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From 1st October onwards RBI to apply new credit and debit card rules : The Reserve Bank of India has issued new guidelines to secure debit and credit cards. These changes will be effective from 1st October 2020. RBI has issued new rules for debit and credit cards to improve the security and convenience of card transactions. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PD Vaghela becomes the new TRAI Head : 1986 Gujarat cadre IAS officer PD Vaghela has been appointed as the head of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. He will succeed RS Sharma, whose tenure as chief of TRAI lapses on September 30. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Over 400 people tested COVID-19 positive at Puri's Jagannath Temple : According to news reports, at least 351 servitors and 53 employees of Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri have tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 404 persons have tested positive for the virus, said Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) administrator Ajay Jena. He said the Lord Jagannath's rituals, however, are continuing as usual despite the absence of so many servitors. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Jio questions Centre on delay in auctions, blams rivals for stifling competition : Reliance Jio has raised questions on the 'inexplicable delay' on the government's part to hold the next spectrum auctions, saying without more airwaves, there will be a serious drop in network quality and also noted that the government is losing revenue. The largest telco VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

General Atlantic to invest ₹ 3,675 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures : Seems the money is still flowing into Reliance Industries Limited ,recently General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, will invest ₹ 3,675 crore into RRVL, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. This investment values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of ₹ VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

L&T Technology Services Selected to Support Tenneco DRiV Ride Performance Division : L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), a global leading pure-play engineering services company, today announced that it has been selected to provide engineering services for Tenneco’s DRiV original equipment (OE) Ride Control business group. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Dell G7 15 launched in India : Dell Technologies announced the new Dell G7 15 7500 in India. Redesigned to offer a thinner profile and value-added features for gamers who want more from their gaming PC, Dell continues to address a variety of gamer profiles with its new offering. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Nonagarian Lata Mangeshkar turns 91 : Lata Mangeshkar, a name that redefines vocal music, turns 91 today. Born as Hema Mangeshkar, (the eldest among her siblings; all well known names in music industry), began her singing career at a very early age. Born on September 28 1929, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

226 apps may face danger from Alien malware, a new strain of Android malware : Security researchers have discovered and analyzed a new strain of Android malware that comes with a wide array of features allowing it to steal credentials from 226 applications. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Oppo signs MS Dhoni for #BeTheInfinite campaign : OPPO, much aware of people’s mindsets has roped in ace cricketer MS Dhoni, to inspire millions of people to try and be extraordinary and achieve their dreams. OPPO has always been successful in creating a connection with people through its latest offerings. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reliance Retail eyeing on electronics chain in South India, could buy for Rs 3000 cr : Reliance Retail is on talking terms with a consumer durables retail chain Electronics Mart India, for a possible acquisition. Electronics Mart operates 60 stores in South India with 1,200 employees on its roll. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Jio & AeroMobile join hands to launch in flight mobile services : Jio Postpaid Plus users can now enjoy in-flight mobile service too, as Jio and Panasonic Avionics Corporation subsidiary, AeroMobile, have partnered to launch India’s first in-flight services for its users. Jio’s in-flight service will allow every Indian traveller travelling abroad, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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Cloning may have helped access whatsapp chats in Sushant Singh Rajput case : Mobile phone cloning has been in place for quite some time, with cases registered against bad actors cloning phones in India dated back in 2005. It is a technique through which the data and the cellular identity of the phone being cloned is copied to a new phone. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cloning may have helped access whatsapp chats in Sushant Singh Rajput case : Mobile phone cloning has been in place for quite some time, with cases registered against bad actors cloning phones in India dated back in 2005. It is a technique through which the data and the cellular identity of the phone being cloned is copied to a new phone. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

