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Puma India elevates Shreya Sachdev as Head, Marketing and Strategic Initiatives : The well-known sports brand, Puma has elevated Shreya Sachdev as the Head of Marketing and Strategic Initiatives. She will continue reporting to Abhishek Ganguly, General Manager, Puma India VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reliance retail to acquire business of the Future Group : Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, today announced that it is acquiring the Retail & Wholesale Business and the Logistics & Warehousing Business from the Future Group as going concerns on a slump sale basis VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Massive ransomware attack on Paytm Mall : Paytm group suffers a massive data breach – paytm mall hacked and ransom demanded, the cybercrime group demanded ransom after gaining unrestricted access to the entire databases of Paytm Mall, although the e-commerce platform denied the claims. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Byju's bags $122 mn funding from Yuri Milner's DST Global : Byju’s has raised $122 million from Israeli-Russian billionaire Yuri Milner's investment fund DST Global. Byju’s is allotting 42,666 Series F preference shares at an issue price of Rs 213,042.13 per share VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Japan PM Shinzo Abe steps down due to deteriorating health : Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan confirmed his resignation because of ill health, thrusting his country, during a global pandemic, into a new period of political uncertainty after a record-setting VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple rejects its attempt to tell users about its app store fees: Facebook : Facebook told the press that Apple Inc rejected its attempt to tell users that the iPhone maker would take a 30% cut of sales in a new online events feature, forcing Facebook to remove VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple agrees to pay $9.75 million to settle lawsuit over charging issues of Powerbeats2 wireless earphones : Apple launched in 2017, has agreed to pay $9.75 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over charging issues with its Powerbeats2 wireless earphones. The suit focused on the advertised claims of durability, sweat-resistance and battery life, alleging the earphones had a “design defect” that caused them to stop holding a charge after a short amount of time VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Fitbit debuts its Sense, Versa 3 and Inspire 2 fitness wearable : Fitbit has introduced an advanced smartwatch, the Fitbit Sense, which comes with electrodermal activity (EDA) to measure daily stress and comes with a heart rate tracker, electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor and skin temperature sensors. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

The GAIN in association with MeitY Startup Hub brings “StartupToScaleup” Global Acceleration Program : The GAIN (Global Accelerator for Innovation Network)  a startup growth accelerator and a section 8, not for profit organization from Bengaluru, implementation partner of MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), Govt. of India has launched the first cohort of 10 (an additional set of 5 startups are selected in case of drop outs) startups under “StartupToScaleup” program. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cisco intents to buy BabbleLabs to deliver improved Video Meeting experience : Cisco is planning to acquire Campbell, CA headquartered BabbleLabs, Inc. With this acquisition Cisco can help users to control unwanted noise in meetings--be it from barking dogs, lawn mowers, a car alarm or sirens. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Rhea Chakraborty says no one is protecting her and she doesn't know Aaditya Thackeray : In an interview, Rhea Chakraborty has said that she doesn't know Aaditya Thackeray. She also stated that she neither has his number nor has she met the politician ever. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Maharashtra Cyber warns WhatsApp hack can expose private messages, photos : Maharashtra Cyber has revealed a new tactic that scammers around India are using to trick unassuming WhatsApp users to hack their WhatsApp accounts. Alongside hacking individuals, the scammers are using the new WhatsApp hack tactic to trap others on a person’s VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Network as a service adoption to accelerate by 38% within the next two years : Businesses will experience profound changes as employees’ transition to hybrid work environments following COVID-19, in turn changing the way IT teams procure and consume networking solutions. In response to the pandemic, IT leaders are now investing more in VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Oppo to debut F17 and the : Oppo is gearing up for yet another smartphone series in the Indian market with the Oppo F17 and F17 Pro. The company has confirmed the upcoming smartphone via its official Twitter handle. Also, the e-commerce giant Amazon has created a dedicated page for the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Online sellers association files antitrust complaint against Amazon : An online sellers association representing over 2000 sellers across e-commerce platforms has approached the Competition Commission of India with an antitrust complaint against Amazon VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer steps down as U.S. plans ban : TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has stepped down from his office just three months since joining; and days after TikTok sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

