India will hold wide consultations with internet companies before finalising rules to regulate content on social media but will not hold back from framing laws that safeguard national interest, the country’s technology minister said. India, one of the world’s biggest internet markets, in late December proposed rules that will compel platforms such as Facebook, its […]
Archives for February 2019
Betting on middle class: Reckitt Benckiser spends big to get e-commerce edge
British consumer healthcare products maker Reckitt Benckiser (RB) will hyper-target consumers on ecommerce in India and China, the company’s global president (hygiene and home) Rob de Groot said in a post earnings call. “In India, we have seen 10x growth in e-commerce over the past three years. Today’s technology really gives you that possibility that […]
Small e-commerce sellers offer as good a deal as biggies do
For the first time, small sellers on Amazon and Flipkart, recently appointed to sell some fast-selling smartphones and electronics, are offering prices similar to or lower than those set by large, preferred sellers such as Cloudtail, Appario and OmniTech Retail. Two senior industry executives said the country’s two largest online marketplaces have adopted this strategy […]
Machine Learning and RPA in Action: Email Management
We recently announced the strategic alliance between Jidoka and BigML, where we explained the integration of RPA with other technologies such as Machine Learning. With this integration, Jidoka can provide Machine Learning capabilities in their RPA process automation platform. To explain the advantages and possibilities offered by this integration, today we present a practical example […]
Google acquires Alooma to bolster cloud migration efforts
Google has announced plans to buy cloud migration company Alooma in a bid to boost its cloud migration capacities. In a blog post, Amit Ganesh, vice president of engineering at Google, said that the addition of Alooma, subject to closing conditions, “is a natural fit that allows us to offer customers a streamlined, automated migration […]
OYO expands international footprint with Saudi Arabia foray
Hospitality firmOYO has launched operations in Saudi Arabia with signing of deals for 50 hotels having more than 3,000 rooms across seven cities. These properties will be operated under the franchise model with full inventory control similar to other markets like India and China, OYO said in a statement. The company plans to create jobs […]
Cloud resources are increasingly targeted by cyber criminals
Hackers are increasingly aiming cyber attacks at cloud infrastructure, using it as an entry point to drive other attacks and relying on employees and businesses to misconfigure their infrastructure, leaving it open to attack. That’s according to cyber security firm Symantec’s latest Internet Threat Security Report, which noted misconfigured servers and cloud infrastructure are providing tempting targets for […]
MX Player enters web originals space with 5 premium web series
MX Player, the world’s largest local video player and India’s biggest entertainment platform with over 175 million monthly active users and 70 million daily active users, has entered into the original premium content space with five MX Original Series that will go live starting February 20. MX Player is owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co […]
Disappointed over tweak in ecommerce FDI law: Walmart
Walmart chief executive officer Doug McMillon said it was disappointing that the Indian government had changed norms for foreign direct investment (FDI) in e-commerce without consultation and hoped for a more collaborative process going forward. “We were disappointed in a recent change in law and the lack of consultation, but the team has worked to […]
‘Enable risk-taking founders to retain control’
In his first big bet after selling his 5% stake in Flipkart last year, Sachin Bansal has invested Rs 650 crore in ride-hailing major Ola. With this, Bansal, who co-founded Flipkart in 2007, is backing Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal in his battle with US ride-hailing giant Uber and the company’s international expansion. The duo have […]