My Brand Book - First Brand Book on ICT Industry

Being accepted in more than one industry is a luxury: Taapsee : Taapsee Pannu, entered Bollywood with Chashme Baddoor in 2013, and since then there was no looking back for the bubbly actor. Though she has given a good amount of memorable films, her work was much appreciated in Baby (2015), Pink (2016), Saand Ki Aankh (2019) & Thappad (2020).

UK investors suffer the loss of $12M to 'cloning' scams since March: Trade body : According to a trade body, more than 200 British retail investors have lost nearly 10 million pounds in total to sophisticated investment scams since a government

RTGS now available on round the clock service : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has now allowed the transfer of funds through Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) round-the-clock, used for large value transactions, round-the-clock from December 1.

RBL Bank Choose To Move To Cloud With AWS To Drive Digital Transformation : Amazon Web Services announced today that RBL Bank, one of India’s fastest growing private sector banks, has selected AWS as its preferred cloud service to further drive

Phase 3 of Covaxin trials kick off at AIIMS, neurology chief gets first dose : Covaxin’s phase 3 trials kicked off at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), with the vaccine being given to the head of the department of neurology Dr MV Padma Shrivastava.

Neo-banks are the new aim for entrepreneurs for digital banking licence whenever it comes : Neo-banking is the new term in the fintech world. While some large fintech players are expanding into complementary services and terming themselves as neo-banks

http://www.mybrandbook.co.in/assets/upload/2017/images/Siddharth_Shukla30112020.jpg “I think it’s the fans’ love that brings us to work together”: Siddharth Shukla : The video featuring Sidnaaz (Siddharth-Shehnaaz) was released recently. The song Shona Shona was sung by Neha Kakkar and Tony features much in love couple Siddharth Shukla with Shahnaz Gill.

HMD Global set to launch Nokia 2.4 in India : HMD Global has announced to launch new smartphones Nokia 2.4 in India. The Nokia 3.4, however, might arrive later if it is a part of the company’s plans for India.

Salesforce to buy slack, to compete with Microsoft : The tech magnet Salesforce, who has a strong competition with Sales Force is in talks to buy Slack, the work messaging app. Slack Technologies shares jumped 24% to $36.58, with this the company

Byju's have to face many issues by acquiring Whitehat Junior : Seems Byju’s have to face several issues related to negative marketing of the newly acquired company Whitehat Junior.

Facebook and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) partner to bring exclusive video-on-demand content : Facebook, today announced a digital content partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) for the Indian national cricket team’s tour of Australia. Kickstarting

Vehere appoints Niladri Saha as Director, Sales: Amidst the changing cybersecurity landscape, Vehere’s real-time Cyber Situational Awareness solutions, developed leveraging the company’s domain expertise in National Security, deliver the most advanced capabilities for increased network visibility

Nykaa bags funding from Fidelity via secondary deal; investors exit partially : Nykaa has announced to raise an undisclosed investment from Boston-based asset management firm Fidelity Management & Research.

2025 can see India with $1 tn economic value using digital tech: Kant : The Niti Aayog CEO pointed out that the global electronics market is estimated to be worth USD 2 trillion, and India’s share in global electronics market has grown from 1.3 per cent in 2012 to 3 per cent in 2018.

PM Modi pitches for One Nation, One Election : The concluding session of 80th All India Presiding Officers Conference via video conference was being addressed by PM Modi recently

AWS outage takes down a huge chunk of the internet : Amazon’s internet infrastructure service, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has undergone a multi-hour outage on Wednesday which in turn has affected a large portion of the internet. The service was almost fully restored at around 4:18AM ET on Thursday morning, according to Amazon.

IAB: The next revolutionary product of Automobile industry: Head of service struggles to ensure timely service delivery to the customers, categorize customers’ complaints, monitor and control the service personnel working on the ground, arrangement of management of logistics for the disposal of scrap batteries,

Cloud focus approach to help Tech 4 Logic to grow further: During this downtime, work from home culture, cloud and cloud security are the biggest challenges, our team was prepared to focus on cloud and cloud infra to fight this problem in the long term. Lots of companies are using Zoom, Team, Cisco WebEx and the

Google Pay to discontinue its web app and adds transfer fee : A few days before, Google has come up with a new revamped Google Pay. A lot of new features were introduced and has discontinued one of its most important features of transferring or receiving funds on the web app of Google Pay from January 2021. Earlier, users could make payments using the Google Pay app on the phone as well as the web app.