The deal with TikTok and Oracle seems simple Eyewash : Within a few hours of the US Department of Commerce announcing the ban on TikTok that would prevent users from downloading TikTok apps from Apple AppStore or Google Play, US President Trump gave his blessings to the TikTok Oracle deal. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Vodafone wins international arbitration against India in tax dispute case : Vodafone Group Plc has won an international arbitration case against the Indian government in a tax dispute, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The tribunal ruled that the Indian government's imposition of a tax liability on Vodafone is in breach VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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SP Balasubrahmanyam passes away: Golden Voice hushes out : Veteran playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam aka SPB, battling the novel coronavirus since last month, passed away on 25 September. He was 74. The veteran on September 7 2020, tested negative for the coronavirus, although he remained on a ventilator. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA "I was asked to join Karan Johar's parties to make a comeback": Suchitra Krishnamoorthy : Yesteryears actress and singer Suchitra Krishnamoorthy made a shocking revelation about talent management KWAN. This company has been in headlines for its involvement in a current drug case. It has been heard that Deepaika Padukone’s manager Karishma Prakash VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple acquires Scout FM, radio-like podcasts platform : Apple acquired a startup Scout FM, which makes listening to podcasts more like tuning into radio stations, seeking to improve its service amid growing competition from Spotify Technology SA. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Tech Mahindra trades stake in Altiostar to Rakuten : Tech Mahindra and Rakuten Mobile have announced an agreement under which the former has been appointed as the preferred partner for global go-to market opportunities for the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP). As part of the deal, Tech Mahindra has sold its VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google with help of a little girl found out scam apps : A few scam apps on Google disguised as useful that looked like wallpapers, music or entertainment apps. A little girl from Prague helped security researchers to find and flag seven scam apps on the Google Play and the Apple App Store. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

BlueJeans streamlines back-to-office planning with cloud video interop for Microsoft Teams : Today BlueJeans by Verizon unveiled new features and upgrades for the next generation of the Microsoft-certified BlueJeans Gateway for Microsoft Teams (BlueJeans Gateway). With increased support for today’s hybrid workforce, the latest updates to the BlueJeans VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India Networking Market Slowed Down with 9.6% YoY Decline in Q2 2020 : As per the latest IDCs lattest tracker result says, India’s networking market which includes Ethernet Switch, Routers, and WLAN segments. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Microsoft gaining grounds on Robotic Process Automation : Robotic Process Automation (RPA), last year was the fastest growing segment of the global enterprise software market (the technology helps to automate repetitive and tedious processes). And as for this year, the momentum has accelerated. Because of the impact of the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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India refuses for free flowing data in G20 meet : Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was attending a global virtual G20 Trade and Investment Ministers meet on September 20. During the meet he said, India was not in a position to promote the ‘Data Free Flow with Trust’ (DFFT) initiative across nations. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Dell Technologies recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the 2020 Company of the Year : Dell Technologies has been named the 2020 Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan for its performance as an exemplary Indian Hybrid Cloud Technology Provider. In 2019, the company recorded exceptional year-on-year (YoY) growth in hybrid cloud product revenues. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook & Twitter to face legal actions from Thailand's Digital Ministry for content breaching : Tech & digital giants Google, Facebook, Twitter to suffer legal actions from Thailand Digital Ministry, for ignoring some requests to take down content, in what would be the country’s first such cases against major internet firms VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Rajat Sud roped in as Managing Director for EESL : Rajat Sud is roped in as Managing Director for Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power, Government of India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Made in India VIDEOMEET App empower colleges and schools for online classes and E-learning : VideoMeet, a Made in India Video conferencing application has launched features to enable schools and colleges for online classes. Recently VideoMeet has tied up with S.S Jain Subodh P.G. College, one of the most prestigious colleges of Jaipur, to offer their services VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Airtel picks up a stake in cloud communication startup Waybeo : Bharti Airtel announced that it has on boarded a strategic stake in tech startup Waybeo under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program as part of its strategy to scale up its cloud offerings. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Willow, the wearable breast pump, raises $55 million : Willow is focused on making breast pumps and will be looking to expand its footprint to international markets. To move to the next generation, working with moms to figure out where else they need support. Mothers are remarkably unsupported in their motherhood journey. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Pioneer India to launch three Head Unit Receivers with Amazon Alexa Built-In to revolutionize car infotainment : One of the leading brands in the milieu of car infotainment, Pioneer, is launching 3 Car AV Receivers with Alexa built-in, under the names, DMH-Z6350BT (6.8-inch Car Stereo), DMH-ZS9350BT (9-inch Car Stereo) and DMH-ZF9350BT (9-inch Floating Display Car Stereo). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Fortinet Security Academy Program to Develop Cybersecurity Talent in India : Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that nineteen new universities in India have joined Fortinet’s Security Academy Program, including: Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering & Technology, Bennett VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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Acer India Signs Sonu Sood as Brand Ambassador : Acer India, the leading PC brand, today announced, Bollywood’s well-known actor Sonu Sood as its brand ambassador. The actor will be seen endorsing the brand's innovative range of products across media platforms for campaign to talk about Acer’s commitment to VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

