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The movie, which tells stories about a fictional magazine in a French city, stars Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Elisabeth Moss and many more. "The French Dispatch" premieres in theaters on July 24.
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Bad service design — from how banks handle identity fraud to how call centers handle student loans — is costing consumers, companies and organizations trillions of dollars. Why do services still work this way?
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Motherboard obtained a video of a so-called relay attack from EvanConnect, who sells keyless repeaters that can be used to break into and steal luxury cars.
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"Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" barely made a dent in the box office, and, as a result, Warner Bros. has changed the name of the movie to "Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey."
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Canned seafood has a bad reputation in the United States, and it's not just anecdotal — the average Spaniard eats three times as much as the average American every year.
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A New Hampshire family that received a $1,000-a-month "freedom dividend" for a year from the campaign of Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang spent most of the money on college bills — but also on an improv class for the unemployed dad.
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Every year, thousands of children are removed from their homes by officials who fear for their safety — only to be returned within days. It "felt like being kidnapped," one said.
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The father of a former Sarah Lawrence College student has been charged with sex-trafficking her classmates, according to a federal indictment released Tuesday.
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Amanda Coffman, a Shawnee Mission School District teacher, made her disappointment with the board loud and clear in regard to contract negotiations: "Talking to the board or the administrators in this building is like shouting into the wind, and I won't waste my breath."
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#UPDATE Tensions escalate between Syria's regime and rebel-backer Turkey as a Syrian military helicopter is shot down and Ankara warns of a "heavy price" for any attacks on its forces, while Syrian air strikes kill at least 12 civilians in #IdlibCityhttps://t.co/2Y02hvAf0Tpic.twitter.com/pyFZyt6wmz
BREAKING: Sudan agrees to hand over ex-President al-Bashir to International Criminal Court for war crimes, including mass killings in Darfur. https://t.co/W4ltxaSnW7
Enemies hiding under a bridge, bunkered down on a specific floor in a large building, seeking cover on the backside of a mountain ridge or moving to attack in an armored vehicle convoy --- are all now more vulnerable to U.S. strikes due to an emerging laser-guided artillery round that can destroy enemy targets on the move in combat.
"We have many different experiments that are going on for long-range precision fires," Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Joseph Martin told Warrior in an interview last fall.
The laser-guided Raytheon-developed weapon is an upgrade or adaptation to the well-known, GPS-guided Excalibur 155mm round first fired in Iraq more than 10 years ago. Using GPS and Inertial measurement precision guidance technology, Excalibur can pinpoint and eliminate targets from 30km (18.6 miles) -- within just one-meter of accuracy. The combat debut of Excalibur in Iraq ushered in what could be called a land-war transformation, marking the advent of a new kind of precision land attack.
Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Roe demonstrates an attack procedure with Jack, a military working dog, aboard the USS America in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 7, 2020.
AV-8HB Harrier pilot Maj. Joseph Swindell inspects a GBU-54 joint direct attack munition during pre-flight checks May 20, 2019, on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryre Arciaga/Navy)
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's fiscal 2021 budget request seeks to buy fewer munitions needed for the fights in Afghanistan and Iraq as it attempts to pivot towards investments in the kind of weapons that will be used in a high-end fight against China or Russia.
The DoD has requested $21.3 billion in munitions, including $6 billion for conventional ammunition, $4 billion for strategic missiles and $11.3 billion for tactical missiles. Munitions and missiles make up 8.8 percent of overall procurement in the budget request.
The department is pursuing a two-pronged approach, according to a budget summary provided by the Pentagon. The first is to make sure "U.S. worldwide munition inventories are sufficiently stocked" for ongoing needs. The second is to ensure "sufficient procurement of more advanced high-end weapon systems, which provide increases standoff, enhanced lethality and autonomous targeting for employment against near-peer threats in more contested environment."
Professor Gabriel Leung, chair of public health medicine in Hong Kong and pictured at the University of Hong Kong last month, made the comments on a visit to London
* Professer Gabriel Leung said authorities need to establish the spread of the virus * A one per cent death rate could result in hundreds of thousands of deaths * There are 43,000 cases worldwide so far, with more than 42,000 in China * But if it reaches its potential, each infected person could give the virus to another 2.5, on average, sickening up to 60 percent of the world's population * China's number of new daily cases has begun to level off, which may mean public health officials are gaining some handle on its spread
Coronavirus could kill 45 million people and infect more than 60 per cent of the global population if containment methods fail, a top Hong Kong medical official has warned.
Professor Gabriel Leung, chair of public health medicine in the city, also said that even if the death rate reaches just one per cent, the potential spread means it could still kill thousands of people.
With the global population currently at more than 7billion (7,577,130,400), that means that the virus has the potential to infect more than 4billion (4,546,278,240) if Professor Leung is correct and its spread continues to accelerate.
And if one per cent of those people die, that means there will be more than 45million deaths.
Japan confirmed 39 new cases of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, on a cruise ship quarantined at one of its ports, bringing the total number infected on the vessel to 174, health officials said Tuesday.
The Diamond Princess has been docked at the Yokohama port since Feb. 3 after it was determined some passengers had been sicked with the virus. Japan confirmed 66 new cases Monday and said officials may test everyone aboard the ship.
The American-based ship had completed a 14-day cruise in which it stopped in Hong Kong and several other Asian ports.
