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Five ways Facebook shared your data with large technology companies

For years, Facebook gave many large technology companies special access to users' information

Key deals last week: Entrust Family Office, Morgan Stanley Infra and more

There were 14 PE deals worth $201.65 million and 3 Private Equity Exits in the last seven days ended December 19, 2018

PE investors fighting tough rules to back insurance companies, say experts

PE investors are enabling promoters or shareholders of firms in the sector to exit but face substantial regulatory compliance, tax ambiguity and delays in approvals

Israel's tech sector needs foreign workers to ensure industry's growth

The hi-tech sector's success begets diplomatic breakthroughs, including with formerly hostile Arab states in the Persian Gulf, Netanyahu has long argued

Dark realities of Uber, Lyft: Women drivers speak about on-job harassment

Several women said that after rebuffing a passenger's advances, they worried about the rider retaliating by giving them a bad rating

Indian telcos' love for China's Huawei, ZTE continues amid security threats

The global controversy over the security threat posed by Huawei and other Chinese firms has spilled over to India in the form of a battle between service providers and domestic equipment manufacturers

Braking news for auto part firms who're hoping for a rebound in 4th quarter

Component manufacturers are grappling with the fallout of slowing passenger and commercial vehicle sales

Forget drones. Amazon's Jeff Bezos needs lots of delivery guys

Amazon wants to build a network of independent couriers

New Mizoram CM Zoramthanga's journey from the wilderness to the top

After the death of separatist leader Laldenga due to lung cancer in 1990, Zoramthanga was elected as MNF party chief, a post he continues to hold. He will now lead Mizoram for the third time as CM

High-tech degrees, price of an avocado: The data New York gave to Amazon

The data, while not flashy, is core to the ability to understand where the best pool of potential employees live and could be developed

Govt plans to increase share of natural gas to 15% in India's fuel basket

Mumbai and Delhi have each crossed the one million mark in piped natural gas connections

Bigger VCs in India have shifted focus to later-stage investments: Report

VC industry in India has evolved to a more "mature" phase in the last couple of years, says a recent report by Bain & Co and IVCA

M&As, strategic sales make up for sluggish IPO market to aid investor exits

Exits through strategic sales/M&As created 69% of liquidity events

UK Govt's CDC Group commits $25 mn in Lighthouse's $240 mn third fund

CDC, one of the largest institutional investors in Indian PE funds, has committed over $1.7 billion to Indian funds since 2004

Our competition is the stock market, not private equity firms: KKR CEO

We are investing in infrastructure, education, waste management, and healthcare, says KKR CEO Henry Kravis

Shaktikanta Das, 'bureaucrat's bureaucrat' famous for his tact and tweets

Shaktikanta Das, a quintessential finance ministry insider, takes charge of the central bank at a critical time in the relationship.

Why Chinese bike-share companies are backpedalling in India

Within a year of entering the country, Ofo has shut operations and Mobike is barely surviving

How Amazon's DIY chip innovation threatens Silicon Valley giant Intel

Amazon's new chip arrives as market forces are rapidly undercutting chip makers and their $412 billion in yearly sales

Your apps know where you were last night, and they're not keeping it secret

At least 75 companies receive anonymous, precise location data from apps whose users enable location services to get local news and weather

World has moved, but India continues to use corrosion-prone steel for cars

The automobile industry globally has moved to galvanised steel, but India and China continue to use steel that is prone to corrosion for cars meant for local market