Facebook rolled out its own version of social media rival TikTok in the United States and more than 50 other countries on Wednesday, embedding a new short-form video service called Reels as a feature within its popular Instagram app. The debut comes days after Microsoft said it was in talks to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations […]
Archives for August 2020
ETtech Top 5: Disney’s direct-to-consumer push, E-commerce sales are back & more
Disney is making a big bet on direct-to-consumer services for its future growth as the company’s other businesses were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Amazon and Flipkart will launch sale events to help sellers ahead of the crucial festive season. Disney+ Hotstar growth Disney+ Hotstar had clocked around 8.63 million subscribers in India […]
How blockchain adds trust to AI and IoT
<!– –> Share this post: You picked your doctor because your doctor has a thing for technology, just like you do. And your doctor does not disappoint. She has a new AI doctor’s assistant, that is expertly trained, having ingested millions of medical periodicals to date. It would not be humanly possible for your doctor to […]
Announcing preview of Java Message Service 2.0 over AMQP on Azure Service Bus
Azure Service Bus simplifies enterprise messaging scenarios by leveraging familiar queue and topic subscription semantics over the industry-driven AMQP protocol. It offers customers a fully managed platform as a service (PaaS) offering with deep integrations with Azure services to provide a messaging broker with high throughput, reliable latency while ensuring high availability, secure design, and […]
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Increase Diversity in IT?
Applied properly, AI might help bridge the diversity gap in IT by assisting with job postings, evaluating resumes and standardizing the interviewing process. Technology companies are poster children for diversity problems in the workforce. Although they far surpass the national average when hiring Asian Americans, Brookings found African Americans and Latinos were employed in tech […]
Disney+ Hotstar subscriber base grows to 8.63 million in India
Disney-owned video streaming service Disney+ Hotstar had about 8.63 million subscribers in India for the quarter ended June, accounting for 15% of the company’s flagship streaming service’s user base which stood at 57.3 million for the quarter. This translates to an estimated 625,000 new subscriber additions in the April-June period in the country. Disney+, which […]
New Azure SQL Learning Tools help reduce the global technology skills gap
Microsoft’s learning solutions pave the way toward data-centric jobs of the future “It’s been forecasted 800 million people need to learn new skills for their jobs by 2030. In this time of change, people are hungry to learn, gain new skills, and grow their economic opportunity.”—Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Across Microsoft, we are helping a […]
5 Amazing Benefits Of Big Data For Business Owners In 2020
The big data market is exploding. According to Markets and Markets, it will be worth $229 billion in the next five years. Despite the rapid evolution of big data, many small businesses are overlooking its benefits. You should not make this mistake. You should consider the vast benefits of big data and invest in it […]
Amazon, Flipkart pad up for sale events before festive season
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi India’s top online marketplaces, Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart, are launching promotional events, beginning August 6, aimed at helping sellers liquidate old inventory and free up working capital ahead of mega festival sales, according to company executives. Amazon’s two-day sale will be its first large promotional event since the easing of the lockdown. […]
ETtech Top 5: Trump wants a cut for TikTok deal, e-pharma consolidation & more
Microsoft-TikTok talks have entered unchartered territory with an unusual demand from the US President Donald Trump. After seeing this TikTok deal play out, I will never again say “ok that’s not realistic” after an episode of Billions. — Aaron Levie (@levie) 1596486096000 Meanwhile, India’s online pharmacy space is set to see a wave of consolidation […]