• Send Us A Tip
  • Calling all Tech Writers
  • Advertise
Friday, July 18, 2025
  • Login
TechStory
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
TechStory
No Result
View All Result
Home News

News This Week You Need to Remember !

by Chinmay Bidkar
August 28, 2016
in News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Your Dose Of Disruptive Tech For This Week !
TwitterWhatsappLinkedin

Techstory brings you this week’s top stories which you might have missed! So start your Sunday by updating your knowledge with these top news that happened this week across the globe! And Yes it’ll take just few minutes to go through this! Get Wisdomatic!

You might also like

Zuckerberg, Meta Directors Settle $8 Billion Privacy Trial

Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee Cleared in 2015 Merger Case

Microsoft Salaries Revealed, AI Teams Earning More Than Ever Amid Strategic Shift

Uber lost $1.2 billion in the first half of the year, while Apple patented its idea of catching a theif via fingerprints, Luxembourg-based firm Clouse SA invested heavily in Snapdeal and World’s First Self-Driving Taxis ‘NuTonomy’ Hit the Road in Singapore! All this and more :

Uber Said to Lose $1.2 Billion in First Half of 2016

Uber
Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg

Uber lost $1.2 billion in the first half of the year, according to Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources privy to a conference call with investors of the privately held ride-hailing service.

The company has raised $16 billion to help fuel its rapid expansion to 76 countries, and was last valued at nearly $70 billion.

Apple Patents Idea to Capture iphone Thieves Through Fingerprints

(Pic-news18.com)
(Pic-news18.com)

While licensing of intellectual property is now a trending big debate, Apple is staying ahead of the game, and patenting its idea. In any case, a fingerprint scan, photo, and video of the thief would prove to be solid information that could help users get back their stolen iPhones. However, this patent will also let Apple effectively register all fingerprints regardless of thief or not. Of course, as with all patents, there’s no guarantee Apple will ever bring the technology to consumers.

Luxembourg-based Clouse SA Invests $21 million in Snapdeal

Untitled2

Luxembourg-based firm Clouse SA invested more than $21 million as part of its previously announced funding round in Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd, which runs e-commerce firm Snapdeal, according to documents available with the registrar of companies.

Founded in 2010 by Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal as a deals site, Snapdeal now claims to have 300,000 sellers and more than 50 million products across 1,000 categories. Snapdeal currently delivers goods to more than 6,000 locations in India.

 

Net1 to Invest $40 Million in MobiKwik, a Leading Digital Payment Platform in India

Net1
Image : transact24.com

Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has signed a subscription agreement with One MobiKwik Systems Private Limited in India.

As part of the strategic partnership, Net1 will invest $40 million in MobiKwik. In addition, through our technology agreement, Net1’s Virtual Card technology will be integrated across all MobiKwik wallets in order to provide ubiquity across all merchants in India.

MobiKwik is India’s largest independent mobile payments network, trusted by over 32 million users and 100,000 retailers.

 

World’s First Self-Driving Taxis ‘NuTonomy’ Hit the Road in Singapore

nutonomy
Image : Reuters

Massachusetts-based NuTonomy, an automotive software startup funded in part by Bill Ford’s Fontinalis Partners, claimed Thursday to be the first to offer an autonomous taxi service in Singapore.

NuTonomy said its new “robo-taxi” service, which will include specially configured Renault Zoe or Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicles, will run on an on-going basis within Singapore’s one-north business district, where the company has been conducting daily autonomous vehicle testing since April.

Tags: AppleClouse SAfundingMobikwikNet1NuTonomySelf-Driving TaxisSnapdealuber
Tweet54SendShare15
Previous Post

Shaun Stewart to Join Google as a Director of the Self-driving Car Project

Next Post

Your Dose Of Disruptive Tech For This Week !

Chinmay Bidkar

Curious, Keen Observant & Dynamic! Chinmay finds peace in meeting people who work hard for humanity. He has new found interest in Gadgets and Techs and at Techstory he gets to write about it! Reach out at- [email protected]

Recommended For You

Zuckerberg, Meta Directors Settle $8 Billion Privacy Trial

by Anochie Esther
July 18, 2025
0
Zuckerberg

In a sudden twist that ended what could have been a landmark courtroom showdown, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg and several current and former directors reached a settlement...

Read more

Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee Cleared in 2015 Merger Case

by Anochie Esther
July 18, 2025
0
Lee

In a pivotal ruling that removes a significant legal overhang, South Korea’s Supreme Court on July 17 cleared Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee of all charges related...

Read more

Microsoft Salaries Revealed, AI Teams Earning More Than Ever Amid Strategic Shift

by Anochie Esther
July 18, 2025
0
Microsoft

Amid significant layoffs and an aggressive pivot to artificial intelligence, Microsoft finds itself under the spotlight once again this time not for job cuts or corporate strategy, but...

Read more
Next Post
Your Dose Of Disruptive Tech For This Week !

Your Dose Of Disruptive Tech For This Week !

Please login to join discussion

Techstory

Tech and Business News from around the world. Follow along for latest in the world of Tech, AI, Crypto, EVs, Business Personalities and more.
reach us at [email protected]

Advertise With Us

Reach out at - [email protected]

BROWSE BY TAG

#Crypto #howto 2024 acquisition AI amazon Apple Artificial Intelligence bitcoin Business China cryptocurrency e-commerce electric vehicles Elon Musk Ethereum facebook funding Gaming Google India Instagram Investment ios iPhone IPO Market Markets Meta Microsoft News NFT samsung Social Media SpaceX startup startups tech technology Tesla TikTok trend trending twitter US

© 2024 Techstory.in

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to

© 2024 Techstory.in

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?