India leads daily users growth for Facebook in December quarter

The daily active users represented about 66% of the 2.32 bn monthly active users in the December 2018 quarter, Facebook's Chief Financial Officer David Wehner said.

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Mozilla, other internet bodies red flag IT rule changes; seek fresh consultation

Mozilla and a few other global internet bodies have urged the government to scrap current changes being mulled in IT rules for social media and other platforms.

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Hexaware plans to spend $ 250-300 million on acquisitions in three years

The Mumbai based mid-sized software company’s revenue grew by 11.6% growth to $ 677.7 million in the fiscal ended December 2018.

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Bengaluru is India’s cybercrime capital

In Bengaluru, the high reportage of cases coupled with a lone and understaffed cybercrime police station has led to poor disposal rate of such cases.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2FXKJ09

TCS campus offers higher by 50% this year

The hiring momentum reflects TCS's robust pipeline - it has won deals worth $15.8 billion in the nine months of the financial year. The rebound in the mainstay banking and financial services business was a major growth accelerator, along with pickup in its retail and consumer packaged goods business

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

Global smartphone market declined for first time in 2018

The fourth quarter smartphone shipments for 2018 recorded a decline of 7 per cent, marking it the fifth consecutive quarter of smartphone decline.

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California utility bankruptcy may pinch Indian IT firms

Californian utilities have faced uncertainty for months over the prospect that they could be held responsible for faulty equipment that led to massive wildfires in the US state.

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