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Future of technology depends on self-learning systems: CA Technologies President
Change, profound change, is coming in the world of software with the future of technology moving towards self-learning systems, according to a top official of CA Technologies.
Chennai-based developer's app wins Apple design award
A Chennai-based developer has won a design award for his app "Calzy 3" here at the Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2018.
CG Power & Industrial Solutions secures order worth Rs 319 crore
From India Railways
Facebook shared data with Chinese phone makers: report
Facebook has data-sharing pacts with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei that has been flagged by American intelligence agencies as a national security threat, a media report has claimed. Facebook said the agreements with the Chinese companies allowed them access similar to what was offered to BlackBerry, which could retrieve detailed information on both device users and all of their friends including religious and political leanings, work and education history and relationship status, The New York Times reported yesterday. The agreements date back to 2010, but the Huawei deal would end by the weekend, Facebook said. Facebook has data-sharing partnerships with Huawei, Lenovo, Oppo and TCL, which gave these Chinese companies private access to certain user data, the daily said. "The deals were part of an effort to push more mobile users onto the social network starting in 2007, before stand-alone Facebook apps worked well on phones. "The agreements allowed device makers to
Indian developer's app wins Apple design award
An Indian developer has won a design award for his app "Calzy 3" here at the Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2018.
Facebook confirms data sharing with Huawei, 3 other Chinese firms
Facebook has admitted sharing users' data with Chinese company Huawei -- facing the heat in the US over data privacy concerns -- along with three other China-based smartphone makers Lenovo, OPPO and TCL.
Turkey opposition launches Google ads campaign to target Erdogan
Turkey's nationalist opposition Iyi Parti (Good Party) has launched a Google advertisement campaign with mischievous slogans targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government ahead of June 24 polls. The unprecedented campaign is led by party chief Meral Aksener, who split away from Turkey's main nationalist group after it formed an alliance with Erdogan. Google searches of certain keywords lead internet users to humourous messages redirecting them to the site of Iyi Parti. A search for the ruling AKP (Justice and Development Party) returns a top result which leads to the message: "Now there's an even better one" a play on words associated with the Iyi Parti's name. The campaign also targets Erdogan's hugely controversial palace in the capital Ankara, which it describes as a "1,150 room bargain palace". A Google search for "empty rooms" leads internet users to Aksener's campaign promise to open the vast palace to the public. A search for "VPN" brings them to Iyi Parti's website ...
'Proptech' firms angle for riches in U.S. real estate market
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New technology such as machine-learning algorithms coupled with improved heating and cooling units that can be controlled by software helped cut electricity consumption at Rudin Management, a large New York City landlord, by 41 percent since 2005.
India to soon manufacture lithium-ion batteries: Minister Geete
India will soon able to manufacture lithium-ion batteries which are used to power electric vehicles, Union Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Ananth Geete said on Tuesday.
Trai backs suggestion on partnership with foreign firm for IFC
Telecom regulator Trai said it recommended allowing foreign firms to provide mobile communications during air travel in India airspace due to complexity involved in the technology as well as to facilitate similar service on Indian flights in foreign jurisdiction. "...the airlines services are global in nature and mostly it is governed by bi-lateral mutual agreements. If we do not allow the foreign Aircrafts to provide the MCA services using their satellite and gateways over the Indian airspace, the other countries will also not allow the Indian Aircrafts to provide MCA services while over-flying their jurisdictions," Trai explained to the Department of Telecom. The Department of Telecom (DoT) had sought clarification from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) that it has recommended permitting use of foreign satellites and foreign gateways for mobile communication on aircraft (MCA) while committee of secretaries (CoS) has in its approval permitted only Indian Satellites ...
Dynacons Systems & Solutions wins The Hyper converged Infrastructure Award
Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is a software-defined IT infrastructure that virtualizes all of the elements of conventional "hardware-defined" systems. Hyper-convergence is a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage and virtualization resources in a single system. Hyper converged Infrastructure (HCI) simplifies Datacenter Operations. Hyper converged infrastructure streamlines the deployment, management and scaling of datacenter resources by combining server and storage resources with intelligent software in a turnkey software-defined solution.
Skill gaps make it difficult to attract right talent: Report
With several industries facing skill gaps, most businesses are facing difficulty finding the right talent, with the right industry knowledge, according to a report. "Only a quarter (23 per cent) of businesses felt they find it easy to attract the right talent, with the right industry knowledge, suggesting they might soon hit crisis point," according to a report by Epicor Software - Global Growth Index. The research for the survey was conducted by Morar Consulting on behalf of Epicor in December 2017, which was conducted among 2,450 business decision makers and employees in businesses in 14 countries, including in India. Despite recent technology developments, including advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), IoT and robotics, many business leaders attributed the emerging skills and knowledge gap to the fact that there's a perception that these industries are behind the times, it said. Many businesses in manufacturing, lumber, distribution and retail believe they ..
