‘Metaverse is finding increased relevance among enterprises in India’ : Chander Damodaran, MD & CTO, Brillio In a conversation with CXO TV, Mr. Damodaran details the 5G launch impact and how Brillio is positioning itself to explore the domain. He also spoke about how Metaverse is driving value for hyper-personalization and customer experience journeys. Originally published at https://cxotv.techplusmedia.com on October 28, 2022.

Tamil Nadu has requested the central government to expedite its approval for an investment proposal from Luxshare, a Chinese contract manufacturer of Apple. Luxshare, which assembles iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods, has proposed to set up manufacturing facilities in Chennai for Apple. It will be the third manufacturer after Foxconn and Pegatron to set up facilities in the state. The Tamil Nadu Government cleared a proposal in January 2021 from Luxshare to take over the Motorola phone manufacturing unit and invest around Rs 750 crore. According to sources, the Chinese company will have to get all relevant security clearances before being allowed to operate in India.

In a brief interaction with CXO TV, J.P. Dwivedi, CIO, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre spoke about the recent initiatives in his organization. He also highlighted the top focus areas and tech priorities over the next couple of years. Originally published at https://cxotv.techplusmedia.com on October 11, 2022.

South Indian Bank has bagged the world record for organizing a first-of-its-kind category event by ‘Staging and Swinging 101 `Oonjals’ simultaneously’ at a single venue at Marine Drive in Kochi. The event named ‘Onnichirikkam Oonjaladam’ which celebrated unity and prosperity during the ongoing festival season saw a huge gathering of the public. Lauding the efforts of South Indian Bank, K Chandran Pillai, Chairman, GCDA, said,”This is a unique occasion due to its distinctiveness. I sincerely appreciate South Indian Bank’s effort to recollect the childhood memories.”

Srihari Ruttala, a 21-year-old second-year Master of Computer Application (MCA, 2021–2023) student at GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, has been selected for the WorldSkills Competition 2022 final round, which will be held in South Korea in mid-October 2022. Azerbaijan, Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Singapore, Iran, Chinese Taipei, Korea, the…

Vanity Wagon, one of India’s largest and most penetrated clean beauty marketplaces, raised approximately USD 2 million in a pre-Series A funding round at an estimated valuation of USD 8 million. The pre-Series A funding round was co-led by Lotus Herbals Private Limited, with Lotus Herbals as the lead investor…

Booking Holdings has announced the opening of a new Center of Excellence located in Bengaluru, India. It will serve as a hub for specialised and highly skilled talent, leveraging industry best practises, supporting financial system and software development, and enabling collaboration opportunities across FinTech and other key functions for Booking…

According to a report, HCL Tech intends to train up to 18,000 technology and consulting professionals on Google Cloud in order to scale its ability to accelerate digital transformations globally using Google Cloud infrastructure, products, and solutions. In 2019, HCL Tech formed a dedicated Google Cloud Ecosystem Unit to accelerate…

The Competition Commission has ordered a new detailed investigation into Google’s alleged unfair revenue sharing terms for news content. According to the Competition Commission of India, the case will be combined with two other ongoing matters against the search engine giant in which the allegations are substantially similar. The order…