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IT spend to touch $94 billion in 2020 on wings of software

BENGALURU: In a forecast, the IT researcher Gartner on Monday said overall IT spending in India would grow 6.6% to reach $94 billion in 2020, from $88.5 billion in 2019. This growth would primarily be driven by spending in software. India’s domestic technology services market, however, is expected to delay in

Over 260 cops keep an eagle eye on social media

LUCKNOW: A team of over a dozen tech-savvy policemen, headed by a woman deputy superintendent of police, at the Signature Building headquarters of the UP Police had a key job to do over the weekend —monitoring the social media round the clock. Along with over 250 personnel

Stalkerware: The software that spies on your partner

Amy says it all started when her husband seemed to know intimate details about her friends. “He would drop snippets into conversations, such as knowing about Sarah’s baby. Really private things that he shouldn’t have known about. If I asked how he knew these things, he’d say

Lecture on use of Mendeley software

A special lecture on the use of Mendeley software for referencing management by Dr Neha Gulati from the University Business School of Panjab University was organised by the department of inter-disciplinary studies-IIHS, Himachal Pradesh University, for the senior batches of MBA (rural development) and MSc (environment sciences).

Paul Berton: People have lots to say on social media but less so when it really counts

While the last Canadian election in 2015 saw the highest turnout since 1993 at 68.5 per cent, the one before it in 2011 saw the third lowest in history at only 61.4 per cent. – The Canadian Press file photo When a caller recently ranted to me

Sports ministry to set up 20 new SAI centres with an eye on 2024 and 2028 Olympics

In a first-of-its kind move, the Ministry of Sports has decided to create 20 National Centres of Excellence (NCE) with top-of-the-line coaches will train athletes in the developmental group keeping 2024 Paris and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in mind. The NCEs will have the distinction of having

NY Times Tightens Up on Social Media After Scandals: ‘People Are Locking Down Their Accounts’

Under increased pressure from outside critics and hostile adversaries, The New York Times is getting more serious about the damage social media can have on the paper. In an internal email to staff this week, reviewed by The Daily Beast, Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger said that the paper would not be

Beginner’s Guide: How To Install Your Favorite Software On Ubuntu Linux 18.04 And 19.04

If you’re wading into Linux waters for the first time, chances are you’ve started with Ubuntu (here’s a guide for installing it!) It’s by far the world’s most popular desktop Linux distribution, it’s a snap to use, and it’s so entrenched in the ecosystem that almost any question you

Coming Out About Mental Health On Social Media

Susanna Harris was sitting in her lab class for her graduate program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she received an email that told her she had failed what she describes as “the most important exam in grad school,” the doctoral qualifying exam.

India’s software exporters may lose based on falling incentives and rising tax rates

India’s software exporters may lose their competitive edge on falling incentives and rising tax rates, industry executives said, and urged the government to extend the policy benefits of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) beyond April 2020, reduce corporate taxes for large companies and review the buyback tax introduced in the Budget. The top 150 companies contribute