Alphabet
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Google, Temasek invest in ShareChat parent at $4.9 bn valuation
Mohalla Tech Pvt. Ltd, which runs multilingual social media platform, ShareChat and short video platform, Moj, has raised $78...
People
Google hires former Modi think-tank official as new public policy head
Alphabet Inc's Google has hired a new public policy head in India, Archana Gulati, who previously worked at Prime Minister...
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Google parent Alphabet sets profit record, plans $50 bn buyback
Google parent Alphabet Inc on Tuesday reported record profit for the second consecutive quarter and a $50 billion share buyback...
Markets
Nexus-backed insurance startup to enter NYSE through backdoor
An insurance startup, based in New Jersey and backed by investors including Nexus Venture Partners, Alphabet Inc., and Sequoia...
Finance
Sovereign wealth funds favour unlisted tech companies as private market surges
Sovereign wealth funds invested more than $3 billion in unlisted technology companies in 2018, the highest level in three years,...
TMT
Walmart eyes Flipkart IPO in as early as four years
Indian e-commerce company Flipkart might go for an initial public offering (IPO) in as early as four years if minority ......
General
Alphabet may pick minority stake in Flipkart; Numetal ups bid for Essar Steel
Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. may invest $1-2 billion (Rs 6,672-13,345 crore) in homegrown e-commerce major Flipkart to pick up a ......
TMT
Google signs patent deal with Tencent to boost China prospects
Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to a patent licensing deal with Tencent Holdings Ltd as it looks for ways to ......
TMT
Google, Temasek to invest in ride-hailing startup Go-Jek: Report
Alphabet Inc’s Google, Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd and Chinese online platform Meituan-Dianping are investing in a fundraising ......
People
Meet the Indian-origin entrepreneur-scientist Shwetak Patel of Senosis
Around the time India was celebrating its Independence Day, an American scientist and entrepreneur of Indian origin was celebrating a ......