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Only 1 in 4 global orgs keep Cardholder Payment Data Secure: Report

Global organisations continue to put their customers' cardholder data at risk due to a lack of long term payment security strategy and execution, flags the Verizon Business Payment report

Instagram most preferred social media platform among Indian youth: Report

Instagram has emerged as the most preferred social media platform among the Indian youth while YouTube garnered most attention amid pandemic, with 98% of those surveyed installing it in their phones

Microsoft partners chip maker Arm to boost AI innovation for IoT devices

SoftBank-owned UK chip maker Arm has partnered with Microsoft to create Azure-based tools to enable developers transfer data from Arm-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices to Azure Cloud

Google Assistant to now help users open, search Android apps

Google has extended Assistant voice commands to Android apps and the users can now open and search their favourite apps with 'Hey Google wake word and make everyday tasks within an app much easier

IBM to break up 109-year old firm to focus on high-margin cloud computing

IBM will list its IT infrastructure services unit, which provides services including technical support for data centers, as a separate company with a new name by the end of 2021

Paytm targets a million apps on its mini app store to take on Google

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma called Google "judge, jury and executioner" after his app was temporarily removed from the Android app store last month

5G rollout: India yet to take final call on Chinese vendors, says Niti CEO

India is yet to take a final call on allowing Chinese companies to participate in the 5G network rollout, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said, adding that security will be a "major concern" in 5G

Paytm announces Rs 10 crore fund for India's mini app developers

Targeting Google's dominance in the app distribution space in India, Paytm on Thursday said it is setting up a Rs 10 crore fund as equity investments for mini app developers in the country

Mumbai residents can view coronavirus containment zones in Google Maps

Google launched a new feature in the Covid-19 layer on Maps that displays the demarcation of containment zones in Mumbai

Video commerce takes wing with near-life-like shopping experience

Unlike e-commerce shopping, video commerce provides a personalised buying experience to both buyers and sellers who are connected in real time

Four big tech companies under attack, accused of 'monopoly power'

The antitrust subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee recommended that Alphabet's Google, Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook should not both control and compete in related businesses

Google faces antitrust case in India over abuse in smart TVs market: Report

The latest case alleges that Google's agreements with companies like Xiaomi and TCL India effectively stop them from using both the Android system and its modified version on different devices

Govt's mobile manufacturing booster plan: Will iPhone get cheaper in India?

Analysts say the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme will turn Apple's fortunes in India. Will iPhone be more affordable for Indians? Listen to the podcast to know more

TikTok, Snapchat preferred more than Instagram by US teens: Report

Snapchat and TikTok are more popular social media apps than Instagram among US teenagers, said a new report

iPhone 12: Launch date, likely features, price and all you need to know

Ending a long wait, Apple will lift off the curtains from its highly-anticipated and delayed iPhone 12 series during a digital event on October 13

Over 93,500 data science jobs vacant till August in India, finds Study

Over 93,500 data science jobs were vacant in India at the end of August 2020, a study conducted by EdTech company Great Learning said

US House Antitrust report might be the beginning of Big Tech's reckoning

Each of the company's anticompetitive practices were presented in excruciating detail in the report

Factbox: How the four Big Tech companies gain and maintain dominance

US House of Representatives subcommittee issued a report detailing tactics biggest tech companies used to gain dominant positioning in online search, advertising, social networking shopping

US Big Tech under attack: Key allegations in House antitrust report

A House panel released a report proposing reforms to curb the power of the four largest US internet companies

India team plays key role in making IBM's postage-stamp-sized powerful chip

Power10, a 7-nanometer chip accommodates 18 billion transistors, or about 2.4 transistors per living person on the planet