Signal sees surge in demand in the US and India
While a larger number of Indians reacted to WhatsApp’s new privacy rule, the blocking of apps in the United States following the violent attack on…
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India’s parliamentary committee summons Facebook and Twitter
The committee has previously summoned Facebook over the issue of political bias on the platform. India’s parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned Facebook…
Bengaluru fastest growing mature tech ecosystem: Report
Investment in the south Indian city grew 5.4 times from $1.3 billion in 2016 to $7.2 billion in 2020 The technology capital of India, Bengaluru,…
Google invests in Indian start-ups Glance and Daily Hunt
Google’s investment in Indian video content mobile applications comes in an environment where local-language content market is still underserved. American multinational Google invested in two…
Amazon to launch Future Engineer Program in India
The US e-commerce giant has stated plans to start its computer science program in India. The e-commerce giant Amazon is planning to launch its computer…
Pfizer vaccine faces hiccup, co requests Indian authorities for more time
American pharmaceuticals company Pfizer’s efforts to market their Covid-19 vaccine to India have been beset with practical issues of storage temperature and distribution infrastructure. The…
US beats India to become Google Pay’s largest generator of new users
India is no longer Google Pay’s top generator of new users, US has taken over. According to app intelligence firm Apptopia, US overtakes India and…
Britain emergency-approves Oxford vaccine, to be produced in India
Serum Institute of India, Pune, to manufacture Astra-Oxford vaccine. Britain today became the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and…
Tech-support scamsters shut down in US, India
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation assisted DOJ in shutting down an online tech-support fraud that impersonated Microsoft and other reputed companies. US-based online tech-support fraud…
IIT Alumni Council confers Distinguished Fellowships to four eminent researchers
PanIIT honors four for their original contribution to the development of key platform technologies. Our BureauNew Delhi IIT Alumni Council announced institutional strengthening of PanIIT…