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On the second day of her visit, Sitharaman would meet chief executive officers of public sector banks (PSBs) to review annual financial performance of the state-run lenders and launch EASE 4.0 (Enhanced Access and Service Excellence), which is aimed at institutionalising clean and smart banking. — PTI

FM to review PSBs performance

Tuesday’s interaction would be with senior officials of the Income Tax Department at the agency's office at Bandra Kurla Complex

24 Aug 2021 9:25 AM

DJ Michael Brun’s first three paid concerts will be geofenced to people within 100 miles of Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago, respectively, at five dollars per ticket.

How to tour amid the pandemic? Popular New York DJ set to test out virtual shows

Haitian DJ Michael Brun’s strategy aims to draw an audience for a fee by catering to certain cities.

16 Aug 2020 4:59 PM

JNU Vice Chancellor Professor M Jagadesh Kumar said the university has streamlined many procedures by adopting digital technologies over the last four years and more such reforms are in the offing.

JNU digitalises student assessment processes amid shutdown

All official requirements, such as plagiarism check of draft dissertations and theses and fee payment will be done digitally, JNU said.

23 Jul 2020 7:38 PM

Facebook is hoping to grab a large slice of Indonesia’s digital sector which was estimated at $40 billion in 2019 and could triple by 2025.

Pushing for WhatsApp digital payments, Facebook picks up stake in Indonesia’s Gojek after Jio

We can help bring millions of small businesses and their customers into the largest digital economy in Southeast Asia, WhatsApp's COO said.

03 Jun 2020 9:21 PM

Milano Digital Fashion Week from July 14-17 will include photo and video content, backstage interviews with designers, as well as webinars and live streaming of keynote speeches. (Photo | AFP)

No crowded shows, Milan Fashion Week will be live on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Weibo

Thousands of Chinese buyers and media are prevented from travelling to the shows, forcing the fashion chamber to offer digital alternatives.

07 May 2020 5:14 PM

Pressure is now growing to lift the ban as more books and movies become digital, potentially reducing revenues further. (Representative image)

Trade war goes digital: countries eye tariffs on Internet economy

Since 1998, World Trade Organization (WTO) members have renewed a ban on import duties on so-called “electronic transmissions.”

07 Dec 2019 4:00 PM

Young digital Guru: Pratham Singh

Meet the new age digital star.

25 Aug 2019 2:43 PM

This helps in avoiding any obstacle in running the businesses. (Representational image)

How New Age Digital Lenders are strengthening the backbone of economy ‘MSMEs’

MSME’s are now able to get easy access on short term, collateral-free loans that too in lesser time.

29 Jun 2019 6:13 PM

Currently, FDI restrictions are limited to product e-commerce only under the Consolidated FDI Policy.

Draft e-commerce policy 'inimical' to USD 1 trillion digital economy goal: IAMAI

The association was also of the view that "the process of making the policy itself was less than inclusive and open,"

08 Apr 2019 7:03 PM

The large enterprises of today operate numerous internal and external business applications, which manage the load of multiple transactions on a daily basis.

TO THE NEW introduces an end to end application stack monitoring solution – HAWK

HAWK is an advanced solution solves this challenge by enabling a single holistic view of the entire application stack at one place.

06 Mar 2019 4:25 PM

The COOLPIX B600 is equipped with a 60× optical zoom lens that covers an incredible range of focal length beginning at the wide-angle 24mm equivalent and extending to super-telephoto 1440mm equivalent (up to 120×2 zoom is possible when Dynamic Fine Zoom is enabled).

Nikon launches COOLPIX B600 compact digital camera

Perfect for all kinds of scenes, the B600’s 19 Scene modes ensure photos and movies are always optimised.

17 Jan 2019 4:41 PM

In March, the European Union’s executive arm proposed a 3 percent tax on big digital firms’ online revenues accusing them of funnelling profits through member states with the lowest tax rates to keep their overall tax down.

France, Germany aim to keep digital tax alive with new proposal

The two countries will try to agree a text to put to other EU countries when finance ministers meet.

04 Dec 2018 11:51 AM

The Luxury Overland Taurus Truck parked at Spiti Valley.

Road to digital well-being

At a time when we are constantly bombarded with A digital overload, there is an imperative need to go for a detox.

04 Nov 2018 2:37 AM

Google's Medical Brain team claims that feeding electronic health record data to a deep learning model could substantially improve the accuracy of projected outcomes.

Google’s AI may predict deaths

The firm claims that its AI computer system can predict when people will die with 95 per cent accuracy.

24 Jun 2018 1:35 AM

In a survey of 135 San Francisco State students, Peper and Harvey found that students who used their phones the most reported higher levels of feeling isolated, lonely, depressed and anxious.

Got the blues? Blame your digital addiction

In a San Francisco State University study, researchers argued that overuse of smartphones was just like any other type of substance abuse.

12 Apr 2018 12:28 PM

Furniture goes tech

The idea is that of digital designer Adam Pickard. Let’s hope the concept would take wings in little time.

25 Mar 2018 1:44 AM

Flip users also can access up to 20 pages of writing space, with embedded search functionalities available to instantly direct participants to specific content.

Samsung Flip digital whiteboard launched in India for Rs 3 lakh

The company says that the Flip can be used in meeting rooms and other collaborative environments.

21 Mar 2018 5:54 PM

The move, effective immediately, comes as Disney is in the process of purchasing film, TV and international businesses from Twenty-First Century Fox.

Disney creates streaming video unit for digital future

Walt Disney had created a new unit for its streaming video and international businesses.

15 Mar 2018 8:08 AM

The company said the mobile application facility was available in 10 regional languages and would also ensure business owners are instantly on-boarded and begin accepting payments at zero additional fees.

Paytm launches 'Paytm for Business' mobile app

The 'Paytm for Business' app for merchants and business partners who accept Paytm at their offline stores in the state.

06 Mar 2018 7:22 PM

The product is being launched with all existing merchant partners and brands such as Dell, Prestige, Intex, Caratlane and others.

Kissht launches "Scan and Pay Later" credit wallet in India

With this, customers can shop on credit using the “Kissht QR Code,” usable in select offline stores and modern retail chains.

16 Feb 2018 3:55 PM

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