News Cloud Computing Costs Tip: ‘Whatever You Spend on Monitoring Is Worth It’ By David Ramel 09/02/2020 During a recent online summit event held by Virtualization & Cloud Review, a speaker provided a quick useful tip for attendees who use cloud computing platforms: “Whatever you spend on monitoring is worth it.” That tip came from […]
Archives for September 2020
Preventing algorithmic discrimination
Awesome, not awesome.#Awesome“Machine learning can assess the effectiveness of mathematical tools used to predict the movements of financial markets, according to new Cornell research based on the largest dataset ever used in this area. The researchers’ model could also predict future market movements, an extraordinarily difficult task because of markets’ massive amounts of information and […]
India bans 118 more Chinese apps including PUBG
India banned an additional 118 Chinese-owned apps, including the popular game PUBG, on concerns over “stealing” user data and for engaging in activities prejudicial to the country’s “sovereignty and integrity.” Apart from Tencent’s PUBG, which has its most users in India, the fresh ban includes apps from the stable of Chinese internet giant Baidu and […]
New collaboration to create “forever battery” for IoT
Atmosic Technologies is teaming up with SMK Electronics to power connected devices like remote controls and sensors with a battery that do not need to be replaced, the companies say. Image: iStock In the always-connected workplace, keeping devices powered and ready for use is not just important, but critical—a dead battery is not just a […]
Amazon woos consumers with insurance & gold products. Makes India centre of fintech push
Amazon has added insurance and even gold to its menu of financial services in India, to expand its customer base and attract more subscribers to its Prime loyalty programme in a battleground growth market. The push ramps up competition as financial technology (fintech) rivals and their deep-pocketed foreign backers struggle for profitability in a predominantly […]
SoftBank leads $150M funding in Unacademy, valuation jumps to $1.5 billion
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Unacademy will receive $150 million in a fresh funding round led by Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund, the Bengaluru-based education technology company said on Wednesday. The capital infusion, which has yet to hit the bank, will push the firm’s valuation to $1.45 billion, the company said, second only to industry leader Byju’s and […]
The New-Generation 5G CPE Brings a New Internet Experience
As everyone knows, when we use Wi-Fi, if there is a long distance or many walls between the user and the wireless router, the signal will be weak or lost. At such blind spots, your phone or iPad won’t receive the Wi-Fi signal. The traditional approach is to add a router to relay and enhance […]
Setback for Netflix, SC refuses to entertain plea in ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’ case
In a setback for Netflix, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain its writ petition challenging a Bihar Court order which last month restrained it from using Subrata Roy’s name in its upcoming web series “Bad Boy Billionaires”. The series was slated for release on Wednesday at 12 noon. However, owing to two Courts- […]
Gaana raises Rs 375 crore in debt funding from existing investors
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Music streaming service Gaana has raised Rs 375 crore in debt funding from existing shareholders Tencent and Times Internet. The development comes nearly two years after Chinese technology giant Tencent led a $115 million funding in the music streaming service. “We recently raised Rs 375 crore debt from existing shareholders, Times Internet, […]
SIMCom 5G module SIM8202G-M2 accelerates the Smart Internet of Everything
The commercial use of 5G accelerates the Internet of Everything, brings about updates of cellular IoT technology, which prompts the industry chain to constantly update and improve technologies and products. Recently, SIMCom launched an ultra-small 5G module SIM8202G-M2, which not only makes SIMCom’s 5G product line more diversified, but also effectively supports 5G application scenarios. […]