India recently surpassed the United States to become the second-largest smartphone market in the world, trailing only China. In fact, there are more smartphone users in India than the total population of the US.
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Google announces USD 4.5 bn investment in Reliance Jio
In the first investment from the Google For India Digitisation Fund announced earlier this week, Google announced a multi-billion dollar investment for a 7.73% stake in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms.
Google’s Sundar Pichai announces USD 10 bn investment in India’s digital economy sector
Google and Alphabet’s Indian-origin CEO Sundar Pichai at the company’s sixth edition of Google for India event announced a ‘Google for India Digitisation Fund’.
India bans 60 Chinese apps following border dispute
Amid escalating border tensions with China, India’s government has banned nearly 60 Chinese mobile apps, including popular video-sharing app TikTok, citing national security concerns, after their militaries clashed earlier this month.
Indian-origin Prabhakar Raghavan appointed head of Google Search
American tech giant Google has appointed Indian-origin tech executive Prabhakar Raghavan as the new head of its Search and Assistant division.
Google makes video conferencing tool free for all, accommodates up to 100 people
Google has re-engineered its video conferencing tool Google Meet, originally built for secure business meetings, to make it free and available to all.
SensorFlow raises USD 8.3 Million in Series A+ funding
Singapore-based startup, SensorFlow has raised USD 8.3 million in Series A+ funding, to advance its solutions and for international expansion into new markets.
Indian Supreme Court overturns central bank ban against cryptocurrency traders
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday overturned a ban against cryptocurrency traders imposed by the Reserve Bank of India in April 2018.
Indian-origin Arvind Krishna to be new IBM CEO
Indian-origin executive Arvind Krishna, 57, is set to take charge of International Business Machines Corp (IBM) from April after its Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty decided to hand over the reins of the company’s cloud business.
Microsoft, Google on opposite sides of debate over EU proposal to temporarily ban facial-recognition tech
Microsoft and Google came down on opposite sides of the European Union proposal to temporarily ban facial-recognition technology.
