VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

2019 Round-up: Start-ups and Investors who made their debut in India : 2019 was the year when India got the chance to shine on the global stage. We have seen many leading international names surpassing industries making their way to India. We also saw many big giants announcing their India launches VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

IMF calls for urgent action from India amidst slowdown : IMF (International Monetary Fund), in its annual review on Monday said that steps must be taken quickly by the Indian government to reverse the economic slowdown of the economy. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Indian Startups that shut down its shop this year : India startups are trying to create their position in this growing economy. Most of the stakeholders of the startup community in the country is busy celebrating funding success and growth with even no profits VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Canadian laboratory data breached, personal information of 15 million hacked : According to Canadian laboratory testing company LifeLabs, it had suffered a cyber attack that may have compromised the personal information of some 15 million customers, primarily in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

ISODA plans its 10th Tech Summit in Baku : Infotech Software Dealers Association (ISODA) has announced that the 10th edition of its flagship event, Tech Summit (TS X) is happening in the beautiful capital city of Baku (Azerbaijan) in February 2020. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA OPPO announces new initiatives to co-build a new intelligent service ecosystem VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Indian companies should list overseas, improve governance: Kris Gopalakrishnan : 'We must go for global listings. We must attract global funding,' Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan said. Stating that most Indian companies are 'afraid' of competition, InfosysNSE -0.22 % co-founder Kris Gopalakrishan VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Blockchain Combined With IoT Adoption Is Booming in the U.S.-Gartner : Three-Quarters of IoT technology adopters have already adopted blockchain or are planning to by the end of 2020. In a recent survey results from Gartner, Inc. reveal that the majority of Internet of Things (IoT) technology adopters in the U.S. are also adopting blockchain and combining it with their IoT networks. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Ericsson with Microsoft gears up for the next generation of connected cars : Ericsson and Microsoft are bringing their connected vehicle expertise together. Ericsson is building its Connected Vehicle Cloud on top of the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform that is running on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA M&M board announces succession plan, Anand Mahindra to step down as chairman VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

United Nations GCNI with SocioLadder launches IBM Blockchain powered SustainEverse.org : United Nations Global Compact Network India (GCNI) along with SocioLadder launches a first-of-its-kind global sustainability networking and technology platform ‘www.SustainEverse.org’. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Drones used by the Delhi police to review situations during anti-CAA stir protests : As people gathered to march against the amended citizenship law, from Red Fort in Old Delhi to Shaheed Park near ITO on Thursday, the Delhi police tried to keep a watch on the marching protesters by using a drone. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA Ganguly defends his daughter over her Instagram post related to citizenship law VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Patanjali announces acquisition of Ruchi Soya for Rs 4,350 crore : Patanjali Ayurved has announced its acquisition of Ruchi Soya. It has completed the transfer of the equity and debt portion for its acquisition through proceedings under insolvency and bankruptcy resolution. 75% of the deal is being financed by bank. Patanjali has infused Rs. 1,150 crore as equity and the remaining Rs. 3,200 crore has been raised through bank debt. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Is OYO laying off 500 employees in India? : According to multiple sources privy to the company’s plans, After Paytm and Ola, hotel aggregator start-up OYO is going to lay off about 500 employees in India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

TiVo merges with Xperi : TiVo has announced that it has merged with entertainment tech company Xperi to create a new US$3 billion entity. The deal will effectively scrap TiVo’s earlier announced move to split its product and licencing divisions into two separate companies. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Vedanta borrows less from Indian banks for fear of ED: Anil Agarwal : During a discussion at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FICCI) 92nd Annual Convention, Vedanta Resources founder chairman Anil Agarwal commented that the company relies less on borrowing from Indian banks VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

HERE Technologies joins hands with Mitsubishi and Nippon : HERE Technologies has announced 30% ownership stake in two Japanese companies. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

More than 267 million Facebook user data exposed on Dark Web : As per news report, over 267 million Facebook user IDs, phone numbers, and names have been exposed to the Dark Web. The news has been reported by Comparitech and security researcher Bob Diachenko. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Akshay Kumar talks about : Versatile actor Akshay Kumar recently spoke to the media about his upcoming venture “Good Newwz” that deals with IVF (In vitro fertilization). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Despite crackdown Amazon not able to stop fake reviews by sellers : According to a Daily Mail investigation, in spite of Amazon coming down heavily, sellers on the platform still continue to purchase fake reviews for around 15 euro each (about Rs 1,200). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Delhi Govt. aims for 25% EVs by 2024, approves policy on electric vehicles : At a time when the state is combating severe levels of pollution, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government on Monday has approved a policy on electric vehicles (EVs) with a focus on two-wheelers, shared transport vehicles VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

ArcelorMittal sells 50% stake of its shipping business to DryLog : The largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal has inked a share purchase agreement with DryLog to sell its 50% stake in Global Chartering (GCL), the steel major’s wholly-owned shipping business. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Russia can operate its own internet uninterrupted even when cut off from Worldwide Web : Deputy Communications Minister of Russia, Aleksei Sokolov on Monday said that the country’s internet services could function even if it is cut off from the worldwide web. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Compuage Joins Hands with GOQii : GOQii, the smart-tech-enabled preventive healthcare platform, announced their tie up with Compuage Infocom Limited for their general trade across India during its annual event #ReimagineHealth in Mumbai on 4th Dec,2019. GOQii is working on its vision of ‘The Internet of Health’ by making preventive healthcare accessible under the GOQii ecosystem. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Afinoz, 1st AI based Instant loan market place in India : The start-up has got undisclosed seed funding from the Silicon Valley investors Peter and Sushil Kalyam. Peter is very well respected seasoned investor and having his own incubator also in valley. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

AI Trends for 2020: IBM : IBM Research has been a pioneer of AI Research since its inception and each year we make advancements that are focused on enabling AI solutions people can trust. 2019 was no different, as IBM Researchers published 175 AI papers, IBM Project Debater took on champion debater Harish VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Digital Transformation is the need of the hour and it is no longer an option : Aligned with the Digital India Mission, The Centre for Digital Transformation under the aegis of Confederation of Indian Industry organised its flagship programme, the Digital Transformation (DX) Summit & Awards 2019 at New Delhi. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE