IANS – In a fresh attempt to woo children into joining its network and boost user growth, Facebook is testing a new hub called “LOL” that will let kids share and post humorous meme content. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch late Friday that it was experimenting with the “LOL” hub for kids. “We […]
IANS – The Purdue University on Friday, Jan. 18, celebrated its 150th Anniversary in Mumbai with Astronaut and its alumnus Jerry Ross in an International Ideas Festival inspired by the accomplishments and contributions of its alumni. Its theme – Giant Leaps – reminded everyone of the university’s alumnus Neil Armstrong and his historic statement […]
IANS – A bug in Twitter exposed private tweets of some Android users for over five years when they made changes in their settings, like changing the email address linked to their accounts. According to the micro-blogging platform, the bug (now fixed) disabled the “Protect your Tweets” setting if certain account changes were made […]
indica News Bureau – With key US markets easing pricing in the pharma sector, the Indian pharmaceutical industry which faced headwinds last year, is witnessing a positive turnaround in FY19. The Indian pharmaceutical exports grew to 12.2 percent to $10.8 billion year-on-year in the first half of FY19. The shipments to the US alone […]
Indica News Bureau – A shareholder has filed a lawsuit against Google parent company Alphabet, asserting that some of the company’s most prominent executives ignored sexual harassment in the workplace. The lawsuit, which was filed in California’s San Mateo Superior Court by Alphabet shareholder James Martin, accuses the company of doling out large severance packages […]
indica News Bureau – China will become the largest economy by 2020 and India is likely to surpass the US to be world’s second largest economy by 2030, according to Standard Chartered’s long-term forecasts. The report, based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rankings, projects trend growth for India to accelerate to 7.8 percent by […]
indica News Bureau – With the US economy flashing warning signs of an impending slowdown, experts worry that Fortune 1000 companies may snip spending on technology, affecting the outsourcing business of Indian IT companies like TCS, Infosys and Wipro. Trade conflict with China and falling equity prices have taken a toll on the economy […]
indica News Bureau – American exports worth nearly $900 million will be impacted if India levies proposed retaliatory tariffs against US agricultural products like apples, almonds, chickpeas and lentils, says the latest Congressional report. In June 2018, India decided to impose higher tariffs on these American imports from August, in retaliation to US President […]
indica News Bureau – The spurt in India’s oil and gas imports from the US will help bring down trade imbalances, boost bilateral ties and instill confidence in Washington that New Delhi is keen to address its trade deficit issues, a senior government official said. India, which imported oil and gas worth over $3 billion […]
indica News Bureau – The General Services Administration (GSA) has named Indian American Anil Cheriyan as the new director of the agency’s Technology and Transformation Services unit and deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service. The former executive vice president and chief information officer of SunTrust Banks will replace acting director Kelly Olson in […]