The camps will be set up next to 11 major airports around the US. On February 1, the Associated Press reported that they would house as many as 250 people each.
* The Department of Defense approved 11 'installation sites' near major airports around the US * They will be used if and when hospitals are unable to accommodate passengers in their own quarantine sites * The airports are located in Hawaii, Illinois, Texas , California , Georgia, New York, Washington state, Washington DC, New Jersey and Michigan * Americans returning from the coronavirus outbreak epicenter in Wuhan, China, are required to spend 14 days under quarantine * Those returning from China who did not visit Wuhan are subject to 14 days of self-isolation in their homes * Foreign nationals who have traveled to China in the last 14 days are not allowed into the US
The Pentagon is setting up 11 quarantine camps on military bases near major airports across the US in anticipation of an influx of American citizens returning from China in need of monitoring for the deadly coronavirus that is now being called COVID-19.
The 13th US coronavirus case was confirmed in California on Tuesday. The deadly strain, which is now being called COVID-19, has killed 1,107 people and sickened more than 42,000 worldwide since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in late December.
The Department of Defense approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services early this month for the possible use of military facilities to accommodate 1,000 people who may have to be quarantined upon arrival from overseas through the end of the month.
GUANGZHOU, China/GENEVA (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak in China may be over by April, the country's senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, and the latest numbers of new cases may further feed that optimism.
Hubei, the province at the epicenter of the outbreak that has been under virtual lockdown, reported 94 people died and there were 1,068 new coronavirus cases as of Tuesday.
That is down from a peak of over 3,000 new cases on Feb. 4, and the lowest number of new infections since 1,347 were reported on Jan. 31.
* One hundred deaths are reported in a single day for the first time, but statistics show number of new cases decreasing * First senior heads roll as Beijing tries to contain public anger over outbreak of respiratory disease
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday gave an official name – Covid-19 – to the disease caused by the coronavirus that has ravaged China and spread across the globe, as statistics suggested that infections could level off in the coming weeks and Beijing vowed to hold local cadres to account for failing to contain the outbreak.
China's National Health Commission said on Tuesday that the country had reported 108 new deaths from the virus – the first time that 100 or more fatalities were recorded in a single day.
The outbreak, which was generally believed to have originated from Wuhan in central China, has killed 1,018 people worldwide – including one death in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines.
The new coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year has killed more than 1,000 people and spread around the world.
The latest figures from China show there are more than 42,600 people infected in the country.
Outside mainland China, there have been more than 460 infections reported in nearly 30 places. There have been two deaths, one in the Philippines and the other in Hong Kong.
Here are the areas where 2019-nCoV, the virus's provisional scientific designation, has been confirmed:
* World Health Organisation also gives the disease a name: Covid-19, for coronavirus disease of 2019 * The virus 'is more powerful in bringing serious consequences than any terrorist attack', WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says
The World Health Organisation warned Tuesday that the opportunity to limit the international spread of the coronavirus outbreak is fading, and that if the disease isn't contained it could wreak global havoc.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general at the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that the virus "is more powerful in bringing serious consequences than any terrorist attack [can accomplish]".
"It's not just the health issue, it's a matter of economic, political and social upheavals."
"I remind and will continue to remind the world to take [the outbreak] really seriously. We are asking countries to be as aggressive as possible," said Tedros. "Time is of the essence."
The Air Force will focus on a different hypersonic weapon, using a more complex boost-glide vehicle for its warhead, for its B-52 bombers.
The U.S. Air Force is looking to stop work on an air-launched missile that uses common unpowered hypersonic boost-glide vehicle, which remains under development for the U.S. Army and Navy. Both of those services are pushing ahead with plans to use that vehicle as the warhead on new ground and sea-launched weapons, respectively. The Navy wants to nearly double funding for its portion of the program in the next fiscal year.
The Air Force first announced its desire to end the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon, or HCSW, which is pronounced "hacksaw," on Feb. 10, 2010, as part of the rollout of the Pentagon's proposed budget for the 2021 Fiscal Year. Lockheed Martin won the contract, which had an estimated value of up to $928 million, to develop HCSW in 2018. The Air Force had received more than $571 million, in total, for work on this hypersonic missile in the Fiscal Year 2019 and 2020 budgets. It's important to note that Congress still has to approve the new plan to cancel HCSW.
Nigerien Armed Forces conduct a convoy movement, key leader engagement and ambush exercise during Flintlock 18 in Niger, Africa on April 15, 2018. Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command's premier and largest annual Special Operations Forces exercise. (Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Runser/Army)
Violence by militant groups in West Africa has spiked 250 percent over the last two years but constrained resources and manpower has pushed the U.S. military to switch strategies from degrading terror groups to containment, according to a recent inspector general report.
Resources for the thinly spread American troops across U.S. Africa Command may be further constrained should the Pentagon decide to curtail the counterterror mission in the region following a defense-wide posture review that is still pending.
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters in January that U.S. troops were not withdrawing from AFRICOM entirely, but he suggested the U.S. might pull back on the counterterror mission in Africa to address great power competition, namely Russia and China.
WNU Editor: This is not America's war. There is also no public support in America to dramatically escalate the US military role in combating these militant groups in West Africa.
A U.S. Army Soldier stands perimeter watch amid a convoy of MRAP vehicles during a Key Leader Engagement between members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah and the Farah Director of Transportation (U.S. Army/Sgt. Maj. Concordio Borja Jr.)
