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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicTech companies

Topic: Tech companies

Why the European Union is opening a Silicon Valley ’embassy’

The EU is opening a new office in California’s Silicon Valley, giving European regulators direct access to major digital technology companies—and vice versa.

Zomato, PayTM, Nykaa — how investors have lost big time after these big tech IPOs

Analysis of 6 major tech IPO launches of 2021 — Zomato, Paytm, Nykaa, Fino Payments Bank, Policy Bazaar and CarTrade Tech — shows investor euphoria could be fading.

What Jack Ma’s increasing public appearances tell about China’s changing stance on businesses

The easing of the tech crackdown signifies that Xi is trying to make space for other political ideas, including the revival pro-market approach.

Caste-afraid Indians in US tech companies are hogging diversity quota of Blacks, Hispanics

Google doesn't like to talk caste and 48.3% of its employees in the US are White with the second largest group being Asians who constitute 43.2% of the workforce.

Metaverse — the reason Xi’s crackdown on China’s tech industry isn’t working

Xi Jinping might be in for a rude awakening as tech industries hit by the policies under the ‘common prosperity campaign’ are now resisting suppression.

Southeast Asia’s richest families chase next unicorn after Grab, Carousell

From Thailand's Dhanin Chearavanont to Philippines’ Lance Gokongwei, the Southeast Asian conglomerates are plowing millions into promising firms or setting up venture capital funds.

Google to Facebook, tech firms leaning on retd IAS officers to deal with Modi govt

Technology companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter or Amazon are under increased scrutiny and regulatory pressure of the Modi govt. They need an insider in power corridors.

‘Don’t know why I’m alive’ – how Indian techies are struggling with Covid trauma & grief

Indian tech companies, which support Wall Street banks and Silicon Valley giants, are trying to figure out how to address the mental-health fallout for a generation of young workers.

Tech firms push recovery in India’s office leasing after steepest fall in a decade

Technology sector dominated the market with 41% of total leasings across the second half of 2020. Bengaluru saw transactions rise 8% during the period from the previous year.

3 US states to file a new antitrust lawsuit against Google over app store fees

The attorneys general of Utah, North Carolina and New York are among states that are preparing a lawsuit, which hasn’t been previously reported and could be filed in January.

On Camera

Ajit Pawar’s death is another ‘what if’ moment in Indian politics

From Deen Dayal Upadhyay's murder and Madhavrao Scindia's plane crash to the Gandhi family assassinations, so much of what happens in politics has little to do with calculations and much more to do with fate.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.