Coding

Byju's to shut coding platform WhiteHat Jr as part of restructuring

WhiteHat Jr shut its schools division that targeted to take its flagship coding curriculum to 10 lakh school students by the next academic year

TCS, Wipro, IndusNet teams win Microsoft India's coding hackathon

Microsoft India announced the top three winning teams of the coding hackathon, shortlisted based on their innovation and impact, were from TCS, Wipro, and IndusNet

9.75 million developers in India use GitHub, 2nd largest after US

More than 2.5 million Indians joined the platform over the past year -- a 35 per cent year-over-year (YoY) increase

Crypto hackers set for record year after looting over $3 billion: Report

Hackers have become adept at exploiting weaknesses in the security, coding and structure of DeFi marketplaces

IT firms seek talent with strong foundation as they move to smaller town

The demand is for skills that can address new technology demands such as AI/ML, data analytics, cloud etc, which may not be easily available in these cities

The new child language: Coding fever grips India with pent-up demand

Byju's-acquired WhiteHat Jr, Vedantu, Toppr are among edtech start-ups leading the charge

GitHub brings 2-factor authentication to 7.2 mn developers in India

Nearly 83 million developers who contribute code on GitHub.com will need to enroll in 2FA by the end of 2023

Byju's continues acquisition spree, buys US-based coding startup Tynker

Since its inception in 2013, Tynker has helped kids create over seven billion lines of code. The acquisition would further accelerate Byju's US market expansion

Byju's buys coding site Tynker for $200 mn to grow in US: Report

Tynker's service, launched in 2013, offers classes and camps on coding, with some curriculum offered for free and premium content sold to schools for an average of $5,000 a year

AI can now write its own computer code: That's good news for humans

As soon as Tom Smith got his hands on Codex - a new artificial intelligence technology that writes its own computer programs - he gave it a job interview

NSDC, WhiteHat Jr to build capacity of coding trainers in India

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on Monday announced it has empaneled edtech company WhiteHat Jr as its training partner to accelerate Skill India Mission

WhiteHat Jr data not compromised, says Indian AI vendor Salesken.ai

India-based AI conversational intelligence platform Salesken.ai on Thursday admitted the breach but said that no data was compromised

Indian-origin girl among winners of Apple 'WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge'

Abinaya Dinesh, a 15-year-old Indian-origin girl, is among three winners of the annual WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge

Edtech startup Avishkaar raises Rs 5 crore of funding in pre-series A

Avishkaar plans to utilize the funding towards product development and further expansion of its portfolio in addition to hiring talent

Learning to code in the mother tongue

If millions can learn to code in their own languages, they will be able to create livelihood options for themselves in the same way that affordable mobiles and data did

Sebi to conduct coding test for IT stream on March 14, hire 147 officers

The phase I and phase II online examinations will be held on January 17 and February 27, 2021 respectively, for the recruitment of 147 officers at Sebi

Coding errors, bugs that caused absurd online gaming gaffes in 2020

Coding errors are usually the stuff of nightmares for game developers

Unacademy gears up to take on Byju's K-12 education, coding space

Flush with fresh funds, the Bengaluru-based company is planning to make acquisitions and pick strategic stakes in firms

Children are innovating, learning to code and solve real-world problems

More and more Indian children are learning to code - and coming up with a host of innovations to solve real-world problems, writes Peerzada Abrar

Coding: No longer just for geeks, but a course of choice for one and all

If you can read and write, you can do coding and open up to a whole new world of digital creativity at the job while also sharpening your analytical skills and improving problem-solving ability