On April 6, 2013, three U.S. troops were killed by a suicide bomber while running a security patrol for an aid mission to donate books to an Afghan school in northeastern Badakhshan province.
On August 6, 2010, six American medical aid workers were among 10 killed in trying to deliver health care to Afghans in southern Zabul province.
The incidents were cited in a report released Tuesday by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) on the "The Human Cost of Reconstruction In Afghanistan," which estimated that at least 5,135 casualties have been incurred in humanitarian and reconstruction efforts to build roads, canals and other projects since 2002.
The report said that at least 284 Americans were killed in Afghanistan "while performing reconstruction or stabilization missions" -- 218 U.S. service members and 68 civilians.
WNU Editor: Some staggering numbers are revealed in the above report. Bottom line .... 5,135 casualties have been incurred in humanitarian and reconstruction efforts to build roads, canals and other projects since 2002.
One day after we reported that Turkey had deployed hundreds of tanks, armored personnel carriers and commandos to the last rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib in response to the killing of five Turkish soldiers, resulting in clashes between the Syrian and Turkish armies, on Tuesday morning, the armed conflict between the two nations escalated dramatically after social media showed dramatic footage of Turkey-backed rebels downing a Syrian government helicopter in northwest Syria's Nairab.
* Rainfall expected in the coming weeks will trigger plant growth, providing food for the locusts in the area * They were reported crossing over the Karamoja border region into Uganda's northeastern area yesterday * Swarm is considered the worst outbreak to hit Kenya for 70 years and Somalia for 25 years according to UN * Horde of 360 billion insects is laying waste to farmland across the Horn of Africa and Kenya * Next generation of locusts is expected to swarm in April after hatching in February, exacerbating the crisis
Africa is heading towards a locust 'catastrophe' if the 40-mile-wide swarm grows 500 times bigger within the next four months as feared, the UN has warned.
The 360 billion locusts are expected to rapidly expand in numbers in the coming weeks, when forecast rainfall triggers plant growth, before their numbers peak in June.
The desert locusts have already decimated vital crops in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, and damaged farmland in Djibouti and Eritrea before they flew into Uganda and Tanzania this weekend.
One of the swarms - which can number up to 80 million individuals per square kilometre - was also spotted flying 50km from the border with South Sudan, and is expected to reach the country 'any day'.
While the African continent continues to battle plagues of locust and food shortages, an even bigger worry is looming on the horizon, that some of the Chinese workers have carried the virus to Ethiopia or the African countries they work in, and will those countries be able to contain it while they can, while the numbers are small?
The virus that has spread through much of China has yet to be confirmed in Africa, but global health authorities are increasingly worried about the threat to the continent where an estimated 1 million Chinese now live, as some health workers on the ground warn they are not ready to handle an outbreak.
Boeing B-1B Lancers shown at the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Training Center Jan. 17, 2019, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force/Greg L. Davis)
WASHINGTON — For the past several months, Air Force leaders have hyped the fiscal year 2021 budget as a pivotal one, where the service would be forced to make near-term and possibly contentious sacrifices to its existing posture in order to ramp up investments in technologies needed to counter Russia and China.
But the budget request the Air Force released on Feb. 10 seems a compromise between the service's more radical force planning organizations in the Pentagon and the combatant commanders around the world, who fought back against making major cuts that could greatly impact readiness.
Part of the defense budget proposed by President Donald Trump Monday would include replacing Air Force One with a brand new Boeing 747-8. Procuring the new aircraft under the VC-25B Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program would cost approximately $800.9 million.
With the proposed modernization of the aircraft comes a new paint scheme for Air Force One, replacing the design that has been in place the Kennedy administration in 1962. President John F. Kennedy himself help come up with the design of the plane in cooperation with industrial designer Raymond Loewy.
Trump's redesigned Air Force One would feature a red, white and blue color scheme as opposed to the current light blue and white. Some have observed a marked resemblance between the proposed new paint job for Air Force One and the planes used in Trump Shuttle, an airline owned by Trump from 1989 until 1992.
The Pentagon is proposing a $15.4 billion fiscal 2021 budget for the Space Force, the newly minted sixth branch of the military.
The money, largely transferred from existing Air Force programs, would include $2.5 billion for operations and maintenance, $10.3 billion for research and development, $2.4 billion for procurement and $77 million from a war fund known as the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account.
"Legally establishing the U.S. Space Force does not guarantee the United States preeminence in the space domain — the nation must commit sufficient and appropriate resources to properly accomplish its assigned responsibilities," said the Pentagon's budget overview, released Monday. "These investments will provide for freedom of operations in space, strengthen the mission assurance of capabilities to support U.S. and allied forces in all domains, as well as protecting these forces against potential adversaries' space-enabled capabilities."
For more than half a century, governments all over the world trusted a single company to keep the communications of their spies, soldiers and diplomats secret.
The company, Crypto AG, got its first break with a contract to build code-making machines for U.S. troops during World War II. Flush with cash, it became a dominant maker of encryption devices for decades, navigating waves of technology from mechanical gears to electronic circuits and, finally, silicon chips and software.
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The Swiss firm made millions of dollars selling equipment to more than 120 countries well into the 21st century. Its clients included Iran, military juntas in Latin America, nuclear rivals India and Pakistan, and even the Vatican.
