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India should remove Chinese firms Huawei, ZTE from 5G & other ICT networks, US official says

Greg Kalbaugh, an official under the US Department of Commerce, says vendors from China cannot be trusted as they 'are subject to the control of their government'.

WhatsApp is counting on customer service tools, not ads, for revenue

WhatsApp paused plans for targeted advertising late last year, surprising those who thought it would follow in line with its parent company Facebook.

US case against Google follows path similar to suit that weakened Microsoft

In 1998, the US government had alleged that Microsoft was requiring computer makers to set its web browser as the default on their machines.

Activist serves notice on Facebook after he’s declared dead, seeks Rs 5 lakh for ‘trauma’

Mohd Abuzar’s account was restored Tuesday, more than a month after it was memorialised, the activist said in a press statement.

Just under half of India’s labour force digitally skilled, WEF’s Future of Jobs report says

World Economic Forum’s 'Future of Jobs' report also found that automation of work will displace 85 million jobs globally in the next five years.

Mukesh Ambani’s Jio teams up with Qualcomm to ready 5G solutions for India

Jio teaming up with Qualcomm for 5G leaves the company immune to political disputes linked to Chinese equipment vendors that global operators are embroiled in.

The longer Google fights, the worse it will get — lesson from tough Microsoft antitrust trial

It is legal to create a monopoly in US — if you build a mousetrap better than everyone else’s, good for you. But what is not legal is using that monopoly power to stifle competition.

US lawsuit says Google paid mobile carriers over $1bn to make its search the default option

According to the Justice Department, Google also cut hefty revenue sharing agreements with major mobile carriers to box out competing search engines and browsers.

Intel is smart to sell memory business, abandoning a market dominated by Samsung

Intel has never been a big player in flash memory which are used in storage devices inside computer hard drives and consumer electronics.

Intel to sell NAND memory unit to South Korean chipmaker Hynix for $9 billion

The acquisition includes Intel’s solid-state drive, Nand flash and wafer businesses, as well as a production facility in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.