KKR to invest ₹ 5,550 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures : Reliance Industries Limited and Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (“RRVL”) announced today that global investment firm KKR will invest ₹ 5,550 crore into RRVL, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. This investment values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of ₹ VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Pune Hospital to begin Phase III of human trial of COVID vaccine : Pune Hospital to begin Phase III of human trial of COVID vaccine VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

HPE Completes Acquisition of SD-WAN Leader Silver Peak : Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) announced it has completed the acquisition of Silver Peak, an SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) leader, in a transaction valued at $925 million. Silver Peak will become a part of Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Tim Cook impressed by Remote Work habits, it might become a permanent change : Apple CEO Tim Cook said remote work habits have become a new norm and that he has been impressed by his employees’ ability to operate remotely and predicted that some new work habits will remain after the pandemic. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

CBI files Rs 1400 crore fraud case against dairy product manufacturing firm Kwality : According to news reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a fraud case against Kwality Ltd. for cheating a consortium of banks led by Bank of India. The company is accused of Rs 1,400 crore frauds. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cyber attack on NIC, MEITY, Delhi Police launches probe : Delhi Police Special Cell launches probe on suspected malware attack that has till date affected hundreds of computers at the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Ministry of Electronics and Informational Technology (MEITY).The NIC had filed a complaint regarding the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google Paytm fight reaches the streets of India : It is an open secret that Google owns the android. It has bought Android, Inc., a software company located in Silicon Valley before Google acquired it in 2005. Now the Android operating system is owned by Google. Investors and electronics industry analysts have VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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Lenovo Data Center Group Releases Cloud-Based Business Agility Solutions for The New, Smarter Normal : Today, Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) announces a range of new and updated hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions and Lenovo Cloud Services to enable customers to keep pace with evolving business needs. As remote work becomes the new, smarter VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Razorpay to raise up to $150M in a fresh funding round: Report : Razorpay is in advanced talks with Singapore’s GIC and existing investors to raise up to $120-150 million in a fresh round, said three sources aware of the details of the transaction. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

YouTube announces Shorts, a short-form video app : After the TikTok ban by the Indian government, the news about app production is catching fire. Youtube too has entered the race now. YouTube has made a big announcement to launch a rival app against TikTok- Shorts, a short form video feature that lives right within the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

100X.VC to pump in ₹2.25 crore in 9 startups : Mumbai-based fund investor, 100X.VC has invested Rs 25 lakh per startup and the total invested amount so far is Rs 2.25 crore. The venture capital fund has pumped money into– Fyllo, Mindpeers, Robotics, Pacify, Battery Pool, Ava, SharedPro, OurEye, and Sawo Labs. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Delhi Assembly panel releases fresh notice of appearance to Facebook India VP : The Delhi Assembly's peace and harmony committee has issued a fresh notice to Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan to ensure his presence for deposing before the panel on September 23. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India's mobile subscription penetration to cross 100% in 2023 driven by growing smartphone adoption : Mobile subscription penetration in India is set to cross 100% mark in 2023 from 88.3% in 2020, driven by growing smartphone adoption and increasing coverage of 4G- long-term evolution (LTE) services across remote areas, according to GlobalData, a leading data VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

A Battery made from nuclear waste that could hold up to 28,000 years : NDB ,a California-based start-up comes out with the nano-diamond battery’s power comes from radioactive isotopes used in nuclear reactors. It has made through a self-charging battery by trapping carbon-14 (C14) nuclear waste in artificial diamond-case. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google Drive to delete trash files automatically from October 13 : Google is changing how Google Drive handles trashed files and documents. Starting on October 13th, files in the trash will automatically be deleted after 30 days. The change means that Drive’s trash will work the same way as other Google products VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

