Every week day, Forbes India's Hari Arakali, Editor - Tech & Innovation, brings you his take on one piece of tech news that caught his attention, covering everything from big tech to India's growing tech startup ecosystem.
Google Cloud turns first profits; Microsoft tops estimates; Capria marks first close of new $100 mln fund
7 mins; April 25, 2023
Apple opens second India store today; committed to growth in the country, CEO Tim Cook says
6 mins; April 19, 2023
Elon Musk starting an AI venture – reports; SpaceX Super Heavy rocket test as early as today
5 mins; April 17, 2023
TCS Q4 growth hit by negative sentiment among US customers; CEO Rajesh Gopinathan to exit June 1
6 mins; April 12, 2023
China releases draft rules on generative AI products; Apple, finally, sets dates for stores in India
5 mins; April 11, 2023
Gartner raises IT services forecast for 2023 ahead of TCS, Infosys earnings results this week
7 mins; April 09, 2023
India notifies IT rules to establish fact checker for ‘government business’ content; Startup funding continues to fall
6 mins; April 06, 2023
Capillary makes second US acquisition; Speciale raises new growth fund; Infosys wins LexisNexis order
6 mins; April 05, 2023
Skyroot Aerospace conducts successful long duration test of cryogenic engine and also advances green fuel tech
5 mins; April 04, 2023
TCS announces surprise CEO change: Rajesh Gopinathan resigns, Krithivasan is the new boss
4 mins; March 16, 2023
Early-stage startup funding shored up deal volume in India in 2022, but funding fell 33 pct – Bain-IVCA report
5 mins; March 16, 2023
Meta lays off another 10,000 employees; India investigating crypto startups for money laundering
7 mins; March 14, 2023
Women-led startups outperformed the overall startup ecosystem in India – Tracxn report
5 mins; March 08, 2023
Foxconn says ‘no definitive agreement’ after news of $700 mln Apple iPhone factory in Bengaluru
4 mins; March 05, 2023
Amazon to integrate logistics network, SmartCommerce with ONDC; Ericsson lays off 8,500 staff
5 mins; February 26, 2023
Google offers a 4 percent cut to comply with India’s competition order; MapMyIndia launches hardware devices
4 mins; February 23, 2023
India and Singapore UPI-PayNow linkage goes live; Capgemini forecasts slower growth in 2023
7 mins; February 21, 2023
Tata Group’s JLR opens three autonomous-tech hubs in Europe; Infosys names Shaji Mathew HR boss
5 mins; February 20, 2023
Microsoft’s Bing AI is offering bizarre responses to testers; G20 Digital Innovation Alliance open to startups
4 mins; February 16, 2023
Salesforce’s Marc Benioff took French Polynesia vacation amid layoffs; Stripe burned $500 mln last year – report
4 mins; February 15, 2023
Blue Origin develops tech to make solar panels on the Moon; Twilio lays off another 17 percent
5 mins; February 13, 2023
Shell directors sued over climate strategy; TCS wins $726 mln Phoenix order; Sequoia Surge backs Hatica
6 mins; February 09, 2023
Microsoft sees ‘a new day in search’ with ChatGPT-powered Bing, Google offers Bard
4 mins; February 07, 2023
Indian Navy conducts successful landing test of LCA on INS Vikrant; EV startups raised $1.66 bln in 2022
6 mins; February 06, 2023
Budget expectations: What India’s tech startups and VC investors are asking
14 mins; January 31, 2023
IMF revises 2023 growth upward; Apple working on a foldable iPad – report; ChatGPT can fix software bugs
6 mins; January 30, 2023
Google should sell ad manager suite – US; Startup funding in India fell 38 pct in 2022; Indian SaaS projected at $35 bln in 2027
6 mins; January 24, 2023
Amazon launches air cargo service in India; Salesforce in Elliott’s crosshairs – report; Log9 raises $40 mln
5 mins; January 23, 2023
India’s Supreme Court rejects Google’s appeal to block Competition Commission order; PhonePe raises $350 mln
6 mins; January 19, 2023
GoMechanic, Sequoia-backed venture, to cut 70% staff, after SoftBank walks away over irregularities
5 mins; January 18, 2023
Microsoft may cut 5% workforce, announce 10,000 layoffs – reports; Mad Street Den raises $30 mln
6 mins; January 17, 2023
ShareChat latest unicorn to lay off staff with 20 pct cut; Amazon’s open software jobs plummet – report
6 mins; January 16, 2023
Infosys raises outlook amid signs of slowdown, as cloud and automation propel both digital and core
5 mins; January 12, 2023
US flights resume after nationwide disruption due to ‘damaged database file’; ChatGPT paid version coming