CAIT urges govt to take immediate steps to secure consumer, business data
Traders body CAIT today urged the IT Ministry to take immediate steps to ensure data security for consumers and businesses in India in the wake of reports that social networking giant Facebook had data sharing partnerships with several handset makers. In a communication sent today to IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, CAIT urged the senior leader to "take immediate steps to deal with this crucial issue of cyber security". "...Sharing of such data may result in consolidation of business in few hands as data analytics could easily give information about the nature, preferences, capacity and capability, trends, purchase or sale behaviour of person or persons or trade groups," CAIT said. It added that this may also lead to leakage of confidential information about particular business or businesses. "Based on such analyses of data, companies will attack trade or businesses in a most strategic and organised manner to control markets," CAIT cautioned. According to a report in New York Times, ..
MediaTek to deploy 5G modem 'Helio M70' in 2019
Mobile phone chipmaker MediaTek on Tuesday announced its first 5G modem "Helio M70" which, the company said, would be ready for commercial deployment in 2019.
Apple's Memoji brings an animated you to your iPhone
Apple has introduced a big update to create a custom Animoji that looks like you, called Memoji, according to media reports. CEO Tim Cook yesterday at the annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) showcased new software features for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, CNN reported. The company announced its next-generation mobile software iOS 12 is packed with performance improvements, quirky features like an animated version of you and a tool to help combat your tech addiction, the report said. Along with the addition of Memoji, Animojis are getting their own updates. A ghost, koala, tiger, and T-rex have all been added as options, and it now has tongue detection, allowing for even more expression. Memoji comes a few months after Samsung unveiled its own version of Animoji with AR Emoji on the Galaxy S9. Called a Memoji, the feature lets you create a cartoon version of yourself. Users can select skin colour, freckles, hairstyle, head shape, eye wear and more. The software ...
Sony BRAVIA 'A8F' TV series now in India
Expanding its BRAVIA OLED television line-up in India, Sony on Tuesday launched "A8F" series in the country that brings refined 4K HDR picture quality.
'Smart Studio Rooms' to now enable Alexa for your room check-ins
With the Internet of Things (IoT) and voice-enabled technologies playing a pioneer for the future, making requests for services such as room cleaning, wake-up calls, laundry, in-room dining, and room check-out is now made easy by Alexa.With a comprehensive and intuitive smart hotel room feature in India, Park Inn by Radisson IP Extension recently launched its voice assistant-enabled smart hotel rooms, which enables complete automation of service requests and virtual control of TV and lighting fixtures."The efficiency of the hotel has improved since the installation of Smart Studio Rooms, as it reduces the time taken to provide the service, due to instant notification and thus improving the performance. The guests can now request for services such as room cleaning, wake-up calls, laundry, in-room dining, and room check-out by speaking to the smart device," said General Manager, Park Inn, I.P. Extension, Saurav Dutta.He added that the guests can use their mobile devices to play videos ..
Germany's Continental bans WhatsApp from work phones
German car parts supplier Continental today said it was banning the use of WhatsApp and Snapchat on work-issued mobile phones "with immediate effect" because of data protection concerns. The company said such social media apps had "deficiencies" that made it difficult to comply with tough new EU data protection legislation, especially their insistence on having access to a user's contact list. "Continental is prohibiting its employees from using social media apps like WhatsApp and Snapchat in its global company network, effective immediately," the firm said in a statement. Some 36,000 employees would be affected by the move, a Continental spokesman told AFP. The company, one of the world's leading makers of car parts, has over 240,000 staff globally. A key principle of the European Union's new general data protection regulation (GDPR), which came into force on May 25, is that individuals must explicitly grant permission for their data to be used. But Continental said that by demanding
Fitbit ships 1 mn units of smartwatch 'Fitbit Versa'
Global wearable brand Fitbit announced that it has shipped over one million units of its "Fitbit Versa" smartwatch that was launched earlier this year, priced at Rs 19,999 and was made available for purchase in April.
Apple blocks web-tracking tools used by Facebook
Within the next version of its mobile and desktop operating systems, Apple will attempt to frustrate tools used by social media platforms to automatically track web users -- an initiative Facebook may not "like".