Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

A 29-year-old California-based Indian-origin woman techie, who travelled to Mexico to celebrate her birthday, was one of the two foreign tourists killed in a shootout between two drug gangs in the......

IT rules don't apply to search engine, Google tells HC

US-based Google LLC has contended that India's new IT rules for digital media are not applicable to its search engine, and urged the Delhi high court on Wednesday to set aside its single judge......

EXPOSED: America's murky underground market for kids

Reuters recently uncovered the disturbing process of ‘re-homing’ of adopted children rampant in the United States of America, putting to immense risk the lives and future of countless......

Obama to promote sharing of cyber security threat info

Obama will sign an executive order aimed at encouraging and promoting sharing of cyber security threat information within the private sector and between the private sector and government. Amid......

As data hacks rise, firms turn to bug bounty hunters

Bug bounty hunters or independent ethical hackers are certified cybersecurity professionals or security researchers who crawl the web, scanning the systems for gaps through which hackers can sneak......

Indian Net firms to take on Microsoft-Yahoo!

With IT giant Microsoft bidding $44.6 billion to acquire internet major Yahoo! to take on growing competition from Google in the fast-growing online advertisement market, the domestic players in......

Microsoft joins other tech giants in fighting online snooping

Following steps taken by Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook and Google, technology giant Microsoft has also initiated measures to fortify encryption of customer data on its networks and services in a move......

Unprecedented demand for IPL broadcast rights

The IPL broadcast rights -- internet, TV and mobile -- are expected to fetch the BCCI a massive sum of around Rs. 20,000 crore-plus. IMAGE: Mumbai Indians celebrate winning IPL-10. Photograph:......

Will IPL media rights cross a massive Rs. 20,000 crore?

'The IPL is one of the biggest cricketing property globally. That the best companies in the global market have shown interest is a testimony to the value that it brings in for the investors.'......