But what none of its customers ever knew was that Crypto AG was secretly owned by the CIA in a highly classified partnership with West German intelligence. These spy agencies rigged the company's devices so they could easily break the codes that countries used to send encrypted messages.
WNU Editor: For years this company provided encryption tools to scores of governments who believed it would keep the communications of their spies, soldiers and diplomats secret. But in reality it was owned by the CIA and German intelligence who could read these communications when they wanted to, and did so for decades. This is a major security breach, even though it mostly happened during the Cold War and ending in 2018.
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A pair of Russian satellites are tailing a multibillion-dollar U.S. spy satellite hundreds of miles above the Earth's surface, a top U.S. military commander tells TIME, underscoring a growing threat to America's dominance in space-based espionage and a potentially costly new chapter in Washington's decades-long competition with Moscow.
Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, commander of the newly minted U.S. Space Force, says the Russian spacecraft began maneuvering toward the American satellite shortly after being launched into orbit in November, at times creeping within 100 miles of it. "We view this behavior as unusual and disturbing," Raymond says. "It has the potential to create a dangerous situation in space." Raymond says the U.S. government has expressed concern to Moscow through diplomatic channels.
The confrontation marks the first time the U.S. military has publicly identified a direct threat to a specific American satellite by an adversary. The incident parallels Russia's terrestrial encounters with the U.S. and its allies, including close calls between soldiers, fighter jets and warships around the world. Observers worry that space is now offering a new theater for unintentional escalation of hostilities between the long-time adversaries.
Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center William Evanina speaks during the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, Oct. 31, 2017.
* The National Counterintelligence Strategy outlines biggest threats to the US * Previous editions of the report singled out Russia, China, Iran and North Korea * This year's report lists ideologically motivated entities such as hacktivists * Also includes Cuba, Hezbollah, ISIS and Al-Qaeda in its list of threats
The US government has stated in a new report that hacktivism is a threat to national security as significant as ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
The National Counterintelligence Strategy singled out anti-secrecy organisations —such as WikiLeaks — independent hackers and Islamic extremists as specific threats.
Previous editions of the report focused on Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, along with transnational crime groups, as the central spying threats to the United States.
The new strategy report also adds Cuba to its list of groups able to undertake intelligence operations against the country.
Syrian rebels shoot down a government helicopter in Idlib province, the last rebel bastion in the country's northwest, where Syrian troops are advancing, killing the two crew members on board in a fiery crash. https://t.co/kwnny4pvJx
BELGIAN MEP Philippe Lamberts launched an attack against the European Union, slamming top figures like Guy Verhofstadt for not being "consistent" and "accepting what they said they would never accept".
EMMANUEL MACRON is facing arguably his biggest crisis as French President to date ahead of local elections, with defecting MPs creating huge divides in his ruling party, and the President's own popularity continuing to plummet.
ITALIAN MEP Marco Zanni lashed out against "idealistic" EU institutions leaders over their spending plans as Brussels debates this year's EU budget priorities - calling on his colleagues in the European Parliament to "stop dreaming".
CORONAVIRUS poses a greater global threat than terrorism, the World Health Organisation has warned, as the outbreak continues to spread across the world.
LEO VARADKAR was bombarded with hundreds of abusive messages over his planned commemoration of the controversial Royal Irish Constabulary , with some members of the public branding him a "fascist" and a "dirty traitor".
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DAVV Result 2020 Released for BCA, M.SC.Pre. Pharma and furthermore Other Exams on 11th February 2020 the Official Website. Hopefuls who are keen on downloading the DAVV Exam Results 2020 can look at the beneath segment. Get the total UG/PG Semester test stamps through www.dauniv.ac.in result 2020. We encourage the understudies to take the total insights about the DAVV online Results 2020 from our page. Understudies utilize this page to know all the DAVV time table, DAVV Admit Card, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyala DAVV Result 2020. Experience the whole article to get all the most recent updates of DAVV University Results 2020.
देवी अहिल्या विश्वविधालय डीएवीवी परिणाम 2020 Announced. In this way, understudies of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya University its the opportunity to look at your DAVV Result 2020. Applicants the individuals who have gone to the Annual and Semester Examination led by the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya can look at the DAVV UG/PG Semester Exam Result 2020 given on this page. Here, we have refreshed the as of late discharged DAVV Results 2020 on this website page presently competitors can look at the Result through Online mode. Additionally, we have given direct connections to check the most recent DAVV Results 2020 in the beneath segment.
Latest Updated DAVV Results 2020-21
Examination Name
Result Release Date
Result Link
B.A. PART 3 SEMESTER 5 EXAM. (PVT) (ATKT) (MARK LIST)
Visit the official website of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya i.e dauniv.ac.in
On the home page, you will find the results tab and click on the results.
In the result page, you can find the results for various courses.
Click on the result link for which course you want to check.
The results will appear on the screen.
Take the printout of the DAVV Result until the official marks card is released by the DAVV Board.
About Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya is a State University whose locale was at first confined to Indore city. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya is the University of Indore was developed in 1964 by an Act of Legislature of Madhya Pradesh. It directs all the schools inside the three grounds. There are numerous different schools subsidiary to the college in Indore. The college has in excess of 300 associated schools conferring instruction at undergrad and post-graduate levels in fundamental and expert controls. It has 9000 understudies on grounds and a sum of more than 300,000 understudies in partnered schools.