5 mins; January 11, 2023
Microsoft in talks for 49 percent stake in ChatGPT owner OpenAI – report; OneWeb closer to global constellation
5 mins; January 10, 2023
TCS Q3: revenue crosses $7 bln, staff strength dips for first time since Covid outbreak; Google invests in Cropin
6 mins; January 09, 2023
Apple may not release an iPhone SE in 2024; Infosys Prize for 2022 announced; US FTC proposes non-competes ban
6 mins; January 08, 2023
ISRO, Microsoft team up to support India’s space tech startups; Amazon layoffs to affect over 18,000
4 mins; January 05, 2023
Meta fined 390 mln euros; Salesforce to layoff 10 percent staff; Infosys wins Starhub order
5 mins; January 04, 2023
India currently not considering limiting online game duration; Google rivals join hands to fight Maps dominance
4 mins; December 15, 2022
Infosys at 40: ‘No Plan B,’ but the 3Rs, being in the sweet spot and the power of faith
24 mins; December 14, 2022
TCS faces US class action over alleged discrimination; NotCo raises $70 mln; smartphone addiction hurting marriages
6 mins; December 12, 2022
Google joins Apple in passkey push; Air India in talks for 500 planes; Cropin raises $14 mln
5 mins; December 11, 2022
Einride raises $500 mln to boost electric freight ecosystem; Blume Ventures raises $250 mln fund
4 mins; December 07, 2022
Sorrento gets US FDA nod for mRNA Covid-19 vaccine trial; One Peak closes $1 bln fund; NeuReality raises $35 mln
6 mins; December 06, 2022
Apple may bring iPad assembly to India; Microsoft hikes India prices by up to 11 pct; HealthKart raises $135 mln
4 mins; December 05, 2022
DoT tells telcos to keep 5G away from airports – report; DeHaat raises $60 mln from Temasek, others
4 mins; December 01, 2022
Google faces $25 bln claims; Tata may buy Wistron iPhone factory; SF police can now use robots to kill
4 mins; November 30, 2022
India’s e-rupee pilot to begin from tomorrow; RBI rejects PhonePe, Razorpay NBFC bids – report; Vikram Kirloskar dies at 64
4 mins; November 29, 2022
AWS pledges to go water positive by 2030; iPhone rumour: no physical buttons next; Table Space raises $300 mln
6 mins; November 28, 2022
Dhruva, Pixxel, send satellites to space; Paytm asked to resubmit payments aggregator papers
5 mins; November 27, 2022
Amazon Academy to wind down; Ultraviolette launches performance bike F77; Transition VC targets Rs. 400 crore first fund
4 mins; November 24, 2022
AWS opens Apac region in Hyderabad; UK to investigate Apple, Google browser ‘stranglehold’; Amagi acquires Streamwise
4 mins; November 22, 2022
HCL Tech launches climate change learning for employees; Pixxel’s third satellite to launch on November 26
6 mins; November 21, 2022
India releases data protection bill for feedback; Target 10,000 deep tech startups by 2030 – Nasscom
4 mins; November 20, 2022
India rises in climate performance rankings; Meta names Sandhya Devanathan as VP for India
5 mins; November 17, 2022
Tatas to employ 60,000 at iPhone plant; SoftBank to sell partial stake in Paytm – report; Microsoft, NVIDIA team up on supercomputer
4 mins; November 16, 2022
TCS to add airline digital centre in Portugal; Google adds UPI Autopay on Play; ContentStack raises $80 mln
5 mins; November 15, 2022
Amazon to layoff 10,000 staff – report; Adani a step closer to acquiring NDTV; LTI, Mindtree merger approved
5 mins; November 14, 2022
India’s IT Minister to crypto startups: ‘Innovate but respect our forex laws’; Lentra raises $60 mln
4 mins; November 13, 2022
Sequoia writes off FTX investment; Netcore delays IPO; Amagi raises $100 mln from GA; TCS to add 1200 jobs in Illinois
4 mins; November 10, 2022
Skyroot’s Vikram-S, India’s first private space launch vehicle, set to launch soon; Meta lays off 11,000 employees
5 mins; November 09, 2022
Zoho hits $1 bln revenue, to invest more in AI, blockchain; Merak, Huddle announce India climate tech accelerato
6 mins; November 08, 2022
‘Climate solidarity or collective suicide – you decide,’ says UN Chief, calls on US, China to jump-start action
5 mins; November 07, 2022
Apple to continue with Qualcomm modems for now; Meta’s India head leaves for Snap; Wipro names new COO from Capgemini
3 mins; November 03, 2022
Tata Group to add 45,000 workers to win Apple iPhone orders – report; Freshworks faces class action lawsuit
5 mins; November 02, 2022
Google temporarily halts enforcing billing system in India; Freshworks grows 37 pct in Q3, raises full-year forecast
6 mins; November 01, 2022
