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Since September 2019, in phases the company first switched bubble wrap with paper cushions and plastic tape with paper tape.

Amazon India gets environmentally conscious, swaps out cling for recyclables

Amazon India has more than 50 order fulfilment centres in the country, where changes have been made in packaging products for delivery.

29 Jun 2020 4:49 PM

The objective is to bring around 5 lakh tribal artisans online, thus connecting them to a larger national and international market. Around 5 lakh tribal items across 20,000 categories, including textiles, paintings, home decor items, jewelry, and metal crafts, will be available on the website. (Representative Image)

Tribal arts and crafts will soon be sold on an exclusive Amazon-like e-marketplace

A trial run of the e-marketplace will be held from July 30 to August 14.

28 Jun 2020 9:47 PM

Small and medium enterprises, especially those that do not use their own domain and hosted email service, are most at risk of cyber security threats. (Photo | WIkimedia Commons - Jaydeep)

If you're a small business, your email is most vulnerable to cyber crime, says police official

Ransomware attacks are also rising but one can protect oneself using backup clouds and locking systems, such as multiple levels of security.

28 Jun 2020 8:18 PM

Big Bazaar has seen a jump in orders for home delivery through bigbazaar.com, Whatsapp ordering and ordering through phone. (Photo | Wikipedia)

Convenience tasted, customers are sticking to online shopping, Big Bazaar and Walmart say

Walmart stores in even Tier II & III cities like Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Aurangabad and Amravati have also shown high e-commerce mix.

28 Jun 2020 7:15 PM

The positions for temporary global customer service staff at Amazon are open in Hyderabad, Pune, Coimbatore, Noida, Kolkata, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Mangaluru, Indore, Bhopal and Lucknow. (Photo | AFP)

20,000 jobs now available at Amazon India's global customer service

Most of the positions are part of Amazon’s ‘Virtual Customer Service’ programme that provides work-from-home options.

28 Jun 2020 5:38 PM

Huawei’s isolation leaves a tempting potential opening for telecoms firms like Samsung and NEC to grab space in 5G development but it’s a tough road ahead. (Photo | AFP)

With Huawei 5G being shunned by many countries, does Samsung, NEC have an opening?

Excluding Huawei is hard as there are only two alternatives for 5G equipment, Nokia and Ericsson, with Samsung, NEC having a long way to go.

28 Jun 2020 5:07 PM

The researchers said those behind the attacks include two Russian nationals, Igor Olegovich Turashev and Maksim Viktorovich Yakubets, indicted in the United States in December for their involvement in an entity known as Evil Corp which is accused of hacking US and British banks.

Russian hackers increasingly targeting US corporations with ransomware

Cybersecurity firm Symantec says it has identified at least 31 targets in the United States, including eight Fortune 500 companies.

27 Jun 2020 8:12 PM

Freddy Birdy, a bar and restaurant designer, is also an artist and adman.

Some professionals have more Instagram followers than movie stars, here's five of them

These 'influencers', who offer more than just pretty pictures, are the rage on the social media platform

27 Jun 2020 7:07 PM

A videograp of Mary Jo Laupp. She told the New York Times that one of her first projects would be to help build a group of pro-Biden content creators on TikTok.

‘TikTok Grandma’ whose call to action led to poor show at Trump rally will work to get Biden elected

Mary Jo Laupp’s TikTok video was viewed over two million times and boosted by American fans of South Korean pop music, also known as K-pop.

27 Jun 2020 6:17 PM

In this file photo taken on June 2, 2020 A looted and boarded up Microsoft store is seen after a night of protest over the death of an African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in Manhattan in New York City. Microsoft's physical stores, which sold Surface tablets, laptops and XBox gaming gear, never gained the momentum of rival Apple. Its retail team members will “serve customers from Microsoft corporate facilities and remotely provide sales, training, and support,” the company said. (Photo | AFP)

Microsoft products will now be sold solely online, all 80 retail stores shut

It will keep four locations as Microsoft Experience Centers in London, New York, Sydney and the company’s Redmond, Washington headquarters.