DAVV Supply/Revaluation Results
Understudies get an opportunity to apply for the revaluation, if the understudies may get low checks in the assessment, they can apply for the DAVV Revaluation Results. So again the leader of the Examiner will survey the appropriate response paper. After revaluation, understudies may get high stamps. All things considered, on the off chance that anybody got low stamps, they can apply for the Supplementary Examinations. For Revaluation/Supplementary, understudies should pay the expense. Understudies can get all the outcomes from this page Regular, Revaluation, and Supplementary Results. Additionally, Students of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyala University, Indore can likewise get the MBA Results Also. Just we are encouraging the Students to as often as possible visit this page to get the most recent refreshed DAVV Result 2020.
UPPCL JE Admit Card 2020 – Hello Guys !! Here is an answer in search of your queries for the admit card. Candidates can get the hall ticket from 11th February 2020. Hence, the exam will be held in the month of February 2020. Moreover, Aspirants are suggested to download the UPPCL Hall Ticket from the end of the webpage. Therefore, the admit card is now available on the official portal and the direct link is at the end of the segment.
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited has released the admit card for the post of Junior Engineer Trainee on its official portal. Make sure to download the admit UPPCL Admit Card before the exam date. Hence, the direct link is available at the bottom of the section. Make sure with the details in the hall ticket before downloading it. The vital information that has to be checked is as follows.
Candidates Name
Name of the Candidate's Father
The venue of the Exam Centre
Date & Time of the Test
Reporting Time to the Exam Hall
Gender (Male/ Female)
Roll Number
Duration of the Online Test
Space for Invigilator's Signature
Registration Number
Name of the Test Centre
Category of the candidates
Space for Applicant's Signature
Name of the Exam Conducting Board
Photograph of the Candidate
Applicant's Date of Birth
Name of the Written Test
Important Guidelines for the Exam Takers
Full Name of the Applicant
Examination Centre Code
Signature of the Board Counselor
UPPCL JE Exam 2020
The board is going to conduct the examination in the month of February 2020. Hence, Aspirants must download the hall ticket to take down the exam. Candidates make sure to get the hall ticket before the last date ends. Thus, Candidates must check to the UPPCL Junior Engineer Exam Pattern and the syllabus from the official site for the exam preparation.
Get the exam venue details after printing the UPPCL JE Hall Ticket 2020. Hence, Aspirants can get the mandated exam details and follow the general instructions which are stated on the admit card. Make sure to download the UPPCL Junior Engineer Admit Card before the last date ends.
Documents along with UPPCL Junior Engineer Admit Card 2020
Contenders have to carry the admit card along with the UPPCL JE Admit Card. Download the hall ticket without making mistakes. So, if any mistakes found with the admit card inform the board immediately. The helpline contact details will be available at the official portal.
Original Photograph
Voter Card
Pan Card
Employee ID
College ID
PAN Card
Passport
Driving License
Any other ID proof issued by a Gazetted Officer
Bank Pass Book with the photograph
Direct Links to Download the UPPCL JE Admit Card 2020-21
NLC Apprentice Trainee Syllabus2020 Pdf Free Download is available here. Applicants can check the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited Trade Apprentice Syllabus and Exam Pattern here. Download the Syllabus & exam pattern to start the exam preparation. Check the Syllabus, Apprentice Trainee Exam Pattern, Exam Dates, Selection Process & other details @ nlcindia.com.
NLC Apprentice Trainee Syllabus 2020 Pdf
Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) conducts Written Examination and Interview for the Selection of 170 Trade Apprentice Vacancies under NLC Recruitment 2020. So to get the Jobs in NLC one should qualify in the Written Exam. To Qualify in the Written Test, it is advisable to check the NLC Trade Apprentice Syllabus before attending for the Exam. Because if the applicants have the idea about the NLC Exam 2020 topics that will cover in the Exam aspirant can prepare well and can perform up to a level to qualify in the written Examination.
Syllabus of Neyveli Trade Apprentice Trainee Exam 2020 – www.nlcindia.com
The candidates who applied for the Tamilnadu State Jobs may be searching for the Neyveli Lignite Corp Preparation materials. Because to start the exam preparation, these are very crucial. On our site, the job seekers of Tamilnadu state can find all the materials which include Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd Trainee syllabus and Exam pattern. If you prepare a schedule for exam preparation, then it will be easy to score more marks. Therefore to prepare a schedule, the essential aspect is the NLC Trade Apprentice Trainee Syllabus. If you have the syllabus of the Apprentice trainee then you can easily know the important topics of the examination.
And also for the sake of applicants, we are providing the table of NLC exam pattern below. Check the exam pattern to know the nature of the Apprentice Trainee examination. Below you can find the subject wise Apprenticeship Training syllabus. So that download and prepare well for the examination to gain a good score. Also, for the applicants, we are providing the Previous papers of NLC Apprentice Trainee here. So practice these questions to crack the Apprentice Trainee exam.
Apprentice Trainee exam consists of objective type test.
And the questions may be from the general topics mentioned above.
The duration of the examination is 2 Hours.
NLC Apprentice Trainee Exam Pattern for the Exam is given here. The candidates who qualified in the written test can be eligible for the Personal Interview. Stay connected with us for more Latest Govt Jobs.
NLC Apprentice Syllabus Pdf Download for Free
The Applied candidates can check Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited Trade Apprentice Syllabus covered topics here.
