The global health pandemic has impacted every organization on the planet—no matter the size—their employees, and the customers they serve. The emphasis on social distancing and shelter in place orders have disrupted virtually every industry and form of business. The Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry is no exception. Most physical productions have been shut down […]
Archives for April 2020
Oyo to furlough employees in US, other markets
Oyo Hotels & Homes said it will place an undisclosed number of employees on furlough and temporary leaves, highlighting the struggles of the company amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision will largely affect employees working in the United States and “select other markets”, it said in an official statement. The company did not disclose the […]
15 Best Places to Work in Technology 2020
These tech companies get the best ratings from Glassdoor, Indeed.com, and Comparably. 1 of 16 Image: Pixabay With so many IT professionals working from home these days, a “best places to work” list seems like it should include items like the couch, the dining room table, the backyard, and the family room. Many people feel […]
7 Tips to Help Attract and Retain Data Science Talent
As firms across all industries seek to turn data, the greatest asset of the digital age, to their advantage, attracting and retaining the right talent is essential. Image: metamorworks – stockadobe.com Day by day, data is proving to be the lifeblood of industry. With the explosion of analytical tools, open source programming languages, AI and […]
Alibaba invests $50 million in BigBasket’s bridge round
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi E-grocer BigBasket is learnt to have picked up $50 million from its existing investor Alibaba as part of a bridge round, two people in the know said, at a time when the online grocery market is seeing unprecedented demand during a nationwide lockdown due the Covid-19 crisis. A bridge round is an […]
AICPA posts 20 FAQs on tax filing relief
Based on member feedback, the AICPA has identified seven key areas in need of immediate tax relief and has posted 20 FAQs on the latest developments in taxpayer relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The AICPA has been advocating for more comprehensive relief from Treasury and the IRS and also continues to urge the agencies to […]
Detect large-scale cryptocurrency mining attack against Kubernetes clusters
Azure Security Center’s threat protection enables you to detect and prevent threats across a wide variety of services from Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) layer to Platform as a Service (PaaS) resources in Azure, such as IoT, App Service, and on-premises virtual machines. At Ignite 2019 we announced new threat protection capabilities to counter sophisticated threats […]
Covid-19 fallout: Online classes elude many due to lack of laptops, tablets
Many schools in the country have switched to online classes due to the lockdown, but one in four students is unable to connect because they don’t have a laptop, desktop or tablet, according to a survey. The sudden lockdown announced by the government did not give many parents time to prepare for online classes and […]
Safeguarding the Industrial IoT: a rising security challenge
The Fourth industrial revolution has unleashed a myriad of opportunities for organisations eager to leverage a new generation of connected Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices and reap the rewards of enhanced data sharing, operational efficiencies, and productivity, says Trevor Daughney, vice president of product marketing at Exabeam Around the globe, cities are deploying innovative […]
E-comm moratorium proposal worries India
India along with South Africa has raised concerns over a proposal at the WTO seeking to expand the scope of global moratorium to include digitized and digitizable goods such as books, video games, software and music. New Delhi has maintained that the globally agreed ecommerce moratorium has led to loss of revenue besides restricting use […]