27 Jun 2020 5:36 PM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to take action against Trump posts suggesting that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud, saying that people deserved to hear unfiltered statements from political leaders. Twitter, by contrast, slapped a “get the facts” label on them. (Photo | BookCatalog)

Facebook bends to pressure, says will flag even Trump's post, if it violates rules

Unilever became the latest and one of the biggest advertisers to join several other brands that have stopped placing ads on Facebook.

27 Jun 2020 4:36 PM

A technology analyst said Zoox “has one of the better autonomous driving offerings but is currently suffering from its inability to forecast market readiness and demand for its product.” (Photo | Zoox)

Amazon enters ride-hailing space with purchase of self-driving taxi startup Zoox

Amazon and Zoox will compete with robotaxi offerings from Waymo, Cruise, Uber and Mobileye.

26 Jun 2020 8:40 PM

With a profusion of cameras and identity-matching, it raises the question how far is big data from Big Brother? (Photo | Flickr - Yeong-Nam)

Israel depends on its tech startups to stave off coronavirus second wave

They hope to “use the best technological tools to monitor the state of health of the population" but it raises surveillance concerns.

26 Jun 2020 8:03 PM

Facebook’s research has found “that the timeliness of an article is an important piece of context that helps people decide what to read, trust and share” and that some news organizations have complained that sharing of older stories purported to be current news “can misconstrue the state of current events.” (Photo | AP)

Coronavirus posts on Facebook will come with a notification on its source and published time

“Our goal is to make it easier for people to identify content that’s timely, reliable and most valuable to them,” a Facebook official said.

26 Jun 2020 7:25 PM

The US Defense Department has been hosting training exercises for 10 years now, with Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia as participants. This time it was all online. In this picture, Chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White briefs reporters at the Pentagon, May 3, 2018. (Photo | US Dept of Defense - Army Sgt Amber I Smith)

Not just the US election, even critical infrastructure faces rising foreign hacking threat

Virtual war games are being conducted to sharpen the US Cyber Command’s ability to counter online threats.

26 Jun 2020 6:48 PM

Verizon joins Ben & Jerry's icecream, sporting goods makers Patagonia, North Face and REI, as well as the freelance staffing agency Upwork in stopping placement of ads on Facebook. (Photo | Flickr - Mike Mozart)

Verizon latest to ditch advertising on Facebook for allowing hate speech on platform

Recently a Verizon ad appeared next to “a video from the conspiracy group QAnon drawing on hateful and anti-Semitic rhetoric.”

26 Jun 2020 5:47 PM

Don't allow Beijing to expand surveillance state, US will help buy non-Huawei gear, says official

“There’s lots of financing tools...countries like us are willing to help provide, because we recognize this danger,” US undersecretary says.

25 Jun 2020 7:52 PM

IIT-Bombay’s announcement comes at a time the HRD Ministry is holding discussions on revising the academic calendar in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases.

IIT Bombay campus will be empty as new academic year begins, all classes go online

As a large section of students are from economically weak families, the director appealed for donations to help bridge the digital divide.

25 Jun 2020 7:22 PM

A nine-member panel has been asked to study and understand the insurance needs of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) owners and operators.

Increasing use of drones amid lockdown prompts insurance regulator to consider coverage

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India sets up panel to work out products covering risks related to drone use.

25 Jun 2020 6:24 PM

“We believe that products should keep your information for only as long as it’s useful and helpful to you,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post, adding that the changes were designed to “keep less data by default.” (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Nguyen Hung Vu)

Now, new users on Google have auto-delete already activated to wipe out their data after 18 months

Current users can already opt in to auto-delete their data every three or 18 months—a setting that has not changed.

25 Jun 2020 5:29 PM

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