In what would go a long way in helping Hero Motocorp-backed Ather Energy establish a presence in India’s massive two-wheeler market, the electric vehicle upstart has now hired former CEO of the infamous Royal Enfield brand, Venkatesh Padmanabhan, as its COO. Considering the kind of expertise and repute Padmanabhan brings with him, he will handle some key areas at Ather. These include heading the supply chain, quality, manufacturing, and service delivery, apart form being a key stakeholder in major company decisions. Apart from his perhaps only non-automotive, recent stint at Cyient, Padmanabhan…

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And Google is doing what it does best, once again! It is simplifying our lives by adding another feature to the search results. It has today announced that pupil from across the globe will now be able to scout for new job opportunities by simply searching for them. The Mountain View tech giant is going all out to support you in finding that perfect job as you will be shown results from all leading online job search portals namely LinkedIn, Monster, Way Up, Direct Employers, Career Builder, Facebook, as well…

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While we had all been expecting Facebook-owned WhatsApp to be the very first messaging giant to adopt the country’s UPI (Unified Payments Interface) initiative and roll out their wallet services, but homegrown Hike has beaten them to the punch. With today’s release of its fifth and major overhaul of the platform, Hike has also added UPI-powered wallet services to its widely-known app. The new mobile wallet enables the users of the messaging app to instantly send and receive money using the government-backed UPI interface. The service is completely free and…

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French MedTech firm PKvitality which develops K’Watch, has managed to achieve 170% of the initial objective of its crowdfunding equity campaign. On just the 21st day of its 60-day campaign, the company has been subscribed €700,000 from investors. K’Watch is a new generation tracker that analyzes the main physiological markers by simply “tasting” the skin rather than taking blood samples. However, in order to launch the mass production and submit K’Watch for certification to the local medical authorities, the company opted for a crowdfunding equity campaign and began it on May 22….

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Samsung’s highly valued Note series hit a massive blockade last year, when its latest flagship under the series suffered sever battery issues. Note 7 was a nightmare, which even global airlines keep Samsung reminding of. But its time to move on, its time for Note 8. Yup. According to a report published by Reuters today, Samsung’s bounce back device for the Note series — the Note 8, could launch as early as this August. The Korean electronics giant is planning an event in the second half of August this year,…

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Over the past few weeks, reports of Apple working on a completely new project that turns your iPhone into a repository of medical record data have surfaced on the interwebs. It has been said that Cupertino wants the iPhone to become a ‘one-stop shop’ for your health reports and CNBC now has another insider scoop about these efforts. According to the fresh report, citing two sources aware of the developments, Apple’s health-focused team has been working with a small healthcare startup called Health Gorilla. The latter’s platform is solely aimed…

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