Tag: Silicon Valley
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SaveIN ties up with TaCa Healthcare to offer its care now, pay later offer
SaveIN has tied up with TaCa Healthcare to offer its care now, pay later. Through this partnership, SaveIN will offer instant zero-cost EMIs to Taca Healthcare patients, in over 20 cities across the country.
September 22, 2022 -
25 pc of startups in US’ Silicon Valley managed by people of Indian origin: Sitharaman
Sitharaman underlined that India's higher education has contributed to the best of company executives globally and around 25 per cent of all start-ups in Silicon Valley are managed by "people of Indian origin".
September 11, 2022 -
Man does not live by bread alone
LinkedIn’s founder, Reid Hoffman did his Masters in philosophy; You Tube’s CEO, Susan Wojcicko majored in History and Literature; Airbnb’s founder, Brian Chesky, in the Fine Arts; Alibaa’s CEO, Jack Ma, graduated with a BA in English.
February 6, 2020 -
Facebook, Twitter not invited to White House social media summit: Report
The White House has not made public the various companies that will be attending Thursday's event.
July 8, 2019 -
Facebook evacuates 4 buildings after deadly nerve agent Sarin detected on campus
Meanwhile, two people, who are suspected of being exposed to the nerve agent Sarin, are being examined.
July 2, 2019 -
The Believer
LR was a deeply religious man. He certainly didn’t have the aspect of a pious person. He was a flamboyant guy, who wore tailored suits, sported expensive watches and drove the latest Porsche.
December 10, 2018 -
Steve Jobs would be very proud of Apple, says co-founder Wozniak
In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Wozniak said that every other phone company today is copying Apple.
November 14, 2018 -
End of Indian-American dream?
Ever since I came to the USA in the early 1970s I had been anxious that one day there would be a backlash against the Indian immigrant community in the USA. The reason was the observation that Indians were almost all very well educated, lived in decent houses in upscale neighbourhoods, drove newer cars, had …
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October 8, 2018 -
Karnataka Minister beckons Europe to Bengaluru tech summit
Tie-ups between industry, academia and start-ups across countries can allow the companies to scale up and find technological solutions to problems.
August 28, 2018 -
WB Govt to break ground on ‘Silicon Valley’ on 13 Aug
Chief minister laying special emphasis on project intended to attract IT players to the state.
July 28, 2018 -
Study local, act global
Not very long ago, the exodus of talented people from our country was termed as “brain drain.” Persons leaving Indian shores for foreign jobs were branded as renegades if not outright traitors. With time, accepting the inevitability of talent flocking to greener pastures, the term “brain drain” has been replaced by the more politically correct …
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April 7, 2018 -
YouTube shooter visited gun range for practice before attack: Police
Nasim Najafi Aghdam was carrying a 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun
April 5, 2018 -
Three-tier panchayat polls in Birbhum may be held in August
In the last administrative meeting before the upcoming three-tier gram panchayat polls of Birbhum district in Bolpur, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hinted that the polls will be held in August. In 2013, the gram panchayat polls were held in April -May but it seems that the election will be delayed by around three …
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March 22, 2018 -
‘We are partners in innovation’
The CEO of iMerit— Radha Basu is one of the first Asian women to crack the glass ceiling in Silicon Valley. She has been at the forefront of digital inclusion and innovation in social impact in India. Her career has been marked by several awards such as the UN Women-ITU Gender-Equality Mainstreaming Technology Award, Top25 …
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January 8, 2018 -
Dotted with vestiges of history
Are you planning a trip to California because you have family in the Silicon Valley city of Palo Alto? You have a very interesting holiday to look forward to because the city is full of both natural beauty and places that are connected to the world of electronics. The original name of Palo Alto and …
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November 5, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi visits solar research center in Silicon Valley
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has visited a research centre in California and interacted with scientists to understand the utility of solar power for India. Gandhi, 47, spent several hours at Sun Power and sought information on its advantages and disadvantages. “Idea (behind visiting the centre) was to really understand implications (of the solar system) …
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September 13, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi to meet business leaders, NRIs in US
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will interact with global thinkers, political leaders and overseas Indians in the US this week on international economic and technology issues, an organiser of his visit said. Gandhi, 47, begins his nearly two-week trip to the US with an address at the University of California, Berkeley, tomorrow on contemporary India …
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September 10, 2017