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QuEST Global to hire 3,000 people in India over next one year SECTIONS Share Synopsis The jobs would primarily be in the software and digital engineering space as QuEST Global sees demand accelerating on the back of increased digital adoption. Getty Images Pune: Engineering solutions provider QuEST Global will be adding over 3,000 employees to its India headcount over the course of one year, head of digital services Ankush Tiwari said. The jobs would primarily be in the software and digital eng...

Google unveils $2 billion data hub in Poland SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 07:57 AM IST Share Synopsis Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hailed the new hub saying it would ensure "better service from private and public entities" and strengthen security because the data would be stored in Poland. ETCIO US tech giant Google on Wednesday launched a new cloud data hub in Warsaw -- its first in Central and Eastern Europe -- with an investment of nearly $2.0 billion (1.7 billion euros). Prime...

Well soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... "Were also announcing that Google Cloud is launching a virtual agent where people without internet access can schedule vaccine appointments and ask questions about eligibility and availability over the phone - in up to 28 languages and dialects," it said. The announcement came as Googles Chief Health Officer Dr Karen DeSalvo joined an event co-hosted by Gavi - the vaccine alliance - and the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to kick off a campai...

Well soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... M1xchange had earlier raised $4.5 million from Beenext and Mayfield in December last year. The firm also counts SIDBI Ventures among its investors. “With this new funding, we plan to further expand our reach beyond the 352 cities from where MSMEs currently enjoy the benefit of discounted invoices,” M1xchange founder Sundeep Mohindru said in a statement. Started in 2017 under the TReDS (Trade Receivables Discounting System) licence issued by the R...

BitClout aims to be the ‘influencer stock market’ SECTIONS Share Synopsis Bitclout, the world’s first blockchain-based crypto social network, lets users invest in the social clout of the rich and famous by buying their unique crypto token. ETtech BitClout wants to work as a stock market in which, instead of companies, people invest in the reputations of individuals. (Illustration: Rahul Awasthi/ETtech) Mumbai:BitClout, a blockchain-based social network, lets users speculate on the social ...

Flipkart likely to bag Cleartrip for $40 million in distress sale SECTIONS Share Synopsis Talks of a potential Flipkart-Cleartrip deal comes at a time when the Walmart-owned e-commerce firm is making strategic investments across sectors to build an ecosystem of online services. Mumbai:Flipkart is finalising the acquisition of Cleartrip, one the oldest travel booking portals in India, two people in the know said, as the Walmart-owned online retailer continues to make strategic investments across...

Well soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... The company conducts a national qualifier test four times a year to hire engineers from across India. That would help if there’s a requirement of more people, he added. TCS hired more than 40,000 people in FY21, ending the fiscal with 488,649 professionals. The company also maintained a lower attrition rate of 7.2% throughout the year. Indian IT firms are hiring by the thousands to cater to demands of digital transformation from clients as a pandem...

Delhi HC defers hearing in WhatsApp privacy policy case to Tuesday SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 07:51 PM IST Share Synopsis WhatsApp and Facebook have challenged in the Delhi High Court Competition Commission of India’s directive to launch an investigation into the messaging app’s contentious privacy policy update. Reuters New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has postponed till Tuesday hearing on a petition filed by WhatsApp and its parent Facebook Inc. challenging CCI’s directive to l...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Everbridge Wins Four 2021 Comparably Awards for Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Sales Team, and Best Places to Work April 12, 2021 GMT Everbridge Wins Four 2021 Comparably Awards for Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Sales Team, and Best Places to Work (Graphic: Business Wire) Everbridge Wins Four 2021 Comparably Awards for Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best S...

With this, Subroto Bagchi joins his industry peers, such as Wipros Azim Premji and Infosyss N.R. Narayana Murthy, and other co-founders of Mindtree in dedicating their wealth towards philanthropy.