Nov 3, 2020 - Covid-19 impact: IT companies adopt no-shore model, let employees work from any location

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This study of 1.6 million chess moves found the age we hit our cognitive peak

More than 24,000 chess games played in professional tournaments over 125 years have been analyzed by scientists to measure how age affects cognitive ability.

They conclude that humans reach their cognitive peak around the age of 35 and begin to decline after the age of 45. And our cognitive abilities today exceed those of our ancestors.

"Performance reveals a hump-shaped pattern over the life cycle," report the authors in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Individual performance increases sharply until the early 20s and then reaches a plateau, with a peak around 35 years and a sustained decline at higher ages."

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IBM warns hackers targeting Covid vaccine 'cold chain' supply process

IBM is sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work involved in inoculating the world's population against the novel coronavirus



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India can become $100-billion export hub for printed circuit boards: ICEA, EY report

India has the potential to become a $100-billion global manufacturing and export hub for printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) alongside mobile phone manufacturing by 2025-26, said a report on Thursda

We will do most of our new investments in India for years to come: Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk

South African media and Internet investment company Naspers has been investing in India since 2006-07 when the Internet ecosystem barely existed. While the initial years were a struggle and largely un

How Google just saved iPhone users from hackers stealing their data

Apple iPhone had major security vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to run arbitrary code on any nearby iOS device and steal all the user da..

India may reportedly block Wikipedia if the site doesn't delete the map showing Aksai Chin as a part of China

A map on Wikipedia showing Aksai Chin as a part of China has caught the eye of the Indian government. The country’s IT Secretary has reportedly written to


Deloitte opens ‘AWS Cloud Garage at Deloitte’ in Mumbai

Will accelerate cloud adoption and digitisation

Amazon deploys AI-enabled ‘Distance Assistant’ across operational sites in India

Amazon India on Thursday announced the deployment of ‘Distance Assistant’ across its operational sites in the country to help maintain social distancing.Amazon has previously rolled out the technology

Indian software developers were 46% more productive in 2020: Report

According to the GitHub report, across all time zones, there is an increased development work — both time spent and amount of work.

Digital transformation deals, cloud spending rise amid Covid-19: Nasscom

Digital transformation deals have seen a 30 per cent jump, cloud spending 80 per cent, and customer experience 15 per cent since the pandemic, said a report on Thursday.Covid-19 has also accelerated d

T-Hub to help Australian startups get access to Indian market

This is considered as an important milestone in the growing collaboration in innovation between India and Australia

TCS, Wipro buyback: Should investors tender shares or is there more steam in bluechip IT stocks?

Both TCS and Wipro are offering to buy back shares at a premium to their current market prices. Since the last week of March, TCS shares have gained 63% while Wipro stock has doubled in value.

IT firms stand to gain in 12-18 months as clients look to hike outsourcing budget: Report

IT stocks were the biggest gainers during the pandemic. Stock prices of the top four Indian IT services firms – TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Tech -- increased over 50 percent on an average between April and September 2020.

Google’s co-lead of Ethical AI team says she was fired for sending an email

Timnit Gebru, a leading researcher and voice in the field of ethics and artificial intelligence, says Google fired her for an email she sent to her direct reports. According to Gebru, Google fired her because of an email she sent to subordinates that the company said reflected “behavior that …

Artificial intelligence alone can add $500 billion to economy: Google India

"The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted us to use every tool at our disposal to address the challenges and opportunities before us," Google India Country Manager & VP, Sajay Gupta, said at the 'ABP Infocom - The Next Normal'.

Infosys Prize 2020: Harvard, Stanford, MIT, IISc Scholars Among Winners

Infosys Prize 2020: The prize is awarded for contributions in Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.

Big relief to Indian IT professionals: Bill eliminating per-country cap for employment visas cleared in US

The passage of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act by the Senate on Wednesday comes as a big relief to Indian IT professionals who come to the US on H-1B work visas and their current waiting period for Green Card or permanent residency is running into decades.

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