HDFC Bank Partners with Adobe to Enhance Digital Customer Experiences : HDFC Bank today announced a strategic partnership with Adobe to enhance the digital experience journey of its customers. Powered by Adobe Experience Cloud solutions, this partnership will enable HDFC Bank to deliver personalised digital experiences to existing as VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Crayon joins hand with Amazon Web Services : Crayon is proud to announce that it has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This relationship will help both Crayon and AWS to bring VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Accenture to slash 5% of its 'low performing' workforce, Indian set to lose jobs : Accenture is all set to cut at least 5 percent of its 'low-performing' workforce and thousands of Indians are set to lose jobs owing to the sluggish business the company is witnessing during the Covid-19 pandemic. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Upcoming Zoom features for better classroom experience : In line with their commitment to ensuring that quality virtual education is accessible for teachers and students, Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) plans to launch new features that will enhance student engagement and classroom management. Accessible VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

NTT Ltd. to power virtual 'Global Stadium' experience for Tour de France fans : NTT Ltd., the official technology partner to A.S.O., announced it will bring the Tour de France 2020 to fans through innovative technology, which will allow them to watch the race from their homes in a unique way and be part of a ‘global stadium’ experience. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Bose names Lila Snyder, as its first female CEO : Bose has appointed former Pitney Bowes executive Lila Snyder as its first female CEO. Snyder will be taking charge of the company on September 1. She will be replacing Philip Hess, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Sunil Mittal raises voice in favour of tariff hike to help telecom companies to sustain : Airtel Chairman, Sunil Mittal raised his voice in favour of the need to rise mobile tariffs and said that the company expects its average revenue per user (Arpu) to cross the Rs 200-250 mark in the next five-six months. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Va Tech Wabag’s stock declines over 7.5% but to raise Rs 120 crore : Shares of Va Tech Wabag slipped as much as 7.56 per cent to Rs 210.10 apiece on the BSE. This occured a day after the company said its board has approved the issuance of VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

SAS & CSM Technologies Enable Government of Odisha to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic : Life-threating pandemics create extraordinary challenges for governments, and health care systems. SAS, a global leader in analytics, works with government organizations across the globe to respond to COVID-19’s unique challenges by putting data to work and VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VMRay signs distribution agreement with RAH Infotech to expand reach in the growing APAC Market : VMRay, a provider of automated malware analysis and detection solutions, today announced that it has signed a strategic distribution partnership with RAH Infotech, one of India’s fastest growing value-added distributors for IT and network security solutions. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VIAVI takes over Expandium to augment network assurance portfolio : Viavi Solutions announced that it has acquired Expandium, a provider of core network monitoring and assurance solutions powered by big data. This acquisition augments VIAVI’s network assurance portfolio with a cloud-native virtualized solution offering, in alignment with VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Japan experiencing higher second wave of COVID-19 cases due to opening of economy too soon : Japan is now experiencing a second wave that is much larger than the first after having COVID-19 under control for over a month. The country kept economic considerations a priority in its response to COVID-19 and fully re-opened by June 2020 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Redis Labs Raises $100 Million from Bain Capital Ventures and TCV to Help Companies Win in the Data-Driven Economy : Redis Labs, the company behind Redis, the most popular open source database and the provider of Redis Enterprise, today announced it has closed $100 million in Series F financing at a company valuation of more than $1 billion. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

BharatPe names ex-PepsiCo officer Jasneet Kaur as CHRO : BharatPe has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Jasneet Kaur as Chief Human Resource Officer. Jasneet’s appointment comes at a time when BharatPe is going VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook CEO’s non-profit organization - CZI may invest in Mumbai based Edtech Startup Eruditus (Breaking) : The non-profit organization, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), headed by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, is in advanced talks with a Mumbai based edtech startup Eruditus. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple issues apology to WordPress over its app store payment dispute : Apple has apologized and backed down from a plan to block updates to the WordPress iOS app until the open-source project enabled in-app purchases that give Apple a 30% cut on sales. The fact was as reported, that Apple was essentially strong-arming WordPress VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

CSS Corp Wins Silver Stevie® Award for Its COVID Response : CSS Corp, a new-age IT services and technology support company, today announced that it has won the Silver Stevie® Award in the ‘Most Valuable Employer – Asia Pacific’, a COVID-19 response category in the fifth annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers. CSS Corp VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Wildcraft collaborates with IBM to drive higher customer advocacy : IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that Wildcraft India Pvt. Ltd, India’s foremost company in the manufacturing and distribution of head-to-toe products for trek-to-travel solutions, has selected IBM to implement a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) as-a-service-platform VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

