Page 6 - Tech Firms

Cognizant to acquire tech consulting firm Contino for undisclosed sum

Transaction likely to close in fourth quarter of 2019, subject to regulatory approvals

Ensure protection of user privacy, prevent abuse: IT Minister to tech firms

India has already forced foreign payment firms such as Mastercard Inc and Visa Inc to store data locally

How tech cos make us feel like we own their apps and how that benefits them

Psychological ownership can benefit the companies because it leads users to take on valuable extra roles

Tech firms to woo new govt for boosting start-ups, help ease of business

This is the wish list of the technology industry as it cheered the NDA's continuity at the Centre

Can Alphabet, FB, Amazon ever escape scrutiny? Maybe Microsoft can teach

Microsoft realised that, more than just obeying the letter of the law, it had to be seen as a positive actor. It turned up the soft diplomacy

The opportunity for smaller tech firms

For many such firms, it may be feasible to continue to focus on conventional technologies; for the more ambitious, there is an opportunity to morph into a full-capability digital transformer

Battle for digital supremacy: List of top 20 most valuable tech firms

The technology universe is now binary

Employee uprisings sweep tech firms, not Twitter

A better test of tech-worker activism would involve a firm with a primary product that is being used to inject misinformation and authoritarian speech into mainstream conversation

Tech firms seek prized Washington asset

Major players are bolstering their ranks with former govt employees holding top-secret and higher clearances needed to share classified information