IT leaders hail budget for creating digital infrastructure
Top IT industry leaders on Monday hailed the budget's thrust on domestic manufacturing, incentivising digital transformation and…
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Rs 1,500 cr digital payments fund to increase penetration: Industry
Although it is not clear how the Rs 1,500 crore fund proposed in the Budget to boost digital mode of payments will be spent,…
National Language Translation Mission to boost Internet access
The government on Monday announced the National Language Translation Mission (NTLM) to make governance-and-policy related…
China bans mobile phone use in classrooms
China's primary and middle schools have introduced a ban on mobile phone use in classrooms, among wider efforts to protect…
Tax holiday for startups to be extended by one more year
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed the extension of tax holiday for startups by one more year.
The…
Facebook Oculus VR device arriving in S Korea on Tuesday
SK Telecom, South Korea's largest wireless carrier, said on Monday it will release the latest virtual reality (VR) device by…
Data companies to become more intrusive in 2021: Report
Data companies are going to find ever more creative, and sometimes more intrusive, sources of data to fuel their AI-driven…
Microsoft cuts carbon emissions by 6% in first year
Microsoft has reduced carbon emissions by 6 per cent, or roughly 730,000 metric tonnes, in its first year of the broad committed…
Xiaomi working on smart glass with detection, therapeutic properties
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has reportedly patented a smart glass that can integrate detection and treatment.
The patent…
Indian cryptocurrency players in huddle as govt mulls ban
As India plans to introduce a new law to prohibit all 'private cryptocurrencies' in the country, the industry stakeholders have…