Once considered as rivals, Ola and Uber could now be saviour of autorickshaws

Ola and Uber signing autorickshaws on their platform have encouraged auto drivers and their unions to demand 30,000 new permits. https://ift.tt/2JdI5C6 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Facebook beyond Facebook? Instagram, Messenger & WhatsApp step up

Instagram along with Messenger and WhatsApp are serving as Facebook's safety net for a future that could find its flagship service on the sidelines. https://ift.tt/2EEeGSU https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

India tops Google Play Store downloads in last 7 years

India saw 36.9 billion app downloads from Google Play Store between January 2012 and August 2018, the highest among all countries, according to mobile app analytics firm App Annie. https://ift.tt/2Pizeol https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Facebook simplifies Messenger app

Facebook began rolling out a redesigned version featuring three tabs instead of nine, saying it was "going back to its roots" 7 years after the standalone app's launch. https://ift.tt/2NZLXYg https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Intex's profit, revenue shrink further in FY18

Intex's revenue from operations in 2017-18 stood at Rs 2,861.9 crore, down 32.3% from Rs 4,228.7 in the previous year https://ift.tt/2q9nl5M https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Hike Messenger losses nearly double to Rs 399 Cr in FY18

Hike Messenger, which is backed by some of the world’s biggest technology investors, posted a loss of Rs 399.58 crore, an increase of 88% compared to the year ago period https://ift.tt/2R9WEtd https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Xiaomi pips Samsung to take lead in smartphone race in India

Xiaomi recorded its highest ever shipments in India in a single quarter, driven by the new Redmi 6 series, the launch of sub-brand Poco, and expansion in offline channels https://ift.tt/2q5TDyC https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

OnePlus to drive growth through offline channels to retain premium smartphone leadership

OnePlus India general manager Vikas Agarwal said the company will initially set up 20 shop-in-shops inside Reliance Digital stores before expanding into newer outlets next year. https://ift.tt/2Rd1qq5 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Uber files plea in Bombay HC to ensure safe operations

Uber cited cases of violence during the indefinite strike called by Maharashtra Rajya Rashtriya Kamgar Sangh in the state https://ift.tt/2PRMehy https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Fake bank apps may have stolen data of thousands of customers: Report

The report said deceptive malware in these apps may have stolen customers' account and credit card details. https://ift.tt/2AoFr9Y https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Infy arm partners with R3 to widen blockchain solution reach

This partnership would enable banks to easily access and deploy Finacle’s blockchain solutions on Corda, R3’s open-source blockchain platform https://ift.tt/2PhtDyw https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Kinsa, a smart thermometer startup that raised ~$29M via VCs like Kleiner Perkins, has products in 500K+ US homes, sells "illness data" to companies like Clorox (Sapna Maheshwari/New York Times)

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Kinsa, a smart thermometer startup that raised ~$29M via VCs like Kleiner Perkins, has products in 500K+ US homes, sells “illness data” to companies like Clorox  —  Most of what we do — the websites we visit, the places we go, the TV shows we watch, the products we buy — has become fair game for advertisers.

How tech giants are increasingly using contract workers instead of direct staff, as Google's contract workers outnumbered direct employees for the first time (Ellen Sheng/CNBC)

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How tech giants are increasingly using contract workers instead of direct staff, as Google's contract workers outnumbered direct employees for the first time  —  - This year at Google, contract workers outnumbered direct employees for the first time in the company's 20-year history.

Amazon says Alexa for Business now works with any device with Alexa built in, including 3rd-party devices; the program was previously restricted to Echo devices (Stephanie Condon/ZDNet)

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Amazon says Alexa for Business now works with any device with Alexa built in, including 3rd-party devices; the program was previously restricted to Echo devices  —  Device makers building with the Alexa Voice Service have an opportunity to reach new enterprise customers.

Sources: Facebook is working on a new TikTok-like music app to let users record and share videos of themselves lip-syncing or dancing to popular songs (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Sources: Facebook is working on a new TikTok-like music app to let users record and share videos of themselves lip-syncing or dancing to popular songs  —  Josh Constine @JoshConstine / 8 hours  —  Facebook is working on a new app that it hopes could win back the attention of teens …