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Cut tariffs for better trade ties: Donald Trump : US President Donald Trump was on a two day visit to India. True to his style, US President Donald Trump did not mince words when he said that India needs to work on its tariffs if it wanted better trade relations with America. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Bigg Boss 13’s Mahira Sharma apologises on forged Dadasaheb Phalke International award issue : After claiming to have been invited by a third party to Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF), Bigg Boss 13’s Mahira Sharma has now clarified matters relating to the controversy around a certificate that claimed she was awarded the best dressed in Bigg Boss 13 by DPIFF. She has shared a letter addressed to the dignitaries, responding to their assertion that she has deleted her post but is yet to apologise. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Lava plans to invest in R&D, to raise $90 mn from US fund : Indian phone-maker Lava International claimed that it will raise $90 million (Rs630 crore) from GEM Global Yield fund to invest in R&D with the aim of emerging as a handset market leader in the sub-$150 price segment. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Samsung's venture arm plans to invest up to $10 mn in Swiggy: Reports : Samsung Venture Investment Corp (SVIC), is in talks to invest $7-$10 million (about Rs 50-Rs 72 crore) in Swiggy, according to sources aware of the developments. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Accenture Opens Innovation Hub in Pune : Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today opened its third Innovation Hub in India, expanding its innovation capabilities for clients. The Accenture Innovation Hub in Pune provides an immersive environment for clients to co-innovate with Accenture experts in a variety of industries and across a range of advanced technologies, including extended reality, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, blockchain and quantum computing, among others. The new location to house Accenture’s second Nano Lab in Asia Pacific VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Personal Data Protection Bill(PDP 2019): All one need to know : The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced by the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on December 11, 2019. The Bill seeks to provide for protection of personal data of individuals and many serious incidents VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

AM65x Industrial SoM based on TI's AM6548 SoC: Mistral : Mistral Solutions, a leading technology design and system engineering company, today announced the release of AM65x Industrial System on Module (SoM), enabled by the Texas Instruments AM6548 SoC VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Micron to Deliver Robust and Innovative Solutions : Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today reaffirmed its three-decade commitment to the industrial market with the introduction of its Industrial Quotient (IQ) Partner Program. Micron’s Industrial Quotient (IQ) Partner Program VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Germany's defense acquisition budget reaches $19.3bn : Germany will spend US$19.3bn on the acquisition of defense equipment in 2020 in an attempt to combat ongoing issues with fleet readiness and military capabilities, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cisco report reveals by 2023 India’s internet user base to cross 900 million : According to the new Cisco Annual Internet Report, India will have over 907 million internet users by 2023, accounting for 64% of the population. In India, devices and connections are growing faster (seven percent CAGR) than the population (1.0 percent CAGR). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

New Wi-Fi chip for the IoT devices consumes 5,000 times less energy : There is a new Chip brings ultra-low power Wi-Fi connectivity to IoT devices. UC San Diego electrical and computer engineering professor Dinesh Bharadia holds a PCB onto which the Wi-Fi radio is mounted. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Nutanix Named One of the 2020 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For : Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced it has been named among the 2020 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® by Great Place to WorkⓇ and Fortune. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Mixed-signal hardware security thwarts powerful electromagnetic attacks : Purdue innovators are at Silicon Valley's premier chip-design conference to unveil technology that is 100 times more resilient to electromagnetic attacks to secure Internet of Things devices. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

RailTel to continue free WiFi services at 415 stations even after contract ends with Google : RailTel has said that though the contract with Google ends in May 2020 but the free WiFi services will continue at 415 stations. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Indian Embassy in Beijing asked citizens to contact who wish to return : Indian Embassy in Beijing on Monday asked Indian national staying in Hubei province of China, who intend to avail the flight which will return to India after delivering a consignment of medical supplies to contact them before 1900 hours (7pm). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reliance's Media and Distribution Businesses to merge into TV unit : Reliance Industries has announced that it will consolidate its all media and distribution businesses under one brand ''Network18''. TV18 Broadcast, Hathway Cable & Datacom and Den Networks will come under Network18 Media & Investments. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Elmir Velizadeh, Deputy Minister, Transport Communications and High Technologies, Republic of Azerbaijan : Azerbaijan is 5G ready with 3 satellites and a deal on fiber optic table: Elmir Velizadeh, Deputy Minister, Transport Communications and High Technologies, Republic of Azerbaijan VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Sevda Aliyeva, Director, Azerbaijan Convention Bureau : Azerbaijan is the country with great ambition: Sevda Aliyeva, Director, Azerbaijan Convention Bureau VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Prabhjeet Singh, Director-Operations and Head of Cities, Uber India & South Asia : Safety is at the heart of everything done by Uber: Prabhjeet Singh, Director-Operations and Head of Cities, Uber India & South Asia VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

HSBC to cut down 35,000 jobs due to fall in profit by a third : After a dip in profit by a third in 2019, HSBC has announced to cut down 35,000 jobs as a part of overhaul of its business. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE