The Future of Jobs Report 2018 released by the World Economic Forum suggested the Indian workforce will need between a month and a year of reskilling to stay relevant in the fast-changing global workplace. The same report also placed India fifth in the list of 30-odd countries and regions that needed to spend the most number of days in reskilling its workforce.

Publication: Livemint

For the last four-five years, every brand marketer has been struggling with one question: how do they leverage the intelligence that is gradually taking over markets and shaping products? How do they not only craft a compelling story, but also make it relevant to different consumer segments? “What makes a story stick is the personalised treatment.”

Publication: Hindustan Times 

India’s information technology and business process management sector is estimated to clock a 7.7% year-on-year increase in revenue in 2019-20, faster than the 6.1% growth reported the previous year, according to the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom). Indian enterprises are expected to spend over $2 billion domestically during the period on digital transformation, while digital revenues growth during the period is seen at over 23%.

Publication: Livemint

Intel Corp and MediaTek Inc have pulled out of Mobile World Congress, joining a list of marquee names skipping the wireless industry’s biggest annual showcase because of concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus. Fellow tech giants Ericsson AB, Sony Corp and LG Electronics have already withdrawn from the conference scheduled to kick off in Barcelona’s Fira Gran Via on February 24, leaving vast swathes of unoccupied space in the venue’s most popular Halls 2 and 3.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine 

A number of companies ranging from Japan’s NTT Docomo and Sony to US chipmakers Intel and Nvidia had already dropped out of the four-day international telecoms conference that draws in more than 100,000 visitors. Adding to the concerns over the impact of the epidemic, the WHO warned earlier on Tuesday of a global threat potentially worse than terrorism.

Publication: The Asian Age 

The coronavirus outbreak has left the world’s biggest telecommunications show facing a crisis as major technology companies have pulled out of the 24-27 February event over safety concerns. The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which sets the tone for annual telecommunications and networking trends and spending across the industry, faces cancellation, Bloomberg reported.

Publication: Livemint

Japanese wireless carrier NTT Docomo, Sony Corp and California based chip giant Intel Corp withdrew from the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Monday due to coronavirus outbreak. The deadly virus has killed nearly 1,113 and infected over 44,653 in mainland China, international media reported. The telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, with companies investing millions in stands to increase their sales, was scheduled to take place between February 24 to 27 this year.

Publication: Republic World 

Over the past decade, blockchain has become a foundation technology facilitating cutting edge innovation across industries in India. We have witnessed some truly revolutionary changes across the BFSI, telecom, healthcare, e-commerce and government sectors backed by blockchain. In fact, a recent report by PwC indicates that India will become a blockchain leader amongst the ranks of USA, China and Australia by 2023.

Publication: The Financial Express 

No matter how much you play on smartphones, tablets or consoles, nothing really beats gaming on a PC. There are several gaming laptops available today which offer a great deal of performance without sacrificing much on portability.  Asus TUF FX505DY is an affordable gaming laptop that is powered by AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor with 8GB RAM and hybrid 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD storage. It features a 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) screen with an anti-glare coating.

Publication: Tech Radar