General insurance business of Bharti Axa to join hand with ICICI Lombard : According to sources, Bharti Axa's non-life insurance business will merge with ICICI Lombard's general insurance business through a scheme of arrangement. 'The proposed transaction provides a meaningful opportunity for ICICI Lombard to consolidate its market-leading VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Government to hire Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India, SBI Capital to assist LIC to prepare for IPO : According to news reports, LIC India is poised to hire Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India and SBI Capital Markets to help Life Insurance Corp. of India prepare for an initial share sale. The advisers will help evaluate the capital structure of India’s biggest insurer as well as VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

GST Superintendent duped of around Rs 2 lakh by cyber fraudster : A superintendent with the central government’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) department in Mumbai was duped of Rs. 1.91 lakh by a fraudster posing as a bank employee. The victim was asked to update his bank account’s Know-Your-Customer (KYC) information. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Airtel may need to shell out Videocon AGR dues: SC : The Supreme Court made an observation that may see Airtel end up paying around Rs 1,400 crore in AGR dues owed by bankrupt Videocon Telecommunications. Airtel’s VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Aarogya Setu brings in new feature for safe reopening of offices : Aarogya Setu has emerged with a new feature that will enable organisations to get the health status of their employees or any other user, provided they consent to it, an official release said. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Indian Railways calls off the tender for manufacturing of 44 semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express trains : Indian railways have cancelled the tender for manufacturing of 44 semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express trains. A fresh tender will be floated next week as per revised public procurement order to prioritise Make in India. Though they have not till now specified the reason VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Is more tweeting inviting more problems? : Is more tweeting inviting more problems? VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Content to remove from Twitter rose to 55% in late 2019: Twitter : India came fifth among countries that requested social media site Twitter to remove content that violated local laws. The government made 782 legal demands for content takedown in the in the July-December 2019 period and it is up by about 55% from the previous VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

235 million Instagram, TikTok & YouTube users' data exposed : The data of 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube users has been exposed in a data leak. The data leak has been linked to a company named Deep Social. Its administrators then forwarded the disclosure to social media influencer data-marketing company Social VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Adobe confirms Lightroom iOS photos erased due to update bug : Adobe released a new version of its Lightroom app for iOS this week and it unfortunately has caused some users to permanently lose their photos and presets. An update has been released since fixing the issue but Adobe says there’s no way to help those already VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Adanis close to acquiring GVK's 51% in Mumbai International Airport : The tussle between Adani Group and GVK Group over management of Mumbai airport appears to be heading in direction of a decision with the previous proposing to amass a majority stake in Mumbai Worldwide Airport (MIAL). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

UPI and RuPay Services to go Global : National Payments Corporation of India which regulates and facilitates digital payment activities in the Indian economy, has expressed plans to extend its services to reach out the Global platform. Most commonly associated with the RuPay cards and the UPI transaction VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Yes Bank CEO passes sleepless nights for the toughest finance job in India : As offered the job of rescuing the country’s most troubled private-sector bank, Kumar had little hesitation in accepting the position of chief executive officer of Yes Bank Ltd. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Kodak Alaris Announces Global Alliance with RPA Software Leader UiPath : Kodak Alaris has announced a global alliance with UiPath, one of the world’s leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software companies. The collaboration will enable both companies’ channel partners and customers to leverage Kodak Alaris’ award-winning VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

