VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Baidu, a Chinese online search giant, has named Qi Lu, former Microsoft business group head, as its COO and Group President. According to the company, at Baidu, Lu will be in charge of products, technology, sales, marketing and operations. “A key strategic focus for the company over the next ten years will be artificial intelligence,” Baidu Chairman & CEO Robin Li revealed. “Li is counting on Lu's leadership experience and knowledge of AI to help the company attract the necessary expertise to become a global leader in the field,” he said.... Read More

According to the recent reports, Facebook has decided to ban all the ads promoting cryptocurrencies and ICOs, after the implementation of their new policy on advertisements.  According to the company, the new policy prohibits ads that promote financial products and services that are frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices, such as binary options, initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency. Rob Leathern, Product Management Director, in a statement, said, “Two of our core advertising principles outline our belief that ads should be safe, and that we build for people first. Misleading or deceptive ads have no place on Facebook.” The company does not want its users to fall for scams or any other deception through its ads, the statement said, adding that the companies that are advertising binary options, ICOs and cryptocurrencies are not currently operating in good faith.... Read More

Huawei Enterprise Business Group has announced its partnership with Savex Technologies to further strengthen its partner network and grow its enterprise footprint in India. The partnership will create maximum value for Indian enterprises with its innovative ICT solutions and services backed by strong ecosystem. Savex will support Huawei in developing resellers to market and promote products and services products to Huawei enterprise customers in India. Savex is the third largest information and communication technology distributor in India and as a part of this strategic tie-up, will be responsible for Huawei’s channel partner network technical training and development.... Read More