Sorry kids, Infosys and Wipro have cancelled graduate recruitment India's big four outsourcers scored record deals in Q2, but revenue didn't reflect those successes Channel20 Oct 2023 | 6
Indian authorities raid fake tech support rings after tipoff from Amazon and Microsoft Also went after crypto-crooks who sought money to buy miners for fake token Cybersecurity Month20 Oct 2023 | 20
India courts IBM, Intel, and Tower for chip partnerships - all in one day Big Blue in early talks to advance local RISC-V designs Systems19 Oct 2023 | 1
Moonstruck Modi wants lunar Indian crew by 2040 A space station, Venus, and Mars also on the cards but the budget is TBD Science18 Oct 2023 | 5
India's AI vision calls for 80 exaFLOPS of infrastructure Or about half of China's recent compute upgrade plan On-Prem16 Oct 2023 | 1
India demands social networks 'swiftly' remove all CSAM X, YouTube, and Telegram told to make it happen, or feel the wrath of 'zero tolerance' regime Legal09 Oct 2023 | 15
India's biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots Global tech companies' Bharat offices attract the wrong sort of interest Security21 Sep 2023 | 2
Zuck uses India visit to increase Meta's transactional traction WhatsApp gets better at taking money and so does Meta with verified accounts for biz Software21 Sep 2023 |
Robocall scammers sentenced in US after netting $1.2M via India-based call centers Part of network of crims who used 'trickery and threats' to target elderly Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 14
Big Tech offers free training courses on India's new digital skills platform Mobile-first service aims to bring e-learning to the masses, covering tech and plenty more Software15 Sep 2023 | 1
South Korea's Moon orbiter snaps India's lander As Japan's space agency preps a rover to land on Martian moon Phobos Science13 Sep 2023 | 7
G20 sets 2027 as the year in which it hopes members can tax crypto transactions Leaders settle for modest action on issues including AI, stablecoins, cross-border payments Software11 Sep 2023 | 6
India warns ecommerce 'basket sneaks' and 'confirm shamers' their days are numbered Amazon, Google, and Meta helped it to draft guidelines on preventing 'dark patterns' Software08 Sep 2023 | 19
ASEAN bloc starts work on Digital Economy Framework Who needs India or China when ten booming economies form a gang? Legal06 Sep 2023 |
Want tunes with that? India-made POS terminal includes a speaker You read that right: a speaker. Because merchants like music, electronic payments, and $8.50 hardware On-Prem05 Sep 2023 | 19
Samsung teases 1TB DDR5 modules with launch of 32Gb die Asia in Brief PLUS: China allows first wave of chatbots, India’s sun-spotter soars; ASUS smacks down speculation it will quit smartphones On-Prem04 Sep 2023 | 3
India, China pump up the patriotism to celebrate local hardware manufacturing wins Huawei's mystery smartphone excites, as top laptop-makers reportedly sign up to make in India On-Prem01 Sep 2023 | 2
India set to launch Sun-spotting satellite on Saturday Meanwhile its Moon rover dodges a crater and spots sulphur Science30 Aug 2023 | 5
Taiwanese infosec researchers challenge Microsoft's China espionage finding Asia In Brief PLUS: India calls for global action on AI and crypto; Vietnam seeks cybersecurity independence; China bans AI prescribing drugs Security28 Aug 2023 | 11
India's Moon mission continues to triumph, Japan's waits for better weather JAXA's SLIM scheduled to arrive after Chandrayaan-3 says goodnight Science25 Aug 2023 | 7
India lands Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Moon, is the first to lunar south pole Video with update Way to go, ISRO. Congrats on getting your rover rolling, too Science23 Aug 2023 | 51
US tech titans say a heads-up about India's PC import license would've been nice Trade org board members petitioning Uncle Sam are who's who of Big Tech Legal21 Aug 2023 | 7
G20 digital ministers sign up for Digital Public Infrastructure push They've also thought of the children, and the poor SMEs trying to stay secure Software21 Aug 2023 | 3
Tencent predicts big profits from lock-in to cloudy AI Asia In Brief PLUS: Lucasfilm quits Singapore ‘Sandcrawler’; China criticizes India’s tech push; Red Apple celebrates 30 years in China AI + ML21 Aug 2023 |
Moscow makes a mess on the Moon as Luna 25 probe misses orbit, lands with a thud First lunar attempt since Soviet era ends in катастрофа Science21 Aug 2023 | 132
India's digital public goods diplomacy scores wins around the world France likes its payment system, Saudi Arabia is close to co-operating, and the Caribbean is calling Software18 Aug 2023 | 6
Foxconn to spend billions bulking its Indian operations – just for starters Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand on mega-manufacturer's list of not-China expansion targets Personal Tech15 Aug 2023 | 1
Indian armed forces gives Windows its marching orders, but only for desktop warriors Opinion I am become Tux, destroyer of warez OSes14 Aug 2023 | 40
If you're Russian to the Moon, expect traffic: Moscow's Putin a lander into orbit India's close to landing one, too, and Japan is counting down to a launch Science14 Aug 2023 | 25
Indian authorities reject Infosys 'COVID ate my homework' excuse Asia In Brief Tencent keyboard app allowed eavesdropping; Australia, Japan, sour on TwitX; China seeks to ID app devs Legal14 Aug 2023 | 3
