Sourced from Gadgets 360. Popular Chinese video and music app TikTok has been banned in India, along with 58 other apps – most of which are Chinese. This comes as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Developed by Chinese company Bytedance, TikTok allows users to share short videos Continue Reading
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India bans 59 mostly Chinese apps amid border crisis – Software- Tempemail
India has banned 59 mostly Chinese mobile apps including TikTok and WeChat in its strongest move yet targeting China in the online space since a border crisis erupted between the two countries this month. India’s technology ministry issued an order stating the apps are “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of Continue Reading
Suncorp automates processes it had outsourced to India – Finance – Software- Tempemail
Suncorp automated processes that were previously executed through a business process outsourcer in India after losing its offshore workforce to COVID lockdowns in March. Insurance automation delivery manager Vicky Leo told Automation Anywhere’s Imagine conference that her team worked on several “fast, tactical short-term projects” to deal with the fallout Continue Reading
OPPO partners T-Hub to support startup ecosystem in India- Tempemail
Read Article Chinese smartphone brand OPPO has announced a partnership with Hyderabad-based global start-up catalyst T-Hub to support the startup ecosystem in India. The collaboration will scale up opportunity for some of the most innovative startups in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, 5G, battery, camera, image processing, gaming and system Continue Reading
WeTransfer not banned yet, working fine in India- Tempemail
Read Article Despite reports claiming that the Indian government has banned popular file sharing platform WeTransfer in the country, the app which helps sends heavy files up to 2GB for free was working fine on Monday. Reports earlier said that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in a May 18 order Continue Reading
Tech spend in India to shrink by 4.8% if lockdown extends beyond June- Tempemail
Read Article If the lockdown continues beyond June, tech spending in India may contract by up to 4.8 per cent this year, with only a mild recovery to 1.4 per cent growth in 2021, a new report has said. The sudden sharp contraction and slow recovery will entail contraction across Continue Reading
Agents at Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited equipped with a 360 integrated digital platform to combat COVID 19 situation- Tempemail
In keeping with the current global COVID19 crisis and the subsequent announcement of social distancing by the government that called for a quick action on digital adoption, Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Ltd was swift to respond to the call. Read Article In keeping with the current global COVID19 Continue Reading
Huami Amazfit T-Rex to launch in the 2nd week of June in India- Tempemail
Read Article Huami Corporation, a biometric and activity data-driven company with significant expertise in smart wearable technology is soon going to launch Amazfit T-Rex smartwatch in India. Amazfit T-Rex launched in CES 2020, and it has marked its name in some of the notable global publications under “the best smart Continue Reading
LEGO Group, NITI Aayog to promote play-based learning in India- Tempemail
Read Article Danish toy production company The LEGO Group has announced its collaboration with NITI Aayog and the NGO ‘Save The Children’ to support kids impacted by Covid-19 in India. The company has introduced targeted initiatives in the country to promote ‘Learning Through Play’ and support home-based learning during the Continue Reading
Google faces antitrust case in India over payments app – Benchmarking Change- Tempemail
India’s antitrust body is looking into allegations that Alphabet Inc’s Google is abusing its market position to unfairly promote its mobile payments app in the country, five sources familiar with the case told Reuters. The complaint was filed in February and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has kept the Continue Reading