CCI approves proposed acquisition of C&S Electric by Siemens : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves proposed acquisition of C&S Electric Limited by Siemens Limited. The proposed combination envisages acquisition of 100% of the share capital of C&S Electric Limited (C&S) by Siemens Limited (Siemens India). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Three More Video Conference Solutions Announced For Government Support : Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Communications and Law & Justice,  Ravi Shankar Prasad announced, the results of Grand Challenge for Developing Video Conference Solution. Announcing the winners of the Grand Challenge, he said, “I am delighted that Indian VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PESB names Sanjeev Kumar to head TCIL, giving rise to a controversy : The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has announced the selection of Sanjeev Kumar, director - Technical at Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) to head the Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Web Werks expands into Pune; Launches its 4th Data Center : Web Werks, a national data center provider, today announced the launch of its 4th data center in the country and the 2nd in Hinjewadi-Pune. This new standalone 35,000 sq.ft. structure is a well-equipped, next-generation Tier 3, Uptime designed data center with 5MW VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Vertiv Introduces High Performance, IP-Based KVM Receiver to Enable Switching Between Virtual and Physical Machines : Vertiv, (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today introduced the Vertiv™ Avocent® HMX 6500R receiver, a high-performance KVM receiver that allows users of Avocent® HMX KVM switches to seamlessly switch between VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reliance Retail acquires majority stake in leading digital pharma market place 'Netmeds' : Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced that its subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has acquired a majority equity stake in Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd. (“Vitalic”) and its subsidiaries (Collectively known as ‘Netmeds’) for a cash consideration of approximately VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Rola Dagher named as the Global Channel Chief of Dell Technologies : Dell Technologies today announced Rola Dagher as its new global channel chief, reporting into Bill Scannell, Dell Technologies president, global sales and customer operations. She will replace  Joyce Mullen, who after a 21-year career at Dell, announced her departure in VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Schneider Electric Hosts Innovation Talk with Industry Leaders on New Digitised World : Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation hosted a webinar on the theme of ‘Striving for Operational Resilience Through Digital Services’. The panellists at the session included Anil Chaudhry, Zone President VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Citi's $900 million 'clerical error' raises stakes in Revlon : On last Wednesday, loan operations staff at the New York bank wired $900 million, seemingly on behalf of Revlon Inc., to lenders of the troubled cosmetics giant controlled by billionaire Ron Perelman. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA "Dad is on the road of recovery": SP Balasubrahmanyam's son : Legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam was recently diagnosed with global pandemic and was put on ventilator. As per the reports the signer’s condition is deteriorating. Now he is shifted to the ICCU as per a report paper released by the hospital authorities. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Deloitte India acquires Keytree, a tech consultancy firm : Deloitte has announced to acquire the business and assets of Keytree, the technology consultancy firm. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Flipkart to enter e-pharmacy space too : According to news reports, Flipkart is looking to enter the e-pharmacy space as demand for online medicine delivery gains speed. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Clearview AI inks deal with ICE : AI provides a search engine tool based on a database of billions of photos scraped from Internet-based public sources. The recent contract signed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of worth $224,000 has been spent on New York-based Clearview licenses VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google Cloud is top cloud service provider for retailers worldwide : Canalys’ latest research from its Cloud Channels Analysis service shows that Google Cloud ranks as the number one cloud service provider to the retail sector, outpacing overall market leader AWS and second-placed Microsoft Azure. Canalys assessed the top cloud VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Is Google to buy ShareChat? : According to reports, Google is in talks with ShareChat for investing in the social media firm. On the other hand, ShareChat is looking to raise $150-200 million and is holding discussions VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Chinese firms hit by new import hurdles in India : Chinese firms like Xiaomi are facing delays getting approvals from India's quality control agency for their goods, five industry sources told Reuters, as the business environment deteriorates after a clash on their Himalayan border. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Air India Sacks 48 Pilots Overnight, Says No Money to Pay : The current crisis resulted, Air India has forced to sack 48 pilots who resigned last year but withdrew their resignations within the six months’ notice period time as per rules. The Company is incurring huge net losses and does not have the financial ability to pay, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

NCC set for a major expansion to cover 173 border and coastal districts : Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) for a major expansion scheme to meet the aspirations of youth in all the border and coastal districts. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Anti-drone system developed by DRDO deployed near Red Fort : An anti-drone system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was deployed near the Red Fort on Saturday on the ocassion of the 74th Independence Day. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Appointment of retired central govt officials on contract basis: FM : The expenditure department has framed draft regulations for salary payments in case of appointment of retired central government employees and has invited comments of ministries/departments within 10 days. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PM Modi's clarion call for industry and investors: Invest in Infrastructure Development : TEMA welcomes the bold initiatives announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his 74th Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Red Fort, which we will take a step closer to a Digital India, connecting every individual. India, in the last seven VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cyient COO's discussion on 'Digitally Atmanirbhar Bharath' with eminent tech entrepreneur Arvind Gupta : Points of discussion between Karthikeyan Natarajan, President and COO Cyient and Àrvind Gupta, Head and Co-Founder of the Digital India Foundation, a policy think tank working in areas of Digital Inclusion, Smart Cities, Internet Governance, Data Privacy & Cyber VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cyient COO's discussion on 'Digitally Atmanirbhar Bharath' with eminent tech entrepreneur Arvind Gupta : Points of discussion between Karthikeyan Natarajan, President and COO Cyient and Àrvind Gupta, Head and Co-Founder of the Digital India Foundation, a policy think tank working in areas of Digital Inclusion, Smart Cities, Internet Governance, Data Privacy & Cyber VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

