Wipro completes acquisition of US-based ITI

In continuation with the announcement made on June 5, "the said acquisition has been completed on October 3, 2019," Wipro said in a regulatory filing to BSE. https://ift.tt/31NKsnV

How Microsoft and Google Cloud are battling for enterprise customers with partnerships, hardball licensing tactics, and tailored offerings for deskless workers (Adam Mansfield/CIO.com)

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How Microsoft and Google Cloud are battling for enterprise customers with partnerships, hardball licensing tactics, and tailored offerings for deskless workers  —  The competitive landscape is heating up.  As Google Cloud aggressively approaches enterprises to get a foot in the door …

Flipkart Says Festive Sale Brought 50 Percent Growth in New Customers

Flipkart on Friday said that its Big Billion Days sale witnessed almost 50 percent growth in the number of new customers compared to last year, with 70 billion views in six days of the sale that began... https://ift.tt/31SbHO0

Amazon Says Its Festive Sale Brought Orders From 99.4 Percent of India

Amazon.in on Friday said it received orders from 99.4 percent of pin codes in India as over 65,000 sellers from more than 500 cities received orders in just five days of its Great Indian Festival... https://ift.tt/2ofUboj

Drivers say Lyft does very little to protect them from assaults and harassment by passengers and makes it "extremely traumatic to report anything" (Lauren Kaori Gurley/VICE)

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Drivers say Lyft does very little to protect them from assaults and harassment by passengers and makes it “extremely traumatic to report anything”  —  Drivers Motherboard spoke to say they were assaulted by riders and Lyft did little to help them.  Experts say Uber and Lyft don't take the same safety measures as taxis.

Apple Sued by App Developer Over 'Sign In With Apple' Feature

An app developer is accusing Apple of patent infringement and antitrust violations in a new lawsuit filed Friday in Delaware federal court. https://ift.tt/31QjDzs

10 smartphones from Google, Xiaomi, Samsung that may be at risk

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WhatsApp has updates for iPhone and Android users: All you need to know

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Interview with AMD execs about the company's partnership with Microsoft and the semi-custom Ryzen Mobile CPU that runs the consumer-focused Surface Laptop 3 (Dr. Ian Cutress/AnandTech)

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Interview with AMD execs about the company's partnership with Microsoft and the semi-custom Ryzen Mobile CPU that runs the consumer-focused Surface Laptop 3  —  One of the key takeaways from Microsoft's launch this week was that the company was spreading its wings with devices …

PayPal withdraws from Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency group

International outcry is mounting over Libra with central banks and governments railing against Facebook's upstart cryptocurrency and questions over how it would be regulated. https://ift.tt/2LLkUSA https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Spotify asked by antitrust probers in Congress to detail alleged Apple abuses: Sources

Spotify and other developers have alleged that Apple engages in anticompetitive behavior by imposing rules that hamper distribution via its App Store https://ift.tt/2AP7vT7 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Will over-the-top streaming services hit multiplexes?

While some see OTT as a substitute, it is equally true that OTT is also driving people to the multiplexes. https://ift.tt/31Q8EWK https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

US tech giants turn to India for new apps before world release

RBC Capital Markets’ Mark Mahaney said India is now more popular than markets like China because it has the same growth dynamics but with fewer regulations. https://ift.tt/2LNJrq5 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Small-town India helps Amazon & Flipkart record growth in sales

Combined gross sales of the two estimated at $3.5-3.7 b, a jump of 33% over last year. https://ift.tt/2LNJpOZ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Want to see 'Assembled in India' on an iPhone soon: RS Prasad

Besides mobile phones & electronics production, IT minister expects India to be hub for data processing https://ift.tt/35d76Z1 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J