Why a slump in US may not be bad news for Indian IT

Indian firms were among the biggest beneficiaries in the last two recessions as US companies outsourced work offshore for costs.

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Lava welcomes tweaks in ecommerce FDI policy

The tweaks to the ecommerce policy included barring online marketplaces from signing exclusive deals for products on their platforms.

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A look at mass electronic intelligence setup in the US and UK

Edward Snowden in 2013 released to the press classified documents about illegal mass surveillance by the US and Australian, British and Canadian intelligence files that he had accessed via the exclusive ‘Five Eyes’ network

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Data usage to turn upwardly mobile in 2019

Monthly data consumption may rise to 9 GB per user in the first half of 2019, a 125% increase over the current usage of 4 GB, said Neil Shah of Counterpoint Technology Market Research.

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Watch out, cyber fraud cases in banks are spiking

Spike in cyber frauds is bigger than most other types of bank frauds. A total of 5,917 bank frauds were reported in 2017-18.

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Growth momentum is strong for Indian IT companies: Former NASSCOM President

Several companies are forming joint ventures and also acquiring companies which, former NASSCOM President R Chandrashekhar said, are important strategies to keep the growth.

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Blue Prism may hire more top talent for India

Blue Prism, which reported sales of about £3 million in FY18, is not the only robotic process automation company that is looking to bring in heavy hitters to grow in India.

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