December 16, 2021
Stalin, Google, Kamal, fans pay tributes to Sivaji
Chief Minister M K Stalin, actor Kamal Haasan, politicians, film personalities, fans and people from various walks of life paid tributes to legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan on his 93rd birth anniversary today. Continue Reading
Google, Springboard to launch ‘Startup Sprint’
91springboard, a co-working community, has partnered with Google for Startups (GfS) to launch ‘Startup Sprint’ – a virtual program that provides an opportunity to various startups and entrepreneurs across India to scale up and expand their businesses online by helping them learn modern digital business tools. Continue Reading
Google, FB say they will aim to comply with India’s new digital rules
Amid speculations that social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter will be banned in India for their non-compliance to the new guidelines, the companies have said that they were working on implementing the new rules. Continue Reading
Pandemic led to resurgence in moral values
The use of the words like sacrifice, share and help more than doubled on Twitter and Google from before the pandemic to the period after 13 March, according to new research, saying that internet trends suggest Covid-19 spurred a return to earlier values and activities among people. Continue Reading
Editorial: Well begun
Technology giants Google and Apple, have applauded President Joe Biden’s steps to initiate immigration reforms, underlining that the move would boost American economy, create jobs and attract and retain the best talent from across the world. Continue Reading
FB, Apple, Google, Amazon revenues up
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Cloud arm of retail behemoth Amazon, has become a $43 bn annualised run rate business, up nearly $10 bn in run rate in the last 12 months. Continue Reading
Apple, Google, tops Forbes’ list
With a brand value of $241.2 billion (a 17 per cent increase year-over-year), Apple has topped the Forbes’ annual list of the World’s Most Valuable Brands, which looked at the top 100 companies from the fiscal year 2019. Continue Reading
‘FB, Google, Twitter won’t be reined in by Trump order’
The world’s mighty digital platforms will be reined in only when privacy regulation knocks their business model of “uninhibited data collection” which in turn will erode their margins, and it’s unlikely that firestorms over content policy regulation will spark major change, co-director of the Digital Platforms and Democracy Project at Harvard Kennedy School told IANS. Continue Reading
NT compiles major business booms of the decade
With 2019 coming to an end, News Today compiles a list of sectors that made a huge dent. They were chosen based on impact they made to our lives. From online shopping to food delivery, from watching web series to e-learning, the 2010s has been a decade to remember. Continue Reading