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Mona Lisa: No longer on CEOs’ walls. At least, not when they think security
MUMBAI, INDIA: From the whirlwind world tour that WannaCry attack tagged in May, to the Petya jolt that is keeping the globe busy firefighting again this week, ransomware is a word that has ceased to be some Grawlix that IT nerds
Alibaba raises stakes in Southeast Asia’s Lazada with $1B investment
In a bid to expand its footprint across Southeast Asia, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will be investing $1 billion in online retailer Lazada Group, boosting its stake by nearly a third to 83 percent, the two companies said in a joint
GVSCCL adopts Google Future Classrooms to provide holistic education
Greater Vishakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited (GVSCCL), Andhra Pradesh today announced a three-year partnership with IL&FS Education and Technology Services Limited, a premier education partner of Google for Education to provide holistic education solutions including hardware, software, training and certification
Andy Rubin-backed CastAR reportedly shutting down due to lack of funds
CastAR, a promising and ambitious augmented reality startup co-created by two former Valve employees and funded by Android co-creator Andy Rubin is reportedly shutting down due to lack of investment. Citing former employees, a Polygon report says that approximately 70
Facebook is now the most influential social network in the world with 2bn users
Mark Zuckerberg has added another billion to its already extensive user base. Yes, now Facebook has 2 billion monthly users. That’s basically two-thirds of the world’s population with Internet access. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the milestone on a post and
Google News gets a makeover with its new UI
Every day people come to Google News for a trusted view of the world. It’s there for everything from political news to sports action and daily local news. To make the news more easy to read and navigate, Google redesigned
Twitter appoints a new VP of Inclusion and Diversity team
A few months after Jeffrey Siminoff left his position as VP of inclusion and diversity at Twitter, the company has brought on Candi Castleberry-Singleton to lead Twitter’s Inclusion and Diversity team. Castleberry-Singleton said in a statement to TechCrunch, “I’m so excited to
After Mumbai, UberEATS goes live in Delhi
Just a month after announcing the launch of food delivery service in Mumbai, UberEATS is now tapping on New Delhi. Starting today, UberEATS will be available in Gurugram. Bhavik Rathod, Head of UberEATS India, said “UberEATS has received an overwhelming
Another ransomware, Petya is spreading like wildfire across globe
Barely a month after WannaCry ransomware attack crippled the businesses across the globe, a new cyber attack hit companies in Europe, the Middle East and the US on Tuesday. Dubbed ‘Petya,’ the ransomware has caused serious disruption at large firms
Google hit with $2.7B fine by EU over search engine results
Google has been slapped with a record-breaking $2.7 billion fine by the European Commission for abusing its dominance of the search engine market in building its online shopping service. The European Commission said that the search engine has 90 days to end
Apple releases first iOS 11 beta to everyone
If you have been eagerly awaiting iOS 11, well, then here’s your chance to try out the new features of the upcoming OS as Apple has released the first public beta of iOS 11, available to download for everyone. From a revamped Siri
Naspers takes its stake to 16pc with $71mn investment in Flipkart
India’s e-commerce giant, Flipkart received an additional investment of $71 million from the South African media conglomerate Naspers. With the latest investment, Naspers now holds 16 percent stake in the company. “The group invested US$71m for an additional interest in
Google’s Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 specifications leaked
Google launched its flagship Pixel smartphones last year and received an overwhelming response for its camera, optimized software, and zippy performance. The search engine company is now expected to launch the successors to this smartphone- the Pixel 2 and Pixel
Amazon and Flipkart get breather as govt delays implementation of a key GST provision
The Indian government has granted the requests of the e-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart to extend the implementation of the new Goods and Service Tax. In a bid to give e-commerce giants more time to settle their affairs, the
Google finally retires Gchat, replaces it with Hangouts
Much before Allo, Google Duo, and Hangouts, there was Google Talk also known as Gchat that used to be people’s preferred way of communicating in Gmail. The messaging service has now been officially ended and replaced with Hangouts. Launched in August
Facebook, Microsoft, YouTube and Twitter join hands to combat terrorism
Facebook, Microsoft, YouTube, and Twitter have joined hands to combat growing terrorism across the globe. The quartet has announced a new partnership aimed at reducing the accessibility of internet services to terrorists. Called the “Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism,”
Apple acquires eye tracking company SensoMotoric Instruments
Adding more arsenal to its augmented reality efforts, Apple has acquired SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), an eye-tracking firm, MacRumors reports. Though the terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, the acquisition clearly hints at where Apple is headed in terms of AR.
Now is the right time to buy Amazon Echo at an all-time low price of $129.99
After providing a number of exciting deals and offers, now Amazon is offering its popular Echo speaker on sale at an all-time low price. Yes, you read that right! Amazon is giving Alexa-enabled smart speaker for just $129.99 in the
Google is removing personal medical records from search engine results
Google usually doesn’t remove much of the information from the search results, but earlier this week it began removing private medical records from search results. Google quietly made the change with an update to its Removal Policies by including medical
Spotify is finally coming to the Windows Store
While Microsoft revealed their newest Surface device on its Microsft EDU event earlier this month, Panos Panay, Microsoft’s Vice President for Surface Computing also revealed Spotify will be coming to Windows Store, demoing it in front of the press with the
