Amazon has decided to stop telling third-party sellers on its platform that they cannot offer lower prices on competing websites, a source said on Monday. The source gave no details on the decision. The decision comes in the wake of a letter from Senator Richard Blumenthal arguing that the practice would “stifle market competition and […]
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How voice is becoming the fastest way to go online
Did you know Sundar Pichai still has panipuri cravings? Students of the Brihanmumbai municipal school in Andheri’s DN Nagar are now privy to that savoury secret after the Google boss’ visit here last week. And when a student asked Pichai what it takes to be an engineer, the boy next doorturned-Silicon Valley pin-up said, “Do […]
Amazon’s Alexa boasts of 80,000 apps, but there’s no guarantee users will find them all
By Matt Day Kevin Deakin and his colleagues at his online trivia startup had just gotten their hands on an Echo smart speaker that Amazon was passing out to developers in 2016. They made it less than a block from the company’s Seattle headquarters before coming to a decision. “We looked at this device and […]
Social media rage can put creativity in ads at stake
Social media experts and advertising agencies feel criticism of marketing campaigns that involve society or religious issues could hinder creativity. Two ads by Hindustan Unilever, one of the country’s biggest advertisers, have drawn intense criticism over the past week on social media with calls for a boycott of all its brands. While a Brooke Bond […]
Fintech lenders pivot to UPI as most prefer it for loan payment
Fintech founders may be rueing the lack of ‘standing instructions’ on the updated version of Unified Payments Interface, but the application in its present form is emerging as the preferred gateway for consumers to repay loans. Multiple fintech entrepreneurs ET spoke with said they are either in the process of bringing in UPI as a […]
Yatra bid offer a "generous" one, if successful, will make us the undisputed number one in India: Ebix CEO Robin Raina
Ebix Inc Chief Executive Robin Raina said that the Atlanta-headquartered company’s bid on Monday, to acquire Nasdaq-listed domestic online travel major Yatra Online, was “generous” one, with the potential deal likely to provide a “great outcome” to shareholders of both companies. Speaking to ET over the phone, Raina, CEO of Ebix, which has a market […]
Uphill task awaits EC as election content deluge looms large
The Election Commission will find it a daunting task to check circulation of fake news and hate speech during the upcoming general elections, considering nearly a third of the 900 million voters use social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, multiple stakeholders say. While announcing the election dates on Sunday, EC had said […]
Researcher Claims Iranian APT Behind 6TB Data Heist at Citrix
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Software-defined perimeter brings trusted access to multi-cloud applications, network resources
Many companies today have a hybrid approach to their networking and IT infrastructure. Some elements remain in an on-premise data center, while other portions have gone to the cloud and even to multi-cloud. As a result, the network perimeter is permeable and elastic. This complicates access requirements at a time when it’s more important than […]
Forrester: Ransomware Set to Resurge As Firms Pay Off Attacks
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