India launches contest to build homegrown web browser Almost certainly based on a FOSS engine, but with tweaks for the nation's particular needs Software10 Aug 2023 | 21
India hits pause on import ban after Apple and Samsung pull out Asia in brief ALSO: That's not a limp, that's 68 iPhones strapped to your body; Malaysia scores giant fab; Phishing phlops in Hong Kong; and more On-Prem07 Aug 2023 | 3
Big Tech's going to love India's new personal data protection bill Big fines for breaches. Also big powers – including takedowns – for planned Data Protection Board Legal04 Aug 2023 | 6
Out of nowhere, India requires PC and server makers to get an import license This is one way to kickstart local manufacturing On-Prem04 Aug 2023 | 21
Old-school hacktivism is back because it never went away Mysterious Team Bangladesh has carried out 846 attacks since June 2022, mostly DDoS Research03 Aug 2023 | 7
Indonesia blocks Musk's X.com over its X-rated past Asia In Brief ALSO: Japan's government to write docs with AI; 5G boom coming; India denies infosec issues Legal31 Jul 2023 | 26
Days before its earnings call, Infosys announces $2B in new business Results were anticipated to be dim, so where does this put outsourcer now? AI + ML20 Jul 2023 | 6
Unidentified object on Australian beach may be part of Indian rocket launcher Probably not aliens, maybe Offbeat18 Jul 2023 | 49
Now Foxconn hopes to lure TSMC, Japan’s TMH into India chip fab pact – report After that $20B Vedanta deal went up in smoke Systems15 Jul 2023 | 6
India takes second punt at soft lunar landing with launch of Chandrayaan-3 mission We'll see in 42 days whether economical $74.5M rover sticks Science14 Jul 2023 | 31
India slaps massive 28 percent tax on online games of skill Fantasy sports bets put on the same footing as online casinos or a punt on the gee-gees Legal13 Jul 2023 | 7
Indian developer fired 90 percent of tech support team, outsourced the job to AI Improved service massively and slashed costs. Gulp AI + ML13 Jul 2023 | 60
Foxconn, India's star recruit for semiconductor manufacturing, quits Departure won't hurt a bit, insists IT minister, as JV partner presses ahead On-Prem11 Jul 2023 | 6
Microsoft to hike prices in Australia and New Zealand Asia In Brief ALSO: Google Cloud extends support in Korean and Mandarin; Cambodia lashes Meta; MSFT India boss bails; and more Systems10 Jul 2023 | 3
India's space agency set to launch lunar lander, rover On a shoestring budget, Chandrayaan-3 aims to observe Luna, Earth, even exoplanets Science07 Jul 2023 | 15
Startup that charged $1.20 a day for coworking space in nightclubs folds Friyey’s cash – and beer – taps turned off Offbeat07 Jul 2023 | 37
HPE prepares for spicy affair with India to churn out $1B worth of servers Middle Kingdom suddenly a less appealing destination for manufacturing On-Prem06 Jul 2023 | 4
Two top execs quit Infosys mere months after its president skipped CISO and head of HR depart as services market tightens Channel06 Jul 2023 | 3
No open door for India's tech workers in any UK trade deal Both countries want it, but respective red lines could torpedo an agreement Sysadmin Month04 Jul 2023 | 219
Indian telecoms leaps from 2G, to 4G, to 6G – on a single day Lays out ambition to set standards, as a $12 not-quite feature phone emerges to get millions connected Networks04 Jul 2023 | 34
H-1B fraud consultancies grow, with application abuse openly discussed online In depth How do you solve a problem like a visa? How do you catch a fraud and bring it down? On-Prem01 Jul 2023 | 33
Google uses India to test ‘deliver to the house near the post office’ feature Ads and search giant also open sources offensive stereotype database, and gives Amazon a poke Software29 Jun 2023 | 16
Singapore, Amazon lead push for 'purpose bound' digital money Asia In Brief PLUS: US joins India’s software diplomacy push; Suzuki to make flying cars; Indonesia's broadband bird Software26 Jun 2023 | 14
Micron, Applied Materials make big investments in India Not building fabs, but fabulous for India – as is GE coming to build jet engines On-Prem23 Jun 2023 |
Micron warns China's ban could cost it $4 billion annual revenue Asia In Brief PLUS: Crypto just isn't cricket in India; China's budget smartphone surge; Jack Ma is back, again; and more Legal19 Jun 2023 | 1
Bad times are just starting for India's IT outsourcers, says JP Morgan All of FY2024 is going to be a 'washout' Channel16 Jun 2023 | 70
India probes medical info 'leak' to Telegram Asia In Brief PLUS: Vietnam's free domain names for youngsters; China's Cuba spy base; Hyundai and Samsung team for car chips; and more Security13 Jun 2023 | 2
Darkweb credit card marts in decline across Asia, researchers claim India tops the charts for document theft Security09 Jun 2023 | 1
India official fined after draining reservoir to recover phone Dam it all to hell Offbeat01 Jun 2023 | 24
China's homegrown airliner makes first paid-for flight Asia in Brief PLUS: Grab founder quits operational role; Meta's fiber-bot crawls to Japan; ChatGPT enhances Taiwan's status Systems28 May 2023 | 11
India set to regulate AI, Big Tech, with sweeping Digital Act Big semiconductor R&D strategy in the works, too Legal26 May 2023 |
China seeks space cargo launches well below prices NASA pays SpaceX Asia In Brief Plus: ChatGPT hallucinates Japan's PM; Infosys scores huge BP deal; Grab on the way to becoming a bank; and more Science22 May 2023 | 8