Cognizant begins to rationalise top deck

The voluntary separation programme could be for 300-400 executives holding the title of a director.

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Data may remain at centre of NDA govt’s tech policy

Technology giants Facebook, Google, Twitter and ByteDance are expected to take a hit from the personal data protection bill.

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Smaller rivals may gain in India at Huawei’s cost

Oppo is making a second attempt at cracking the premium smartphone segment — those costing over Rs 30,000 — with the launch of its new premium series Reno.

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Infosys completes acquisition of 75% stake in ABN AMRO Bank subsidiary Stater

In March, the country's second largest IT services firm had said it will acquire 75 per cent stake in Stater for 127.5 million euros (about Rs 989 crore).

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No private user details leaked: Instagram

An Instagram spokesperson said the database of Chtrbox had publicly available information from many sources, one of which was Instagram.

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India 2nd in government requests for users' data on Facebook

During the second half of 2018, the volume of content restrictions based on local law increased globally by 135 per cent, from 15,337 to 35,972.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2WYKG98

Tech policy to be predictable; privacy bills, focus on local internet and hardware ecosystem

“It’s going to be predictable 5 years on where the technology policy is moving,” said Nikhil Narendran, Partner at Trilegal.

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