Shelf-life of skills now only 2-3 years, says NASSCOM Chairman U B Pravin Rao

​​As corporates are reinventing themselves, individuals also need to reinvent themselves to stay relevant, said the Chief Operating Officer of Bengaluru-headquartered IT major, Infosys Ltd.

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Robust online dispute resolution can facilitate affordable justice delivery, ease of doing biz: Amitabh Kant

"A robust ODR ecosystem in India has the potential to facilitate access to justice and the ease of doing business by making dispute resolution cheaper, quicker and most importantly equally credible as conventional methods of dispute resolution," Kant said.

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Is TikTok more of a parenting problem than a threat to America's national security?

TikTok has long presented a parenting problem, as millions of Americans raising preteens and teenagers distracted by its viral videos can attest. When Trump issued an executive order banning TikTok in 45 days — part of an effort to force a sale of the app to an American company, most likely Microsoft, he declared it threatened “the national security, foreign policy and economy."

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Facebook Gaming finally clears Apple hurdle, arriving in app store

Games are the largest source of revenue for Apple on the App Store, and many tech executives have concluded that Apple blocks game services that could compete with its own products and sales. Apple, without directly addressing Facebook Gaming, said its App Store policies were designed to protect consumers.

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Xiaomi to take legal action against those spreading misinformation: MD Manu Kumar Jain

The company also clarified that it has its own Cleaner app which is separate from the Clean Master app banned by the government. Xiaomi said it is removing the industry definitions (also used by Clean Master app) which are vital for functioning of its cleaner app. The new version of the Cleaner app can be updated by users.

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Chingari, Zoho among some winners of govt App Challenge; Mitron gets a special mention

Indian short video app Chingari has been selected under the Social category, Mitron an app founded by IIT engineers has found a special mention. In the Entertainment category, CaptionPlus has emerged as the winner while in E-learning Disprz has been selected, 3D Cricket Strategy Game Hitwicket Superstars has emerged on top in Games.

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Samsung regains top spot in overall handset space, narrows gap with Xiaomi in smartphones: IDC

In the feature phone plus smartphone market Samsung (24% share) is now trailed by Xiaomi and Vivo which only sell smartphones. Though trailing behind Xiaomi in the smartphone market, Samsung has narrowed the gap, by capturing 26.3% of the smartphone market in the June-ended quarter as against 15.6% in the previous quarter.

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