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Netflix Loses 200k Subscribers Since 2011: Here’s Why  

Netflix Loses 200k Subscribers Since 2011: Here’s Why  

As the first quarter of the year ended, Netflix revealed its subscribers count on Tuesday. For the first time in the decade, the leading OTT platform has lost a large number of subscribers in a limited duration.  Being considered one of the top OTT platforms on a global scale, Netflix has provided many mass entertainers,…

Wipro Appoints Satya Easwaran As Country Head of India

Wipro Appoints Satya Easwaran As Country Head of India

Wipro announced on Monday the appointment of Satya Easwaran, a former executive at consultancy KPMG, as its India’s head.  The company said that Satya would be in charge of strengthening IT major Wipro’s business in India across key sectors through strategic consulting, transformation, and modernisation engagements in a statement on Monday.  “India is a strategic…

India Plans Standalone Renewable Battery Power Bank

India Plans Standalone Renewable Battery Power Bank

India is all set to invest in the first-of-its-kind standalone renewable battery power bank. With an investment of Rs. 2000 Crore, India wants to make green energy available on tap for discoms and grid operation during peak demand. But the spike in the price of lithium, key ingredients to make batteries, and the supply chain…

Preeti Chopra Joins Capgemini As CHRO Of Its Business Services

Preeti Chopra Joins Capgemini As CHRO Of Its Business Services

French multinational information technology services and consulting company Capgemini has appointed Preeti Chopra as a chief human resource officer for the business service global business line.  “I am really happy to be joining Capgemini as a chief human resource officer for business service global business line” conformed through a social media post.  “Automation and AI…

Uniphore Acquires AI-powered Knowledge Automation Firm Colabo

Uniphore Acquires AI-powered Knowledge Automation Firm Colabo

Uniphore technologies Inc, a Conversational Automation platform, on Wednesday, acquired an AI-powered knowledge automation Colabo. The company has not disclosed the financial statement for the traction. Colabo specializes in extracting and utilizing information from structured and unstructured in real-time.  Uniphore is a Chennai-based company that focuses on business growth. It said that Colabo’s AI solution…

TRAI Cuts 5G Spectrum Price By 36-40%

TRAI Cuts 5G Spectrum Price By 36-40%

The telecom regulatory on Monday has suggested a 36% cut in the 5G Spectrum (3300-3670MHz band) to Rs. 317 crore across India from the Rs. 492 crore suggested in 2018. It offers significant relief to telcos and sets the stage for them to secure prized airwaves in the government auction.  Not only this, TRAI, Telecom…

Elon Musk and Twitter: What’s Going On Between Them?

Elon Musk and Twitter: What’s Going On Between Them?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a great turnabout in which he disclosed his massive stake in the social media company Twitter. He got a seat on its board and publicly floated drastic changes, and then turned down the board role ━ all happened in a week.  Musk now holds roughly 9% of a stake in…

Elon Musk Refused To Join Twitter’s Board Of Directors

Elon Musk Refused To Join Twitter’s Board Of Directors

Elon Musk is not joining the board of Twitter. The recent tweet by Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawal informed everyone by making it official that Mr Elon Musk is not interested in joining the board, which was offered to him a few days before.  Later this week, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed his stakes…

Coinbase Bets Big On Crypto, Web3 Future In India

Coinbase Bets Big On Crypto, Web3 Future In India

On April 7, 2022, Brian Armstrong, CEO of global crypto exchange Coinbase, announced that Indian customers can now buy tokens of their choice on its application with Indian Rupee. Armstrong informed that customers can purchase crypto with INR through the Coinbase app using UPI. Also, he said that 157 crypto assets will be accessible in…

BSNL-MTNL Merger Proposal Postponed Due To Financial Reasons

BSNL-MTNL Merger Proposal Postponed Due To Financial Reasons

On Wednesday, the Ministry of State for Communication informed the parliament that the government of India has postponed the merger of state-owned telecom companies BSNL and MTNL because of financial reasons. Devusinh Chauhan, honourable Minister of State for Communications, has given a written reply in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) stating that the merger proposal…