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Apple eyes bigger slice of India’s streaming market with Airtel deal

Sep 5, 2024 - 8:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Bengaluru (TIP)- Apple is tying up with India’s Airtel to offer the telecom firm’s premium customers its music and video streaming services for free, potentially giving the US firm access to thousands of consumers in […]

Amazon Web Services lays off hundreds of staff in sales, marketing and tech roles

Apr 5, 2024 - 12:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Amazon Web Services has eliminated several hundred sales, marketing and tech roles, it said on Wednesday, April 3, the latest in a series of job cuts by its parent Amazon.com. The impacted staff […]

Facebook may have used your phone to snoop on Snapchat, Amazon and YouTube

Mar 29, 2024 - 8:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

A new set of unsealed documents released by a federal court in California has revealed that Facebook was snooping on Snapchat, YouTube and Amazon users. Codenamed ‘Project Ghostbusters’, the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company was intercepting and […]

Microsoft has appointed Pavan Davuluri as its new chief for Windows and Surface.

Indian-origin Pavan Davuluri named Windows and Surface Chief

Mar 29, 2024 - 1:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

REDMOND, WA (TIP): Microsoft has appointed Indian born Pavan Davuluri, an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, as its new chief for Windows and Surface. According to technology news website The […]

Lina Khan-led FTC probing Microsoft, Google investments into GenAI companies

Jan 27, 2024 - 11:34 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders to five Big Tech companies, including Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), requiring them to provide information regarding recent investments and partnerships involving generative AI companies like […]

Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US layoffs: report

May 20, 2023 - 1:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

According to a report, Google swiftly filed H1B visa applications for international H1B hires, including software engineers, consultants, researchers, and various other roles, just a month after Sundar Pichai’s announcement of the company’s plan to […]

INDIA’S STAR COMEDIAN COMES TO NJ

Sep 2, 2022 - 1:21 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

“The biggest stand-up comedy act in India. Period”.- Tanmay Bhat, AiB co-founder. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) welcomes comedian Zakir Khan’s brand-new stand-up comedy national tour: Live In US, on Saturday, September 3, […]

Amazon testing TikTok-style feed called Inspire on its App, AI firm confirms

Aug 21, 2022 - 5:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Amazon appears to be getting the TikTok bug, joining other companies seeking to hold consumers’ attention by introducing replicas of the popular social platform. The e-commerce giant has been testing a feed on its app […]

Remains of British journalist found in Amazon, police name new suspect

Jun 19, 2022 - 9:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Sao Paulo (TIP): A forensic exam carried out on human remains found in the Amazon rainforest confirmed on June 18 that they belonged to British journalist Dom Phillips, Brazil’s federal police said, adding that a […]

Sell assets of Future Retail to recover dues, lenders tell SC

Feb 5, 2022 - 9:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New delhi (TIP)-A consortium of 27 banks on Thursday, Feb 3, told the Supreme Court the money lent to Future Retail Ltd (FRL) belonged to the depositors and to safeguard the “public interest”, the entire […]

The world in 2022: Another year of living dangerously

Jan 2, 2022 - 8:17 am EST @theindpanorama 0

On the brink of a new year, the world faces a daunting array of challenges: the resurgent Covid-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, humanitarian crises, mass migration, and trans-national terrorism. […]

Now ask Alexa to find nearest Covid vaccine centre

Aug 6, 2021 - 10:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Amazon Alexa has been updated with the latest Covid-19 related features for Indian users. The virtual assistant can help you find the nearest Covid-19 testing centres, vaccination centres, and answer queries about vaccination, helpline numbers […]

Indian American Surgeon Atul Gawande nominated to Senior Job at USAID

Jul 17, 2021 - 1:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, July 13 nominated writer, surgeon and public health expert Atul Gawande to lead global health development at the U.S. Agency for International Development, including for COVID-19, the […]

Amazon to grant new CEO Andy Jassy over $200 million in stock

Jul 4, 2021 - 10:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Amazon.com Inc plans to award incoming Chief Executive Andy Jassy more than $200 million in extra stock, which will pay out over 10 years, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. Amazon will […]

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO on July 5

May 30, 2021 - 1:00 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has picked a date to step down as CEO. Bezos, who grew Amazon from an internet bookstore to an online shopping behemoth, said Wednesday that Amazon executive Andy Jassy will take […]

Supreme Court favors regulation of OTT platforms

Mar 6, 2021 - 6:20 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The Supreme Court on Thursday, March 4, made it amply clear to OTT (over-the-top) platforms like Netflix and Amazon that it is in favor of “screening” content shown by them. It said some of the […]

Amazon moves apex court in Future-Reliance deal dispute

Feb 14, 2021 - 9:26 am EST @theindpanorama 0

E-commerce major Amazon has moved the Supreme Court in a bid to block Future group’s Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance, according to sources. The development comes after a recent Delhi High Court’s ruling that stayed […]

Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will step down as CEO this year

Feb 6, 2021 - 6:33 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookstore and built it into a shopping and entertainment behemoth, will step down later this year as CEO, a role he’s had for nearly 30 years, to […]

Amazon under ED scanner for violation of FEMA norms

Feb 1, 2021 - 7:59 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a probe against e-commerce giant Amazon for alleged violation of the foreign exchange law and rules of the country, official sources said on Thursday, January 28. The probe is […]

Biden likely to give India more strategic space

Nov 13, 2020 - 7:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Biden has said that he would constitute a united front of the US, its allies and partners to ‘confront China’s abusive behavior and human rights violations’ and ‘place US back at the head of the […]

Amazon’s Recent New York Campaign Contributions Mostly to Members of Congress

Nov 23, 2018 - 6:34 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK(TIP): Gotham Gazette reports that before Amazon announced the placement of one of its next satellite “headquarters” in Queens, drawing mixed reactions from local lawmakers and significant overall pushback, the company’s campaign finance footprint […]

Cinema “The First Responder”

Aug 31, 2018 - 9:28 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Rajan Gangahar packs his film on PTSD with emotion and drama A film on the life and experiences of EMS workers is shot in and around New York Essentially a loner and a voracious reader, […]

Indian American Surgeon Atul Gawande Appointed CEO Of Amazon-JP Morgan Venture

Jun 22, 2018 - 10:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK(TIP): Indian American surgeon, writer and public health innovator Atul Gawande has been named as the CEO of a new US employee health care company, a joint venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, […]

Amazon removes Lord Ganesha stockings after Hindu protest

Mar 9, 2018 - 6:21 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEVADA (TIP): World’s largest online retailer Amazon.com withdrew stockings carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha from its website within two days after upset Hindus protested, calling it “highly inappropriate”. Three stockings carrying images of […]

Is Texas the prime spot for Amazon’s second headquarters? Dallas Mayor says yes, offers incentives

Jan 19, 2018 - 12:47 am EST @theindpanorama 0

DALLAS, TX (TIP): Dallas Mayor Rawlings is keen to have Amazon set up its HQ 2 in Dallas. He thinks I will be a game changer for Dallas. “We’re going to be as aggressive as […]

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