FDI limit in defence increased from 49% to 74% under automatic route : The Center has raised the limit of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector from 49 to 74% under automatic route and beyond 74 per cent through the government route. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple to open its online store in India on September 23 : Indian customers will be able to visit apple.com/in and directly purchase from the company from September 23. Currently, Apple sells its products in India via third-party e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart. The Apple India online store will be accessible in both VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

MPL secures $75 Mn in fresh financing led by SIG Global : At present many edtech and online gaming companies are attracting investors. Recently, Mobile Premier League or MPL has secured $75 million in fresh financing led by SIG Global India Fund. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Tencent pumps in $62.8 million in Flipkart : Chinese technology giant Tencent has reportedly infused $62.8 million in ecommerce platform Flipkart as part of the ongoing $1.2 billion funding round. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Government unaware of number of job loss during pandemic : The Centre seems to be unaware about the data on the jobs loss during the pandemic, as the answers given by the Labour Ministry in the Rajya Sabha showed. Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar did inform the Upper VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Schneider Electric Brings AI-Assisted Advising and Implementation : Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the impact of a new multi-million dollar investment in machine learning tools and data science VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Chingari partners with T-Series : Made-in-India short-video sharing platform, Chingari has announced its license agreement with T-Series for licensing the music catalogue on its platform. Now all Chingari users in India, in other SAARC nations VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA "We can become tele-medical hub of the world": Additional CEO, Ayushman Bharat : NASSCOM CoE for IoT/AI, under its Healthcare initiative LHIF, organized a virtual conference themed 'The Fourth Dimension - Deciphering Telehealth', which also witnessed the launch of an exclusive research paper VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

The world was gradually moving towards digital and it has been accelerated recently by the global pandemic –  COVID-19 . The pandemic has highlighted the need for digitally enabled citizen centric services to improve quality of life supported by remote, contactless city operations and focus on indicators such as public health and education.   This year  Infotech Forum  has designed with the idea of "Accelerating your Business Transformation Strategy, the forum had attended by 400 regulators, Policy makers, along with experts in technology, governance and over 130 delegates from the OEMs had attended the session. During the session there were various discussions that took place - how the core technologies has created the new vision to think ahead during the virtual interaction sessions.   This time the Forum has witnessed 15 exceptional founders, 10 deep tech start-ups of the new age and 30 start-ups into cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learnin

Acer launches latest generation of Intel-powered Predator Helios 300 and Triton 300 laptops in India : Acer, the global PC brand today has announced the launch of the latest generation of its Predator laptop in India. The two new refreshed gaming laptops include - Predator Helios 300 and Triton 300 in India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Accenture Cloud First Launches with $3 Billion Investment to Accelerate Clients’ Move to Cloud and Digital Transformation : Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced the formation of Accenture Cloud First with a $3 billion investment over three years to help clients across all industries rapidly become “cloud first” businesses and accelerate their VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook Gaming now allows copyrighted music during live streams : Facebook shall now allow gaming streamers to add copyrighted music in their videos. The social networking giant said it has partnered with music labels to bring a big catalogue of popular music on Facebook VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Akshay Naheta climbs the ladder at SoftBank Corp : Akshay Naheta, 39, is the latest SoftBank senior executive to catch the eye of the Japanese group’s founder and mercurial technology billionaire, Masayoshi Son, following the rapid rise of Nikesh Arora and Rajeev Misra, who currently heads its famed Vision Fund. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Paytm names Sachin Tendulkar as Brand Ambassador : Paytm First Games (PFG) has roped in cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Wipro ex-CEO Abidali Neemuchwala joins Dallas Venture Partners : Former Wipro Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abidali Neemuchwala joins as venture partner in Dallas Venture Partners (DVP), a fund that focuses on B2B early and growth-stage startups in India and Dallas, US. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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Covid19 scenarios will demand greater investment in Automation on account of Digitization of the business. : We are confident that the present & post Covid19 scenarios will demand greater investment in Automation on account of Digitization of the business and need to automate supply chain eco system across industry verticals and technology will pave the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Customers primarily having On Premise Data Centers are actively migrating their workloads to the Cloud : While we are in no position to predict what will happen in next few months, when we look at our performance from April 2020 to July 2020 and compare the same with last year, we have seen a growth of about 16% so far. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Virtual commitment with clients and partners has been a central part of undertaking business : The Indian IT and business services market is expected to grow annually by 6.5 percent compared to the 8 percent in FY 2019-20 owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic according to the IDC. We have adopted “Business Continuity Plan” promptly VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Investment in Cybersecurity will help organisations to secure its assets from the bad actors. : Indian IT services industry is expected to see an adverse impact for a short-term due to COVID-19 outbreak with the sector clocking a lower growth in current financial year previously we expected the sector to grow at 6-8 per cent. We fulfilled our backlog orders VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Verizon to take over wireless services provider Tracfone for $6.25 bn : In a cash and stock deal worth $6.25 billion, Verizon Communications Inc. has announced that it will buy the wireless service provider Tracfone which is a unit of Mexican telecom America Movil. Tracfone serves 21 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

