Online fashion store Jabong Friday announced the appointment of Muralikrishnan B, former eBay India country manager, and senior e-commerce and consumer Internet executive, as the company’s chief operating officer. This is the fourth top-level hiring…
Monthly Archives For April 2016
Here Appoints New CEO to Lead Mapping Company Under German Owners
Digital mapping company Here, which was bought by BMW Mercedes-Benz and Audi, has appointed Edzard Overbeek as chief executive to help Germany’s luxury carmakers develop self-driving vehicles. German carmakers clubbed together last year to buy…
Amazon Sizes Up UK Restaurant Delivery Market
Amazon.com Inc has begun surveying UK customers about their use of restaurant delivery services, in what analysts said was likely the first step in an international expansion of a business it rolled out in the…
US: Sophisticated Attackers Hacked Ukrainian Electric Grid
A US investigation found that a December hack on the Ukrainian power grid was coordinated and highly sophisticated. The report released Thursday offers a detailed look at one of the first cyber-attacks to succeed in…
Government Unveils Digital Literacy Drive in Rural India at Budget 2016
The government would soon launch two novel schemes to spread digital literacy in rural India for deriving greater benefit from demographic advantage, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in New Delhi on Monday. “We now plan…
Telenor Looking to Start Payment Bank in India This Year
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is looking to commence operations of its payment bank JV in India this year and will roll out some basic services like bill payments a bit earlier. “What we are looking…
US to Renegotiate Arms Control Rule for Hacking Tools
The Obama administration plans to renegotiate portions of an international arms control arrangement so it’s simpler to export tools related to hacking and surveillance software, since those technologies are also used to secure computer networks,…
Ola Store to Shut Down in Less Than a Month: Source
Ola’s hyperlocal grocery delivery service, Ola Store, which operates in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Gurgaon is likely to shut down its operations in less than a month, citing lack of synergy, a person familiar with the…
European Arrests Target ‘Darknet’ Selling Drugs, Arms, Fake ID
Police in seven European countries raided operators of “darknet” online platforms trading in weapons, illegal drugs, fake IDs and counterfeit money, arresting nine suspects, German authorities said Monday. The operation last week targeted 69 homes…
Supreme Court Queries Centre on Measures to Ban Child Pornography Sites
The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre to suggest ways to ban child pornography in all forms in the country saying that the nation cannot “afford to carry on any experiment” in the name of…