One Thing Today in Tech
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Special Tech Briefing: A glimpse into Tata Consultancy Services' Pace innovation network with Sapthagiri Chapalapalli, head of TCS Europe
In today's special briefing, we look at how Tata Consultancy Services, India's biggest and one of the world's largest IT services companies, is expanding its network of innovation centres under a brand and architecture called Pace. These centres are physical-digital hubs in Tokyo, New York and now in Amsterdam, bringing together the best that TCS has to offer with some of the finest universities around the world and the local startup ecosystems
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Daily Tech Briefing: Apple CEO Tim Cook's day in court; Android crosses 3 billion users; and Realme's Madhav Sheth on the new Qualcomm 778G 5G platform
Apple CEO Tim Cook may appear in court as early as today, in a lawsuit brought against it by Epic Games, which is accusing Apple of abusing its market power with its App Store policies. Google reveals there are now over three billion Android users; and we chat with Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme India and Europe, about the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset and why it makes sense to buy a 5G phone today while the network rollout is at least a year away
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Daily Tech Briefing: India asks WhatsApp to undo update; Google's quantum computer; and a chat with Yashas Karanam of Bellatrix Aerospace on electric rockets
Leading today's briefing is news that India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has told WhatsApp in a letter to withdraw its privacy policy update on sharing more user data with Facebook. With the update, that became effective on May 15, WhatsApp has given itself the right to share more data on users interactions with businesses with Facebook so it can more sharply target them for ads. Also in this briefing, an interview with Yashas Karanam, co-founder and COO of Bellatrix Aerospace, on building an 'Uberpool' for satellites
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Daily Tech Briefing: Android 12 privacy features; TCS CEO sees decadal tech shift; and a chat with Instasafe's Sandip Kumar Panda on 'zero-trust' cybersecurity
Leading today's briefing is news about new privacy features that Google is incorporating into its upcoming Android 12 software for smartphones. Google previewed these features at its ongoing annual I/O conference. Also in the programme, Tata Consultancy Services's CEO Rajesh Gopinathan sees a decade-long shift towards cloud ecosystems; how Nvidia is trying to get its chips back to gamers; and an interview with Sandip Kumar Panda, co-founder and CEO of Instasafe on 'zero-trust' network access.
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Update on WhatsApp's new policy deployment in India; AT&T's new media deal; and Saankhya Labs' Parag Naik on why he is already looking at 6G
Leading today's briefing is news that WhatsApp has confirmed to the Delhi High court that, while it will not immediately delete accounts of users who don't accept its January privacy policy update, it will do so eventually. The court was hearing petitions filed in India challenging WhatsApp's update. Also on the programme, AT&T strikes a deal to combine WarnerMedia with Discovery; Google I/O starts today; and an interview with Parag Naik, co-founder and CEO of Saankhya Labs, on how India can play to its software strengths by starting now on 6G.
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India's edtech sector to surge; Musk continues bitcoin-moving tweets; What is Twitter Blue; and an interview with Gramophone's founders on their tech stack for farmers
Leading today's briefing is a report that India's edtech sector will continue to see strong growth over the next few years. Also on the programme, Elon Musk continues his crypto-market-moving tweets; Find out what Twitter Blue is; and we speak with Tauseef Khan and Nishant Mahatre, co-founders of Gramophone about their ongoing effort to build an integrated tech stack to help farmers in India with everything from farm preparation and inputs to finding the best buyers for their produce
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Ethereum cofounder's gift to India; Google, SpaceX partner to expand broadband internet; and Zenlayer's Amit Singh tells us why India is a big market
Top of the briefing today is news that Vitalik Buterin, cofounder of the Ethereum blockchain, donated a billion dollars towards India's efforts to fight Covid-19. Also in this podcast, Google struck a deal to bring SpaceX's Starlink satellite-based internet broadband to customers around the world; Apple's laptops and computer sales surged in India in the first three months this year; and we speak with Amit Singh of cloud technology Zenlayer that has raised $50 million to expand in India and Southeast Asia
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US, India talk about making J&J vaccines; Elon Musk won't take Bitcoins for Tesla cars anymore; and a chat with Rajat Verma, founder of Lohum, on India's plans to encourage cell manufacturing
Today's tech headlines include Indo-US talks to find a way to manufacture Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine in India. The US is also working on a list of raw materials India needs urgently to boost vaccine production. Also on the programme, VMware gets an Indian-born CEO, and later, we talk to Rajat Verma, an entrepreneur who is keen on making lithium-ion cells in India, not just the batteries that he already manufactures. He explained why making the cells locally is very important, and how a $2.5 billion incentive plan that India approved yesterday, will help
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Google Pay enables US-India money transfers; Paytm's vaccine finder; an interview with Arvind Parthiban on his new SaaS startup
Leading today's tech briefing is the news that Google Pay has started allowing its users to send money across borders in partnership with two international money transfer services. To begin with, Google Pay users in the US can send money to India and Singapore, thanks to a new integration with Western Union and Wise, Google said in a blogpost Tuesday. Also in the briefing, we talk to software entrepreneur Arvind Parthiban about his new startup, backed by Matrix Partners India and Elevation Capital
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Facebook's Instagram-for-children plan causes alarm; Google provides a Covid-19 update; suppliers to big tech linked to forced labour; Flipkart raising money and more
Leading today's tech briefing is an open letter from US's state attorneys general to Facebook to abandon its plan to build a version of Instagram targeting children below the age of 13. Also in the briefing, Google provides an update on Covid-19 information on search and maps in India; Apple suppliers linked to forced labour; Flipkart may raise as much as $2 billion ahead of its IPO
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WhatsApp's policy update deadline looms; Netflix thinks of N-Plus; Clubhouse comes to Android, and more
Top of the news in today's tech briefing starts with a reminder that WhatsApp's updated privacy policy is set to become effective this weekend. Users who are yet to accept the policy will not have their accounts deleted come May 15, however, over a period of several weeks, users will get persistent prompts, lose app functionality and eventually won't be able to use it anymore. Also in today's briefing, Netflix is considering an online portal called N-Plus to boost audience engagement; Apple's 14.5 iOS update which allows users to bar apps from tracking them is very pop