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Trump policy stance may look to make India favourable for Big Tech
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump policy stance may look to make India favourable for Big Tech

Live Mint  

United States president-elect Donald Trump’s pro-business, soft regulatory stance may benefit Big Tech companies such as Alphabet, Apple, Meta and Microsoft, which have faced scrutiny for their alleged anti-competitive practices under the outgoing Joe Biden administration. Lawyers and policymakers believe that Trump's stance could have a spillover effect in India as well, whose tech regulations, which greatly mirror the European …

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Britain’s net zero dream could be crushed by big tech
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain’s net zero dream could be crushed by big tech

The Telegraph  

Mr Leach is aware of the dilemmas at play. Nearly 750 people from the surrounding villages have signed a petition against the vast 3.5 million square foot development, which could eventually house big tech tenants, such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft. Eleanor Alexander, managing director at Digital Reef, the company behind the development next to Mr Leach’s house, admitted they …

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Women can benefit in a big way from care services sector, says Smriti Irani
1 year, 9 months ago

Women can benefit in a big way from care services sector, says Smriti Irani

The Hindu  

The G20 Summit should focus on developing a care economy and eliminate bias against women in technology and related sectors, said Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development. At the release of the communique at the final summit of the W20 engagement group at Mamallapuram near here on Thursday, she said: “When you discuss gender and technology, let …

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Just what is phygital art, and why is Dubai going big on it?
1 year, 10 months ago

Just what is phygital art, and why is Dubai going big on it?

CNN  

CNN — “Phygital art” may not be the most elegant phrase in the English language, but it is generating a buzz in certain circles. The Art Dubai international fair has a digital component exploring new media and technology trends, including phygital works. In 2021 the Firetti Contemporary gallery held an exhibition called “NFT/ IRL”, displaying physical artworks next to their …

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India, US to use TPF meet to focus on ‘big picture’ of trade ties
2 years, 2 months ago

India, US to use TPF meet to focus on ‘big picture’ of trade ties

Hindustan Times  

Washington: Union minister for industry and commerce Piyush Goyal has said that India and the United States have decided to use the Trade Policy Forum ministerial meetings to focus on the big picture of the trade relationship, and not get bogged down by squaring off item-by-item market access related details. The big focus in the relationship now includes deepening partnerships …

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It’s actually been a great year for big advances in technology
2 years, 3 months ago

It’s actually been a great year for big advances in technology

Live Mint  

All the numbers point to one of the worst years for the tech sector in over a decade. Not only did customers of outfits like brokers FTX and Voyager, and stablecoin TerraUSD/Luna get taken to cleaners, the currency at the bubble’s heart, Bitcoin, lost around two-thirds of its value. In July, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology finally …

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Formula E betting big on its own future ahead of London E-Prix and a ‘masterpiece’ of new technology
2 years, 8 months ago

Formula E betting big on its own future ahead of London E-Prix and a ‘masterpiece’ of new technology

The Independent  

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U.S. bill to rein in Big Tech backed by dozens of small and big companies
2 years, 9 months ago

U.S. bill to rein in Big Tech backed by dozens of small and big companies

The Hindu  

Dozens of companies and business organisations sent a letter to U.S. Congress members on Monday, urging them to support a bill that would rein in the biggest tech companies such as Amazon.com and Alphabet's Google. Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent tech platforms, including Apple …

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The ‘Form’ Element Created the Modern Web. Was It a Big Mistake?
2 years, 10 months ago

The ‘Form’ Element Created the Modern Web. Was It a Big Mistake?

Wired  

The web was born to publish documents—in particular, physics papers from CERN, the great laboratory where Tim Berners-Lee, the very first web developer, was employed to do smart information things. If people evolved like technology, you’d be 6,000 lizards, 30 chimps, and a couple Neanderthals all glued together with an anguished human face stretched across it as a “visual refresh.” …

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Apple beats sales estimates with big bumps in iPhones, services
2 years, 11 months ago

Apple beats sales estimates with big bumps in iPhones, services

The Hindu  

Apple Inc on Thursday reported record fiscal second-quarter sales and profit that beat Wall Street estimates as it managed chip shortages and consumers snapped up new iPhones. Apple CFO Luca Maestri in a release cited "continued strong demand for our products," and a record high for sales of services. Apple's overall fiscal second-quarter revenue was $97.3 billion, up 8.6% from …

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Blacklisted: Israeli spyware firm NSO faces sanctions, lawsuits
3 years, 3 months ago

Blacklisted: Israeli spyware firm NSO faces sanctions, lawsuits

Al Jazeera  

After it hacked dissidents and journalists for years, news that NSO’s technology targeted US diplomats has brought on sanctions and lawsuits. Pegasus, the Israeli spyware tool exposed by journalists early this year, is now in trouble with American authorities and big tech. Contributors: Marwa Fatafta – MENA policy manager, Access Now Omer Benjakob – Tech and cyber-reporter, Haaretz Laurent Richard …

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Tech in 2020: It is a political world
4 years, 3 months ago

