Tag Archives: India
After ban, India asks Chinese app makers to answer 77 questions on security, content
India last month banned the apps following a border clash between soldiers from the two countries, which left 20 Indian soldiers dead. India has said the apps pose a threat to its “sovereignty and integrity”. The 59 banned apps, which include TikTok and Alibaba’s UC Browser, were asked whether they acted at the behest of […]
India facing more cyber attacks from China and Pakistan since nationwide lockdown
“Because of the pandemic, healthcare services and academia are the new spaces which are emerging as targets for malicious cyber actors, while the usual areas such as critical infrastructure, government, financial services, continue to be on their radar,” Bahl said.
Walmart leads $1.2 billion investment in India’s Flipkart
Walmart is increasing its majority-stake in Flipkart by leading a new $1.2 billion financing round in the Indian e-commerce giant. The fresh equity round led by Walmart, which acquired majority stake in Flipkart for $16 billion two years ago, values Flipkart at $24.9 billion post-money, the two companies said. The American retail group said the […]
Verizon partners with Airtel to launch BlueJeans in India
Bharti Airtel announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Verizon* to launch BlueJeans video-conferencing service in India to serve business customers in the world’s second largest internet market. The video conferencing service, branded as Airtel BlueJeans in India, offers “enterprise-grade security” (which includes encrypted calls, ability to lock and password protect a meeting and generate […]
Big cheque for Mukesh Ambani? Google reportedly in advanced talks to invest $4 billion in Jio
Google has pledged $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years with the aim of consolidating its position in the digital ecosystem of the world’s fifth-largest economy that is emerging as a battleground for global internet giants.
Sundar Pichai is ready to realize India’s potential with the way CEOs know best: A fat cheque
The American search-engine giant said its Google unit plans to spend $10 billion over the next seven years on operations, infrastructure and investments as a “reflection of our confidence in the future of India and its digital economy.”
A Chinese smartphone brand’s rapid rise in Southeast Asia, India
In just two years, budget phone Realme has become so popular outside its home market of China. How did this former Oppo sub-brand do that?
We are committed to recognise local talent and entrepreneurial ventures in India: Sundar Pichai
India has local talent, access to a large market, strong entrepreneurial and venture capital foundation to see this through. As a company, we are committed to it. We are trying to develop apps in India. We want to invest in companies that are doing that, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Government should publicly share data to improve policy decisions, says Amitabh Kant
According to Kant, constraints in data availability was affecting the work of Indian researchers leading to discrepancies in projections. “There is a challenge in data availability. Most of the modelling being done by researchers in India uses data from international aggregators or crowdsourced platforms. This leads to a difference in projections.”
LG Electronics unveils LED signage with advance non-contact connectors
LG Electronics (LG) is introducing its LG LED Signage (model LSAA), claimed to be its most-advanced digital signage yet, in India. According to the company, the LSAA offers better image quality and easier installation than its popular predecessors.
Tech Mahindra to put up employees at guest house during ten-day Pune lockdown
A Tech Mahindra spokesperson said that the company is currently operating with less than 1% of its employees as against the government mandated 15% for running critical engagements that cannot be moved to home.
India seeks new regulator for nonpersonal data
India should set up a data regulator to oversee how companies collect, process, store, monetize and even destroy nonpersonal data (or data that has been anonymized), a panel tasked by New Delhi has recommended in a draft report. The eight-person panel said that companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Uber have benefited from a […]
Inside Google’s new India blueprint
This is a clear sign of the internet giant’s intent to up its India game by several notches. The main objective appears to be getting a firm grip on India’s digital space. Google sees a huge opportunity in Digital India and is excited by it, Pichai said.
Google should use AI in agri, weather prediction, healthcare in India: R S Prasad
Today, India’s app economy is growing very powerfully, but we must not just download apps. It is important also to upload apps from India. I am sure with this new fund, Google will also focus on promoting our startups further,” he said.
Google to pour $10b into India’s digital future
Google for India Digitization Fund will invest and forge partnerships in the country over the next five to seven years.
Google makes education push in India
Google said on Monday that it has partnered with CBSE, a government body that oversees education in private and public schools in India, to deliver a “blended learning experience” across 22,000 schools in the world’s second largest internet market by the end of this year. The Search giant, which today also announced plans to invest […]
Tech Mahindra brings back 210 employees from the US
A special chartered flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport took off on July 13 to bring the employees back and will land in Hyderabad on Tuesday. This comes a week after Infosys similarly chartered a flight to bring back 76 employees and their families from the US.
Google to invest $10 billion in India, will use money to up digital stake
Pichai did not confirm or deny rumours of stake acquisition talks in Reliance Jio or Vodafone-Idea and said the company will continue to build products out of India which will be scaled up globally like Google Pay.
Google to invest $10 billion in India
Google said on Monday that it plans to invest $10 billion in India in the next five to seven years as the search giant looks to further expand its presence in the key overseas market. Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google, today unveiled Google for India Digitization Fund through which the company will be making […]