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North Korean hackers stalk crypto startups scrimping on security
Hacks and scams cost the crypto industry an estimated $1.8 billion...
Apple, Google, Meta targeted in EU’s first Digital Markets Act probes
The European Union law, effective from March 7, aims to challenge...
Microsoft tests show 91% new PCs from India loaded with pirated software
The worst were South Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand, all with 100 percent of the purchased personal computers loaded with pirated software.
SC bans 15-yr-old petrol, 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in NCR due to pollution
The bench directed the CPCB to immediately create a social media account on which citizens could lodge their complaints directly about pollution on which appropriate action could be taken by the authorities concerned.
India’s digital economy likely to cross $1 trillion by 2022, says KPMG
According to the report, the total mobile subscriber base is expected to reach 1.28 billion in FY 2022 and data consumption is expected to reach 7 GB (giga bit) per subscriber per month.The expansion will “further witness digital diversity in the online audience taking it from the current 225 million in FY18 to 550 million by FY23,” the report noted.
RBI issues guidelines to allow payments among mobile wallets
MobiKwik, Oxigen, Paytm, ItzCash, and Ola Money are some of the popular mobile wallets in the country.Currently, a mobile wallet does not allow customers to send or receive money from a wallet run by another company.
Softbank pushes link-ups as insurance strategy takes shape
Three of the 10 biggest investments in new digital insurance firms over the past year — PolicyBazaar, Lemonade and Nauto — were led by Softbank, according to data from Willis Towers Watson and CB Insights
U.S. Warns of New Cyber Attacks by Group with China Ties
The Department of Homeland issued a technical alert for cloudhopper, which it said was engaged in cyber espionage and theft of intellectual property, after experts with two prominent U.S. cybersecurity companies warned earlier this week that Chinese hacking activity has surged amid the escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing.
Chinese authorities have repeatedly denied claims by Western cyber security firms that it supports hacking.
Trained in data science, AI, ML? There are 50,000 job posts waiting for you
Companies like Edelweiss, Verizon and TCS have recruited several students from Great Learning for various roles in machine learning and data science in the last six months.A ccording to Gartner, out of one million registered companies in India, 75 per cent have invested or are going to invest in ML and data science.
“Data analytics & security’ have to go together :IRDAI Chief
Irda is also keen on introducing regulations on risk-based capital.A paper to this effect has already been circulated to all the insurers. These companies, who can manage their risks, their need of capital will be less. IRDAI will also focus on risk based supervision afterwards, he said.
It’s Not Easy to Teach Robot Drivers to Think Like Humans
With Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo planning to roll out an autonomous taxi service to paying customers in the Phoenix area later this year, and General Motor Co.’s driverless unit racing to deploy a ride-hailing business in 2019, the shortcomings of robot cars interacting with humans are coming under increased scrutiny. Some experts have advocated for education campaigns to train pedestrians to be more mindful of autonomous vehicles. Startups and global automakers are busy testing external display screens to telegraph the intent of a robotic car to bystanders
4th Industrial Revolution to change nature of jobs: Narendra Modi
“Our diversity, our demographic potential, fast-growing market size and digital infrastructure has potential to make India a global hub for research and implementation,” he said.
While the previous industrial revolutions eluded the country, India’s contribution to the 4th Industrial Revolution would be astonishing, he said