Soumyarendra Barik is Special Correspondent with The Indian Express and reports on the intersection of technology, policy and society. With over five years of newsroom experience, he has reported on issues of gig workers’ rights, privacy,...Read More
Soumyarendra Barik is Special Correspondent with The Indian Express and reports on the intersection of technology, policy and society. With over five years of newsroom experience, he has reported on issues of gig workers’ rights, privacy, India’s prevalent digital divide and a range of other policy interventions that impact big tech companies. He once also tailed a food delivery worker for over 12 hours to quantify the amount of money they make, and the pain they go through while doing so. In his free time, he likes to nerd about watches, Formula 1 and football.
Apr 06, 2022 03:40 IST
The exit of Shopee — one of the fastest growing social commerce platforms in India — from the...
Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Apr 02, 2022 14:02 IST
This comes at a time when several stakeholders, including lawmakers and local police bodies, have...
Sat, Apr 02, 2022
Mar 31, 2022 16:40 IST
UPI crossed the $1-trillion mark in transaction values for FY 2021-22 after the payments system...
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
Mar 31, 2022 08:55 IST
There have been at least four incidents of two-wheeler vehicles, powered by lithium-ion batteries...
Thu, Apr 07, 2022
Mar 29, 2022 13:26 IST
Last week, an Ola S1 pro electric scooter caught fire in Maharashtra's Pune, while an Okinawa...
Wed, Mar 30, 2022
Mar 29, 2022 10:59 IST
Less than six months after it launched, Shopee has said it is shutting down its operations in...
Tue, Mar 29, 2022
Mar 28, 2022 15:02 IST
The social commerce platform will cease operations effective Tuesday 12 am IST, according to...
Mon, Mar 28, 2022
Mar 28, 2022 11:46 IST
Stakeholders from across the board have raised concerns that the short delivery timeline may put...
Wed, Mar 30, 2022
Mar 27, 2022 03:59 IST
Urban Company has now decided to expand into manufacturing water. There are plans to launch more...
Sun, Mar 27, 2022
Mar 25, 2022 11:21 IST
Google has announced a pilot to explore alternate payment methods for in-app purchases. Why is this...
Fri, Mar 25, 2022
Mar 21, 2022 22:03 IST
Zomato will run a pilot project in Gurugram to test delivering food in 10 minutes. How will its...
Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Mar 19, 2022 16:18 IST
The passing of the law could see top executives at big-tech companies facing jail time, sooner than...
Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Mar 16, 2022 03:50 IST
The two companies are learnt to have signed a term sheet for the all-stock merger, and are expected...
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
Mar 15, 2022 14:30 IST
The government is proposing a new policy to reduce India's dependence on import of high-end medical...
Thu, Mar 17, 2022
Mar 14, 2022 16:33 IST
Blinkit is learnt to have shuttered 50 of its dark stores across the country, resulting in hundreds...
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
Mar 12, 2022 01:44 IST
The funding was led by Sumeru Ventures, Vitruvian Partners, and...
Sat, Mar 12, 2022
Mar 11, 2022 09:52 IST
The service is expected to benefit 40 crore feature phone users and is likely to increase digital...
Sat, Mar 12, 2022
Mar 09, 2022 10:41 IST
The company, founded by Indian-origin Vishal Garg, had over 2,000 employees in India out of its...
Wed, Mar 09, 2022
Mar 09, 2022 01:02 IST
Families not wanting to rely on public transport may opt for caravans and caravan...
Wed, Mar 09, 2022
Mar 08, 2022 03:00 IST
Accusing Ashneer Grover of creating a “false narrative” about BharatPe, Shashvat Nakrani...
Tue, Mar 08, 2022
Mar 07, 2022 03:57 IST
The round was led by Insight Partners, B Capital Group and Dragoneer Investment Group, and...
Sun, Mar 06, 2022
Mar 06, 2022 03:53 IST
The company is also looking to build a compliance framework by the end of this month, for its...
Sat, Mar 05, 2022
Mar 06, 2022 03:33 IST
‘Delivered in 10 minutes’: from speeding to tackling residential societies’...
Sun, Mar 06, 2022
Mar 03, 2022 04:20 IST
Tweaks sought on localisation of data storage , cross-border data flow...
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
Mar 02, 2022 14:52 IST
Urban Company has announced a stock ownership plan worth Rs 150 crore for its service professionals...
Thu, Mar 03, 2022