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Google for India 2020: Sundar Pichai to deliver a special keynote on efforts to help India’s digital economy

Google will host its 6th edition of ‘Google for India’ event on July 13. This year, the event is going to be held on online and the highlight of the India-focused event will a special keynote from Google CEO Sundar Pichai. What to expect from Google for India 2020? India has continued to be one of the top markets for Google. Over the years, Google for India events have been the launchpad for the company’s new localised services and features. Last year, Google introduced Hindi support for Google Assistant, a…

The founder who is giving Robots wings to fly !!

If you see self-driving robots getting lost, or robot-minders feverishly trying to control them from smartphones, you can put it down to a buggy navigation system based on open source software. Many robot makers skip building the autonomous navigation system because of their  complexity. They rely on “black boxes” available from companies like Bluebotics in Switzerland or cheaper alternatives from China, instead of taking months to write their own code. The black boxes can be retrofitted into various machines to turn with them into autonomous mobile robots. But the scope…

Freshworks acquires Flint in second buyout this year !!

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) unicorn Freshworks Inc. has acquired IT orchestration & cloud management platform Flint to bolster its IT support service portfolio, Freshservice. Through this acquisition, Freshworks aims to provide greater visibility for IT teams to better manage hybrid infrastructure, optimise spend and automate employee workflows, focussing specifically on IT service management (ITSM) and IT operations management (ITOM) capabilities. This is Freshworks’ second acquisition this year, after buying out AI solution provider AnsweriQ Inc. in February, which helped bolster the capabilities of Freddy AI, Freshwork’s artificial intelligence engine. In May 2019,…

Flipkart signs MoU with Karnataka govt to promote local art, craft and handlooms !!

Homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Friday said it has signed an MoU with Karnataka MSME and Mines department to promote the states arts, crafts and handloom sectors by bringing all of them on to e-commerce and providing market access. The partnership which is under the Flipkart Samarth programme will enable local artisans, weavers and craftsmen of Karnataka to showcase their hallmark products to a pan-India customer base, the company said in a release. Both the Government of Karnataka and the Flipkart Group will focus on creating avenues to increase business…

Zoom may take legal action against JioMeet for copying UI !!

Zoom may take legal action against Reliance Jio’s video conferencing service JioMeet which was launched last week. Sameer Raje, India Head Zoom Communications, said that he was shocked at the resemblance between the two apps and that there were a lot of discussions going on internally, a report by ET stated. Although Raje did not comment on a lawsuit against JioMeet, he said that he would leave it on the legal team to take the matter further. “We knew it was coming. It’s fine, it is not the first time…

WhatsApp Rolls Out Animated Stickers Support to All Users !!

WhatsApp has started rolling out animated stickers for Android and iOS users. Animated sticker packs are now showing up alongside the regular sticker packs in the in-app Sticker Store. There is a play button next to these animated sticker packs, differentiating them from the regular ones. In both the WhatsApp for Android and WhatsAppp for iOS apps, newly introduced animated sticker packs include Rico’s Sweet Life, Playful Piyomaru, Bright Days, Moody Foodies, and Chummy Chum Chums. The animated stickers support is rolling out for WhatsApp for Desktop app as well….

Google scrapped Cloud initiative in China, other markets !!

Google abandoned plans to offer a major new cloud service in China and other politically sensitive countries due in part to concerns over geopolitical tensions and the pandemic, according to two employees familiar with the matter, revealing the challenges for U.S. tech giants to secure business in those markets. In May, the search giant shut down in the initiative, known as “Isolated Region” and which sought to address nations’ desires to control data within their borders, the employees said. The action was considered a “massive strategy shift,” according to one…

This new Google Maps feature could be a big lifesaver !!

Google is getting more useful for millions of users around the globe. The app is not spotted showing traffic lights By Droid Life website. While for some people, this feature is seen in the regular view, some are seeing this in the navigation mode. These are usually seen on the crossroads however, the icons are a bit too tiny to spot, specially during navigation when most of us have our eyes on the road and check the map only for a quick glimpse on where to turn next. Also mentioned…

Aarogya Setu will now let you delete your account !!

New Delhi: Aday after releasing a new feature, Aarogya Setu app has now released a new update for its users. The app on Monday introduced a new feature that will also the users to delete their account from the app and erase all the other data stored in the app. Apart from this, another feature that has been rolled out for users would allow them to give health data access to third-party apps. The new updates are available for both Android and iOS users. The users will now see a…

Mass layoffs brewing in IT sector amid uncertainties !!

BENGALURU : The information technology (IT) industry is laying off thousands of employees across the globe, including in India, on grounds of non-performance, lack of projects and rightsizing the workforce as pressure mounts on firms because of an uncertain business environment. Global IT companies have gradually reduced their headcount in last two years as they embark on automation and related technologies. The covid-19 crisis may have accelerated all these process as newer challenges have emerged for these firms. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. is laying off about 2,000 employees globally as the company…