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Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter Band Together For The Data Transfer Project

21Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter Band Together For The Data Transfer Project

Four of the biggest technology companies are associating together to make it easier for the users to download and transfer their data between services. Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter formally announced The Data Transfer Project (DTP) today, an open-source initiative to create new tools that ‘enable people to freely move their information across the web without any kind of hassle. The Data Transfer Project is an open source initiative “dedicated to developing tools that will enable consumers to transfer their data directly from one service to another, without needing to download and re-upload it.” With portability and interoperability as the goal, this reduces the problem of switching especially for people with limited data and then manually upload it to another product. W...

Know About The Technological Advancements Being Made in The Railway Sector

12Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

News

Know About The Technological Advancements Being Made in The Railway Sector

With the ever-increasing use of digital technology all over the country, the Indian Railways have now planned to look after and monitor the cleanliness of the trains, easy ticket availability, food problems and other grievances of the passengers with the help of technology-based advancements. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN RAILWAY: 1) Whatsapp Groups to Monitor Cleanliness - One of the busiest railway zones in India, the Northern Railways will now have WhatsApp groups for every railway department including pantry, bedrolls etc, under the supervision of the senior officials, which will update information and status reports on the cleanliness of the trains on a day-to-day basis by onboard housekeeping staff (OBHS). People can send in their requests on the group and the same would ...

Reliance Jio on a Hiring Spree of Experts Under Akash Ambani

4Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

BUSINESS

Reliance Jio on a Hiring Spree of Experts Under Akash Ambani

The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm has started its hunt for a team of experts to work under Akash Ambani regarding the Artificial Intelligence (AI) of the firm. Apart from AI, the company is also seeking for young people to work on machine learning and blockchain technology (a digital ledger in which transactions are recorded). It has been reported that Reliance Jio has already appointed some of the senior officials who are responsible for building this team. Akash Ambani is interestingly getting involved in this process and is being assumed to lead the initiative. The company is planning to set up this team in either of the two cities – Hyderabad or Bengaluru. An artificial intelligence (AI) oriented brand engagement platform called ‘JioInteract’ was launched by Reliance Ji...

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...

World’s Highest-Valued AI Company Raises $1.2 Billion Within 2 Months

2Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

FUNDING

World’s Highest-Valued AI Company Raises $1.2 Billion Within 2 Months

China's leading artificial intelligence company, SenseTime has raised $620 million in its latest Series C+ round of fundraising, being the world's highest-valued AI company at a valuation of more than $4.5 billion. The company had raised $600 million last month Alibaba-led investors and Singapore’s state investment firm and now is back with an upraise. The latest funding of the startup is being carried on in association with some well-known and noteworthy companies - Fidelity International, Hopu Capital, Silver Lake and Tiger Global. SenseTime confirmed that Qualcomm, which formerly sponsored the firm, was also in this round. The new investment brought the amount raised to more than $1.2 billion and tripling its valuation in under a year. SenseTime is at present valued at over $4.5 bill...

5 Ways in Which Small Businesses can Survive amidst Technological Revolution

8May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

ANALYSIS

5 Ways in Which Small Businesses can Survive amidst Technological Revolution

Are you a small business owner facing a crisis on the economic front? Has your business fallen on hard times and things seem unresolvable? Running a business is never a cakewalk, but sometimes it gets tough to make both ends meet. In the dynamic age of technology that is driven by gadgets and everything going "smart", one can never be sure of smooth sustenance. A business that is at the zenith of success might find itself struggling in the wake of inevitable competition and rising customer expectations. While its never too late to begin, it's the right time for business owners to begin evaluating future before it gets overtaken by constantly changing technology. Entrepreneurs need to have a clear picture of how they see themselves in future instead of getting overwhelmed by evolving ...

The Top Ten Most Downloaded Apps in India

20Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

Tech

The Top Ten Most Downloaded Apps in India

Given the growing human dependence on internet and smartphones, the application market has been constantly booming.Indians are using smartphones and the internet in diverse aspects of their lives and owning a smartphone is really seen as an asset to facilitate one’s life. Smartphones and their apps are extensively being used for communication among peers, to do some shopping or buy groceries, for cashless payments and food delivery. The evolution of this digital revolution is also extending to other sectors such as health, insurance, loan credit and entertainment as well, cementing the digital culture further in the Indian society Presently, India stands among the most internet-friendly ecosystems in the world and the scale and scope of this new...