Lava starts production of Nokia, Motorola smartphones in India : Lava International has started manufacturing Nokia and Motorola branded smartphones through the local manufacturing means. This comes as a result of Lava's strategy to strengthen its supply chain ecosystem in India.

DST claims Bengaluru to be the hub of Artificial Intelligence to promote technology innovations : Bengaluru setup Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technologies Park (ARTPARK) will promote technology innovations in niche areas by executing ambitious projects in various sectors by focusing on problems unique to India, the Department of Science and Technology said.

Trai penalizes Jio, Airtel, BSNL in Paytm vs telcos phishing case : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has imposed a penalty on Bharti Airtel Ltd, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, among others, as they did not respond appropriately to a show-cause notice issued due to failure in block phishing activities on their networks.

PhonePe added most of the electricity boards across India for the bill payments : PhonePe had onboarded all the 73 electricity boards (both public and private sector) across the country. This enables over 250+ million PhonePe users to pay their electricity bills on the app seamlessly.

PUBG Mobile India game to relaunch soon after government approves company registration : PUBG after facing a three month ban in India, now is being heard that it may make a comeback as the company registration has been approved.

Tata Group to complete acquisition of BigBasket by Nov-end : According to sources, the deal between Tata Group and Bigbasket has reached its final round. The Tata Group is set to acquire a majority stake in the e-grocer and the deal could be closed by the end of the month.

Facebook Messenger Bug can listen before picking up the call : Facebook has patched a bug in its Messenger app for Android that could have allowed a remote attacker to call unsuspecting targets and listen to them before even they picked up the audio call.

End-User Spending on Public Cloud in India to Grow 29% in 2021: Gartner : MUMBAI — End-user spending on public cloud services in India is forecast to total $4.1 billion in 2021, an increase of 29.4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc.

Google mulling investments in ShareChat buy : Tech giant Google is reportedly planning to buy out Bengaluru-based social media platform ShareChat for $1.03 Bn. In August 2020, the news was doing rounds that Microsoft may invest in the $100 Mn a funding round; reports suggested that ShareChat was valued at $650 Mn.

Google is developing a new Truecaller-like app : Google is preparing to launch a new avatar of its ‘Phone by Google’ that is a reliable caller ID app like Truecaller. Google hasn’t revealed anything officially about the app. According to news reports, the app will be called Google Call and will provide caller ID and spam protection.

Modernize the IT Strategy To Navigate COVID-19 and Beyond : Organizations across the globe have asked their workforce to work from home. Security becomes even more important for remote users. Various OEMs are offering digital workspace solutions for a number of organizations including large banks

Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-security are key pillars of Digitization : The growing complexities of network and security threats are beyond what human beings are capable of handling on their own.COVID-19 cannot stop the world from going digital and is continuing at an exceedingly fast pace.

Tech Mahindra alliance with RUAG International : Tech Mahindra announced a strategic partnership with RUAG International, an organisation specialising in aerospace, headquartered in Switzerland, for global IT infrastructure

'Decision on lockdown in next 8-10 days,' says Maharashtra Deputy CM : The recent festival days witnessed huge crowds gathering in Maharashtra, owing to which Deputy CM of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar hinted at a Covid-induced lockdown in the coming days in the state.

DE-CIX Mumbai ranked second largest Internet Exchange in APAC : DE-CIX, the leading carrier and data center neutral Internet Exchange operator on the Indian sub-continent, is now ranked the second largest Internet Exchange (IX) in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region

Fintech startup Cashfree manages $35 mn from Y-Combinator, others : Startup Cashfree has pumped in $35.3 million in its Series B round led by London-based private equity fund Apis Partners’ Apis Growth Fund II. Existing investors like Y combinator and Smilegate Investments were part of the round.

PM Modi chairs a meeting with the CM to review COVID status : PM Modi has decided to chair a meeting with the CMs of the respective states via video conferencing, looking at the increasing cases graph in the country. During the day-long meeting

Urgency In Refuelling Digital Transformation For Customizing Needs: There is a huge gap between Pre and Post COVID-19, manufacturers were taking measured steps towards digital transformation and Industry 4.0. The pandemic has changed that. Instead of a “good to have” option, technologies that digitize

Handset makers to hire around 50K people by March 2021 : Under the impetus of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, the handset industry is set to hire around 50,000 direct employees by March, 2021. This has encouraged global and local players to set up and expand manufacturing factories in India.

The rising risk of insider threats in the remote workforce:  Security is integral part of Digital Transformation and absolutely there is no doubt on it. In these unprecedented times, we will see newer disruptions from the sales to delivery everything to change rapidly with people being the core of this change.

