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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Indian PM Modi Discuss Deeper Tech Ties Amid Model Y Test Run In Mumbai
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 5:39am | 600On Friday, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks about potential collaboration in technology and innovation, signaling a strong push for deeper ties in these areas. What Happened: In a post on social media platform X, Prime Minister Modi shared...
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Google Vs. Facebook: Tech Giants Back Rival Mobile Phone Operators In India
Friday, January 28, 2022 - 3:39am | 442Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)-owned Google will invest up to $1 billion in India’s second largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel, two years after Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook's — now renamed as Meta Platforms Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) — mega funding...
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General Atlantic Can't Have Enough Of India's Reliance, To Invest Another $500M
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 4:21am | 498Equity firm General Atlantic on Tuesday disclosed it would invest close to $500 million (INR 36.75 billion) in Reliance Industries Ltd's retail venture. What Happened: On a fully diluted basis, General Atlantic’s investment will represent around 0.84% stake in Reliance...
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Amazon, Verizon Look To Join Facebook, Google, Intel In Indian Telco Frenzy With $4B Investment: Report
Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 2:20am | 452Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) are set to resume negotiations to pick up stake in India’s Vodafone Idea Ltd for more than $4 billion, local media reported Thursday. What Happened: The talks came to a halt as a ruling was expected from the Indian...
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Amazon Looks To Acquire A Near 10% Stake In Reliance Retail, After Facebook, Google Back Sister Company Jio
Friday, July 24, 2020 - 4:28am | 477Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) is looking to pick up a 9.9% stake in Indian behemoth Reliance Industries Ltd.'s retail arm, according to a report from Indian publication ET Now on Thursday. What Happened The e-commerce company is said to be primarily interested in a "...
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Qualcomm To Invest $97M In India's Jio Platforms, Joining Facebook, Intel As Stakeholders
Monday, July 13, 2020 - 6:02am | 378QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) has committed to invest $97.1 million in Indian behemoth Reliance Industries Ltd.'s digital services arm Jio Platforms, the latter announced Sunday. What Happened The investment will give the San Diego, California-based chipmaker 0.15% stake in Jio. The two...
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Facebook Launching Courses In India Centered Around Jobs, Digital Safety, Augmented Reality
Monday, July 6, 2020 - 5:39am | 348Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is partnering with an Indian government-run school body, the Central Board of Secondary Education, to provide a curriculum designed for secondary school students. What Happened The social media giant will offer courses related to digital safety, online well-being, and...
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Catterton, TPG Invest $848M In Facebook-Backed Jio Platforms, Bringing Company's Funding To $13.7B In 2 Months
Monday, June 15, 2020 - 8:08am | 418Connecticut-based private equity firm L Catterton and Australian telecom giant TPG Telecom Ltd (OTC: TSLX) have become the latest investors in Indian behemoth Reliance Industries Ltd.'s subsidiary Jio Platforms. What Happened Catterton invested $249.32 million in the digital services arm of...
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General Atlantic To Invest $871M In India's Jio Platform, Joining Facebook, Vista, Silver Lake As Stakeholders
Monday, May 18, 2020 - 3:08am | 284New York-based private equity firm General Atlantic is investing $871 million in Indian behemoth Reliance Industries Ltd.'s digital arm Jio Platforms, the latter announced Sunday. The funding values Jio at around $68.3 billion and gives General Atlantic about 1.34% stake in India's largest...
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Vista Equity Invests $1.5B In India's Jio Platforms, Joining Facebook, Silver Lake As Stakeholders
Friday, May 8, 2020 - 7:11am | 337Vista Equity Partners has invested $1.5 billion in Indian behemoth Reliance Industries Ltd.'s digital arm Jio Platforms, the latter announced Friday (New Delhi time). The investment comes less than a week after Silver Lake invested $748 million in Jio Platforms. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)...
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Silver Lake To Invest $748M In India's Jio Platforms, Weeks After Facebook's $5.7B Investment
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 2:32am | 371Private equity firm Silver Lake is investing $748.3 million in Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd's digital arm Jio Platforms, the latter announced Monday. What Happened The move comes two weeks after Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) said it was investing $5.7 billion in Jio in exchange for...