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Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy / Cathy O'Neil

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Ethereal shadows : communication and power in contemporary Italy / Franco "Bifo" Berardi, Marco Jacquemet, Gianfranco Vitali ; translated by Jessica Otey

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Ironic ethics = Ironische Ethik / Bifo - Franco Berardi ; [ed.: Katrin Sauerländer; Transl.: Nikolaus G. Schneider]

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Data warehousing and knowledge discovery : 16th International Conference, DaWaK 2014, Munich, Germany, September 2-4, 2014 : proceedings / Ladjel Bellatreche, Mukesh K. Mohania (eds.)

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Advanced video communications over wireless networks / edited by Ce Zhu and Yuenan Li




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The power of networks : six principles that connect our lives / Christopher G. Brinton and Mung Chiang

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Internet & World Wide Web : how to program / Paul Deitel (Dietel & Associates, Inc.), Harvey Deitel (Dietel & Associates, Inc.), Abbey Deitel (Dietel & Associates, Inc.)

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Principles of distributed database systems / M. Tamer Özsu, Patrick Valduriez

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Mobile and ubiquitous media : critical and international perspectives / edited by Michael S. Daubs and Vincent R. Manzerolle




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Asian competitors case book : marketing for competitiveness in the age of digital consumers / Philip Kotler (Northwestern University, USA), Hermawan Kartajaya (MarkPlus, Inc., Indonesia), Hooi Den Huan (Associate Professor, Nanyang Business School,Nanyang

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Fundamentals of database systems / Ramez Elmasri (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington), Shamkant B. Navathe (College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)

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Indian IT firms to apply for H-1B visas amidst Covid-19 uncertainties

Immigration attorneys said clients were filing applications for candidates selected by random lottery last month. The H1-B work permit, initially for three years, is granted only if the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approves the application.




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COVID-19 crisis has accelerated importance of AI, hybrid cloud: IBM CEO Arvind Krishna

"The importance of hybrid cloud and AI has accelerated. What has changed is the pace at which they're being adopted. Transformation journeys (of) last few years are now being compacted into months...They're looking for long lasting answers on what they can do with technology to address the key issues that COVID-19 has brought to light," he said.




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Cognizant to acquire cloud consultancy Collaborative Solutions

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2020. This is Cognizant’s fourth acquisition of a cloud services related business.




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PeopleLink, an Indian company's Game Changing approach to Video Conferencing, set to disrupt the Flexi Workplace

PeopleLink is the first, Indian Video Conference Company to disrupt the market by its approach of offering Secure, custom video applications for each Industr...




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Appliances, consumer electronics industry seeks tax relief, incentives in upcoming Budget

Manufacturers of appliances and consumer electronics are seeking lower taxes on eco-friendly and energy-efficient products, more incentives for domestic manufacturing and waiving of customs duty on inputs imported to make the components in the upcoming Union Budget.




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Budget 2020: ACs, refrigerators, imported kitchen appliances set to get costly

The Budget doubled basic custom duty from 10% to 20% on whole lot of imported products such as food grinder, juicer, shaver, epilator, geyser, room heater, hair dryer, electric iron, oven, coffee and tea maker, toaster and ceiling fan. The custom duty on wall fan has been hiked from 7.5% to 20%.




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Consumer durables’ sales growth in 2019 best since demonetisation

Experts said it might take some more time before a wide spectrum of consumers, such as those in rural India, start spending.




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Panasonic to launch connected home appliances this year

The Japanese appliances giant plans to launch smart door bells, plugs and switches. This will be followed by side-by-side refrigerators, front-loading washing machines, fans, geysers amongst others covering the entire product portfolio in phases.




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Appliances, consumer electronic makers assist customers virtually amid lockdown

Appliances and consumer electronics makers are using social media platforms and other online tools to reach their customers, who are facing problems with products amid the lockdown.




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Appliances, electronics industry seek nod from local authorities to restart production

​​Individually, each brand is seeking more clarity and approval on the guidelines. The guidelines say that we would have to open in a phased manner. All brands are gearing up to open up, wherever, it will be permitted," CEAMA President Kamal Nandi said.




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Appliance, consumer electronics makers look at production resumption post lockdown

Companies like Panasonic India, Godrej Appliances, Dixon Technologies and Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd said with retail outlets shut there is no point to start production as there is existing unsold inventory of March at warehouses and dealers.




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Tourism Ministry launches strandedinindia.com for tourists stranded in the country

The ministry said the portal will help tourists get information on state tourism departments and regional offices of the ministry of tourism to help them stay safe and healthy while in India. It will also help them find information on ways of getting back to their home country, the ministry added.




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Ministry of Tourism launches "DekhoApnaDesh" webinar series

The ministry said the webinar series will provide information on the many destinations and the 'depth' and 'expanse' of the culture and heritage of India. The first webinar on Tuesday touched upon the history of Delhi and was titled " City of Cities- Delhi's Personal Diary'.




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IATO seeks full refund of fares by airlines for all cancelled flights

According to senior member Rajiv Mehra, no international flights are operating till May 1, so international ticket booking would not have happened during the first phase of the lockdown. "When there is no booking, the question of refund does not arise. As regards the domestic sector, everything is in lockdown, so virtually no bookings have taken place, so no refund would be required," he said.




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FAITH doubles loss guidance on tourism from Rs 5 lakh crore to Rs 10 lakh crore in meeting with EG-6

Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality, the policy federation of all the national associations representing the tourism, travel and hospitality industry of India has revised upwards its value estimates at risk to Indian tourism.




