Seven in 10 people say the “dark net” – an anonymous online home to both criminals and activists fearful of government surveillance – should be shut down, according to a global Ipsos poll released on…
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Startup Portal to Be Launched Next Week, Says DIPP
In order to encourage entrepreneurs and further ease doing of business in India, the government said on Friday that a web portal for startups will launched by next week, which would also begin their registration…
US Says National Guard May Join Cyber Offense Against Islamic State
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the National Guard’s cyber squadrons will play an increasingly important role in assessing the vulnerabilities of US industrial infrastructure and could be asked to join the fight against Islamic…
Daimler CEO Says ‘Here’ Digital Mapping Consortium in Expansion Talks
Daimler’s Chief Executive told Reuters that a German auto maker consortium which controls the Here digital mapping business is in talks with potential new members. In August last year, German carmakers BMW, Audi and Mercedes,…
Internet drives mobile in India, says Google
With over 200 million mobile Internet users in the country, smartphones capture 60 per cent of all shopping queries and over 50 per cent of all travel queries, finds a study by search giant Google.…
South Korea Says North Korea Tried to Hack Its Railway System
North Korea has tried to hack into email accounts of South Korean railway workers in an attempt to attack the transport system’s control system, South Korea’s spy agency said on Tuesday. South Korea has been…
Spotify Says It’s Reached 30 Million Subscribers
Leading streaming service Spotify said Monday that it had reached 30 million paying subscribers as the company suggested it would keep expanding to more countries. The milestone was announced by Spotify’s chief executive Daniel Ek…
US SEC Says Amazon Should Allow Shareholder Vote on Gender Pay
Amazon.com Inc should allow shareholders to vote on a proposal on gender pay equality, the US securities regulator decided this week in rejecting the retailer’s request to omit the measure from its annual ballot. Arjuna…
Ericsson Says Will Supply, Manage Wi-Fi Network of Reliance Communications
Swedish telecom firm Ericsson Thursday said it will supply and manage the Wi-Fi network of Reliance Communications (RCom) along with Ozone Networks. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Ozone Networks has an…
Amazon Web Services Says Over 1,000 Databases Moved to Cloud Since January 1
Amazon.com’s cloud business, Amazon Web Services, said that more than 1,000 databases have been moved to the AWS cloud by customers since the beginning of the year. The AWS Data Migration Service, which allows migration…