By Marc Kavinsky, Editor at IoT Business News. There are two technologies we’ve heard discussed a lot in recent years, blockchain technology and the Internet of Things. Both have been promising to revolutionise the way we live, making the world more convenient, safer and more decentralised. The Internet of Things has been rolled out to […]
Archives for August 2020
Microsoft won’t reopen its offices until January 2021
Microsoft has confirmed that it won’t fully reopen its offices until January 2021. The company, which first began to allow employees to work from home in March in light of the coronavirus pandemic, told The Verge that employees won’t return to its US offices until 19 January 2021 at the earliest. It’s currently planning a six-stage phased “hybrid” […]
Flipkart may consolidate Walmart’s wholesale ops
E-commerce giant Flipkart, which recently took over its US parent Walmart’s wholesale business in India, is exploring ways to consolidate its operations and this could include shutting down unviable “Best Price” stores or turning some of them into full-fledged warehouses with a greater focus on their e-commerce operations, sources said. The Bengaluru-headquartered company, in which […]
ET Explains: Making internet majors pay for news content they make money from
The problem? Two US Internet giants — Google, and Facebook — are major distributors for news publishers. They ferry more than 80% of external traffic to various sites, according to Parse.ly, web analytics for online publishers. Earlier, media companies controlled how their publications reached the public and collected all the ad income they generated. News […]
Record volumes as digital payments thrive in time of pandemic
Several popular digital channels operated by the National Payments Corp of India (NPCI) reported their highest monthly transactions in July, an indication that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to accelerated adoption of digital payments among Indians. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) and the Bharat Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) have reported […]
Facebook rolls out licensed music videos on its platform in India
Facebook is rolling out official music videos across its platform as well as launching a new music destination on Facebook Watch in India, the United States, and Thailand. The music destination on Facebook Watch will be available on iOS and Android platforms as of now and will be soon available on desktops. Users will be […]