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10,800 women suing Google over gender pay disparity win class-action status
They claim that Google pays men more for doing the same job, seek more than $600 million in damages.
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HCL Technologies hires 1,000 technology professionals in the United Kingdom
The company also said in a statement that its CEO C Vijayakumar met UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson virtually in light of the current Covid-19 crisis.
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HCL Tech to hire 1,000 technology professionals from cloud, AI field in UK
HCL Technologies said it is hiring 1,000 technology professionals to support its clients in the UK and around the world.
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How meat startups are leveraging technology to bring best quality produce
The trucks that move produce from farms to slaughter houses and retail stores have IoT-enabled trackers that track the produce and periodically send temperature data
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US to spend $110 bn in technology for basic research to counter China
The United States Senate has cleared an effort by legislators to set up $110 billion in technology funding for basic research as a measure to counter China amid strained ties and fierce competition
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Volkswagen expects chip supply to remain tight in coming months
The head of the carmaker's namesake brand was quoted as saying on Saturday.
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MediaTek expects 10-18% revenue growth in second quarter: Report
MediaTek is a Taiwanese chipmaker
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IT industry needs a 'skiller' app to double digital growth in 5 years
Access to digital talent has been identified as a key hurdle to doubling growth in the industry in the next five years. Here's how it's trying to bridge the gap
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Tech firms reach out to employees as Covid-19 cases rise in India
Companies are advising employees not to venture out of their homes and give prominence to the health and safety of the family
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Wipro appoints ex-Walmart exec Subha Tatavarti as Chief Technology officer
IT services major Wipro Limited on Wednesday said it has appointed former Walmart executive Subha Tatavarti as its Chief Technology Officer.
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Power of tech tools: Andhra using AI to control electricity purchase costs
Day-ahead predictions are critical, as they have implications for how much electricity should be generated in coal plants and how much should be purchased through the open market
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Indian tech services can touch revenues of $300-350 bn in next 5 years
According to a report by McKinsey & Company for Nasscom titled 'Future of Technology Services-Winning in this decade', tech spending is only going to be intensified in the next decade
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Paytm bets big on IoT-driven devices to ease acceptance of payments
Voice-activated point-of-sale machines that work on a SIM card are a hit among small shopkeepers
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Government to constitute empowered committee for high-tech manufacturing
The Cabinet Secretariat said the government has decided to constitute "an empowered committee for manufacturing in high technology areas" in order to facilitate investments and promote manufacturing
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PE/VC investments gather pace in February: Here're the top 5 deals
The top 10 investments accounted for 69 per cent of the total deal value, according to Aurum Equity Partners
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Data privacy: Tension between big technology firms and govt boils over
Experts expect more regulatory action in India against these firms, and say this could have an impact on other parts of the world as well
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Karnataka govt, Nasscom launch ER&D policy to foster innovation in state
50% rent reimbursement, recruitment assistance and investmengt subsidy on anvil for MNCs looking to establish new R&D facilities or expand existing ones
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Flex to Inventec, foreign players see potential in PLI for tech products
Lenovo India has said it would like to increase its laptop-making capacity by 10x at its Puducherry plant and also manufacture tablets
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Budget funds digital governance
The use of a digital platform for the Census will allow official agencies to interpret vast amounts of information using data analytics. Such data will be able to feed other government programme
China regulators to push tech giants to share consumer credit data: Report
The latest regulatory attempt would likely dampen the scale and profitability of tech majors' credit businesses
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