74% of sales professionals think sales intelligence tools are critical in closing deals: LinkedIn State of Sales India Report 2020 : LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, today launched the second edition of the ‘State of Sales’ India report to understand the potential impact of current economic challenges on the sales function in India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Carlyle, SoftBank on Ambani's waiting list for Reliance Retail stakes : Investor demand for Reliance Industries' retail business is so strong that Carlyle Group Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp. are among those that have been put onto a waiting list, according to people familiar with the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

US startup Room unveils modular soundproof meeting pods amid COVID-19 : New York-based startup Room has made a name for itself selling private phone booths to open offices, with clients including Uber, Google, and Salesforce. At the end of August, the company announced a new line of VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Happy Birthday, Ayushmann Khurrana : Ayushmann Khurrana born as Nishant Khurrana on 14 September 1984 celebrates his birthday today. Known for his portrayals of ordinary men often battling social norms, he is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and four Film fare Awards VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Great Learning selects Virat Kohli as Brand Ambassador : Great Learning has announced the appointment of Virat Kohli, as its brand ambassador. The captain of the Indian cricket team and the world’s #1 batsman, who also topped a recent ranking of India’s most powerful VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Great Learning selects Virat Kohli as Brand Ambassador : Great Learning has announced the appointment of Virat Kohli, as its brand ambassador. The captain of the Indian cricket team and the world’s #1 batsman, who also topped a recent ranking of India’s most powerful VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Amazon ropes in Amitabh Bachchan to create a unique celebrity voice experience : Amitabh Bachchan will partner with Amazon to deliver a unique voice experience. To get a flavor, just say “Alexa, Say Hello to Mr Amitabh Bachchan” on any Alexa-enabled device. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

The Weizmann Institute of Science and Mohamed bin Zayed University to Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence Research : A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in the United Arab Emirates was signed VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Microsoft dismisses the claims of buying Tik Tok : Microsoft is officially out of the race to buy TikTok. The company issued a brief statement on it. Meanwhile, ByteDance seems poised to announce a deal with Oracle, the only other known US company left in the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

mCaffeine gains over INR 22 Cr in Series B funding : mCaffeine, a personal care start-up through its parent company Pep Technologies, has issued 23,217 Series B Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS) at a face value of INR 10 per share and a premium VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Secured VPN Connectivity, Collaboration tools, Centralised Backup & Similar solutions are also talk of the town during these days. : COVID 19 crisis will leave a great learning for all of us. Initially it was a new challenge globally and everyone was trying to find the right possibilities to manage continuity. This acceptance to alternate way of managing business allows the rise in service industry, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cloud and AI will be forerunners in enabling remote collaborative technology in this WFH scenario : The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a slowdown in the overall economy along with the IT Services market. Cloud and AI will be forerunners in enabling remote collaborative technology in this WFH scenario. IT Services industry may not be VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID-19 and WFH both highlighted the importance of Cloud : The cloud infrastructure and consumer hardware products industry in IT is booming due to remote working & education and process automation requirements. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Nvidia confirms acquisition of Arm Holdings from SoftBank for $40 billion : Nvidia has confirmed to buy Arm Holdings, a designer of chips for mobile phones, from SoftBank in a deal worth $40 billion. Notably, Apple licenses technology from Arm Holdings for the A-series processors used VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