The dangers of phishing are becoming Top Concern for the CEOs:  Online work increases cyber security risks, as a large segment of the white-collar workplace had to abandon their offices and work from home. Remote work can be productive and rewarding, but it comes with its set of cybersecurity risks. There is a sharp rise of 600% increase in phishing emails since the end of February. Hence, employees working remotely increase their company's risk of data breach or cyberattack. There is a need for secure collaboration platforms for the modern era, which can be put through rigorous vetting and testing against the risk management frameworks (RMF) to ensure compliance with U.S. DoD standards. Click For More Details

Building of a secure infrastructure is highly essential to stop malicious activity:  It is important to have an application security since no app is created perfectly. It is possible for any application to comprise of vulnerabilities, or holes, that are used by attackers to enter your network. Application security thus encompasses the software, hardware, and processes you select for closing those holes.

Can we could visualise a new world post COVID -19:  We are currently at a very extraordinary phase in our lives. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only taught us the relevance of hygiene and social distancing but also realigned our goals and priorities. Some essential workers are refusing to come to work out of fear of contracting the coronavirus. Their employers must weigh the employees' legal rights and understandable health concerns with the organizations' business needs.

No road block for the cyber espionage cases:  The personal mobility devices market is projected to grow in lips and bounds and the number of smartphone users in the world is 3.5 Billion, which translates to 45.04% of the world’s population owning a smartphone. In total, the number of people that own a smart and feature phone is 4.78 Billion, making up 61.51% of the world’s population. 

Google Pay is under the scanner of Competition Commission (CCI):  The Competition Commission of India (CCI)  has decided to pursue investigation on two issues - these relate to “exclusivity regarding the mode of payment for the purchase of apps and in-app purchases” and “pre-installation and prominence of Google Pay on Android smartphones”. It will also start the investigation into whether search engine behemoth Google “unfairly privileged”  Google Pay , its UPI-based payments app.   The order of probe comes following weeks of agitation from Indian startup founders, including  Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma , who even took the matter to the government over Google’s “arbitrary” policies in India. It was triggered by Google mandating its billing system for in-app purchases on apps in the business of subscription, education, dating and others.   Now the director general of CCI will start the investigation and submit a report within 60 days from the receipt of ...

Nasdaq to acquire Verafin for $2.75 billion :  Nasdaq is going to acquire anti-financial crime group Verafi for $2.75 billion, accelerating the US exchange's evolution into a Saas technology provider. Verafin provides to more than 2,000 financial institutions in North America a cloud-based platform to help detect, investigate, and report money laundering and financial fraud. Verafin’s innovative fraud and AML detection platform, combined with Nasdaq’s leading trade and market surveillance solution, will empower Nasdaq to play an increasingly important role in building stronger economies around the world.

Nasdaq to acquire Verafin for $2.75 billion:  Nasdaq is going to acquire anti-financial crime group Verafi for $2.75 billion, accelerating the US exchange's evolution into a Saas technology provider. Verafin provides to more than 2,000 financial institutions in North America a cloud-based platform to help detect, investigate, and report money laundering and financial fraud. Verafin’s innovative fraud and AML detection platform, combined with Nasdaq’s leading trade and market surveillance solution, will empower Nasdaq to play an increasingly important role in building stronger economies around the world.

Oaktree, Varde proposes up to $2.5 billion investment in Vodafone Idea:  A consortium led by  Oaktree Capital,  including private equity firms  Varde  Partners, has proposed to invest around 2.0-2.5 billion dollars into Vodafone Idea through hybrid debt papers. In September, Vodafone Idea announced its plans to raise 3.4 billion dollars by selling shares and debt. Shares of Vodafone Idea rose as much as 4.4% on Thursday in Mumbai.

Twitter writes a sorry letter to Parliamentary Committee over Ladakh map blunder: Twitter penned an apology to the Parliamentary Committee over the Ladakh map error, which had shown the Union Territory in China. Twitter has confirmed on November 30 to rectify the errors.

Ashram actress Aaditi Pohankar is ok with OTT platform career: While the ongoing pandemic is making people survive with new norms, the entertainment industry too has come under the new norm shade. Now these days OTT

Intel's power-management chip biz being acquired by MediaTek for $85 million: In a vision to expand its product line to offer integrated power solutions used in FPGA, SoC, CPU, and ASIC for the enterprise-level system applications. MediaTek has acquired Intel Enpirion power management chip product line-related assets,