RIL bets big on start-ups to help lob India into global league

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 10:03

Reliance Industries has expressed its readiness to pump in more money to create an ecosystem to build high-value start-ups with an objective to put the country on the global map as a start-up and innovation hub at par with Israel and the Silicon Valley by 2022.

US academics raise concerns over 'Digital India' campaign

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2015, 18:37

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Silicon Valley to promote 'Digital India' campaign, more than 100 prominent US-based academics have raised privacy concerns about the project.

Hope to meet Narendra Modi soon: Sundar Pichai

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 05:56

India-born Sundar Pichai, who has been named the new CEO of Google, has said that he hopes to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon as he thanked the Indian leader for his wishes on being named the chief of the re-organised technology giant.

Google `campuses` give tech startups room to flourish

Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2015, 07:13

In a nod to its humble beginning in the garage of a Silicon Valley house, Google is building "campuses" around the world intended as fertile ground where entrepreneurs can flourish.

Two rival self-driving cars have close call in California

Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 11:17

It was believed to be the first such incident involving two vehicles specially equipped for automated driving.

Private sector investments imperative for growth: Jaitley

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 14:18

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday told Silicon Valley corporate leaders and investors that for growth to gain traction increase in private sector investments was imperative, even as he cautioned that ease of doing business would need constant monitoring and improvement.

Apple's main contractors leave Spaceship campus project: Report

Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 09:53

Apple Inc will no longer be working with lead construction firms DPR Construction Inc and Skanska USA on its new "Spaceship" campus, the Silicon Valley Business Journal reported on Tuesday.

Intel launches investment fund for minority, women-led firms

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 09:42

Intel is launching a USD 125 million investment fund for technology startups led by women and minorities, a move the chipmaker says is aimed at changing the face of Silicon Valley.

UrbanClap launched in Bengaluru

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 11:39

"We started UrbanClap inspired by the immense potential that the highly unorganized services market in India holds. After our success in the capital, Bengaluru is our next city of choice for launch," said Varun Khaitan, co-founder and director, UrbanClap.com

American IT industry calls for raising cap on H-1B visas

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 09:05

More than 545,000 tech jobs remain vacant in the US which is having a deep impact on Silicon Valley-based firms, American IT industry has said while arguing in favour of raising the cap on H-1B visas to attract brightest minds from across the globe.

Free medical for in-laws helps Indian tech start-ups woo talent back from America

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 07:57

After losing top engineering talent for years to America`s tech heartland of Silicon Valley, India is luring them back as an e-commerce boom sparks a thriving start-up culture, unprecedented pay, and perks including free healthcare for in-laws.

Pentagon seeking brains and ideas in Silicon Valley

Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 12:43

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will head to Silicon Valley on Thursday in a bid to recruit tech gurus for the Pentagon, even if just on a part-time basis.