India to set up grievance appellate committees for social media; Twitter to revise user verification, may charge for it
4 mins; October 30, 2022
Apple bucks tech slowdown, but Spotify says it is ‘choking competition’; EU investigating Google Play; Meta’s rout continues
6 mins; October 27, 2022
Rishi Sunak reimposes UK’s fracking ban; Apple confirms USB-C for iPhones; IBM India head warns against moonlighting
5 mins; October 26, 2022
India joins EU in finding Google anti-competitive: ‘competitors never stood a chance,’ finds landmark decision
5 mins; October 20, 2022
IBM beats expectations; CCI fines MMT, Oyo; Persistent hits $1 bln revenue run rate, KPIT raises forecast
5 mins; October 19, 2022
Apple launches new iPads; Microsoft is laying off some staff; Accel says cloud startup funding fell 42 percent in Q3
6 mins; October 18, 2022
Reliance Jio selects Nokia for 5G gear; Cognizant taps senior execs from Infosys, Accenture; Flipkart launches a metaverse space
5 mins; October 17, 2022
India opens 75 digital banking units to boost inclusion; Meta’s Horizon falling short – report; Avataar, Alteria raise funds
6 mins; October 16, 2022
Infosys sees Q2 cloud revenues cross $1 bln, raises lower end of revenue projection, reduces margin band
5 mins; October 13, 2022
HCL Tech raises guidance, Wipro posts strong Q2 revenues, but lower profits; Apple, Samsung to update 5G software
3 mins; October 13, 2022
IMF says ‘worst is yet to come’; Icertis names Deanna Lanier strategy boss; Micro VC firm Kettleborough raises $5 mln
4 mins; October 12, 2022
TCS Q2 FY23: $8.1 bln order book, sequential revenue growth of 1.43 percent, attrition at 21.5 percent
4 mins; October 10, 2022
IT services: Q2 FY23 earnings results kick off today with TCS reporting after markets
4 mins; October 09, 2022
Apple to make AirPods in India too; After TCS, Wipro calls staff back to office; NetSPI raises $410 mln from KKR
3 mins; October 05, 2022
Prosus terminates $4.7 bln BillDesk deal; Google names 20 women founders to India accelerator; Svante Pääbo wins Nobel for medicine
4 mins; October 04, 2022
Reliance Jio to launch affordable laptop – report; Suzlon founder Tulsi Tanti, renewable energy champion, dies
4 mins; October 03, 2022
Apple plans 25 pct iPhones from India – report; Wipro fires 300 for moonlighting; KPIT buys Technica Engineering
4 mins; September 21, 2022
KKR, Hero Group to invest $450 mln in Hero Future Energies; ISRO to launch 36 OneWeb satellites
4 mins; September 21, 2022
IT services deals taking longer in Europe – report; Starlink now covers every continent
3 mins; September 19, 2022
Adobe shares plunge on $20 bln Figma deal; A Microsoft bug sends users to 1930; DotPe raises funding
4 mins; September 15, 2022
Apple iPhones: 12 percent could be made in India by FY26 – report; Byju’s losses skyrocket
5 mins; September 14, 2022
M Damodaran named to lead a panel to boost VC, PE investments; Thoughspot to invest $150 mln in India
4 mins; September 14, 2022
Google to move some Pixel production to India – report; MeitY partners Meta on XR; Navi gets IPO go-ahead
4 mins; September 12, 2022
India to mandate ‘whitelist’ of loan apps; Bessemer raises $4.6 bln; ToneTag expands VoiceSe payments service
4 mins; September 11, 2022
Apple iPhone 14 Pro arrives with an interactive cutout replacing the notch; Zippmat, Daalchini raise funding
4 mins; September 07, 2022
India and China clear separate needle-free Covid-19 vaccines; Apple’s big iPhone event is later today
4 mins; September 07, 2022
Google piloting alternative payments; CCI approves PayU’s acquisition of BillDesk; Instagram slapped with €405 mln EU fine
3 mins; September 05, 2022
Apple overtakes Android phones in the US, and could gain in other markets too; Amazon said to lag Flipkart in India
4 mins; September 05, 2022
Paytm names new independent director, expects breakeven in 12 months; Byju’s, after delay, to report financials on Sep. 6
4 mins; August 29, 2022
Tinder takes Apple to India’s Competition Commission – Report; Omnivore’s OmniX Bio picks the second startup
3 mins; August 24, 2022
Apple aiming for faster release of new iPhone in India—report; Meta rolls out metaverse accounts
4 mins; August 23, 2022
Sequoia picks 37 founders, 15 startups for Surge 7; US lawmaker pushing EV industry to kill dependence on China
4 mins; August 22, 2022
Paytm shareholders near unanimous in voting to approve Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s reappointment and pay
