BERLIN (Reuters) – The ILA Berlin Air Show, a major international gathering for the aerospace, air and defence industries scheduled to take place in the German capital from May 13-17 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus, Berlin Messe said on Wednesday. “We are looking with a heavy heart at ILA Berlin 2020 which it […]
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Fox acquires streaming service Tubi for $440 million
Fox Corporation has agreed to acquire ad-supported streaming service Tubi for $440 million in cash. The acquisition of Tubi is in line with the company’s long-term strategic initiatives to broaden and enhance its direct-to-consumer digital reach and engagement, Fox said on Tuesday. After the sale of 21st Century Fox to Disney for $73 billion in […]
Maximize Your Customer Experience ROI
Customer experience leaders may struggle to show how their efforts will generate positive business results. They need a solid business model that can reliably predict quantifiable benefits. Image: Worawut – stock.adobe.com In today’s cutthroat marketing environment, optimizing customer experience (CX) is a key element in building sustained business success. By tapping into advanced analytics, CX […]
Why Isn’t Machine Learning Living up to the Hype?
An obsession with tasks is leading to marginal returns on tech investments. Now is the time to rethink our approaches to machine learning. When chief information officers think about their organizations and where machine learning might be deployed, the process often begins with an inventory of tasks. The CIOs and department leaders identify routine, repeatable […]
New Deploy to Azure extension for Visual Studio Code
Organizations and teams that adopt DevOps methodologies are consistently seeing improvements in their ability to deliver high-quality code, with faster release cycles, and ultimately achieve higher level of satisfaction for their own customers, whether they’re internal or external. Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) is one of the pillars of DevOps, consisting in automatically building, […]
Unified network monitoring with Connection Monitor now in preview
Azure Network Watcher’s new and improved Connection Monitor now provides unified end-to-end connection monitoring capabilities for hybrid and Azure deployments. Users can now use the same solution to monitor connectivity for on-premises, Azure, and multi-cloud setups. In this preview phase, the solution brings together the best of two key capabilities—Network Watcher’s Connection Monitor and Network […]
RBI introduces new guidelines for non-bank payment aggregators
All non-bank payment aggregators will have to apply for fresh licences. The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a new set of application criteria and operational guidelines to strengthen the governance and functioning of these entities and bring them under its direct supervision. These entities, including fintech startups such as PayU, Instamojo, Paytm, CCAvenue, Razorpay […]
Paytm moves to Visa from RuPay
Paytm Payments Bank, the largest issuer of RuPay debit cards, said that it will now issue Visa cards and is targeting one crore of these next year. The move comes in the wake of the government barring banks from recovering any fees from merchants accepting RuPay cards. According to bankers, the government’s decision to have […]
SoftBank lays ground to abandon $3 billion WeWork tender offer: Sources
SoftBank Group is considering pulling out of a $3 billion bid to buy additional shares in WeWork, because it feels the office-space sharing firm has not met the conditions for the deal, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. SoftBank’s U-turn would be the latest blow for WeWork’s investors, which last year saw the […]
Go digital: Banks, ecomm companies tell customers
Top banks, ecommerce players, regulatory authorities and fintech companies are urging Indian consumers to abandon cash and adopt digital payments and internet banking services as a precautionary measure to slow the spread of Covid-19 epidemic in the country. Leading banks such as HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank and RBL […]