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28Feb By AdityaNo Comments

ACQUISITION

LetsTransport Acquihires Pixlcoders

LetsTransport, a tech-logistics solution provider said it has acqui-hired Bengaluru-based web and mobile app development company, Pixlcoders. LetsTransport has on-boarded the team of the Pixlcoders with an aim to strengthen the supply chain, boosting technology and enhancing its applications, a statement said. "With this acqui-hire decision, LetsTransport aims to further build on disruptive technology for logistics and expand its presence in India," it added. Pixlcoders, a team of 10 tech-enthusiasts along with its senior management will also help the brand in customised solutions such as user research, market validation, enriched UX and branding, the statement said. Founded in 2016 by Suresh P and Punam Garu, Pixlcoders offers affordable customised software, digital products, ...

Microsoft Acquire Coding Site GitHub Inc For $7.5 Bn

4Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Microsoft Acquire Coding Site GitHub Inc For $7.5 Bn

According to the reports, the software leader Microsoft has approved of buying out GitHub Inc. for $7.5 Billion. Github is the world's leading company for providing open-source code hosting services. GitHub was last valued at $2 billion back in 2015, however, the terms of the present deal are still not known and have neither been publicized by the company. Microsoft said in a statement, "it will acquire GitHub for USD 7.5 billion in Microsoft stock." Subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory review, the deal is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. GitHub Inc. is a private company which is basically an internet-based hosting service designs and develops an online platform to enable the users to store and share codes repositories (a central location in wh...

A Software Professional From Bhubaneswar Won Muvi Hackathon

15Feb By NitishNo Comments

News

A Software Professional From Bhubaneswar Won Muvi Hackathon

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India– Hackathons are a great way to encourage developers’ communities in any geography and also to bring out the hidden talent in limelight. One such interesting event was conducted by a first of its kind PaaS based product company based out of Bhubaneswar - Muvi. Muvi, a prominent international video streaming platform provider, having a Head office in New York and development center in Bhubaneswar, successfully conducted a 12-hour coding hackathon on 11th of February at their Bhubaneswar office, hosting passionate coders from the region. The company was overwhelmed by the response it received from developers’ community in and around the city and thanks all 250+ registrants and participants of the event for their support. The 12-hour non-stop marathon started a...

28Jun By reutersNo Comments

CHINA

China Tightens Rules For Mobile App Developers

China has tightened rules for mobile app developers including requiring real-name registration and preserving users' activity logs, the country's internet regulator said on Tuesday, as Beijing looks to strengthen oversight of the growing app market. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement that mobile app providers would need to fulfill six requirements to help crack down on "unscrupulous" use of their platforms to carry out fraud, distribute pornography and spread malicious rumors. China's government already exercises widespread controls over the internet. It argues tough restrictions are needed to ensure security in the face of rising threats like terrorism, irking some foreign governments and business groups who say that the controls affect trade. Mobile app...

Code.org Hacked, Emails and Locations Data of Volunteers Compromised

13Mar By AdityaNo Comments

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Code.org Hacked, Emails and Locations Data of Volunteers Compromised

An anonymous reader allegedly quoting an email from Code.org, claims that the database of the non-profit organization has been breached: Some personal data was accessed on our web site by a firm exploiting a client-side vulnerability. Your email address and your location, if you provided it, were compromised and may have been read. The exploit was limited to engineers and others who volunteered to help in classrooms. No student or teacher accounts were impacted, nor passwords or additional information. The exploit did not give hackers access to any of our servers. Earlier this week, a volunteer engineer told us he received an unsolicited recruiting email from a technical freelancing firm in Singapore. We determined the firm was able to retrieve the volunteer's private email addr...

5Dec By NitishNo Comments

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Khan Academy Launched in Hindi Version

Khan Academy, a US-based non-profit organization and an e-learning website, launched a Hindi version Thursday at the India Habitat Centre. They also published a small press release on it's Khan Academy Blog - Today we’re happy to announce that learners around the world can now access Khan Academy resources in Hindi! If you speak Hindi, you can learn math through our video lessons and practice problems mapped to India’s NCERT curriculum. Wherever you are Mumbai, Jaipur, a village in Haryana, or anywhere else around the globe, we believe you deserve the opportunity to learn at your own pace and in your own language. Khan Academy in Hindi brings us one step closer to our mission of a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere, and we thank our friends at Central Square Foundation for ...