NLC Trade Apprentice GK Syllabus
Indian Constitution.
Science – Inventions & Discoveries.
History.
Budget and Five Year Plans.
Geography.
Important Financial & Economic News.
Economy.
Scientific Research.
Culture.
India and its neighboring countries.
Sports.
Knowledge of Current Events.
General Politics.
Current Affairs – National & International.
Economy, Banking, and Finance.
Countries & Capitals. etc.
NLC Apprentice Trainee Syllabus for Reasoning
Coding-Decoding.
Analogy.
Data Sufficiency.
Logic.
Alphabet Test.
Eligibility Test.
Puzzle Test.
Theme Detection.
Classification.
Logical Venn Diagrams.
Clocks & Calendars.
Deriving Conclusions from Passages.
Series Completion.
Logical Sequence of Words.
Statement – Arguments.
Statement – Conclusions.
Arithmetical Reasoning.
Mathematical Operations.
Situation Reaction Test.
Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle.
Inserting The Missing Character.
Number, Ranking & Time Sequence.
NLC Technical Staff Syllabus for English
Tenses.
Verb.
Adverb.
Articles.
Error Correction.
Conclusion.
Grammar.
Vocabulary.
Synonyms.
Subject-Verb Agreement.
Word Formation.
Antonyms.
Theme detection.
Passage Completion.
Comprehension.
Idioms & Phrases.
Fill in the Blanks.
Sentence Completion.
Unseen Passages.
Sentence Rearrangement.
NLC Apprentice Trainee Syllabus for Numerical Ability
Boats and Streams.
Average.
Data Interpretation.
Number Systems.
Profit and Loss.
Ratio and Proportion.
Time, Work, Distance.
Problems on Ages.
Simple Interest.
Compound Interest.
Percentages.
Simplification.
H.C.F. and L.C.M.Discounts.
Fundamental Arithmetical operations etc.
NLC Mathematics Syllabus for Apprentice Trainee
Number Systems.
Computation of Whole Numbers.
Decimals and Fractions.
Relationship Between Numbers.
Fundamental Arithmetical Operations.
Percentage.
Ratio & Proportion.
Profit & Loss.
Simple Interest.
Average.
Discount.
Partnership.
Time & Work.
Time & Distance.
Use of Tables and Graphs.
Mensuration.
The NLC Trade Apprentice Trainee Syllabus Topics are given for reference purposes only. When the officials release the syllabus on their official website, we will provide them on our site. For Daily Employment News keep visiting our website.
About NLC
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited is a government-owned power generating and lignite mining company in India. The NLC Headquarters located in Chennai. NLC has recently released the recruitment notification for 170 Posts. The Posts include Fitter, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), Electrician, Wireman, Mechanic (Tractor), Mechanic (Diesel), Plumber, Carpenter, Welder, and Medical Lab Technician (Radiology) and (Pathology) extra. Candidates who want Central Government Jobs can check this notification and apply on or before the last date. For more details regarding the Notification visit official website www.nlcindia.com.
The Aspirants can directly download NLC Apprentice Trainee Syllabus along with ten years of Previous Papers from here. Nowadays perfect preparation plan required to get a good score on the written test. This given information will helpful for your preparation planning. Further details regarding the Apprentice Trainee Recruitment are available on the official website i.e. www.nlcindia.com
NLC Trade Apprentice Syllabus 2020 Pdf – Click Here
APPSC Group 3 Result 2020 Released | Get APPSC Panchayat Secretary Mains Result 2020 @ psc.ap.gov.in: Are you waiting for APPSC Panchayat Secretary Result 2020? If yes, then you can just check this post. The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission officials had successfully conducted the Main Examination on 26th August 2019. Those candidates who have appeared for the Mains Examination are waiting for the APPSC Group 3 Result 2020. Moreover, the officials have announced the APPSC Panchayat Secretary Mains Exam Result 2020 on 11th February 2020.
APPSC Group 3 Results 2020 @ psc.ap.gov.in
The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has released the APPSC Panchayat Secretary Result 2020 on its official site @ psc.ap.gov.in. Additionally, we have given the quick link to access the APPSC Group 3 District Wise Selection List at the end of the page. Also, Candidates should keep in touch with our page or check the official site frequently to get the APPSC Group 3 Latest News/Updates. So that you can know more details of the APPSC Group 3 Panchayat Secretary Results 2020. Here on this page applicants can get the APPSC Group 3 Results 2020 by clicking the link given at the end of the page.
APPSC Panchayat Secretary Mains Result 2020 – Overview
In Andhra Pradesh state, a huge number of candidates had appeared for the Screening Test. All the candidates who have completed the exam can download the APPSC Panchayat Secretary Result 2020 from the official site tentatively this month. Moreover, the candidates can check their APPSC Group 3 Mains Result with the help of the Answer Keys. To get hired by the officials, aspirants must qualify all rounds such as Screening Test, Mains Exam, Interview. Candidates who qualify all rounds with good merit to get shortlisted for the 1051 Panchayat Secretary (Group 3) posts.
APPSC Group 3 Cut Off Marks 2020
The officials will announce the APPSC Group 3 Cut off Marks from the official website. And every candidate has to score the equal or maximum marks to the Cut Off Marks to get shortlisted for the further rounds. Mainly, we have given the APPSC Panchayat Secretary Cut Off Marks 2020 according to the Category wise.
