Category Tiny Snips

Tiny Snips, Business, Tech

TS #8 – The Indian Trifecta for Tesla

Tesla is planning to open its showrooms in 3 Indian cities :- New Delhi – The National Capital and second most populated city. Mumbai – The Financial hub and the most populous city. Also home to the highest number of millionaires and…

Shreesha S
April 19, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Tech

TS #7 – Grab this super-app!

The Singaporean start-up Grab, started as a ride-hailing platform in 2011, thereafter underwent mutating transformations to become a “Super-app” providing everything from food delivery to third-party ecommerce logistics to financial services. It is set to go public at a valuation of $39.6 billion through a…

Shreesha S
April 19, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Finance

TS #6 – Massive Exits ft. Citi

Last week, Citigroup said it will exit its consumer franchises(retail banking segments) in 13 countries – India, Australia, Bahrain, China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Those resources would be “deployed against higher returning opportunities in…

Shreesha S
April 19, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #5 – Meet Mr. “Bleep”

Intel is launching an AI solution to recognize and redact hate-speech real time called Bleep. Developed with game streamers in mind, the solution aims to provide an interface where they can customize how much of “Racism” or other kinds of hate…

Shreesha S
April 17, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #4 – Netflix x Sony Pictures

Netflix grabbed exclusive streaming rights to entire set of movies to be released by Sony Pictures in 2022 as a part of a multi-year deal. That might include the sequel to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”!The deal will also allow Netflix…

Shreesha S
April 17, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #3 – Snap x Screenshop x KKW

Snap acquired Screenshop which was endorsed by Kim Kardashian West, who was earlier an advisor on the UI of the company. Phew, that was a mouthful! Screenshop is a fashion recommendation app that analyses the user’s photos using AI to understand their preferences and then recommends…

Shreesha S
April 17, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Finance, Tech

TS #2 – Plaid Reborn

Plaid which was almost bought by VISA for $5.3 billion – in a deal that was blocked by the regulators as it was thought VISA would have a monopoly over the online debit card market – recently raised $425 million…

Shreesha S
April 15, 2021

Tiny Snips

TS #1 – What is…. this?

This is the first Tiny Snip. These are teeny-tiny snippets that are better of separated from the normal snippets. This is kinda like twitter inside my website where I jot down some: – Facts Ideas Opinions etc. All related to…

Shreesha S
April 14, 2021