OTT cos, internet bodies question regulation logic

“Identifying Rich Interaction Applications (RIAs) as comparable to telecom services is highly reductionist and unjustified,” IAMAI has said in its submission to Trai

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2R7xjQc

After FB, Google builds political ad database in India

Aim is to bring more transparency to online election ads.

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

Businesses, govts must invest in reskilling to address job loss worries: Wipro CEO

Citing the example of the US, where the digital economy has enhanced productivity by 2.7 per cent per annum while the physical economy has grown by less than 1 per cent, he surmised that the "tipping point" for the US will be the year 2028.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2RWX4HD

Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza named chairman of WEF IT and Electronics Governors community

"I look forward to working with my peers to identify our agenda and advance key industry initiatives in 2019," D'Souza said.

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

Enterprises must be prepared for mega cyber attacks: Check Point CEO

Most enterprises today are generally protected for only Gen 2 and Gen 3 viruses.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2FNXsS2

Decimated by Xiaomi-led tsunami, Indian smartphone makers toil to survive

Once the darling of Indian smartphone users, desi brands like Micromax, Karbonn, Lava, Intex and few others have nearly been decimated by affordable-yet-powerful devices from the Chinese vendors that have flooded both online and offline channels.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2R33nVp

WhatsApp rule on 5 chat limit on forwards now applicable globally

Starting Monday, the Facebook owned messaging app has limited message forwards for all its users world over to five chats at a time and removed the quick forward button for media messages.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2R5vLq6