Two months before a Wall Street Journal report alleged that Facebook had turned a blind eye to hate speech by a BJP leader and right-wing groups, national convenor of BJP’s IT cell Amit Malviya had written two emails to the technology giant in June, calling for action against an employee for “anti-BJP bias”. Asked if […]
Archives for August 2020
Netflix Series: Choksi’s plea rejected, Bihar Court restrains use of Sahara chief’s name
Netflix’s upcoming series “Bad Boy Billionaires”-slated to release on September 2- was challenged in two separate petitions before two separate Courts on Friday. While the Delhi High Court rejected absconding diamond merchant Mehul Choksi’s writ, a local Court in Bihar ordered interim stay on transmission of the series using the name of Subrata Roy, Chairman […]
#FanArt becomes an instant formula for amateur artists to gain popularity on Instagram
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi A big-banner production house reached out to Anushka Bansal, a student of fine arts in Kanpur, via Instagram recently. On offer was a project to design a poster for its upcoming movie. Bansal, 22, didn’t know anyone in the Hindi film industry until then. The opportunity came her way when she made […]
Blockchain Newsletter for August: How the world is putting blockchain to work
<!– –> Share this post: Blockchain is widely recognized for its use cases in the supply chain, from track and trace capabilities and provenance transparency to dispute resolution and streamlining communications between participants in a complex network. Active projects can be found in supply chains for food, beverages, aerospace, automotive and shipping, to name a […]
5 Critical IT Roles for Rapid Digital Transformation
As some organizations look to transform faster than anticipated, putting critical tech roles in place will be the key to a smooth, successful journey. We’re still seeing the ripple effects of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year. It’s still disrupting the way we work, learn, communicate, make purchases and more. We’re […]
Dell and VMware revenues boosted by remote working
Dell Technologies beat profit estimates with strong second-quarter earnings boosted by demand for its notebooks and software products for remote and online learning. The firm posted second-quarter revenues of $22.7 billion (£17 billion) and operating income of $1.1 billion (£827 billion), a 119% increase year-on-year. While the impact of the coronavirus, and the resulting lockdown, hurt other parts of its […]
Site-to-site VPN security benefits and potential risks
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SIMCom Has Invested over RMB 500 Million in 5G and Is Expected to Launch R16 Standard Modules Next Year
The 5G era will see a smart world where everything is truly connected. Modules are extremely important as they connect upstream standard chips and downstream highly fragmented vertical applications. Luo Xiaoyan, the vice president of SIMCom, shared his opinion. With Heavy Demand for 5G Modules, Lots of Orders Will Be Ready for Delivery Luo Xiaoyan […]
Facebook says Apple rejected its attempt to tell users about App Store fees
Facebook on Thursday told Reuters that Apple rejected its attempt to tell users the iPhone maker would take a 30% cut of sales in a new online events feature, forcing Facebook to remove the message to get the tool to users. Facebook said that Apple cited an App Store rule that bars developers from showing […]
TikTok’s American makeover just took a bruising
By Tim CulpanYou can’t get much more American than Disney. So it was quite a coup when a Chinese upstart managed to snag one of the family entertainment giant’s senior executives. Kevin Mayer was head of Walt Disney‘s streaming business before Beijing-based ByteDance tapped him to become chief executive officer of TikTok, the company’s short-video […]