Bangalore-based Microsoft Research India investigates machine learning, natural language processing, algorithms, cryptography and data sciences for the company. It also explores creating technology for emerging markets. Successful projects are scaled up, and sometimes they are also taken to other markets. CNBC reports on some current projects from the research lab:...
Demand for Retail Space in India Surges
According to Los Angeles headquartered CBRE’s India Retail MarketView Report – H1, 2017, during the first 6 months of the year, there were 70 new entries/expansions by global and domestic brands across the cities of Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Bangalore. Seven new global brands entered the country and investments into the...
e-Bay India Merges with Flipkart
Online selling platform eBay India, and Bangalore, India-based e-commerce firm Flipkart Group formally concluded their merger process. Flipkart will own and operate eBay, while the latter will function as an independent entity even as the two firms explore opportunities in cross-border trade. Customers from Flipkart and eBay will get access...
Some of IBM's Biggest Successes Developed in India
New York-based IBM, runs four parallel research organizations: IBM Software Labs, IBM Research Labs, IBM Global Technology Services Labs and IBM Hardware Labs. All the four are present in Bangalore, India. The Global Technology Services (GTS), the most recent of these labs, was set up in November 2016, and is...
Accenture Launches Innovation Hub in India
With over 140,000, of Accenture's 411,000 employees in India, and a transition to the requirements of new digital technologies, the company launched an innovation hub in Bangalore, India. The 10-story, 400,000 square feet facility, has wall-sized interactive screens, and large, open work areas. 4,000 people work here using tools for...
'Made in India' LinkedIn Lite Extends to 60 Countries
Sunnyvale, CA-based LinkedIn announced the roll out of its LinkedIn Lite app to Android users in India. Akshay Kothari, Head, LinkedIn India, said, "We have now been able to take all the LinkedIn experience and package it into an app that is less than 1 megabyte. This app will soon be...