Thursday 1 October 2020

Twitter uses IT Act to claim immunity in Islamophobia case

In connection with the Islamophobia case, Twitter’s senior counsel (litigation and regulatory), Micah L Rubbo, informed the Telangana HC that the social networking site is only an intermediary and not an originator of the messages posted. Claiming immunity under Sec 79 of the Information Technology Act, Micah said an intermediary cannot be held responsible.

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HCL, IBM expand alliance to help organisations with digital transformation

HCL Technologies, in a statement on Thursday, said the IBM Ecosystem Unit (IEU) at HCL will assist clients, including enterprises in regulated industries such as financial services, telecommunications, life sciences and healthcare and energy and utilities.

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Telegram launches bundled new features

Telegram said focused on enabling the group and channel admins to make their forums interactive' and 'safer' than before, these features will help in easily managing shared content.

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Microsoft, LinkedIn and GitHub reach 7.74 lakh learners in India via digital skills initiative

India accounted for close to 7.74 lakh learners - ranking second globally after the US that had ranked first with a reach of 2.5 million learners.

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HR Firm FirstMeridian acquires IT staffing company CBSI India for Rs 12 crore

This is the second acquisition by the company, in the last few months. In July, it completed the acquihire of the talent acquisition and staffing unit of Cornucopia, which serves pharmaceutical and healthcare firms in India.

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India plans launch of own app store as alternative to Google, Apple - ET Now

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government may ramp up its Mobile Seva App Store for this purpose, the television channel reported, without providing further details.

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Hyderabad data center capacity to triple during next five and half years ending 2025: JLL

Hyderabad data center capacity is expected to grow from 32 MW in H1 2020 to 130 MW ending 2025. The city is likely to attract hyper scalers due to various incentives provided for data centers and the presence of global in-house centres.

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HPBOSE 10th Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Himachal Board HP 10th result today at 11, check details here

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