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Why contractors outnumber direct employees at Google
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It is no hidden secret that Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc. employs many contract workers each year. What's different this year is that the company had more contract workers than direct employees.
The company issues red name badges to the contract workers while the full-time emp
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Today Chrome Marks HTTP As Not Secure
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A milestone ... but not the one you might think. Today someone took control of the web in a way that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
Of course HTTPS is a good idea - no one can dispute that there are real use cases where anything else would be negligent at best. To keep com
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Walmart may hire expats for key Flipkart roles
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Walmart plans to bring expats as chief financial officer, legal counsel and compliance officer at Flipkart once it completes the $16-billion acquisition of India’s largest e-commerce company to ensure it follows anti-corruption laws.
The world’s largest retailer is looking at shifting s
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Yahoo shuts down its messenger service after 20 years
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The constant changes in the field of communications have led Yahoo to pull the plug on one of the earliest instant messaging services. Yahoo! Messenger will be officially shut down from July 17, 2018.
The online service of Yahoo! Messenger.introduced instant messaging in this century.
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Is Microsoft really building an Android Phone?
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Rumor has it that Microsoft is actively working on a new line of phones based on Android Software. The company plans to roll out these devices early next year.
Yet to formally announce any such plans, Microsoft has tried its hands in the smartphone OS business. A number of plans of sel
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Aadhaar data is unhackable, claims Union Minister
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Government’s highly ambitious Aadhaar-program has been in the news recently for several alleged data breaches. Multiple news reports have hinted that Aadhaar database has serious vulnerabilities that can compromise sensitive user information.
The most disturbing news from April that que
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How Indian Railway plans to use AI to ensure safe travel
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Indian Railways, one of the largest employers in the world often gets criticized for its track maintenance record. Things could change soon thanks to emerging technologies and here we are talking about the power of AI to bring in a positive change in the performance of Indian Railways.
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