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India Inc. Cautions Employees On WhatsApp Privacy Policy Changes
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New WhatsApp Messenger Policy | Corporates Issue Advisories On Use For Official Business: Report
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WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Triggers Exodus Of Users To Rival Platforms
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WhatsApp Privacy Controversy: Invite Links Appear On Google, Calls To Boycott Grow Louder
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Users Drop WhatsApp Over Its ‘End Of Privacy’ Policy
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Users Ditch WhatsApp For Signal And Telegram On Privacy Concerns
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WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Prompts Users to Migrate to Signal, Telegram
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Mobility Paves Samsung’s Silver Path
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Reliance Aims To Embed JioMart In WhatsApp
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ltd plans to embed its e-commerce app JioMart into WhatsApp within six months, allowing the 400 million users of India’s most popular messaging service order products without having to leave the app, two officials aware of the…
Wipro May Drop Plan To Bill Senior Leaders
Wipro’s chief executive Thierry Delaporte is moving away from an earlier initiative of accounting senior leaders for the work they do with clients.Instead, the new focus will allow them to drive teams to ensure faster growth. The plans may be…
Infosys Raises FY21 Forecast As Digital Service Biz Booms
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IBM Business Split: One-Fourth Of India Staff May Be Part Of New Entity
With IBM Corp. splitting its business into two companies to build focus on hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI), up to one-fourth of its India employees are expected to be part of the new entity, Arvind Krishna, chief executive officer, IBM said on…
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US Imposes Fresh Curbs On H-1B Visa
The latest changes to the H-1B visa program introduced amid a tough US presidential election campaign are expected to directly affect technology companies, foreign workers, and employers who rely on these non-immigrant US visas. “IT services providers can expect delayed decision-making and…
An American PE That Backed Alibaba And Airbnb Has Turned Bullish On India Amid The Pandemic
In a year that’ll be remembered in history for a devastating pandemic and an unprecedented economic slowdown, an American investor is flooding India with money. Experts believe having this giant in the roster will give Indian firms’ street cred globally. Silver Lake…
Can India’s Legacy Businesses Beat Amazon and Walmart?
From Flipkart versus Amazon to Uber versus Ola, and even Swiggy versus Zomato, India’s internet has so far been a battleground for young local startups and global tech giants—either fighting each other or among themselves. “The investments from the…
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Festival Season Sales: JioMart Set To Upset The Cart For Flipkart, Amazon
This year’s e-commerce festival season sale, to be kicked off by Flipkart with its flagship ‘The Big Billion Days’ sale on October 16, followed by Amazon with its ‘Great Indian Festival’ sale on October 17, is expected to be a…
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Why The World Needs To Wake Up To India’s Jio
Billion-dollar investments, marquee shareholders, and a business built without any Chinese footprint, India’s 10-month old Jio Platforms appears to have all the right ingredients to become the next big global tech giant. The biggest strength of Jio Platforms is…
Cloud Computing Is Betting On Outer Space
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Can NTT India Handle Client Needs In A Post-Covid World To Become A $1 Bn company?
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Can MapMyIndia Beat Google To Be The Navigator Of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’?
They know how to pick their battles. When Google Maps made inroads into India after its launch in February 2005, MapMyIndia (MMI) owners Rakesh and Rashmi Verma had a choice: to concentrate on the enterprise segment or take on the tech…
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Vodafone AGR Case Will Impact Connected Cars In India
The Vodafone case in the Supreme Court related to the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues will have some dramatic consequences for the Indian connected car market. Vodafone had indicated that the Supreme Court didn't grant a minimum time of 15 years…
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TikTok’s Suitors: Among Microsoft, Walmart, Oracle, and Reliance, Who Makes The Best Match?
Just about a year back, when afaqs! did a cover story on TikTok, it seemed like the short video platform was nearing the end of its problems in India. It seemed like the major concern for the ByteDance-owned video juggernaut…
TikTok Deal With Oracle May Not Lead Easing Of Ban In India
The ‘technical partnership’ deal struck between US-based business software provider Oracle and ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, is unlikely to bring cheers to users of the mobile app in India as the Centre is reportedly in no mood…
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The Big Race For TikTok In India: What’s In It For The Buyer?
In the US, TikTok might be on the last legs of negotiation to find itself an American buyer but the big race is on In India. While several names like Microsoft, Twitter, Reliance Jio and now Oracle have come to…
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The Race To Build An Indian Social Network
Over the past three months, home-grown variants of short-video social networking apps have cruised through some unusual times. Border tensions and #BoycottChina campaigns had already resulted in a steady uptick in their user base. And then came the ban on 59…
Why Microsoft Closed Its Experiential Stores
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IT Companies Resort To Layoffs As Pressure Mounts Due To Covid Crisis
The information technology (IT) industry is laying off thousands of employees across the globe and in India, on grounds of non-performance, lack of projects and rightsizing surplus staff as pressure mounts on firms due to an uncertain business environment. …
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With Valuations At Historical Low, M&A Activity To Pick Up Pace In IT Industry
The hunt for the right acquisition in the IT industry is expected to pick up pace as valuations are down to a historical low, with the possible merger of mid-tier players Mindtree and L&T Infotech playing out earlier than expected. …
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Engagement, User Experience Critical For Homegrown Apps To Succeed
The ban on 59 apps with Chinese links has opened up opportunities for homegrown players to accelerate growth but they will have to ensure good user experience and engagement on their platforms to be successful, according to industry analysts. …
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