Google is offering security experts a bounty to identify Android app flaws as the Alphabet Inc unit seeks to wipe out bugs from its Google Play store. Each flaw will score at least $1,000 under the programme announced on Thursday to back up automated checks that have failed to block malware and other problems that […]
BankBazaar.com, an online marketplace for financial products, said it has raised $30 million funding, led by credit agency Experian. The company will use the proceeds of the funding to expand its operations in India and overseas markets, strengthen workforce and platform. “Experian is a global leader in credit reporting and information management, and we are […]
Run by Maverix Platforms Pvt. Ltd, ready-to-cook food brand Fingerlix, has recently raised $7 million in a Series B funding round led by Accel Partners and its existing investor Zephyr Peacock India. The startup is also planning to launch recipe-based offerings in several centre-of-plate categories. Other than that, it will be utilising the funds to accelerate its […]
Cyber security watchdogs and researchers are issuing warnings over risks associated with a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications after the discovery of a flaw that could allow hackers to read information thought to be encrypted, or infect websites with malware. An alert from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency Response Team […]
One of India’s unicorn, Ola, operated by ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd has confirmed that it has closed a $1.1 billion funding from Tencent Holdings, a leading Chinese internet company. The round also saw participation from its existing investor- SoftBank Group and other new US-based financial investors. Ola also said that it is in advanced talks with […]
Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a person briefed on the company’s probe told Reuters on Monday. The ads do not appear to be from the same Kremlin-affiliated entity […]
Britain said WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption communication services allowed paedophiles and organised crime groups to operate beyond the reach of the law and called on the messaging service to move faster to help governments catch offenders. After four militant attacks in Britain that killed 36 people this year, senior ministers have stepped up demands over the […]
In a rare public feud between large technology companies, Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday its Echo Show devices could no longer play videos from YouTube because the site’s parent, Google, stopped supporting the service.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates was all praises for the company’s Indian-American CEO Satya Nadella, saying he has successfully charted a course for making the most of the opportunities created by technology and helped the IT giant to stand out in the computing industry.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now pushing the IT major to build a quantum computing ecosystem, a new revolutionary technology, which would allow scientists to do computations in a fraction of time.
Asserting that every piece of technology should help “embellish the capability of human beings”, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella underscored the need for technology to provide new levels of inclusiveness.
Co-founder and CEO of online travel agency MakeMyTrip, Rajesh Magow has rejoined the board of India’s largest ecommerce firm Flipkart, two years after giving up his seat on board, reported Mint.