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WhatsApp LLC’s new privacy policy has drawn the ire of the Indian government, according to a TechCrunch
article by Manish Singh published on Wednesday. The previous day, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) reportedly sent a letter to the Facebook-owned messaging service instructing the company to withdraw its planned policy update.
Within seven days, WhatsApp must provide a “satisfactory response,” to MeitY’s directive, or face legal consequences, TechCrunch
reported. The news outlet remarked that the letter coincides with a MeitY Delhi High Court case against WhatsApp and an Indian antitrust investigation.
Booking is a better metric to show demand than guiding specific numbers: HCL Tech s C Vijayakumar
C Vijayakumar, CEO, HCL Technologies
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HCL Technologies sees continued demand from clients across sectors for shifting their applications to the cloud and for cybersecurity solutions
HCL Technologies sees continued demand from clients across sectors for shifting their applications to the cloud and for cybersecurity solutions, said its CEO, C Vijayakumar. Vijayakumar told ET s Surabhi Agarwal and Raghu Krishnan in an interview that being transparent in order booking due to the increased demand is a better metric than guiding specific numbers for the year ahead. Edited excerpts:
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Leading companies and conglomerates, including Infosys, TCS, ITC, IBM, Raymond, InMobi, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Dunzo, Deloitte, SAP India, ManpowerGroup, Quess Corp, BookMyShow, PolicyBazaar and RPG Enterprises have asked employees to WFH.
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Many offices had begun opening in a staggered manner since January as the number of daily cases reduced and there was hope after vaccination started.
The massive second wave of Covid-19, with accompanying state-level lockdowns and curfews, has swept away all of India Inc’s schedules of phased working from office. Companies across regions and sectors are asking white-collar employees to go back to full work from home (WFH) mode, even in cities not under lockdown.
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Big Tech firms must pay publishers and creators for the content on their platforms, as users come for the content and not for advertising, European Union s Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager says in an exclusive interview.
Big Tech firms must pay publishers and creators for the content on their platforms, as users come for the content and not for advertising, according to
Margrethe Vestager, Competition Chief of the European Union.
In an exclusive interview with
Surabhi Agarwal and Raghu Krishnan, the 53 -year-old who is also tasked with providing strategic direction for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age” said she supported Australia’s stance in mandating