Google is expanding its gChips team at its new Bangalore site, including executive and technology professionals. By the end of 2019, Google expects to onboard 70 employees. Bangalore has become a popular technology hub, attracting large and specialty technology companies that are seeking seasoned professionals and rising talent. The city is...
Silicon Valley Tuning In to India's Music Industry
India's internet boom has tech giants turning to the country's 560 million internet users, and massive music industry. Facebook signed licensing deals with some of the biggest record labels in Bollywood that will allow users of Facebook and Instagram in India to add songs to their posts. Google rolled out...
Google, Verily Launch Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in India
Google, and its affiliate, South San Francisco-based Verily (subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet), have been conducting a global clinical research program with a focus on India to screen for two conditions that impact millions of people worldwide: diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. The studies involved Aravind Eye Hospital at...
Google India Acquires Transport Startup
Google acquired Bangalore, India-based Sigmoid Labs, the developer of the transportation application, ‘Where Is My Train’. Founded by five former employees of TiVo Corporation, Sigmoid Labs has a team of ten people. Where Is My Train is available in several Indian languages including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam....
Google Launches its 'Neighbourly' App Only for India
"Neighbourly" (spelled with a "u" the way Indians spell it), is a local social network recently rolled out by Google, that aims to answer questions people often have about their immediate surroundings, such as where to find the best tailor or a reliable car repair shop. The app sources its...
A Bollywood Music Label to Occupy Top Spot on YouTube
The Bollywood music label T-Series is set to dethrone the king of YouTube, Sweden's Felix Kjellberg or "PewDiePie" who has had more subscribers than any other channel on the video streaming platform since 2013. T-Series, India's biggest music company, is on track to take the top spot according to new...