Software startup Slack Technologies is raising $250 million (roughly Rs. 1,603 crores) in a new funding round, according to people familiar with the matter, boosting the company’s valuation as Silicon Valleycompanies enjoy a surge in venture capital investments. Slack, which makes messaging and collaboration software for businesses, is raising the fresh funding at ... Read More »

Searchers digging in a mountainous area of southern Japan where twin earthquakes triggered landslides found another body Tuesday, raising the likely death toll to 45. Some 100,000 evacuees, some sleeping outdoors or in their cars, endured chilly weather and another large aftershock overnight that hit the southern island of Kyushu, ... Read More »