Today’s Tech Sightings:
Indians use a mobile phone at a market area in New Delhi, Sept. 27, 2015, following a rare visit to Silicon Valley by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP)
Report: India Set to Become World’s Second-Largest Internet Market
A new report from the Internet and Mobile Association of India and market research firm IMRB says India’s Internet users are expected to exceed 400 million by the end of this year, making the Indian Internet market the world’s second-largest after China.
Latest Craze for Chinese Parents: Preschool Coding Classes
Classes are cropping up all over China to teach kids as young as six how to code. The idea is to help parents prepare their kids for a future job market where machines and robots could take over many jobs currently manned by humans.
IT Pros Ready to Embrace Workplace Automation
The robots are coming. And while many people worry about the jobs machines might displace in the future, new research from smart automation specialist arago shows that IT workers at least welcome automation. The report found up to 85 percent of polled IT workers welcome smart innovation and believe it brings concrete benefits.
Google Relaunches Google+
Google is breathing new life into its troubled Google+ social network with a new focus on groups called “Communities” and group posts called “Collections.” According to the man leading the social network – Bradley Horowitz – the network is being rebuilt from scratch.
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Drawbridge CEO Explains Why There Are Few Women Tech Entrepreneurs
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Microsoft’s Revised Privacy Policy Curbs Windows 10 Fears With More Specificity
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Should Encryption Really Be Enemy No. 1 After the Paris Attacks?
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Google Lowers Minimum App Prices in 17 Countries
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NASA Sends Its Valkyrie Humanoid Robots to College