AGC Networks buys Pyrios, Australia for US$800,000 : Essar group company AGC Networks Ltd has acquired Pyrios, an Australia- and New Zealand-based communications technology firm that provides customer engagement and workplace collaboration solutions. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Amazon starts e-pharmacy in India as online drug sales grow : Amazon.com Inc launched an online pharmacy on Friday in India to serve the city of Bengaluru, the latest move by the e-commerce giant to widen its reach in a key growth market. With this Amazon Pharmacy, will soon offer deliveries across the city. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Scribd acquires presentation-sharing platform SlideShare : E-book subscription company Scribd has acquired presentation-sharing platform SlideShare from LinkedIn for an undisclosed amount. Today, we're excited to add over 40 million presentations to our reading ecosystem,' said Scribd. CEO Trip Adler added, 'We have a lot VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

NITI Aayog makes Aarogya Setu iOS version open source : The Centre has open sourced the code for the iOS version of its COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu, over two months after it did so for the Android version. Open sourcing allows developers to scrutinise the code and report bugs if any are found. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

RBI to transfer ₹57,128 crore as annual surplus to govt : Shaktikanta Das, Governnor of The Reserve Bank of India, on Friday approved the transfer of ₹57,128 crore as surplus to the government for the accounting year 2019-20. Last year, RBI's board approved a record payment of ₹1.76 lakh crore to the government, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Samsung R&D spending hits record high at $8.9bn in H1 2020 : Samsung said its research and development (R&D) spending for the first half of the year hit a record high of 10.58 trillion won ($8.9 billion) as it focused on new growth drivers. The figure represented a 500 billion-won increase from a year earlier and Its R&D investment VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Aatmanirbhar Bharat at centre of Modi's I-Day speech : Unveiling his vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the goal is to make India a global manufacturing hub while a Rs 110-lakh crore pipeline of national infrastructure projects is being created to boost the economy and create VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Each village to be connected with optical fibre cable (OFC) connectivity in next 1000 days: PM Modi : “In the coming 1000 days, every village in the country will be connected with optical fibre cable,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address on the occasion of 74th Independence Day earlier today. Shri Modi mentioned that before 2014, only 5 dozen panchayats in VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Airtel's exciting Independence Day Celebration Offer - Get 1000 GB additional data : As part of Independence Day celebrations, Airtel has rolled out an exciting limited period offer for customers opting for its Airtel Xstream Fiber Home Broadband. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Kaspersky Cyber Insights:cybersecurity virtual conference for cybersecurity wizards in India : Kaspersky today announces its most awaited virtual conference Cyber Insights, which will discuss on the theme Intelligence-driven cybersecurity: Now and Beyond on Wednesday, 19th August 2020. The session will be open to all the cybersecurity enthusiasts present in VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launches BEL's product - a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative : The Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh has launched two products through Video Conference- Linear Variable Differential Transducer (LVDT) and 1kW Transmitter Aerial Switching Rack, indigenously developed for use in various strategic applications, as part of the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Fynd bags Rs 20 cr fund from RIL : Reliance Investment Holdings has infused Rs 20 cr into fashion e-commerce platform Fynd. This is the second tranche infused by Reliance in the Mumbai-based company in the past 12 months. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Prime Venture Partners sign in Dr Ashish Gupta as its Partner Emeritus : US-based Dr Ashish Gupta has been roped in as Partner Emeritus to strengthen its investment team of early stage venture capital fund Prime Venture. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

US Court has ordered Apple to shell out $500 million in damages over 4G patent violations : A Texas court has ruled that Apple must pay more than $500 million in damages and interest for 4G patent infringements held by intellectual property company PanOptis. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Andhra Pradesh Government implementing AI technology to help farmers increase crop yields : The Central Government has taken initiatives of doubling of farmers’ income by the year 2022. To meet the target they have implement modern technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the farms VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Lovers/Haters are two sides of the same coin: Pooja Bhatt : After the news of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt diagnosed with lung cancer was out, a few hours later the trailers of Mahesh Bhatt’s 1991 romantic thriller Sadak’s sequel, Sadak 2 was released. Amid the raging debate of nepotism, the film’s trailer has been facing flak ever VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Whatfix Simplifies BMC Helix Adoption : Whatfix, the leader in Digital Adoption Solutions ('DAS'), announced a joint innovation with BMC Software, a global leader in IT solutions for the Autonomous Digital Enterprise, to enable integrated, guided self-help for BMC Helix solutions - a cloud-native, micro-services VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

