Taxpayers were granted additional, broad tax filing and payment deadline relief by the IRS late on Thursday, in line with relief requested by the AICPA over the past several weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new relief, issued in Notice 2020-23, applies to all taxpayers that have a filing or payment deadline falling on or […]
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Pandemic gives hyperlocal model a new lease of life
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Hyper-local delivery of food and groceries has made a resurgence over the past few weeks amid the ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown, although industry insiders are sceptical whether the trend will last. E-commerce companies and other delivery-based businesses are forging partnerships with physical stores to fulfil increased orders at a time when customers […]
Social media firms have to deal with misinformation responsibly: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Along with initiatives around work from home and innovative use of telecom spectrum, incentives worth ₹48,000 crore for the electronics manufacturing sector will play a big role in reviving the economy reeling from the Covid-19 virus outbreak, said Union Minister for Electronics and IT and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad. In an interview with ET’s Surabhi […]
New York coronavirus daily death toll reaches third-straight record at 799, Gov. Cuomo says
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo (D) speaking at a press Conference at the State Capitol. Michael Brochstein | Barcroft Media | Getty Images New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he is bringing in more funeral directors as coronavirus deaths across the state hit a third-straight daily record with 799 fatalities on Wednesday. New York state […]
Exclusive: Russia ships first wheat cargo to Saudi Arabia after export door opens
MOSCOW/HAMBURG (Reuters) – A symbolic 60,000 tonne cargo of Russian wheat has set sail for Saudi Arabia from a Black Sea port seven months after conditions were set to allow the trade, three sources told Reuters on Thursday. Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, confirmed the cargo had departed in a statement. The world’s largest wheat […]
Zoom Taps Ex-Facebook CISO Amid Security Snafus, Lawsuit
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Nutanix Xi Frame Podcast with Ruben Spruijt – Episode 320
In episode 320, Douglas Brown interviews Ruben Spruijt, Sr. Technologist at Nutanix. Together they discuss Nutanix FRAME, the history, how it works, VDI vs. DaaS, typical use cases, the future and much more. Learn more: About Ruben Spruijt Ruben Spruijt is Sr. Technologist at Nutanix, former CTO at Frame and a well-regarded author, speaker, market […]
Google must pay news firms for content: French regulator
Image Credit: REUTERS/Hannah McKay France’s competition regulator said Thursday that Google must start paying media groups for displaying their content, ordering it to begin negotiations after refusing for months to comply with Europe’s new digital copyright law. The agency said it “requires Google, within three months, to conduct negotiations in good faith with publishers and […]
Cisco ‘Critical Update’ Phishing Attack Steals Webex Credentials
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Online searches for games, movies soar amid lockdown: Report
More Indians are searching online for information on games, movies, books as well as grocery and food delivery services. In view of the ongoing lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, online searches related to these topics and more have surged, says web analytics firm SEMrush, which shared its search data exclusively with ET. Searches for […]