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IANS- Twitter has told California Senator and Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris that it will not suspend US President Donald Trump’s account. In a letter sent to the Harris presidential campaign, Twitter refused to entertain Harris’ request who asked Twitter to suspend Trump’s account for attacking lawmakers and the whistleblower behind a complaint on his […]
indica News Bureau- L&T Infotech Ltd, a leading information technology (IT) provider from India and part of the Larsen & Toubro engineering conglomerate, has been charged with discrimination in a lawsuit filed in New York by former employees. This adds to the flurry of discrimination complaints being filed against Indian IT companies. Most of […]
IANS- Software major Infosys on Friday reported 2.2 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the second quarter (Q2) of fiscal 2019-20 to Rs 4,019 crore from Rs 4,110 crore in the same period a year ago. Sequentially, however, net profit rose 5.8 per cent to Rs 4,019 crore from Rs 3,798 crore […]
Ritu Jha- While most people of Indian origin in the United States were busy celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, the Senate in Washington, DC, blocked a bill that would have helped highly skilled tech workers who had been waiting years to become permanent residents. Senate Bill S386—Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019—got […]
IANS- In its bid to make the Internet more accessible, inclusive and empowering for everyone in India, Google on Thursday announced a slew of products, including an artificial intelligence (AI) lab in Bengaluru, BSNL partnership, ‘Google Pay for Business’ app for merchants along with expanding Indian language support across Google Assistant, Discover, Lens and Bolo […]
IANS- Networking giant Cisco on Monday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) to bring the benefits of digital technology and data science to the farming communities in the state. The first phase of this initiative will be rolled out in 15 Panchayats across Kannur […]
IANS- Facebook has announced a civil rights task force that would help the social networking giant fight political interference in the 2020 presidential campaign and census. The task force will have onboard civil rights expertise to ensure it is effective in addressing areas like content policy, fairness in artificial intelligence, privacy, and elections. “We […]
IANS- Facebook is looking to hire a seasoned executive to run its digital coin ‘Libra’ project who has the know-how of the complex government and central banking system. According to David Marcus, Facebook’s vice president of messaging products and a key figure behind ‘Libra’ digital currency project, someone with experience in government and central […]
IANS- Radicalization in the digital era is not new, but now one of Twitter’s key executives has said that there’s “no doubt” that social media content, in some cases, contributes to radicalization. Vijaya Gadde, Legal, Public Policy & Trust and Safety Lead at Twitter, said the organization has policies in place to combat such […]
IANS- A ransomware attack has crippled the US city of Baltimore that has brought all of its email and online payment gateways to a standstill. The hackers are demanding $76,280 in exchange for freeing all the city’s systems. The tool that has paralyzed the city is a National Security Agency creation called “EternalBlue”, which has […]
