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Amazon to axe 18,000 jobs globally; CEO blames 'uncertain economy'

The job cuts - about 80 per cent higher than earlier estimates - are part of Amazon's annual operating planning review process

GACs to have wider scope, will hear all types of grievance appeals

MeitY had stated there was a need to set up GACs as grievance officers hired by the platforms often did not address issues satisfactorily

Industry body IAMAI bids to form a self-regulatory body for online gaming

As per a gazette notification issued earlier this week, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has become the nodal ministry to govern online gaming industry

Indian govt bodies world's top victims of cyber attacks in 2022: Report

Number of incidents up 8x YoY shows CloudSEK study; Railways, AIIMS, CDSL among more recent cases; political and religious motives surpass commercial in several cases

For tech industry, 2022 was a year of mass layoffs; 2023 likely to be worse

The tech layoffs this year have exceeded the job cuts the sector faced globally during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 triggered by the Lehman Brothers' collapse

Data of 30 mn railway users compromised, personal details on dark web

Breach not from IRCTC, says Railways; private partners on Centre's radar

Indian crypto exchanges stay put in business after 'a year to forget'

Tax burden, regulatory uncertainty and the shock of FTX collapse pulled down domestic companies

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils digital innovation alliance for G20

The minister also launched "stay safe online" campaign, with the aim of digitally transforming the global economy in a secure cyber environment

Not afraid of recession, demand for automation will go up: Verint CEO

Dan Bodner, Verint founder and CEO said that India has been amongst the top two contributors to the Asia-Pacific revenue of the New York-based analytics company and will continue to expand

Centre appoints MeitY as the nodal ministry for gaming, to set rules soon

The industry came under scrutiny after the proliferation of games like cards, casinos, and fantasy sports among young people led to addiction and financial losses, with some reported cases of suicide

5G to digital rupee, India made great strides in digital domain in 2022

2022 has seen India make great strides in the digital domain

Data Bill to cause a behavioural change in firms: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

MeitY to come up with all rules of the bill before tabling the bill in the parliament: MoS IT

Tredence raises $175 million in funding from Advent International

Private equity firm Chicago Pacific Founders (CPF), an existing investor, will continue to be "a meaningful shareholder", said Tredence. CPF invested in Tredence in December 2020

House panel seeks to rein in Big Tech firms with digital competition law

The SIDIs would have to submit a report to the CCI every year describing the measures implemented to fulfill their obligations

IVCA's Budget wish: Equal tax treatment for listed and unlisted investments

Argues that taxes on unlisted securities are nearly 2.4x those of listed ones, even as investments into unlisted firms and startups were leading asset and job creation

Tech needs responsible regulations and certainty in legal framework: Pichai

He said India as an export economy will benefit from an open and connected internet

UPI ecosystem needs to be sustainable to grow further: Google Pay

Hints at the need to make transactions on the platform chargeable

Google has trained 40,000 people in cybersecurity so far: Vice President

The firm has committed to upskill 100,000 people, says Royal Hansen, adding that India was very similar to the US and Europe in terms of challenges and work in the domain of cybersecurity

Online games with monetary bets likely to have a 'child lock' mechanism

MeitY could also call for formation of a self-regulatory organisation; policy release likely in 2-3 weeks

Young minds should put nation's interest above self: Narayan Murthy

The Infosys founder was addressing students and researchers at the GMR Institute of Technology in Andhra Pradesh, which was observing its Silver Jubilee Year