Page 20 - Technology Industry

Female fund managers beat men at stock picks: Goldman Sachs Group

"Even after adjusting for risk, female-managed funds have outperformed their counterparts amid the pandemic-related market swings," Goldman strategists led by David Kostin wrote in a note to clients

Traditional firms take on Covid-19 through innovative firsts in market

"Immunity and antiviral have become the key words but consumers are not gullible and if they see through a company's claims, it loses the game even before it has begun it," said Harish Bijoor

Covid-19 pandemic led to revival of technology, expertise: Nandan Nilekani

He said that during Covid-19 crisis, digital and medical technologies stood out, which enabled people to work from home, and helped in dealing with the virus by developing better tests, drugs, vaccin

PE/VC investments drop 51% to $4.1 billion as big deals shrink in July

According to the IVCA-EY report, July recorded 10 large deals (value greater than $100 million) worth $3.1 billion compared to 13 large deals worth $7.1 billion in July 2019

Uber to hire 140 more engineers for Indian tech teams to expand products

These expansion plans are in line with itss vision to make mobility and delivery more accessible, and to become the backbone of transportation in thousands of cities across the globe, the company said

Google integrates exposure notification tech into upcoming Android 11

Google is integrating its Exposure Notification System (ENS) into the upcoming Android 11 and people will be able to use Exposure Notification apps without turning on the device location setting.

Big Tech and the coronavirus

None of the Big Tech companies or tycoons appears to be playing a meaningful role in the testing, spread, cure, or eradication of the virus or even in contact tracing so far

Industry lauds as India's draft rules for drones enter official gazette

Drone firms say the step may encourage an entire supply chain based on these machines, urges faster implementation of the process

Budgeting for the future of tech

Short courses that are linked to market needs and breakthrough technologies will be far more useful than degrees that are outdated from day one

Full marks for technocratic budget that lets us embrace ease of living

India's corporate tax structure is now globally competitive! Rates of 25 and 15 per cent are completely acceptable to international investors

Tech industry facing HR challenge, need to skill 2 mn professionals: Report

The Indian technology industry is facing its biggest-ever HR challenge with the need to recruit and skill more than 2 million professionals, as growing demand for 'exponential tech professionals' puts extreme pressure on it to remain globally competitive, according to a report. The increasing competition has not left organisations with much of an alternative. They have to either embrace the challenge or perish, according to the report titled 'AI & Future Of Work: Redefining Future Of Enterprise' by BML Munjal University. Employability with technology continues to be a problem despite India having a large number of higher academic institutions, it added. "There is an expected supply of 7 million people for the Indian technology industry that consists of graduates, PGs (postgraduates), diploma holders and PhDs (but) overall employability is 18 per cent only," the report said. On the other hand, it said, "Several jobs at the mid-level of indian technology companies are becoming ...

Technology investment in India rose 95% at $9.3 bn in 2019: Report

India attracted tech investments worth USD 9.36 billion last year, a 95 per cent increase compared with the previous year, according to the data compiled by a global database company. The data collated by Dealroom.co and revealed here this week show that the Indian investment figures coincided with record investment numbers registered by the UK in 2019, at USD 13.2 billion, behind the US (USD 116 bn) and China (USD 33.5 bn). Both India and the UK witnessed a record year in terms of investments into their respective technology sectors in 2019. India attracted tech investments worth USD 9.36 billion last year, which marks a 95 per cent hike on the previous year, it said. "The positive tech investment figures for India and the UK demonstrate that we are both top destinations for global investors," said Hemin Bharucha, Chief India Representative for London & Partners the Mayor of London's official promotional agency. "Cities such as London, Mumbai and Bengaluru are increasingly ...

20 key industrial, political and economic developments to expect in 2020

Where is the Sensex headed? will the economy turn around? what about sectors like auto, pharma, consumer goods and infra? Business Standard tells you what to expect in the new year

A flat that can be office in morning, kids area in noon & bedroom at night

A Bengaluru-based real estate company is coming up with intelligent homes equipped with collapsible walls to personalise room sizes

Counterfeit products cause over Rs 1-trn loss annually in India: Report

Trade of fake goods causes loss to the companies and governments while creating profit for organised crime gangs

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes' firm Atlassian looking to expand India ops

R&D has been key to Atlassian's growth and innovation

Tech workers now want to know: What are we building this for?

Across the technology industry, rank-and-file employees are demanding greater insight into how their companies are deploying the technology that they built