Why have all Western-owned digital firms failed in China?
Government censorship and cultural differences are not the only reasons for digital organisations such as Amazon, Google and Uber failing in China
The governing council has confirmed that the net asset (bond) purchases, at the current monthly pace of €30 billion, will continue until the end of September 2018, or beyond, if necessary
The ULTRA range comprises 14 truck models of varying capacities, with flexibility to cater to various fully-build applications, and priced in the range of Rs10 lakh to Rs25 lakh, depending on various applications and models
In a ruling that has wide ramifications especially for ecommerce, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has rejected the revenue department’s stand that discounts given by Flipkart should be reclassified as capital expenditure and taxed as such
Giving fresh impetus to fears of Aadhaar data leaks, the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation exposed Aadhaar numbers of 1.3 lakh people and allowed targeting of over 50 lakh individuals by caste, religion and locality
The Supreme Court has clarified that it had not ordered mandatory linkage of mobile phone numbers with Aadhaar, and said the government misinterpreted its 6 February 2017 observations to insist on such linkage
Facebook says terrorist groups and hate organisations are banned from the site and it takes down any content that praises these outfits, actions, or members
The ice samples from five regions throughout the Arctic Ocean contained up to 12,000 microplastic particles per litre of sea ice
The antifungal application could prove invaluable among those highly susceptible to infection, such as the elderly, hospitalised or disabled patients
While the merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers will create a combined company that will be owned by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone with equal rights, Vodafone and Idea Cellular will have an exit option in future
IHH has offered to infuse Rs650 crore immediately into Fortis Healthcare, while Radiant-KKR has offered to purchase Fortis Mulund for Rs1,200 crore without any due diligence, and Manipal-TPG submitted a revised offer which includes a premium of Rs1,319 crore
Government censorship and cultural differences are not the only reasons for digital organisations such as Amazon, Google and Uber failing in China
Fear of losing their privileged status in America and the world motivated many 2016 voters, notably whites, men, and Christians; data from the nationally representative panel also debunks the oft-cited idea that voters were driven by economic grievances, says University of Pennsylvania professor Diana C. Mutz
While AI-controlled doomsday machines are considered unlikely, the hazards of artificial intelligence for nuclear security lie instead in its potential to encourage humans to take potentially apocalyptic risks, says a new RAND Corporation paper
Prior to the Trump administration, the US consistently attempted to justify reprisals through creative characterisation of the facts to fit the self-defence paradigm, says world-renowned expert on international law, Mary Ellen O'Connell
Anjanette Raymond, an associate professor of business law and ethics in the Kelley School of Business, recommends a new legal framework to better identify what information is worthy of robust protection
Facebook veteran Mike Hoefflinger talks to Swetha Amit about the coming of age of the social media platform
Computer users at home and at work often engage in behaviours that create security risks and privacy threats, despite having a variety of security options available
Ransomware attacks, which encrypt and hold a computer user's files hostage in exchange for payment, extort millions of dollars from individuals each month, and comprise one of the fastest-growing forms of cyber attack
The online advertising business, led by companies like Google or Facebook, generated over $200 billion revenue in 2017, with an inter-annual growth over 15 per cent. This online advertising explosion is raising serious data privacy concerns
When we need information on any topic, our natural tendency is to 'just Google it'. But Google's algorithms are designed in a way that limits one's choices. The best information is often hidden in the deep web, says Manoj Agarwal, who has worked with Yahoo Search and XoXoday