WFH will give birth to contactless payments, which will make digital payments the de-facto norm thereby increasing Digital Transformations : COVID-19 has created an unprecedented situation and many organisations were caught unaware of the consequences and the business impact. With Work-from-Home becoming the norm of the day, many organisations quickly recognised the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Since WFH has made corporate data vulnerable, organisations are opting for cyber securities : The social distancing norms demanded zero physical interaction; the organizations required infrastructure to be managed remotely. To address this changing demand, we developed our IPs in various areas i.e. remote management, automation, monitoring, patch management etc. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Paresh Rawal as new Chairman of National School of Drama Society : Veteran Actor Paresh Rawal has been appointed as Chairman of National School of Drama Society by President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind. Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel congratulated Paresh Rawal and said that his talent will VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

No carelessness till med is found: PM Modi : Cautioning people against lowering their guard till an effective anti-coronavirus medicine is developed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday came up with a slogan in Hindi to drive home his point. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Jane Fraser to Succeed Corbat as CEO,Citigroup : Citi CEO Michael Corbat today announced that, after 37 years at Citi, including the last eight years as CEO, he plans to retire from Citi and step down from its Board of Directors in February of 2021. The Board of Directors selected Jane Fraser, currently Citi’s President VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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Bhumi Pednekar to launch U&i's new wireless neckband 'Bigger' : U&i signs in Bhumi Pednekar for the launch of its latest wireless neckband series “Bigger” in Indian market. Equipped with an astounding surround sound and heavy bass U&i Bigger allows to enjoy music while VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google to ensure quality in search, performs tests daily : In order to provide reliable information faster for people everywhere, Google is conducting more than 1,000 tests per day on an average to maintain quality in its Search and News platforms. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Covaxin shows positive result on animal trials: Bharat Biotech : Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine candidate COVAXIN shows positive efficacy in animal trials and generated robust immune responses, the Hyderabad-based company announced. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Berlin gets first EV charging from Tesla and more cities on the way : Tesla managers demonstrated new supercharger equipment on a Berlin research campus, saying they were looking at more target cities to attract potential buyers worried about access to charging.“Now, as part of our commitment to make Tesla ownership easy VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA WFH is the biggest shift and then comes Security : Indian IT services and Business will definitely grow in current situation and that too in double digits as we have seen ourselves growing in Q1 by almost 25% compared to Q1 2019. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google owned Waze reportedly laying off more than 5% of its total workforce : Waze, the Google-owned navigation app and carpool service, is laying off 30 employees - more than 5% of its total 555 person workforce - and shutting some offices as it reels from the coronavirus, the reports said. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Government awares citizens on digital safety : The cyber safety and cybersecurity awareness division of the Ministry of Home Affairs is warning users to not install any payments apps from any links they may have received over email, SMS or social media. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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Credit Suisse to launch app-only banking service : Credit Suisse is to launch an app-only banking service to take on digital challengers encroaching on its home turf. CSX will offer a range of online banking tools, free foreign exchange transactions, mortgage loans VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Tiger Global invests Rs 760 Cr into Zomato : Zomato has raised Rs 760 crore or $102.5 million in its Series J funding round from Tiger Global Management. This funding tranche has come after the company closed a $62 million fund from Temasek’s MacRitchie VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Ericsson to support Telefonica Spain 5G launch : Telefónica is to launch 5G services in Spain in partnership with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) using midband 5G TDD (3.5GHz) and Ericsson Spectrum Sharing on 4G/5G FDD (1800-2100MHz) frequencies. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple designs customized face masks for its employees : In order to limit the spread of deadly pandemic, Apple has developed masks that the company is beginning to distribute to corporate and retail employees. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Online Fantasy Sports - adding value to the indian sports ecosystem - IndiaTech : IndiaTech.Org (TSIA), a non-profit organization focused on building the world’s largest internet commerce ecosystem, today said in the report - ‘Online Fantasy Sports: Adding Value to the Indian Sporting Ecosystem’. The paper brings to light the playing pattern of OFS VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE