Silicon Valley

"Biggest Crisis India Has Seen...": Indian-American Entrepreneur's Appeal

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 12, 2021

Describing the current COVID-19 crisis as the biggest India has ever faced, an eminent Indian-American philanthropist and venture capitalist from the Silicon Valley has urged the community to help support the Indian people.

Apple to Help Employees Get COVID-19 Vaccine Shots at Its Offices

Edited by Gadgets 360 with inputs from Reuters | Saturday April 24, 2021

Apple said on Friday that it will help its employees get COVID-19 vaccine shots at its offices. Apple is one of the first large Silicon Valley companies to launch a program to help workers get vaccinated.

Domino's And Nuro To Start Robot Pizza Delivery In Houston, Texas

Reuters | Tuesday April 13, 2021

Domino's Pizza Inc and Nuro Inc, a Silicon Valley startup, said on Monday they will launch a robotic pizza delivery service in Houston this week as they seek to satisfy increasing online orders during the pandemic.

Intel's Mobileye Teams With Startup Udelv On Automated Delivery

Reuters | Tuesday April 13, 2021

Intel Corp's Mobileye has teamed with four-year-old Silicon Valley startup Udelv in an effort to put automated electric delivery vehicles into service in the United States by 2023, the companies said.

Silicon Valley Self-Driving Startup Gatik Works With Isuzu To Build Delivery Trucks

Reuters | Tuesday April 6, 2021

Silicon Valley self-driving startup Gatik and Isuzu North America Corp on Tuesday said they will work together to build autonomous delivery trucks that Gatik will use to serve its retailer customers.

In Silicon Valley, Apple Loses Early Round In Case By Indian Engineer

Indians Abroad | Robert Burnson, Bloomberg | Friday March 26, 2021

Apple Inc. lost an early round in a discrimination lawsuit brought in the US by a female engineer from India who says her two managers -- one from her country, the other from Pakistan -- treated her as they would in their own countries: as a subservient.

Big Tech Imports India's Caste Legacy To Silicon Valley. But There's Hope

India News | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg | Friday March 12, 2021

On a sunny day in early 2017, Sundar Pichai, Alphabet Inc.'s chief executive officer, returned to his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, in West Bengal, to speak before 3,500 students.

Thousands Of Security Cameras Hacked, Exposing Tesla, US Jails, Hospitals

World News | William Turton, Bloomberg | Thursday March 11, 2021

A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools.

Facebook, Netflix Face Fresh Scrutiny As India Announces New Rules

India News | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg | Thursday February 25, 2021

India joined the global regulatory push to rein in Silicon Valley technology giants, tightening rules that govern how social media and streaming companies do business in the world's biggest democracy.

Facebook Says Pop-Up Messages on Its iOS Apps Will Tout Benefits of Targeted Advertisements

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 2, 2021

Facebook said that pop-up messages on its iPhone and iPad apps will tout benefits of targeted advertisements ahead of a privacy move by Apple that could curb tracking.

"Bengal's Silicon Valley Big Flop, Cows Graze There": BJP's Dilip Ghosh

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 14, 2021

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday mocked the state government for its handling of the Silicon Valley project, suggesting that "cows still graze in the land" allotted to corporates.

All-Women Crew To Fly Into History With 17-Hour Flight To Bengaluru

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Saturday January 9, 2021

An all-women team of Air India is set to make history when they pilot the longest non-stop commercial flight operated by any airline to India later in the week.

Elon Musk, Brash Billionaire And Silicon Valley Disruptor, Now Richest

People | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 8, 2021

Whether the topic is transforming the automobile or conquering the next frontier of space, Elon Musk has shown a knack for captivating an audience beyond investors and science geeks.

Elon Musk Says He Had Once Reached Out To Apple For Acquiring Tesla

Reuters | Wednesday December 23, 2020

Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he reached out to Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook "during the darkest days of the Model 3 program" to discuss the possibility of the iPhone maker acquiring Tesla Inc for a tenth of its current value.

This Relentless Dealmaker Broke Into Silicon Valley's Bros Club

World News | Yoolim Lee, Bloomberg | Tuesday December 22, 2020

To call Koh Soo Boon an early mover in venture capital is a bit of an understatement. When she began her career in 1988, International Business Machines Corp. was the dominant force in technology. Apple Inc., without Steve Jobs, was struggling to develop its first portable computer. Mark Zuckerberg hadn't started kindergarten.