Your YouTube feed suggested YouTube Rewind 2018 and you got all excited for the nostalgia that was about to hit you but it actually sent you in a headache. At least that was the case with me. While there is another good news that stayed good, actually it got better! Google[Read More…]
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Niue sues Swedish foundation over “unfair usage” of domain name
The South Pacific island country of Niue which has a mere population of under 1800 has dragged Sweden’s top internet giants to courts. In a suit filed a week earlier at the Stockholm Dist. Court, Niue’ Government has sued the Internet foundation of Sweden over an unfair use of .nu[Read More…]
Cleartrip lays off upto 100 employees in India
Cleartrip, a global online travel company has decided to lay off up to 100 of its employees in India. The India based company has seen a significant plunge in its business over the last few years. Reportedly, the slump has been due to increased competition after the merger of its rivals[Read More…]
Buy using Instagram! New feature to enter India in 2019
The Indian version of the photo-video sharing platform, Instagram, is set to undergo a big change in 2019. Soon the shopaholics would be able to buy stuff from the app itself. Instagram is working on adding a buy button with the help of which the users would be able to[Read More…]
Tumblr to ban all adult content from December 17
Tumblr announced on Monday that the microblogging social networking website will ban the posting of any adult content after its new policy kicks on December 17. With a few exceptions, the ban will restrict users from posting explicit sexual content. In a blog post shared on Tumblr, the CEO Jeff D’Onofrio[Read More…]
People at Reddit are counting to infinity!
Reddit, the news aggregator always has something new to offer. From an experiment of the button to the pixel collaborative effort which happened in April 2017, the web portal has always been one of the most innovative. Another interesting community that the net users are coming across is the one[Read More…]
Amazon Web Services to help skilled students find Cloud computing jobs
Las Vegas: As tech companies, the world over face an acute crunch of skilled workforce in the field of Cloud computing, retail giant Amazon’s Cloud arm, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has decided to go beyond providing training and certification to now help students grab relevant openings in Cloud. According to[Read More…]
IndiGo makes Web Check-in a paid service for all seats
IndiGo, a low-cost airline, has just made all the web check-ins chargeable. The carrier has said that the check-ins done at the airport will remain free. The cost of online seat selection will cost one between Rs 100 and Rs 800 on the basis of one’s requirement. Various factors such[Read More…]
Microsoft leaps over Apple, became the world’s most valuable company
After spending almost 8 years below Apple Inc. The software giant has finally surpassed its arch-rival in terms of market capital. Apple, which became the first US company to cross the $1 trillion mark has now been overtaken by Microsoft for the number one spot. Microsoft, which has recently acquired[Read More…]
Online tutoring startup Vedantu raises $11 Million in Series B round led by Omidyar Network
The funding has been received by the ed-tech startup after a gap of three years
Bitcoin plunges 80% from an all-time high of $19,783! Here’s what experts had said about BTC
Bitcoin, a decentralized digital cryptocurrency, has plunged almost 80 per cent from its all-time high of $19,783. 11 months ago, on 17 December 2017 Bitcoin registered the valuation into late 19 thousand. The most popular cryptocurrency has seen itself touching a value as low as $4,117. Bitcoin has fallen almost[Read More…]
DIY: How to fix a fax machine when it stops receiving messages?
A fax machine is a device used to electronically send documents over a telephone network. It sends and receives printed documents by digitalizing the content with an optical scanner, transmitting information via electronic signals. The transmission can be between two fax machines or between a fax machine and a computer. Fax[Read More…]
Outgoing Facebook executive says he hired controversial PR firm
San Francisco: Facebook‘s outgoing Head of Communications and Policy Elliot Schrage has taken the full responsibility for hiring a Republican-owned political consulting and PR firm Definers Public Affairs that is alleged to have “dug up dirt” on competitors. In a blog post, Schrage said the legal team at Facebook continues[Read More…]
OYO Hotels names Aditya Ghosh as South Asia CEO
New Delhi: OYO Hotels on Thursday announced the appointment of Aditya Ghosh, who headed the budget carrier IndiGo as its President until July, as the company’s CEO for India and South Asia, with effect from December 1. “Aditya is entrusted with the responsibility to oversee and grow OYO Hotels business[Read More…]
I Am With your data, think twice before sharing personal details
As the year of General Elections now at a knocking distance, India is frightened that the blanket of fake news might thicken. One more such scare is with regards to the data protection policies, there has been a constant discussion on the Aadhar leaks that have taken place over the last[Read More…]
WhatsApp Update: Adding a new contact to become super easy!
In the last few months, the mobile app giant has made tremendous changes to the platform. Whatsapp have come up with gifs and stickers in the recent months, beautifying one of the most easy-to-use apps. The Facebook-owned app is all set to ease the process of adding contacts to your[Read More…]
WhatsApp to delete all chats not saved, updated via Google Drive
Madrid: The world’s most popular freeware instant messaging app confirmed its prior announcement that, as of Monday, any users who have not backed up their stored data and chats on Google Drive will lose their chat histories. WhatsApp, which is owned by tech giant Facebook, had reached an agreement with[Read More…]
Samsung’s foldable phone is a reality, Android adds support
Samsung, a South Korean conglomerate, has announced the latest entry to their repository of smartphones. It’s a phone… It’s a tablet… It’s a phone that unfolds into a tablet! #SDC18 pic.twitter.com/FgwpJPjqTn — SAMSUNG DEVELOPERS (@samsung_dev) November 7, 2018 Its been a while since the internet has been buzzing with the[Read More…]
Microsoft doesn’t use customers’ data for profit: Satya Nadella
London: In an apparent jibe against rivals Google and Facebook, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said the company doesn’t use customers’ personal data for profit unlike some other firms. In an interview with The Times on Monday, Nadella said the company “had chosen not to squeeze the last drop of[Read More…]
Internet Freedom Rankings: India ranks 6th in Asia-Pacific
Freedom House, Washington D.C. based non-governmental organization, has released the Freedom On the Net, 2018 report. In the latest internet freedoms rankings, India scored 43(the lower the score, the better). This year India saw a dip of two points in comparison to the last year’s report by Freedom House. Over the[Read More…]
Adopting tech to allow employees flexible work environment
Most progressive organisations today recognise that their employees are one of their key stakeholders, apart from their customers, partners, suppliers and shareholders. It is imperative that the needs of employees are addressed adequately. In fact, it can unlock unprecedented productivity and deepen engagement within the organisation which build a strong[Read More…]
Large-scale layoff in IT firms due to digitisation
Those working in IT giants of India are facing serious crunch due to the recently executed large-scale layoffs. While this comes soon after the industry slowed down in growth, giants ranging from Infosys to Cognizant, almost all are witnessing the crunch. As per reports, the layoffs are attributed to growing[Read More…]
