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Ericsson to acquire Vonage for $6.2 billion to expand cloud business
22 Nov 2021
The transaction builds on Ericsson’s stated intent to expand globally in wireless enterprise, offering existing customers an increased share of a market valued at $700 billion by 2030
TCS beats the pandemic with Rs9,008-cr net profit for Q1FY22
08 Jul 2021
Profit for the April-June 2021 quarter was up, 28.5 per cent year-on-year, but lower by 2.6 per cent on a sequential basis as other income declined sharply by 22.6 per cent QoQ to Rs721 crore in Q1FY22
Google backs India's IT rules as WhatsApp, Twitter fume at regulation
28 May 2021
In a virtual conference with select reporters from the Asia Pacific, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company respects the legislative processes, and in cases where it needs to push back, it does so
Infosys Q4 net at Rs5,078 cr; revenue rises 13.1% to Rs26,311 cr
15 Apr 2021
Infosys also announced Rs9,200 crore share buyback, at a maximum price of Rs1,750 per share, a premium of 25 per cent to Tuesday’s closing price
TCS Q4 net rises to Rs9,246 cr, revenue at Rs43,705 cr
13 Apr 2021
And, despite the raging pandemic, TCS added 40,185 employees to its workforce, on a net basis, during the year, including 19,388 in the fiscal fourth quarter, taking total headcount to 488,649
Microsoft signs $22 billion deal to supply high-tech headsets to US Army
05 Apr 2021
According to the US Army, the augmented reality technology could help soldiers target enemies and prevent the killing of civilians
India notifies guidelines and code of ethics for social media
26 Feb 2021
The new set of guidelines and rules follow increasing instances of misuse of social media by criminals and anti-national elements that have brought new challenges for law enforcement agencies
Govt responds over ‘Koo” as Twitter quotes own laws
15 Feb 2021
In response to IT ministry’s directive to take out 1,178 Twitter accounts that were being handled by 'Khalistani' and 'Pakistani’ entities for spreading misinformation using the farmers' protests, Twitter sought to engage IT ministry officials to push its own “rules’
Google threatens to shut search engine in Australia over govt move to force it pay for local content
25 Jan 2021
CCI approves acquisition of 100% equity in Virtusa by Austin HoldCo, GIC Investor and CPPIB Investor
21 Jan 2021
Signal tops free app chart as WhatsApp turns data hungry
18 Jan 2021
The Signal app, developed by a non-profit company, has been developed with a focus on privacy and works on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux
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