Last week we finally had our Christmas get together. With December being short on working days and a hectic schedule for everyone both at work and at home during December we decided to do something in January instead. It was much more enjoyable to have something to look forward to in January rather than trying […]
Archives for January 2019
Theatre on demand service Vkaao sees jump of over 100% in screenings in 2018
VKAAO, the crowd sourced theatre on demand model, jointly owned by India’s largest cinema exhibition player PVR Cinemas and the leading ticketing service BookMyShow, has seen a massive jump (over 100%) in number of shows in 2018. The service was started by PVR in January 2017 and later in November, BMS entered in to a […]
E-commerce guidelines: Call it tech biz, or retail biz?
By Debashish Mukherjee, AT Kearney What do the recently updated guidelines for foreign direct investment (FDI) in e-commerce in India mean for the ecosystem? Let’s start with the premise that there are no perfect regulations — most regulations will have positive and negative impact for different stakeholders. So, when it comes to a regulation, the […]
Get 3 Years of NordVPN Service for Just $2.99 Per Month – Deal Alert
NordVPN promises a private and fast path through the public internet, with no logs, unmetered access for 6 simultaneous devices and access to 5,232 servers worldwide. They are currently running a promotion, but you’ll have to use this link to find it. Its typical price has been discounted for 3 years of service — a […]
Spotify may launch in India on January 31
Music streaming service Spotify seems to be preparing for its India launch by the end of this month (January 31), the company has accidentally revealed on its terms and conditions page for the country. The page has since been replaced with an older version of the company’s terms and conditions at the time of writing […]
Cloud security products uninstalled by mutating malware
Unit 42, the global cyber threat intelligence arm of Palo Alto Networks, has discovered new forms of a Linux coin mining malware originally used by the Rocke group which attacks Linux servers, aka a large portion of all servers in the world. The malware which is believed to be related to the Xbash malware detected […]
Microsoft launches $20,000 Azure DevOps bug bounty programme
Security researchers who discover flaws in Microsoft’s Azure DevOps platform could earn themselves up to $20,000, after the company announced its latest bug bounty programme. The Microsoft Azure DevOps Services Bounty is the company’s tenth concurrent bug bounty programme and covers Redmond’s suite of cloud-based DevOps tools. Previously known as Visual Studio Team Services, these […]
Vodafone teams with IBM to drive next wave of digital transformation with 5G
Vodafone and IBM have announced a partnership that will see the pair delivering new opportunities to businesses looking for ways to harness the power of 5G in their cloud computing services. The collaboration aims to provide companies with the technology to integrate multiple cloud environments and prepare for the next wave of digital transformation, with […]
Gujarat is the laboratory of Mukesh Ambani’s grand e-commerce foray
Gujarat is where Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, will test his e-commerce model, a juggernaut that is likely to push rivals Amazon and Flipkart just as Reliance Jio bruised and battered top telecom companies. Speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit today, Ambani revealed that Gujarat would be the first state where the new […]
Mukesh Ambani urges PM to take steps against data colonisation
Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps against ‘data colonisation‘, specially by global corporations, stating that Indian data must be owned by Indians. Invoking Mahatma Gandhi’s movement against political colonisation, Ambani said India now needs a new movement against data colonisation. “Gandhiji led India’s […]