First Tech Challenge

Amazon's $1.7 billion (nearly Rs. 14,100 crore) acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot may reduce competition and strengthen Amazon's position as online marketplace provider, EU antitrust regulators warned on Thursday. The European Commission opened a full-scale investigation and will decide by November 15 whether to clear or block the de...

US lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting "emotional distress" on young users, grilling the Chinese-owned app's CEO on the company's outsized influence on teens. Chew, in his first appearance before Congress, testified that while the "vast majority" of TikTok users are over the age...

Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU's top judges said on Friday. The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in November, will classify online platforms with more than 45 million users as gatekee...

Apple CEO Tim Cook, in an earnings call, said he was “very bullish on India” and called the country a “major focus” for the tech giant. Apple on Thursday reported revenue of $117.2 billion for the December quarter. The $117.2 billion revenue was down 5 per cent year-over-year, from nearly $124 billion in December 2021 “as a result of a ch...

Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter's new owner fired the company's board of directors and made himself the board's sole member, according to a company filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For the first time in history, China’s two largest technology companies posted a decline in revenue as the nation faces unprecedented growth hurdles and an uncertain outlook. But 2,000 miles away, even bigger challenges await one of Southeast Asia’s biggest companies.

The Maruti Suzuki Ciaz challenged the Honda City's throne when it first arrived and got quite a few things right too. This makes it a great buy in the used car space. Here are five things to know before you zero down on one.

All 17 million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, as restrictions spread across Shanghai and other major cities to combat an outbreak challenging the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy.

South Africa has objected to Huawei’s hiring practices in the country and filed a case against the tech giant for hiring mostly foreign nationals over locals.

NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its rotors, the US space agency said Saturday.

In a response to a tweet, Waymos official twitter handle emphatically said -yes- claiming its technology was superior than its -vocal- rivals.

Flipkart on Monday launched its first startup accelerator programme to help upcoming startups navigate challenges and contribute to the country’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. Flipkart Leap will identify B2C and B2B startups and help them scale through an intensive 16-week virtual programme.

Often considered a Mecca for tech enthusiasts, the mobile industry's premier event MWC Barcelona is facing a new challenge this year -- dealing with a mysterious virus first reported in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province.

"This case is now moot," the US Department of Justice said, citing the newly passed legislation, in a 16-page court filing on Friday that requested the dismissal.

Gul Panag is an actor, entrepreneur and pilot. She is also an auto enthusiast, biker, and a key member of the NDTV Car and Bike Awards jury every year. She drives an electric car and is a passionate advocate of electric mobility. She recently became the first Indian and Asian woman to drive a Formula E car on the Circuit Calafat in Spain.

Amazon's $1.7 billion (nearly Rs. 14,100 crore) acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot may reduce competition and strengthen Amazon's position as online marketplace provider, EU antitrust regulators warned on Thursday. The European Commission opened a full-scale investigation and will decide by November 15 whether to clear or block the de...

US lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting "emotional distress" on young users, grilling the Chinese-owned app's CEO on the company's outsized influence on teens. Chew, in his first appearance before Congress, testified that while the "vast majority" of TikTok users are over the age...

Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU's top judges said on Friday. The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in November, will classify online platforms with more than 45 million users as gatekee...

Apple CEO Tim Cook, in an earnings call, said he was “very bullish on India” and called the country a “major focus” for the tech giant. Apple on Thursday reported revenue of $117.2 billion for the December quarter. The $117.2 billion revenue was down 5 per cent year-over-year, from nearly $124 billion in December 2021 “as a result of a ch...

Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter's new owner fired the company's board of directors and made himself the board's sole member, according to a company filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For the first time in history, China’s two largest technology companies posted a decline in revenue as the nation faces unprecedented growth hurdles and an uncertain outlook. But 2,000 miles away, even bigger challenges await one of Southeast Asia’s biggest companies.

The Maruti Suzuki Ciaz challenged the Honda City's throne when it first arrived and got quite a few things right too. This makes it a great buy in the used car space. Here are five things to know before you zero down on one.

All 17 million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, as restrictions spread across Shanghai and other major cities to combat an outbreak challenging the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy.

South Africa has objected to Huawei’s hiring practices in the country and filed a case against the tech giant for hiring mostly foreign nationals over locals.

NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its rotors, the US space agency said Saturday.

In a response to a tweet, Waymos official twitter handle emphatically said -yes- claiming its technology was superior than its -vocal- rivals.

Flipkart on Monday launched its first startup accelerator programme to help upcoming startups navigate challenges and contribute to the country’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. Flipkart Leap will identify B2C and B2B startups and help them scale through an intensive 16-week virtual programme.

Often considered a Mecca for tech enthusiasts, the mobile industry's premier event MWC Barcelona is facing a new challenge this year -- dealing with a mysterious virus first reported in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province.

"This case is now moot," the US Department of Justice said, citing the newly passed legislation, in a 16-page court filing on Friday that requested the dismissal.

Gul Panag is an actor, entrepreneur and pilot. She is also an auto enthusiast, biker, and a key member of the NDTV Car and Bike Awards jury every year. She drives an electric car and is a passionate advocate of electric mobility. She recently became the first Indian and Asian woman to drive a Formula E car on the Circuit Calafat in Spain.