On Sunday, actor Ranveer Singh shared a preview of his weekend in Bengaluru, where he met up with his in-laws. Ranveer Singh uploaded a video and a few photos on Instagram Stories as he spent time with his actor-wife Deepika
Month: February 2022
Temasek in talks to back India’s OneCard at $1.5 billion valuation
FPL Technologies, the Indian startup that operates OneCard, is set to double its valuation to about $1.5 billion in a new financing round, just a month after it disclosed its previous funding, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Reface, a viral face-swap app from Ukraine, adds anti-war push notifications
Reface, an a16z-backed synthetic media app that’s developed out of Ukraine, has added push notifications informing its ~200 million-strong global user-base about Russia’s invasion of the country — urging people to #StandWithUkraine, including by watermarking face-swapped videos created with the
Future Retail, Amazon’s estranged partner in India, scales down operations
Future Retail, India’s second largest retail chain, is scaling down its operations to reduce losses, it said, the latest casualty in its years-long battle with estranged partner Amazon. The firm, led by Kishore Biyani, said in filings to the stock
Ukraine takes the resistance to cyberspace, assembling an “IT army” to hack sites from Russia and its allies, calls on tech leaders to get involved
As Ukraine continues to make efforts to mobilize and equip ordinary citizens on the ground to resist Russia’s unprovoked invasion of the country, those who are outside Ukraine who want to help are being asked to get involved in the
Hack VC raises $200M fund to back early-stage crypto startups
The investors behind virtual hack.summit(), the world’s largest blockchain programmer event, have launched a $200 million crypto seed fund under the Hack VC umbrella, fund partner Alex Pack told TechCrunch in an interview. Ed Roman, formerly a solo GP, invested
A new main series Pokémon game is coming in late 2022
Step aside, whatever “Pokémon Café Remix” is — the ninth generation of Pokémon is coming. This morning, a Pokémon Presents broadcast announced “Pokémon Scarlet and Violet,” the latest installment in the main series Pokémon games after “Pokémon Sword and Shield”
Photos: Gauri Khan and Deepika Padukone look stunning at Ritesh Sidhwanis bash
Ritesh Sidhwani organised a party last night to celebrate the wedding of Farhan Akhtar with Shibani Dandekar. The party was star-studded with a lot of B-Town celebrities attending it. Gauri Khan made a public appearance yesterday at the bash. Gehraiyaan actor Deepika
Fintech Roundup: More female founders in fintech? Yes, please
Welcome to my new weekly fintech focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! And
Will Mobile World Congress be more of the same?
I’m not sure precisely when the change occurred, but at some point Mobile World Congress became the smartphone show. It’s a fine thing to be in the world of tech trade shows — and certainly has a kind of outward-facing
Photos: Arjun Rampal Gabriella Demeteridas look stunning together
Arjun Rampal and Gabriella Demeteridas were clicked together at Ritesh Sidhwani’s bash last night. The Excel Entertainment co-founder hosted a grand bash for his friend and business partner, Farhan Akhtar who recently got married to actor and host Shibani Dandekar.
The idea that university degrees don’t matter is a Silicon Valley fantasy
Jamie Beaton is the author of “Accepted! Secrets to Gaining Admission to the World’s Topic Universities,” and is CEO of Crimson Education, a university admissions consulting company. Silicon Valley loves to celebrate the cult of the dropout — the inspired
9 Key Tips for Finding the Best Limo Service Near You
Two things come to mind whenever the subject of a limo service is on for discussion: luxury and style. If you want to grab and perhaps hold attention at a special event, arriving and leaving in a limo might get
Fresh from new round, Egypt’s proptech Nawy plans full-suite offering
Egyptian proptech startup Nawy, which began life in 2016 as an AI-driven property, listing has grown to offer brokerage services, supporting the closing of property deals. It is now looking for its next path of growth after connecting 40,000 buyers
Russell Stops Postol In 10
Former junior welterweight titlist Viktor Postol, 31-3-0, appeared on Saturday’s Showtime card as he faced the undefeated 14-0 Gary Russell in a scheduled 10 round junior welterweight affair. This fight had a tragic element to it, as Postol’s wife and