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Cognizant reduces bench time for employees

Cognizant has been actively working on cost cutting measures for some time now. In recent months, the company has announced a series of measures to contain its finances and streamline its business. Earlier in October 2019, while announcing the company’s financial results – Brian Humphries, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said, “Over the past few months, we’ve…

Automation Anywhere raises $290 mn in Series B funding

Automation Anywhere, a provider of robotic process automation, has raised $290 million in its Series-B funding, led by Salesforce Ventures. Softbank Investment Advisers and Goldman Sachs were also part of Series-B round of funding. Company’s valuation now stands at $6.8 billion. The company was founded in 2003 by Mihir Shukla, Rushabh Parmani, Ankur Kothari and…

Pharma major Lupin launches smart device ‘Adhero’ to support respiratory disease treatment in India

First-of-its kind smart device launched in India to track usage pattern of metered dose inhaler (MDI) by patients Reusable device with built-in sensors to track daily usage and consumption pattern Companion app MyAdhero connects the device to smartphones via Bluetooth through which patients can access information and set reminders Physicians using the app can monitor…

WeWork to lay-off 2,400 employees globally

Cash-strapped WeWork will be laying off 2,400 of its employees, which account for upto 20% of its workforce. This move has been much anticipated for some time now – after the company was taken over by – SoftBank. The company that once saw a valuation of $47 billion has now been under severe financial pressure,…

Manish Bharti appointed as UiPath India President

UiPath, a leading robotic process automation (RPA) software company, has announced that Manish Bharti has been elevated to the role of President for the India region, effective November 22, 2019. Raghunath Subramanian, previously CEO for UiPath India, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of UiPath Entities in India. Manish will be responsible for accelerating business…

Do Your Thng (DYT) raises $150K from angel investors

DYT(Do Your Thng), an online shared economy platform that connects brands with millions of social media users, has raised $ 150K from angel investors Puneet Chandra (Founder and Joint Managing Director at Skootr Global Private Limited), Sorabh Agarwal (Former MD of Copal Partners), Amit Dharod and Girish Minocha among others. The company was founded by…

CasaOne raises $16 Mn in series B financing round

CasaOne, the San Francisco-headquartered furniture rental company, has completed a $16 million Series B round of financing led by Accel. The investment round also saw participation from existing investor JLL Spark, Freestyle Capital, NextWorld Capital, and Array Ventures.

Indian origin CEOs in Fortune’s Top 20 Businessperson list

Fortune’s 2019 Businessperson of the Year is finally out. There are reasons to feel good about as India’s Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has topped the list. Nadella is not the only Indian origin CEO who has made it to the Top 20, Ajay Banga (Mastercard) is at 8th spot, and Jayshree Ullal (Arista Networks)…

Manik Gupta, Uber’s Chief Product Officer to step down

Manik Gupta, Chief Product Officer (CPO) Uber, will step down from his position. He had joined the company in November 2015. As per a TechCrunch report, Gupta’s last day will be December 13. In his note to the team Manik mentioned, “After a few discussions with Dara as well as with my family—and now that…

Infosys selected as ARLANXEO’s IT Partner for Digital Ecosystem Applications

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced it has been selected as a strategic end-to-end partner for Digital Ecosystem Application portfolio by ARLANXEO – a global market leader in synthetic elastomers. ARLANXEO has embarked on a digital transformation journey with S/4HANA as the core platform which will be leveraged across…

TCS wins the ITSMA 2019 Award in ‘Building Reputation Through Brand and Differentiation’ category

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global lT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, has been recognised at the ITSMA 2019 Marketing Excellence Awards with a Diamond in the category ‘Building Reputation Through Brand and Differentiation’.  The Marketing Excellence Awards honour the marketing programs, campaigns and new initiatives that have achieved excellence worldwide. The ITSMA…