As we shine a spotlight on the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley, it’s worth highlighting some of the people who have been working to bring more diversity to the tech scene for years. One prime example is James Norman, now CEO of Pilotly, a focus group company. He also co-founded and runs an organization called the Transparent Collective, a non-profit that aims to help early-stage minority founders. The organization hosts groups of entrepreneurs from around the country for a four-day program of coaching and panels to help them hone…
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Uber is making Juneteenth and election days around the world company holidays !!
Uber will honor Juneteenth and elections days around the world as company holidays, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced Wednesday. “To embrace the meaning of #Juneteenth this year, we’re making it a paid day off. We encourage employees to spend it in a way that allows them to stand up against racism, whether that’s by learning, participating in a community action, or reflecting on how to make change,” Khosrowshahi said on Twitter. “But I strongly believe that lasting change really happens at the ballot box. That’s why we are making election days around…
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Mumbai: Last week, Uddhav Thackeray was forced to deny reports that Mumbai would be re-imposing a lockdown on June 15. The reports had made such an impact that all over the city, people were stocking up on goods and wondering whether they had made a mistake by resuming work too soon. In Delhi, where reports of a similar June 15 lockdown had also surfaced — though they had not been as widely circulated as they were in Mumbai — the health minister, and subsequently the chief minister, had to issue…
Read MorePidilite Industries share price falls 3% after Q4 net profit plunges 34% !!
Shares of Pidilite Industries fell almost 3 percent intraday on June 18, a day after the company reported a nearly 34% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 156.51 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 236.87 crore for the January-March period of 2018-19. Its revenue from operations declined to Rs 1,544.68 crore for the fourth quarter as compared with Rs 1,639.28 crore in the same period of 2018-19, Pidilite Industries said in a regulatory filing. For…
Read MoreCoal India share price jumps 8% after PM launches auction process of coal blocks !!
Shares of Coal India jumped almost 8 percent in intraday trade on BSE on June 18 after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining. The government’s move will open India’s coal sector for private players and termed as a major step in the direction of India achieving self-reliance. As per a PTI report, the Prime Minister said the launch of the auction process not only marks the beginning of unlocking of the country’s coal sector from the “lockdown of…
Read MoreMomentum plays: 5 stocks that could give over 10% return in 1-3 months !!
Bombay: Markets have been volatile for the last few days, and June 17 was no different with 100 points swing on either side. Nifty finally settled at 9,881 down by 0.33% for the day. Broader market indices, BSE Midcap and Smallcap, outperformed benchmark indices with a gain of 0.32% and 0.71%, respectively, for the day. The market breadth on NSE was in favour of bulls with an advance-decline ratio of 5:4. Nifty witnessed reversal from its 100-Day moving average (DMA) at 10,327, and Friday’s gap opening found support at 9,544…
Read MoreAICRA Sign off MOU with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industries to set up Centre for Excellence (COE) to support MSME !!
New Delhi: With an objective of India, a global leader in the field of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence AICRA has signed an MOU with PHDCCI to foster support to MSMEs (Micro Small and Medium Enterprise) with new and cost-effective technologies. Initiatives include setting up of COE (Centre of Excellence) to help MSMEs which will render them support and services to adapt and grow with new technologies for production and efficiency improvement at low cost. This collaboration further aims to offer training programs, skilling the corporates and industry professionals in various…
Read MoreGetting future ready: Introducing robotics to school students !!
Robotics as a career choice is gaining popularity among in current generation of students. Robots are machines that can either independently or on command carry out a series of operations and functions. Robotics is as a branch of engineering involves the design, construction and operation of robots. From moving goods around on a production floor to performing complex medical procedures and being on space exploration missions, robots are fast becoming an important part of our lives. Coupled with advancements in other areas such as Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics will play…
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