Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced plans to shut down Skype’s London offices. Up to 400 staff members could be made redundant as part of the move, which will see Skype abandon its three-floor building in Holborn in…
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I Hear My Customers Talking About Cloud, How Do I Deliver and Make Money?
Customers want the cloud. They expect it. They demand it. The only problem is, some IT providers aren’t giving them what they’ve heard about and want. IT companies that serve SMBs are having a tough…
Microsoft Doubles Down on Cybersecurity with Improvements to Windows Defender
Microsoft’s Windows Defender is getting a major retooling to improve its ability to combat malware. This week, 23,000 IT professionals are gathered at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Atlanta to learn about some of the…
Indian Entrepreneur’s Ad Tech Startup Acquired by Chinese Investors for $900 Million
HIGHLIGHTS Deal represents third largest in ad-tech industry Turakhia’s Media.net is a Yahoo ad partner Media.net ad tech adapts to show relevant ads to users Advertising technology startup Media.net, founded by tech entrepreneur Divyank Turakhia,…
Indian Railways Said to Partner With Google to Showcase Its Heritage
Indian Railways will collaborate with Google for digitising and showcasing its heritage on digital platforms. Google has agreed to partner with the Indian Railways to digitise its heritage assets and help create a digital repository…
Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal Says ‘Performance’ Led to His Removal Too
HIGHLIGHTS Flipkart last month confirmed lay-offs of under-performers Co-founder Sachin Bansal removed as CEO in January Performance affected me too, he tells employees at townhall To reassure Flipkart employees that everyone is judged by the…
Chrome Apps to Be Discontinued on Windows, Linux, and Mac; Quick Unlock Unveiled for Chrome OS
HIGHLIGHTS Only 1 percent Mac, Windows, and Linux users use Chrome apps Will end support completely by 2018 These apps will be supported on Chrome OS Google has announced that it is killing its browser-based…
No, You Won’t Go To Jail for Just Visiting a Blocked Website
HIGHLIGHTS No, you won’t go to jail for just visiting a blocked website The warning is related to a case for blocking piracy of the film Dishoom Downloading or streaming movies through piracy is still…
Artificial Intelligence Can Find and Map Poverty, Researchers Say
HIGHLIGHTS A team of scientists and satellite experts created a self-updating world map to locate poverty Uses a computer algorithm that recognises signs of poverty Team plans to create a world-wide poverty map that would…
Facebook, Unity Partner to Take on Steam and Other PC Gaming Platforms
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook is partnering with Unity to distribute PC games Developers can get access to Unity 5.4 to export games to Facebook There is also an app in the works for PCs In its quest…