Apple To Soon Launch Its Second Generation AirPods

24Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

Tech

Apple To Soon Launch Its Second Generation AirPods

The Apple wireless AirPods that debuted in India in the late 2016, is reportedly going to upgrade its earphones to the second generation this year. These new AirPods are said to be installed with an upgraded chip which would help the users to call for Siri, by simply saying 'Hey Siri' . This is the same feature which exists in the iPhone, iPad and the newly released smart speaker HomePod. To activate Siri, the user have to double tap the side of the AirPods. The AirPods first generation were priced at Rs 15,400 in India and was introduced with iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The highly anticipated product came with features like it automatically turns on when they are put in the ear and automatically pauses when the user takes them out. The giants AirPod shipments were predicted to incre...

Facebook to combine AR, VR and News Feed with 3D Posts

22Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

Tech

Facebook to combine AR, VR and News Feed with 3D Posts

Facebook users should gear up for some stimulating news. The Facebook Inc.’s Andrew Bosworth, head of virtual and augmented reality products and hardware, announced that the social media company will make its "biggest AR/VR news" to date at the upcoming Facebook Developer (F8) Conference in May. Under 70 days to go until our biggest F8 to date -- where we'll share the biggest AR/VR news from Facebook to date. https://t.co/hHXeEIdJaW — Emotional Support Boz (@boztank) February 21, 2018 Facebook has been consistent in coming up with new features such as 360 photos, Live videos and GIFs which have helped them in keeping the users mainly the youth interested, and now it is polishing its standard to a new level. Last year, in October Facebook debuted with posts of 3D M...

Virgin Hyperloop One: Pune to Mumbai in just 25 Minutes

19Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

INDIA

Virgin Hyperloop One: Pune to Mumbai in just 25 Minutes

The transport of the future is here with the Virgin Hyperloop One announcing on Sunday its plan to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai beginning with an operational demonstration track. The hyperloop is believed to decrease the present travel time of approximately 3 hours to 25 minutes. The hyperloop route is planned to link central Pune, Navi Mumbai International Airport, and Mumbai. The company is aiming to connect 26 million people with the hyperloop and supporting 150 Mn passenger trips per year. Why I believe @Virgin @HyperloopOne could have the same impact upon India in the 21st century as trains did in the 20th century https://t.co/IkYbfIs2yi pic.twitter.com/WEuS6VWbzU — Richard Branson (@richardbranson) February 18, 2018 The American Company declared the fra...

Know Why Twitter Shuts Down Its App For Mac

17Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

Tech

Know Why Twitter Shuts Down Its App For Mac

The most used micro-blogging application, Twitter has announced today, that it is ditching its application for Mac, thus moving the users to twitter.com, Tweetdeck or third party websites. The company wants to focus on its efforts to provide great experience that stays consistent across platforms. They tweeted : We're focusing our efforts on a great Twitter experience that's consistent across platforms. So, starting today the Twitter for Mac app will no longer be available for download, and in 30 days will no longer be supported. — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) February 16, 2018 Since yesterday, the twitter app for Mac is no longer available for download and after 30 days, it will not support the iOS platform Mac-book. (Also read: Twitter Booked Profit For The Fir...

16Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

FUNDING

Expense Management Platform Happay Raises Funding From Sequoia And Others

The expense management software for enterprises, Happay has raised Rs 1.60 crore ($250,000) in a fresh round of funding, a report by TechCircle confirms. The IT services company raised a total of $10 million (Rs 65.13 crore) in the round led by existing investor Sequoia Capital. Happay which was found in 2012 in Bangalore, Karnataka raised the same amount at its previous Series B funding in December. The company had raised that round at a post-money valuation of $53-55 million. The funding round observed the involvement of Sequoia Capital, Singapore-based private equity fund Axiom Capital and AME Cloud Ventures, the venture led by Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and other investors etc. Previously in 2015, Happay had raised $7.2 million from Sequoia Capital and Prime Venture Partners ...