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Non-IT leaders to build most of tech products by 2024, says report

Gartner anticipates that in 2023, $30 billion in revenue will be generated by products and services that did not exist pre-pandemic.

From Infosys to Accenture, how tech companies are trying to go green

They are using technology to monitor their carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

SK Telecom to conduct spinoff in November for future chip technology

SK Telecom decided to spin off a new investment company in November to expand its foothold in new tech sectors, as well as conduct a 5-for-1 stock split aimed at improving shareholder value

Senate passes bill to boost US technology industry, counter rivals

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that aims to boost US semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence

Indian-origin girl among winners of Apple 'WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge'

Abinaya Dinesh, a 15-year-old Indian-origin girl, is among three winners of the annual WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge

Ed-tech platform Vedantu pledges Rs 15 cr to aid Covid-hit kids in India

Vedantu introduced the 'Help India Learn' initiative under which a fund of Rs 15 crore has been set up to assist nearly 12,000 children impacted due to the Covid pandemic in the country.

Indian developers create unique iOS apps suitable for the remote-work era

As millions struggle to navigate the pandemic, apps have become essential and Indian iOS developers have found innovative ways to keep people connected, help them learn and work from home

Google launches Showcase, to train 50,000 journalists in digital skills

The Google New Showcase, launched late last year,currently active in several countries, will show content from Indian publisher partners in English and Hindi in dedicated News Showcase panels.

US Senate advances bill to provide funding for technology research

The government funding for technology research is a part of a legislative measure to counter China amid strained ties and fierce competition between the two countries

Microsoft conducted probe on Bill Gates' involvement with employee

The board reviewed the matter and held a "thorough investigation" with the help of an external law firm, the software giant said

Sidbi invites applications to hire specialists in IT on contractual basis

Small Industries Development Bank of India will hire information technology specialists on a contractual basis, including a CTO, to drive customer service amidst the increasing role of technology

LG Group to invest over $100 mn for advanced AI-tech development in 3 years

LG Group said on Monday it will invest more than $100 million for the next three years to establish massive high-performance computing infrastructure for advanced artificial intelligence development

South Korea unveils $450 billion push for global chipmaking crown

South Korea also aims to attract additional foreign investment in advanced technology

HackersEra: Envisioning the future of Cyber Security!

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IIT Madras startup sets Guinness record for upskilling people in Python

Beating the previous record by 50 times, IIT Madras-incubated startup GUVI and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has set the Guinness world record in upskilling Indians in Python programming language. They set the record for "most numbers of users to take a programming lesson in 24 hours".As many as 1,12,319 people participated in the 'AI-for-India' Initiative organized on April 24-25, 2021 by GUVI and AICTE which primary aim to reach out one million Indians and upskill them in the Python programme language."More than six lakh users across 28 states registered for their highly anticipated AI-For-India event and around 1.12 lakh users completed building the face recognition app in the online workshop," SP Balamurugan, Co-Founder & CEO, GUVI told ANI.Participants from various backgrounds like school kids, high school students, college graduates, job seekers, and experienced IT and non-IT professionals took part in the event."Students and working professionals from .

WhatsApp scraps May 15 deadline for accepting privacy policy terms

Will follow up with reminders to users who haven't accepted privacy policy terms over next several weeks, says Facebook-owned WhatsApp

Samsung to share more royalty-free technologies with smaller firms

Samsung Electronics will allow smaller local companies to use more of its royalty-free technologies as part of its efforts to attain shared growth, according to the industry ministry on Friday

Advanced tech being used for service delivery to citizens in Telangana

The government of Telangana has deployed advanced technologies to ensure better service delivery for citizens, reports Shivani Shinde

Algo Rhythm: Data Centres are the new global infrastructure

The Data Centre information technology (IT) power capacity in India is expected to reach about 800 Mw during 2021-2024

Shifting to the multi-cloud: VMware has adapted to work-from-anywhere model

Virtualisation software creates a virtual machine that acts like a real computer. This helps companies cut information technology costs by saving on server and storage space