Alphabet Inc. said on Wednesday it would slow the pace of hiring for the rest of the year, the latest company to make such a move as decades-high inflation and the fallout from the Ukraine crisis pressure businesses. The announcement aligns the parent of search giant Google with other major tech companies, including Uber Technologies Inc. and...
Tag: technology
Media ownership: BIF decries few stakeholders’ bid to ‘confuse, confound’ concepts
Urging India’s telecom and broadcast regulator TRAI to side with ‘regulatory restraint’ on issues relating to media ownership, Broadband India Forum (BIF) has highlighted that some stakeholders were making attempts to ‘confuse and confound’ the concepts of dominance and its abuse. “We want to highlight that the comments made by some stakehold...
Spotify expands video podcasts for creators
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has announced expansion of video podcasts for creators in six new countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico. This is the first time Spotify has allowed this feature in non-English speaking countries. "These are markets with especially strong podcast creator communities t...
Netflix partners with Microsoft for ad-supported service
Netflix Inc and Microsoft said on Wednesday the latter has been selected as technology and sales partner for the streamer’s planned ad-supported subscription offering. The streaming giant is looking to plug slowing subscriber growth by rolling out a cheaper plan supported by ad revenues, according to news reports filed by Reuters and CNBC. ...
Adani Data Networks, Jio, Airtel, Vi to bid for 5G spectrum
Billionaire Gautam Adani-led Adani Data Networks, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea have applied to participate in the upcoming 5G auction, according to a list issued by the Department of Telecom on Tuesday.
The spectrum auction, scheduled to start on July 26, may see aggressive bids for some freque...Prasar Bharti unveils new logo
India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati unveiled its new logo on July 11, 2022, in its silver jubilee year. The new logo was released by the secretary of I&B Apurva Chandra, secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) in the presence of Mayank Kumar Agrawal, CEO, Prasar Bharati, DPS Negi, Member (Finance), Prasar Bhara...