Expected APPSC Panchayat Secretary (Group III) Cut Off Marks 2020
Category
Cut Off Marks
OC
70-75
BC
65-70
SC
55-65
ST
50-65
PH (Physically Handicapped)
50-55
Ex-Serviceman
45-50
APPSC Group 3 District Wise Selection List 2020
The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission officials are going to announce the APPSC Panchayat Secretary Merit List 2020 in the official site at the time of the Results. These Andhra Pradesh PSC Panchayat Secretary Merit List 2020 contains the Names, Marks, Admit Card Number of the candidates who score the top or high marks in the Screening Test. All the exam participants who have qualified in the screening test will be promoted to further rounds of the selection process.
How to Download APPSC Group 3 Exam Results 2020?
Visit the official site of the APPSC by using the psc.ap.gov.in
Find the APPSC Panchayat Secretary Result 2020 link in the Results block.
After finding click on it.
Now, enter the details in the login form.
And your APPSC Group 3 Result 2020 will get on the screen.
Download the results along with the Cut Off Marks, Merit List, and Score Card.
Take a hard copy of the APPSC Group 3 Mains Result for future usage.
Direct Links to Download APPSC Group 3 Result 2020
NCL Mining Sirdar Syllabus 2020 Pdf is here to download. Now the Applicants of Northern Coalfields Limited Jr Overman T & S Grade – C are in great search of the NCL Syllabus. For those candidates, we have provided the NCL Jr Overman Syllabus along with the Exam Pattern on this Page.
NCL Mining Sirdar Syllabus
The Syllabus of NCL Mining Sirdar is provided here to the Applicants for exam preparation. The Northern Coalfields Limited has released this recruitment notification to fill Mining Sirdar & Jr Overman T & S Grade – C jobs. Candidates who are searching for Central Govt jobs have applied for these jobs. Now all the Applied candidates are in search of NCL Jr Overman Syllabus. We gathered a piece of information about the NCL Syllabus & updated here to provide proper preparation.
The Provided Syllabus gives an idea regarding the topics covered in the Written examination. With the Given Northern Coalfields Ltd Mining Sirdar Syllabus, We can analyze the preferable topics for the Exam. On this page, we are providing not only the Syllabus but also exam pattern. In the examination, it plays a major role to score good marks. Aspirants who are searching for the Various Exam Syllabus can get it here.
Northern Coalfields Limited Singrauli Jr Overman Syllabus – Overview
Name of the Organization: Northern Coalfields Limited.
Official Website: www.nclcil.in
Name of the Post: Jr Overman & Mining Sirdar T & S Grade – C Jobs.
Northern Coalfields Jr Overman & Mining Sirdar Recruitment
The Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli has released a Latest Madhya Pradesh Employment News for the eligible candidates. The NCLCIL Board has issued a Recruitment Notification to fill Jr Overman & Mining Sirdar T & S Grade – C Applications. A Large number of candidates have already applied for this Recruitment who are looking for Govt Jobs in MP State. To know more information regarding the NCL Jobs can get them here. Aspirants can also get the Northern Coalfields Ltd Jr Overman Recruitment details from the official Site www.nclcil.in.
The NCL Singrauli Jr Overman Exam consists of multiple-choice questions.
This Northern Coalfields Mining Sirdar exam consists of 2 papers.
The Exam is conducted for 100 marks.
In Paper 1 questions asked from Technical Subject.
In Paper 2 questions asked from Quantitative ability, logical & reasoning skills.
Each Question Carries 1 mark.
And No Negative Mark for the Wrong Answer.
Download NCL Mining Sirdar & Jr Overman Syllabus
Aspirants can get the NCL Mining Sirdar Syllabus & Test Pattern here. The Provided Syllabus is for Reference Use. With the given Northern Coalfields Mining Sirdar Syllabus, you can get good marks in the Exam. Get the complete NCL Singrauli Syllabus from the below sections. To make your preparation better we provided NCL Mining Sirdar Syllabus & Previous Papers here.
OSSC Result 2020 Released: The Odisha Staff Selection Commission has declared the OSSC Result 2020 on its official webpage. The Candidates who have completed the OSSC written Examination can get their results here. Odisha Staff Selection Commission has conducted the written examination for various posts. Many candidates have attended this examination and searching for the results. Therefore, We have provided direct links to download the OSSC Results 2020 easily without any hesitation. So, candidates can keep in touch with our recruitment.guru page to know more about the Odisha SSC Result 2020.
OSSC Senior Economic Investigator Result 2020 Released: Dear Candidates !!! A huge number of candidates are waiting to know their OSSC Senior Economic Investigator Result. Those candidates can get their results on this page. The Board of Odisha Staff Selection Commission has conducted the Computer Practical Skill Test on 21st December 2019. The officials have released the OSSC Senior Economic Investigator Result 2020 on 11th February 2020. Here, we have updated a quick link to download the Odisha SSC Sr Economic Investigator Result 2020. Candidates can get their results by clicking the link prescribed at the end of the page. And also know the OSSC Cut Off Marks, Merit List 2020 Here.
Odisha SSC Senior Economic Investigator Result 2020 – Click Here
OSSC Junior DEO Result 2020 Released: Odisha Staff Selection Commission has conducted the examination on 28th December 2019 for recruiting 232 Junior Data Entry Operator posts. Many aspirants have written the examination and now they are waiting for the results. The Higher Authority of Odisha Staff Selection Commission has released the OSSC Junior DEO Result on 01st February 2020. So, in order to help the candidates, we have given a direct link to check and download the OSSC Junior DEO Result 2020. Aspirants can also get the OSSC Junior DEO Cut Off Marks, Merit List 2020 here.