ByteDance in talks with Reliance for investment in TikTok : TikTok has been banned in India since June 29 as fallout of geo-political tensions with China that led India slap a no entry to TikTok along with other 58 apps over security and privacy concerns. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Siemens inks agreement to acquire UltraSoC : Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire UltraSoC Technologies that put intelligent monitoring, cybersecurity and functional safety capabilities into the core hardware of system-on-chip (SoC). Siemens plans to integrate UltraSoC’s technology into the Xcelerator VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

5G will unleash power of data-drive intelligent finance: Huawei : Global tech giant Huawei held its Asia Pacific Financial Industry Storage Summit 2020 on Thursday. Business and technology leaders across the region gathered to discuss how 5G and the revolution in the data storage world will define the future of financial industry in the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

DE-CIX India is now present in 10 data centers in India : The leading carrier and data center neutral Internet Exchange (IX) operator on the Indian sub-continent, DE-CIX India, announced the expansion of its Internet Exchange points of presence (PoPs) at Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai to meet the increased demand in internet VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Success of indigenous COVID-19 vaccines will make access easy and affordable in India : India is making rapid progress in the development of indigenous COVID-19 vaccines. With increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases, their success will make access easy and affordable for Indians, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

70% of smartphones shipped in the US in Q2 2020 made in China : Vendors shipped 31.9 million smartphones in the United States in Q2 2020, a 5% year-on-year decline, but an 11% quarter-on-quarter increase. Resumption of Chinese factory operations at the end of March and stores reopening in May and June were key contributors VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

NEC Technologies Completes the Chennai-Andaman Undersea Cable Project : We at NEC Technologies India, are delighted with the completion of a major part of Chennai-Andaman undersea cable project which has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 10th August. It is indeed a matter of great privilege and honor to be a part of the first ever VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Patanjali to bid for the title sponsorship for IPL : Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved is considering to bid for the title sponsorship of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). The slot of the title sponsorship of IPL was vacated after the Chinese handset maker Vivo decided to exit from it. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Free smartphones to be distributed on Aug 12 in Punjab : The Punjab government said Monday it will start distributing smartphones to students for free on August 12. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

DoT inaugurates the undersea optic fiber link between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar : Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) congratulates the Department of Telecommunications on the inauguration of the undersea optic fiber link between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Sh. Narendra Modi. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reliance Jio refuses BCCI's proposal to sponsor IPL 13 : After VIVO pulled out their title sponsorship deal for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League [IPL], from BCCI, as per a report in a sports magazine, speculations have been rife as to which brand would step-up in the current situation. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google may pour $150 million for 10% stake in Policybazaar : According to news reports, Google may acquire a minority stake in Policybazaar. Quoting people close to the business developments, the report said that Google might invest about VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Johnson Controls Acquires Qolsys, Inc. : Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) announced it has acquired the remaining stake of Qolsys Inc., a leading residential and commercial security and smart-home manufacturer, after owning a majority since 2014. Qolsys enhances Johnson Controls global innovation platform VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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Does Twitter utilize the user's two faced authentication phone number for marketing purposes? : In case if one is somehow unaware, two-factor authentication is the only way how one should protect their most important accounts from being misused. Many people are too lazy to set it up, but it has to be done. It is not an ultimate security VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook allows employees to work from home until July 2021 : According to news reports, Facebook will allow employees to work from home until July 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak and will give them $1,000 for home office needs. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google to provide digital classroom services to Maharashtra Government  (Breaking / Telecom) : Google India has joined hands with the Maharashtra Government to provide its digital classroom services making Maharashtra the first Indian state to adopt Google technologies. This technology would i VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

RETURN OF HUMMING WHALE TO HIT YOUR PC and Mobile Phone : The HummingBad malware first discovered in February 2016 is making a return visit to the charts. The original was cleaned up, but not before the malware’s authors Yingmob racked up around US$900,000 per month at its peak. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Vertiv Introduces Monitoring Solution Delivering Powerful New Capabilities to SMB and Modular Edge Computing : Vertiv, (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today introduced Vertiv™ Environet™ Alert, a new software offering that brings enterprise-level infrastructure monitoring and management capabilities to smaller data centers and VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook eyeing to stretch social wings in India : Two most famed names Facebook and Reliance Jio are in talks for a multi-billion-dollar partnership that will let Facebook expand its footprints in India. As per the reports, both the companies were just about to sign a preliminary deal that would have given Facebook a 10% VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Artificial Intellience in Data Driven Decesion Making in NHAI : Natonal Highways Authority of India (NHAI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Data Driven decision making and Advance Data VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE