VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Apple’s unveiling of iOS 18 earlier this year brought a wave of excitement, particularly with the introduction of new  Apple Intelligence (AI)  features. However, the gradual rollout of these features appears to have created challenges for the development of iOS 19, potentially leading to delays in its feature rollout schedule. According to  Apple analyst Mark Gurman , while iOS 19 is expected to debut at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June 2025, some key features might see staggered releases. This delay stems from Apple’s ongoing work to finalize the remaining updates for  iOS 18 . The rollout of iOS 18 has been slower than usual, with major updates like the revamped Siri still in development. The recently released iOS 18.2 included several AI enhancements, and iOS 18.3 and 18.4 are slated to introduce more, including significant updates to Apple’s virtual assistant. These staggered updates have extended Apple’s current development cycle, leaving...

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)  has appointed  Ira Bindra as the organisation's Group President  - People and Talent.  Mukesh D Ambani , the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, announced Bindra's appointment as he looks to pivot talent, skill, and people policies at the oil-to-telecom conglomerate. RIL's functional heads usually announce talent hires at the senior level. However, Bindra is the first recent appointment announced by Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance himself. Bindra joins RIL after a distinguished career at Medtronic, USA, where she served as the Head of Human Resources (HR) and Vice President—Global Regions. RIL said in a statement that she has been hired to “drive transformation across the entire organisation. https://varindia.com/news/Mukesh-Ambani-names-Ira-Bindra-as-Reliance-Industries%E2%80%99-Group-President-for-HR-&-Talent

Suchir Balaji’s death comes at a time when OpenAI and its partner Microsoft face multiple lawsuits alleging copyright infringement   A 26-year-old former researcher at  OpenAI , was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26. Authorities confirmed  Suchir Balaji’s  death as a suicide following a wellness check initiated earlier that day. The San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office ruled out foul play, and a statement from the San Francisco Police Department confirmed no signs of suspicious circumstances. The news was reported on December 13 by SiliconValley.com. Balaji, an Indian-origin computer scientist, worked at OpenAI from November 2020 to August 2024. During his tenure, he contributed to critical projects, including the pre-training of GPT-4 and enhancements to ChatGPT. However, his career took a dramatic turn when he became a whistleblower, accusing OpenAI of unethical practices involving the use of copyrighted material in training its AI models....

Partners are the frontrunners who help customers embrace Digital Transformation - SNA 2022:  VARINDIA  witnessed a tremendous growth and momentum among the partners who attended the 21st edition of VARINDIA Star Nite (SNA) Awards, held at Hotel Roseate House, Aerocity, New Delhi on 11th November 2022. As both online and offline buying behaviour changes, Indian VARs find massive opportunities and they continue to grow their business.   Transformation drives innovation and the Industry Brainstorming sessions are the most effective way to engage in a Face-To-Face conversation. The 12 hours marathon hybrid event started at 9.00 am and went on till 9.00 pm at night. The event attracted over 2347 attendees - Physical attendees were 400 and the rest of the attendees attended online (VARs/Partners/OEMs) from 30 different cities from across the country.   SNA is well recognised as “the DNA of the Channel”. The Partners and VARs who got together took this opportunity to share ...

Naveen Patnaik inaugurates IBM’s Client Innovation Center:  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik   inaugurated IBM’s Client Innovation Center (CIC). He said, “Opening up of the   IBM   Client Innovation Center adds yet another watershed moment, signifying the fast changing IT ecosystem in the state.”   The new CIC will leverage the IBM Garage method of delivery, an approach that helps IBM Co-create, Co-execute, and Co-operate transformative business and complex technology solutions with its clients and ecosystem partners.... Read More

Can Twitter digest biting its own bullets?:  There is high level of drama being scripted by world’s richest person   Elon Musk . It’s a little like the alternate reality   Donald Trump   creates to replace a less convenient actual reality.   Musk  said on Tuesday his $44-billion offer would not move forward until  Twitter Inc  (TWTR.N) shows proof that spam bots account for less than 5% of its total users, hours after suggesting he could seek a lower price for the company.   In Musk’s case, he is so obsessed with using the red herring of spam bots on Twitter to get out of buying the company that he had the chutzpah today to ask, “Hello  @SECGov , anyone home?” If the SEC investigates anything arising out of this deal, it seems safe to say it won’t be how many spam bots are on Twitter.... Read More

TechnoBind is helping enterprises to pick the best-of-breed data-centric security technologies: In a chat with VARINDIA, Prashanth GJ, Co-Founder and CEO, TechnoBind shares his views on the current cyber security market in India, its growth potential, the reason behind choosing  Seclore etc. TechnoBind along with Seclore’s data centric security platform is committed to enable enterprises to pick the best of breed data centric security technologies. The CyberSecurity market in India The global cybersecurity market is exploding and is expected to reach USD 352.25 billion by 2026 while the India market will cross the USD 10 billion mark this year. The challenges around managing the data is becoming bigger and there are dimensions to cyber security cases.   According to Prashanth, “The patterns we see in security are, in most cases, not very different from other technology spaces i.e. 1. A significant move to solutions being provisioned in the cloud 2. Increasing focus o...