lifestyle & Fashion India Pvt and Wishberry Online Services are among the […]

YouTube said it will start showing ‘information panels‘ — flagging misinformation and offering correct insights — for news-related videos on its platform as part of its efforts to curb spread of fake news. YouTube currently offers features like ‘Breaking News‘ and ‘Top News‘ – available in India in English – to promote verified news sources […]

YouTube said it will start showing ‘information panels‘ — flagging misinformation and offering correct insights — for news-related videos on its platform as part of its efforts to curb spread of fake news. YouTube currently offers features like ‘Breaking News‘ and ‘Top News‘ – available in India in English – to promote verified news sources […]

Here is a creative account of penetration-testing a cyber-security firm did on one of the world’s largest banks and what it tells us about internet safety. Big-budget movies and production houses have increased spending on anti-piracy measures, working with cyber-security firms to curb loss of revenue from illegal copying of their works. Another primary reason […]

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issued a gazette notification on Thursday that mandates private organisations using Aadhaar services to pay Rs 20 for each customer verification and 50 paise for authentication of the unique ID. The gazette notification, the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations 2019, however, exempts government entities and the […]

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issued a gazette notification on Thursday that mandates private organisations using Aadhaar services to pay Rs 20 for each customer verification and 50 paise for authentication of the unique ID. The gazette notification, the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations 2019, however, exempts government entities and the […]

Glitterbug Technologies, which owns and operates insurance aggregator Coverfox, has hit the market to raise a fresh round of equity financing, estimated at $50 million (Rs 350.23 crore). The Mumbai-headquartered company is in talks with several potential investors, particularly from China, the US and the UK, according to sources, briefed on the developments, indicating that […]