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In self-driving cars, human drivers come up short

Automakers and tech companies rely on human drivers to step in when necessary with self-driving technology

With the merger of Saavn & Reliance Jio, music streaming hits a high note

The deal with Saavn will catapult Reliance to the top of the heap in the OTT market

Japan heads toward $1 million salaries in battle for 'genius' tech talent

It's an unusual move in Japan, where workers often take lower pay in exchange for secure employment

Naidu shifts into top gear for Andhra auto hub, gives tough fight to TN

The dynamic CM has an investment pitch based on subsidies and cutting red tape

Will scale help the DTH industry fight the rise of DD's Freedish & Netflix?

TV distribution in India's Rs 660-billion television industry is fragmented and overregulated

From Ralph Lauren to Calvin Klein, firms pinning hopes on blue jean revival

Yet while Levi Strauss & Co. struggled for years to stave off pressure from stretchy pants, there are signs of a rebound

PE investments fall 49% to $3.7 bn in Jan-Mar on lack of big transactions

The investment amount was also 29 per cent lower than the December 2017 quarter

Model contract for privatising urban health care

Terms of agreement give private players 30-year lease over parts of government district hospitals

Private equity investments decline 49% to $3.7 billion in March quarter

Investments during the quarter ended March were the lowest in five quarters in value terms, owing to low value of investment by PE firms in deals

Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan: Developing a scientific culture is no mean task

A major responsibility for researcher-turned-administrator VijayRaghavan will be spread to the word of science across the country

How a billionaire crypto king built the No. 1 exchange in just 8 months

After a meteoric rise that defied financial orthodoxy, the 41-year-old coder-turned-exchange kingpin is now facing headwinds that threaten to send him back down to Earth

Fortis-Manipal deal: Meet Ranjan Pai, who is strong medicine for expansion

Bengaluru-based Pai is a self-made billionaire - net worth: $1.89 billion as on March 28, according to Forbes

Canadian pension fund CDPQ backs Nilekani-Aggarwal's mid-market fund

With a target size of approximately 100 million, Fundamentum Partnership Fund I is expected to invest an average of up to 15 million in select startups

Low-cost airline pilots overworked, struggling with fatigue and monotony

Pilots and commanders say that a more "humane" approach towards them would go a long way

Significant funding gap for mid-market companies: Heramb R Hajarnavis

There is a sense of excitement in the start-up world, which has had a positive impact on venture capital fund raising

Lightspeed Venture rides on global exits, other companies scaling rapidly

Lightspeed invests from seed-stage to Series-B; often in pre-product or pre-revenue and then works closely with the company

Swedish retailer H&M's pile of unsold garments grows as earnings plunge

The stock slumped to the lowest level since 2005

Why Vodafone-Idea combine will have a tough time defending its turf

The combined entity will face tough competition from Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, which plans to grab more than half the market in revenue terms

57% share in national output, yet secondary steel makers' voice is unheard

The country will never achieve the 300 mn tonne capacity target by 2030-31 if this segment continues to be ignored

Meet Raju Shetti, a farmer leader who plans to plough through BJP

Last year, the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana, led by Shetti, became the first NDA constituent to part ways