Tech in 2020: It is a political world

India Today  

Technology has often influenced politics. Short video sharing platform TikTok faced the burnt in the US as well as India, Donald Trump maintained his strong stance against Huawei and the big tech giants were pushed against the wall on multiple occasions. When the Big Tech Giants Felt Not so Big This year also saw the biggest of tech leaders took …

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Tiny brain implants hold big promise for immobilized patients
4 years, 5 months ago

Tiny brain implants hold big promise for immobilized patients

Live Mint  

When Phil O’Keefe wants to open a document or click a link on his computer screen, he can think about tapping his left ankle. That brain activity is collected by sensors implanted in a blood vessel in Mr. O’Keefe’s brain and relayed to a computer through devices in his chest. Mr. O’Keefe, 60 years old, is one of a small …

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Column: UC’s patent for its pioneering CRISPR discovery sets up a big battle over its rights
6 years, 1 month ago

Column: UC’s patent for its pioneering CRISPR discovery sets up a big battle over its rights

LA Times  

There certainly was reason for celebration at UC Berkeley on Feb. 8, when the U.S. patent office announced it would award UC a key patent for CRISPR, a groundbreaking technology for gene editing. “This could paint a pretty big target on UC’s back, if they’re too aggressive in their licensing approach,” says Jacob Sherkow, a patent expert at New York …

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'Next Big Things' don't appear from nowhere. Just look at the iPhone
6 years, 1 month ago

'Next Big Things' don't appear from nowhere. Just look at the iPhone

Wired  

You may not have heard of Bill Gross, but you have been productised by him. Besides the cleaner interface, GoTo distinguished itself in another important way – all its search results would be Gross’s idea seems obvious today but, at the time, enabling commercial entities to buy keywords and elevating content according to the highest bidder was entirely new. Today, …

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Rights in the age of big data
7 years, 2 months ago

Rights in the age of big data

The Hindu  

“What do judges know that we cannot teach a computer?” There is a substantial public sentiment that distrusts legal rules and state structures and looks to technology for solutions. Subsequent paragraphs provide further explanation: “Since technologies such as Big Data, the Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence are here to stay and hold out the promise of welfare and innovation, …

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Smartphone market set for big changes
7 years, 11 months ago

Smartphone market set for big changes

China Daily  

The overall growth of China's smartphone market will slow down this year compared with 2016, with product updates and replacements being a key driving force, said a report released by research firm GfK. The sales volume of smartphones is expected to reach 493 million units in 2017, up 4.8 percent year-on-year, while revenue will come in at 980 billion yuan, …

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A cannon yet to fire - not a single big ticket proposal
9 years, 3 months ago

A cannon yet to fire - not a single big ticket proposal

The Hindu  

Where does India stand on defence manufacturing and how have the government’s recent moves on easing FDI norms and ease of doing business helped the sector? It also stipulated that investments exceeding 49 per cent would now be cleared by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board rather than going through the more circuitous route of the Cabinet Committee on Security. Jayant …

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Cloud initiative helps promote health service
10 years, 8 months ago

Cloud initiative helps promote health service

China Daily  

Mobile phones which can measure blood glucose attract attention of visitors at an exhibition in Beijing. LEI KESI/CHINA DAILY The Beijing municipal government has joined forces with Baidu Inc, one of China's biggest Internet companies, to take health management to the next level by launching Jiankangyun, a health cloud that uses big data technology to offer pre-diagnosis assessments for users. …

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When big data can lead to big profit[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 11 months ago

When big data can lead to big profit[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Li Min / China Daily Businesses gear up to the need for deep analysis It is hard to collect, analyze, store, search and visualize big data, but it is what everyone is talking about and something that companies and governments are finding is worth its weight in gold. Big data will be a key factor in competition and the growth …

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Big data is opening doors, but maybe too many
12 years ago

Big data is opening doors, but maybe too many

Live Mint  

In the 1960s, mainframe computers posed a significant technological challenge to common notions of privacy. Big Data, they say, will open the door to making smarter decisions in every field from business and biology to public health and energy conservation.NextMAds “This data is a new asset,” says Alex Pentland, a computational social scientist and director of the Human Dynamics Lab …

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Rafi sang great songs in the absence of technology, says Big B – India TV
12 years, 4 months ago

Rafi sang great songs in the absence of technology, says Big B – India TV

India TV News  

Mumbai, Nov 27: Praising legendary singer Mohammad Rafi, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said it was amazing how Rafi saab sang as melodiously as he did in absence of technology. Big B spoke at the launch of "Mohammed Rafi My Abba - A Memoir", a book written by the singer's daughter-in-law Yasmin Rafi, here Sunday. "When we look at the great …

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Wired.com FAQ: Near Field Communications' Big (Money) Moment
13 years, 10 months ago

Wired.com FAQ: Near Field Communications' Big (Money) Moment

Wired  

Mobile payments are booming -- and the space is set to get bigger. 3 wireless provider in the United States after Verizon and AT&T, to roll out a mobile-payments system based on Near Field Communication, or NFC, technology. As of today, the most prominent mobile phone that supports NFC payments is Google’s Nexus S handset, but that could change tomorrow, …

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