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Chennai flood: How tech companies are lending a helping hand

 
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 Chennai flood: How tech companies are lending a helping hand 

Chennai flood: How tech companies are lending a helping hand

Several tech majors, from global giants to startups, have started initiatives to ensure that Chennai residents remain connected, safe and are not short of food as the city battles the rains that have left it crippled. 

 
 11 innovative Microsoft products that failed badly 

11 innovative Microsoft products that failed badly

In hindsight, these products were way ahead of their time and something that Microsoft should have pursued. Here are nearly a dozen instances in which Microsoft saw the future and passed. 

 
 Flipkart suffers Rs 2,000-crore loss in discount war 

Flipkart suffers Rs 2,000-crore loss in discount war

The Rs 2000-crore loss in the year ended March, is attributed to heavy discounts offered by Flipkart to win customers and stay ahead of rivals Snapdeal and Amazon India while investing in back-end operations. 

 
 Samsung India's growth falls to a ten-year low 

Samsung India's growth falls to a ten-year low

South Korean conglomerate Samsung expanded at the slowest pace in India in more than a decade in 2014-15, triggering restructuring, headcount reduction. 

 
 Google launches tool to help Chennai residents 

Google launches tool to help Chennai residents

Amid Chennai's battle against waterlogged roads and drenched homes, Google has extended its support to the city and has created the Crisis Response tool. 

 
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11 innovative Microsoft products that failed badly

Microsoft has had many successful products - Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox, to name a few. There are, however, many projects that never took off because company executives didn't see the potential of what they had built at the time.

 11 innovative Microsoft products that failed badly
 
 IITs see 100% rise in startup job offers 

IITs see 100% rise in startup job offers

Several IITs, including Delhi, Varanasi, Bombay, Kanpur, Guwahati and Roorkee, are reporting an up to 100% rise in the number of startups coming to recruit. 

 
 Flipkart acquires minority stake in MapmyIndia 

Flipkart acquires minority stake in MapmyIndia

Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, has acquired a strategic minority stake in MapmyIndia (CE Info Systems Pvt Ltd). 

 
 Facebook activates Safety Check feature in Chennai 

Facebook activates Safety Check feature in Chennai

Social networking giant Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature in flood-hit Chennai city. The tool sends users in the affected area a note asking them if they're safe. And when a user clicks "Yes, let my friends know," the tool automatically... 

 
 Uber wants to integrate with all your apps 

Uber wants to integrate with all your apps

Online taxi-hailing service Uber said it would allow third-party app developers to add a 'Ride Request' button within their apps for free. 

 
 What Mark Zuckerberg has left after giving away 99% of his Facebook shares 

What Mark Zuckerberg has left after giving away 99% of his Facebook shares

Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to give away 99% of his shares in Facebook, which at their current market valuation, is worth around $45 billion. 

 
 
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