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Life after 8/11: Banks believe the customers will return, once they’re done flirting with e-wallets

Nevermind the short-term hype. Banks believe they will be the last men standing in the payment wars.




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Snapdeal failed miserably at building a distinct brand identity

From the glow of the once-admired brand the venture has seen its stock slip and slide.




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'The Kim Kardashian Principle' author on hate being a 'status symbol' and why shameless sells

Author Jeetendr Sehdev says that he is living and breathing the KKP.




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Global markets feel winter chill as uncertainties rise

Default of a Portugese bank, Ukraine-Russia face-off, developments in Middle East and signs of weakness in US economy have subdued investor sentiment.




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Wall Street ends near flat as Russia concerns linger

US stocks ended near flat as concern about an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict offset gains in consumer staples shares.




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Consequence of digital transformation is the human transformation of customer relations

Smart companies automate the operational part of the business - to create time for their people to connect with customers




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Reliance Jio, demonetisation led to revenue drop: Vodafone

Vodafone also confirmed merger talks with the Aditya Birla Group's Idea Cellular as part of its Q3 results for the period that ended on December 31, 2016.




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Reliance Foundation to adopt 4 flood-hit villages in Gujarat

Ambani visited the two districts and took a survey of the worst-affected areas to assess first-hand the primary and immediate requirements of the victims




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RBI’s call to form payments entity catches India Inc fancy

Reliance, Paytm & BSE are among those interested in securing licences to run an entity with powers like NPCI.




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Disaster planning top priority for India Inc

For India Inc, disaster planning for business continuity and survival has emerged as the top priority.




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Retail-focused NBFCs seek refinance window from FM

Para banks have requested that this window be established through MUDRA, Small Industries Development Bank of India, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and National Housing Bank. They are also requesting a special purpose vehicle that would be allowed to leverage about 4 times to provide a funding of ₹50,000 crore to small and medium-sized NBFCs.




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Power Finance Corporation may institutionalize work-from-home

The company has already has the IT setup and provisions for employees to be allowed to work form home in future as well, said PK Singh, director (commercial) in-charge of HR. Edited excerpts of an interview with ET’s Rica Bhattacharyya.




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Working capital loan sanctions doubled in 2 days: Nirmala Sitharaman

A day after suggesting that Indian economy is "poised to recover" as indicated by high levels of loan sanctions by banks over last two months, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday pointed out that banks are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the current coronavirus situation does not result in liquidity crisis for businesses.




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States raise Covid-19 concern to check stubble burning

Even though much of the stubble of wheat is used as animal fodder but farmers resort to open field burning to get rid of the leftover stalk. Around 11400 incidents of open field burning were recorded as per satellite imagery in Punjab and 7500 in Haryana last year post kharif harvest.




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Punjab announces 50 per cent subsidy on machinery for paddy, maize cultivation

Punjab Agriculture Secretary Kahan Singh Pannu said that 50% subsidy would be provided to women, scheduled castes and 40% to other farmers. The secretary further said that farmers had been asked to submit their applications to avail the benefit of subsidy on machinery required for paddy and maize cultivation till 10 May.




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Covid-19 crisis has highlighted e-commerce importance,cooperation in cross-border goods, services movement: WTO

Highlighting that network capacity and higher bandwidth services have proved to be crucial, not only during the pandemic itself, but also for e-commerce and economic inclusion in general, it said in an information note: “What can WTO members do to improve communications networks and services?”




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Rice exports to Bangladesh via West Bengal likely to commence soon

Rice exports to Bangladesh through West Bengal will likely begin soon as the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has taken a tough stand against the state government for not allowing border trade with India's eastern neighbour.




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RBI announces Rs 50,000-crore Special Liquidity Facility for mutual funds

The scheme is available from today, that is, April 27. It will be available until May 11 or up to utilization of the allocated amount, whichever is earlier. The Reserve Bank will review the timeline and amount, depending upon market conditions.




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Rs 50,000 crore RBI credit line for MFs will restore investor confidence: ASSOCHAM

Rs 50,000 crore Special Liquidity Facility by the RBI to ease redemption pressure on Mutual Funds (MF) in the face of Covid-19 crisis would not only restore confidence in the MF industry but also ensure financial stability in the country.




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Sebi eases compliance norms for investment in unlisted NCDs for mutual funds

The regulator has also eased compliance norms with regards to grandfathering of the existing unlisted NCDs, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular.




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Salaries increase for top mutual fund CEOs

According to an analysis of the data made public by mutual funds, the CEO salary given by the top 12 fund houses in terms of assets under management increased in the range of 2-132 per cent in 2019-20 from the preceding fiscal year.




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Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund apologises unconditionally to Sebi

The fund's global CEO had blamed regulatory changes for its decision to shut 6 schemes.




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Progressively enhancing radio buttons with SVG whilst staying accessible

Sometimes it is fun to re-visit very basic HTML things and look what we can do with them nowadays. This is what I will do now with a radio button group. I will progressively enhance it to look great and still work with keyboard and screen readers. As part of my Logo-O-Matic upgrade, I added […]




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Putting Flexbox into Practice presentation at Blend Conference

Download the slides and view the demo page for my presentation on Putting Flexbox into Practice for Blend Conference 2013, as well as get links to related articles, tutorials, and tools on Flexible Box Layout.