Ecommerce major Flipkart is giving hyperlocal delivery another shot with its latest offering as the Covid-19 pandemic triggers a faster convergence between online and offline commerce Meanwhile, chief executives of big technology firms gear up to testify before US Congress on antitrust issues amid rising concerns of their dominance. Flipkart’s hyperlocal service Flipkart has launched […]

Wipro has partnered with Google for migration of its enterprise-wide SAP footprint to the Cloud platform. The engagement will bring SAP applications and workloads to the cloud to support the country’s fourth largest software services firm’s 180,000-plus employees. Bhanumurthy B.M, President and Chief Operating Officer, Wipro said that as a provider of digital transformation services […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Walmart-owned Flipkart has launched a hyperlocal 90-minute delivery service called Flipkart Quick in Bengaluru across categories including grocery, mobiles, electronics and home accessories. With this launch, the company has also forayed into fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as meats and milk on its platform. These new business verticals will also be […]

A pregnant woman with excessive pain met her gynecologist online. The doctor, from Motherhood, a mother and childcare specialist hospital, checked the screen to conclude the pain was not normal and asked her to call back if it did not subside in the next half an hour. When it did not, she was rushed to […]

Google has decided that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June, a sobering assessment of the pandemic’s potential staying power from the company providing the answers for the world’s most trusted internet search engine. The remote-work order issued Monday by Google CEO Sundar Pichai also affects other companies […]

More Chinese apps are under scrutiny in India even as the government undertook a second round of app ban in the country. Meanwhile, smaller towns are aiding the recovery in demand for online beauty firms to pre-Covid-19 levels. App Ban 2.0 The Indian government has issued an order to ban 47 apps that were essentially […]

By Taylor LorenzFirst there was the Zoom boom, followed quickly by Zoom fatigue. Then everyone became a gamer, inviting visitors to their virtual islands and sending friends digital gifts. There were raves, meetings, meditations and movie nights, all of which took place on the internet. Now, months later and with no sign of the virus’ […]

Regional language social media platform Sharechat has raised $35-$40 million from existing investors in a bridge round as the company looks to replace TikTok with its new short video app Moj, according to a report by news portal Entrackr. However, ShareChat denied the development. “ShareChat does not generally comment on market speculations. However we can […]

Zee5, the video streaming service from Essel Group, has introduced a new entry-level plan called Zee5 Club, as it looks to increase its subscriber base in a competitive market. Priced at Rs 365 per year, the plan offers consumers access to its shows before telecast, select original Zee5 and Alt Balaji shows, over 90 live […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi India’s e-commerce industry is expected to reach $99 billion in size when online commerce penetration will more than double to almost 11%. The growth rate for the industry in India, for each of the next four years, would surpass the same of established economies like the US, China, the UK, Europe and […]