by Vivek Wadhwa | Jun 3, 2018 | Business
Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart demonstrates both Indian e-commerce’s coming of age and a repetition of history. US giants will spend billions in India because they see huge opportunities, and this will produce a short-term boon for Indian consumers. When the dust...
by Vivek Wadhwa | May 24, 2018 | Business
Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart has created shockwaves in India, with the realisation that the vast majority of its $16 billion price will go to foreign investors, namely Tiger Global, SoftBank, Naspers, and Accel Partners. Now Indian investors are kicking...
by Vivek Wadhwa | Apr 5, 2018 | Business
It is time to hold all the social media companies accountable for their massive breaches of our privacy WhatsApp differentiates itself from Facebook by touting its end-to-end encryption. “Some of your most personal moments are shared with WhatsApp”, it says, so “your...
by Vivek Wadhwa | Mar 28, 2018 | Business
A self-driving Uber car fatally crashed into a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., last week, tragically illustrating the fears that some of us have long held about the dangers of these technologies. The woman appeared from a darkened area onto a road, and the police said the...
by Staff Writer | Mar 10, 2018 | Business
This Indian-Born Designer Is Helping Military Families Across America Founder Sheena Newman launched the company as a need to create beautifully designed spaces at an affordable price. As the wife of a Marine Corps officer, the couple moved over six times in the span...
by Prabhu Palani | Dec 11, 2017 | Business
It’s party time folks. The stock market is on a tear, interest rates are low, and it’s almost holiday season. According to the Wall Street Journal, the S&P 500 was up 359% since March of 2009. Goldman Sachs predicts that the S&P 500 will hit 2,850 by...
