Man live-tweets his 16-day train journey across the length and breadth of India

When Mumbai resident Omkar Divekar began his 16-day journey with his two friends Rajat Bhargava and Samarth Mahajan on Mar. 9, little did he know that his trip would soon be followed closely by a lot of people on Twitter. See also: This globetrotting Indian tea-seller couple will inspire you to travel As Divekar began…

23 times British tweets ruled Twitter

LONDON — With the social network turning 10 on Monday, we thought it was only fair that we look back on some of the biggest British Twitter moments. SEE ALSO: 21 laugh-out-loud tweets about daily British life that won 2015 From the Queen's first tweet to Ed Balls getting exciting about his own name, here…

Google Capital invests in Girnar Software, owner of Indian auto portal CarDekho.com

Girnar Software, which runs several auto portals in India including CarDekho.com, has raised an undisclosed amount of new funding from Google Capital, with participation from returning investor Hillhouse Capital. Read More from TechCrunch http://tcrn.ch/25eS8fH

Alibaba sold a whopping $462 billion of goods in 2015

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba just announced it sold 3 trillion yuan ($462 billion) worth of goods on its various sites in the past year. It hit its milestone with 10 days left in its fiscal year ending in March, said executive vice-chairman, Joe Tsai. The 3 trillion yuan is also thrice the volume Alibaba achieved…

Live from Apple’s smaller iPhone and iPad event in Cupertino

Apple is holding an event today in Apple’s own Cupertino HQ, in its Town Hall Theater. The event kicks off at 10 AM PT (2 PM ET, 5 PM GMT, 6 PM CET), and we’ll have a team covering the event. I’ll be handling the liveblog from Cupertino throughout the event, and you can also…

British dad tries out VR, has the sweetest and sweariest reaction

If ever Samsung want to get people excited about their Gear VR headsets, they should just play them this video of a British dad trying one out for the first time. SEE ALSO: British man watches 'Insidious' in virtual reality, turns into a screaming wreck Anthony Millward, the star of the above video, is so…

Live from Apple’s smaller iPhone and iPad event in Cupertino

Apple is holding an event today in Apple’s own Cupertino HQ, in its Town Hall Theater. The event kicks off at 10 AM PT (2 PM ET, 5 PM GMT, 6 PM CET), and we’ll have a team covering the event. I’ll be handling the liveblog from Cupertino throughout the event, and you can also…

John Boyega and Daisy Ridley are officially the sweetest Instagram BFFs

LONDON — It's a well-documented fact that both Star Wars actors John Boyega and Daisy Ridley have very strong Instagram games, but recently they've taken things to a whole new level of adorable. SEE ALSO: Did Mark Hamill sneak a 'Star Wars' spoiler into his birthday tweet to John Boyega? After they both took home…

Breaking the news: How a ‘power preggers’ CEO launched a news site about refugees

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi before clashes broke out with Egyptian security forces in Ramses Square, downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Heavy gunfire rang out Friday throughout Cairo as tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with security forces and armed…

The 22 best Instagram #foodporn spots in the UK

LONDON — Finding a decent restaurant to eat at can be a challenge, but finding the perfect #foodstagram spot can be even harder. SEE ALSO: Your food might actually taste better if you Instagram it first, research confirms Urban city guide app Yelp has ranked the top food spots in the UK for photographing #foodporn.…

Alibaba sold a whopping $462 billion of goods in 2015

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba just announced it sold 3 trillion yuan ($462 billion) worth of goods on its various sites in the past year. It hit its milestone with 10 days left in its fiscal year ending in March, said executive vice-chairman, Joe Tsai. The 3 trillion yuan is also thrice the volume Alibaba achieved…

Google Capital invests in Girnar Software, owner of Indian auto portal CarDekho.com

Girnar Software, which runs several auto portals in India including CarDekho.com, has raised an undisclosed amount of new funding from Google Capital, with participation from returning investor Hillhouse Capital. Read More from TechCrunch http://tcrn.ch/25eS8fH

23 times British tweets ruled Twitter

LONDON — With the social network turning 10 on Monday, we thought it was only fair that we look back on some of the biggest British Twitter moments. SEE ALSO: 21 laugh-out-loud tweets about daily British life that won 2015 From the Queen's first tweet to Ed Balls getting exciting about his own name, here…

Man live-tweets his 16-day train journey across the length and breadth of India

When Mumbai resident Omkar Divekar began his 16-day journey with his two friends Rajat Bhargava and Samarth Mahajan on Mar. 9, little did he know that his trip would soon be followed closely by a lot of people on Twitter. See also: This globetrotting Indian tea-seller couple will inspire you to travel As Divekar began…

10,000 Jakarta taxi drivers to protest against Uber and Grab

Over 10,000 taxi drivers in Indonesia's capital are expected to gather in a massive protest against ride-hailing apps Uber and Grab on Tuesday. The demonstration is five times the size of last week's protest, which drew 2,000 drivers to the city centre to voice their concerns against these apps taking jobs away from them. SEE…

LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE is once again available on AT&T

After it was pulled from stores due to an unspecified hardware issue in November 2015, things did not look good for the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE. As it turns out, LG did not give up on its smartwatch, as it just made a return to AT&T's online store. There's still no precise explanation…

10,000 Jakarta taxi drivers to protest against Uber and Grab

Over 10,000 taxi drivers in Indonesia's capital are expected to gather in a massive protest against ride-hailing apps Uber and Grab on Tuesday. The demonstration is five times the size of last week's protest, which drew 2,000 drivers to the city centre to voice their concerns against these apps taking jobs away from them. SEE…

Breaking the news: How a ‘power preggers’ CEO launched a news site about refugees

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi before clashes broke out with Egyptian security forces in Ramses Square, downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Heavy gunfire rang out Friday throughout Cairo as tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with security forces and armed…

Live from Apple’s smaller iPhone and iPad event in Cupertino

Apple is holding an event today in Apple’s own Cupertino HQ, in its Town Hall Theater. The event kicks off at 10 AM PT (2 PM ET, 5 PM GMT, 6 PM CET), and we’ll have a team covering the event. I’ll be handling the liveblog from Cupertino throughout the event, and you can also…

Man live-tweets his 16-day train journey across the length and breadth of India

When Mumbai resident Omkar Divekar began his 16-day journey with his two friends Rajat Bhargava and Samarth Mahajan on Mar. 9, little did he know that his trip would soon be followed closely by a lot of people on Twitter. See also: This globetrotting Indian tea-seller couple will inspire you to travel As Divekar began…