Real problem’s cybersecurity, not local data: Tom Leighton Cofounder, Akamai Technologies

"We’re seeing things like that in many regions of the world today. Privacy in general is important, given the fact that so many data breaches and cyber theft are taking place."

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2GpSsSB

Amazon, Google agree to allow each other's streaming apps

The companies said in a statement that the official YouTube apps will be available on Amazon's Fire TV in the coming months.

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MediaTek looks to ramp up R&D headcount in India to 800

The Taiwanese company, whose products are used across phones, set-top boxes and TV sets among others, has about 650 people in its R&D team in India across Noida, Bengaluru and Mumbai.

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Amazon to make premium phones affordable

Company plans tie-ups with banks to offer credit options to consumers.

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Time runs out for TikTok downloads as Google, Apple remove social media app from stores

The app, popular among teenagers who use it to create and share short videos, was available on app stores of Google and Apple until Tuesday evening.

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Data breach at JustDial leaks 100 million user details

Seventy percent of the data was of users who called JustDial's customer care number '88888 88888'

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2IFqeFW

IT firm Mindtree at $1B revenue mark, to pay Rs 430 Crore in dividends

Mindtree said the special dividend payout would cost it about Rs 320 crore, excluding dividend distribution tax, while the remaining dividends would entail a sum of Rs 112 crore

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