Bill Atkinson, who made computers easier to use, dies at 74Atkinson is credited with inventing many of the key aspects of graphical computing, such as "pull-down" menus and the "double-click" gestur...
08 Jun, 2025, 12.09 PM IST
Artificial intelligence, a $15-trillion opportunityPwC’s Joe Atkinson explains how AI enables microtransactions and personalised services. Despite some companies' hesitations, adopting AI en...
27 Jan, 2025, 03.08 PM IST
Immigration surge fuels male population boom in CanadaThe population of adult men grew 3.4% over the past year, while women rose 2.9%, making the spread between the growth of the two groups the...
16 Feb, 2024, 10.51 AM IST
UK is easing immigration rules to get more builders to move inConstruction workers will be added to the UK’s “shortage occupation list” after ministers accepted recommendations from the Migration Advis...
17 Mar, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
Global inflation is coming off the boil, but remain far too hotOne research group indicated surging energy bills risk leading to a double-digit slump in UK inflation-adjusted disposable incomes and push...
04 Sep, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
Competition, chips, AI on table at first US-EU trade and tech meetSeveral tech trade groups in Washington said the industry does not want the European approach to digital regulation to be adopted in the US.
28 Sep, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
Amazon caps blockbuster Big Tech earnings reportsThe e-commerce colossus is among the internet giants whose businesses thrived as precautions against Covid-19 led people around the world t...
30 Apr, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
No nation is more important than India as US seeks to counter China, states think tank reportIt however cautioned that "overreliance" on India as an IT services provider could become a strategic problem if major disagreements emerge...
13 Apr, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
Bidenomics: More stimulus, tougher regulation, and gridlockPresident-elect Joe Biden will inherit a vulnerable economic recovery under threat from a resurgent virus, likely with a divided Congress t...
11 Nov, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
Silicon Valley welcomes the Biden presidency, but there are battles looming on the horizonThe transition comes amid a growing "techlash" as lawmakers and policymakers struggle over antitrust enforcement, social media regulation, ...
10 Nov, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
Boom turns to bust for millennials across advanced economiesThe UK is also notable for the fall in rates of home ownership.
20 Feb, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
When Chief Justice of Patna High Court kept Viceroy Lord Hardinge, LG outThis historical reference finds a mention in a new book 'The Patna High Court: A Century of Glory', a tribute to the institution.
02 Aug, 2015, 02.59 PM IST
US IT industry calls for raising cap on H-1B visasMore than 5,45,000 technology jobs remain vacant in the US, which is having a deep impact on Silicon Valley-based firms, say experts.
27 May, 2015, 04.32 PM IST
American IT industry calls for raising cap on H-1B visasMore than 545,000 tech jobs remain vacant in the US which is having a deep impact on Silicon Valley-based firms, American IT industry has s...
27 May, 2015, 02.15 AM IST
India wants to be China in IT manufacturing: Robert D Atkinson, ITIF"India has essentially has manufacturing envy, and...So they're saying, you know, 'We want to be China. We want to produce all our IT'," sa...
15 May, 2012, 02.48 PM IST
- Indian IT sector spendings to touch $37.6 bn by 2013: Study
India's IT spend is expected to touch Rs 1,64,300 crore ($37.6 billion), accounting for 2.3 per cent of the GDP by 2013.
12 Oct, 2009, 10.27 PM IST
IT to generate 5.8 million new jobs by 2013: IDCIT will be an employment machine, generating 5.8 mn new jobs in coming 4 yrs.
05 Oct, 2009, 10.40 AM IST