Odisha SSC Junior Data Entry Operator Result 2020 – Click Here
Odisha Auditor Exam Result 2020 Released @ ossc.gov.in: The Officials of Odisha Staff Selection Commission has released the OSSC Auditor Result 2020 on 1oth January 2020. Candidates who have appeared in the OSSC Auditor Exam on 20th October 2019, they can check this entire article. We can have detailed information about OSSC Auditor Cut off Marks 2020, OSSC Auditor Merit List 2020 in the below section. Candidates can get their OSSC Auditor Result 2020 through the link given on this page. So, candidates keep in touch with this page to get the latest updates about Odisha Auditor Result 2020.
Odisha SSC Junior Clerk Result 2020 Released @ ossc.gov.in: A huge number of aspirants attended the OSSC Junior Clerk Examination held on 22nd September 2019. And all the eligible candidates were searching for the OSSC Jr Clerk Result 2020. Here, we are there to help those candidates who are waiting for OSSC Jr Clerk Result 2020. Moreover, the OSSC has declared the Odisha SSC Junior Clerk Exam Result 2020 on 03rd January 2020. Therefore, we will update the direct links to get the Odisha Staff Selection Commission Jr Clerk Result 2020 and the link is activated now. So, by just clicking the link candidates can download the Odisha SSC Junior Clerk Result 2020, Cut Off Marks, Merit List 2020.
OSSC FSO, PTI, Other Posts Result 2020 Released: The Odisha Staff Selection Commission has commenced the OSSC FSO Exam on 15th December 2019. Many candidates attended the Written Examination Successfully. And now waiting for the Results. Moreover, the OSSC Department has released the OSSC Statistical Assistant, Food Safety Officer, Physical Training Instructor & PTI, Technical Assistant Result 2020 on 17th January 2020. Here, we have updated the direct link to download the Odisha SSC Statistical Assistant, FSO, & Other Posts Result 2020 and the link has activated now. Aspirants can also check the Odisha SSC Food Safety Officer, PTI & Others Cut Off Marks, Merit List 2020 here.
OSSC FSO, PTI, Other Posts Result 2020
Description
Details
Organization Name
Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC)
Post Name
Statistical Assistant, Food Safety Officer, and other Posts
OSSC Care Taker & Various Posts Exam Result 2020: The Odisha Staff Selection Commission conducting the Written exam to fill the vacancies like OSSC Care Taker, Odia Translator, Vital Statistics Clerk, S.I of Police, Detective Dog Squad, Inspector of Supplies, Block Social Security Officer, Ayush Asst, Asst Commercial Tax Officer, Asst Fodder Development Officer. Since the Authority of OSSC is planning to reveal the Odisha SSC Result 2020 in the month of February 2020 (Tentatively). Most importantly, candidates can check the Odisha SSC Cut Off Marks 2020, Merit List 2020 on this page.
Odia Translator:Released On 28th November 2019 Others: February 2020 (Tentatively)
Selection Process
Written Test (Prelims, Mains), Interview
Official Website
ossc.gov.in
OSSC Odia Translator Result 2020 (2nd Nov Exam) – Click Here
OSSC Care Taker & Various other Posts Result 2020 – Click Here
OSSC Cut Off Marks 2020
Odisha Staff Selection Commission has not yet released the Odisha SSC Cut off Marks. Once the Result is announced then the Cut off marks will be declared. Aspirants must score minimum cut off marks to go for the next round of interviews. The OSSC Officials select the candidate based on the following conditions.
Candidates category (General, OBC, SC, ST)
The number of vacancies available for the posts
The difficulty level of the question paper
The number of candidates attended the test
Analysis based on the previous year cut off marks.
Odisha SSC Merit List 2020
The Organisation of Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) will declare the Merit List after the Odisha SSC Final Result 2020. The OSSC Merit List 2020 is released based on the performance of the Candidates in the written Examination. Hence, the Candidates should score the highest marks in the exam. Those aspirant’s names will be listed in the Odisha SSC Merit List 2020. In the upcoming section, we can see how to download the Odisha Staff Selection Commission Result 2020
How to check the Odisha SSC Result 2020?
Initially, visit the official website of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission @ossc.gov.in.
Secondly, the homepage of Odisha Staff Selection Commission opens on the screen.
Then Search for the Selection Process on the left side of the home page
And then click on the Results tab.
Search for the link related to the Odisha SSC Result 2020 for the required posts.
And then click on the link.
Finally, Check and download Odisha SSC Result 2020 for further references.
TSPSC Previous PapersPdf for various posts is updated here. Applicants applied for the TSPSC Jobs can check and download the previous papers. The TSPSC Question Paper is important for the candidates who are going to appear for the written examination. Hence, check out the following sections to learn the questions with their answers. Aspirants can check the post wise TS PSC Previous Year Papers with Answers here. Download Telangana State Public Service Commission Previous Papers for various posts and start preparing for the exam.
Looking for the Telangana State PSC Previous Papers for Mandal Planning Statistical Officer (MPSO) Recruitment 2020. Then you are in a right place. Here we help you in getting TSPSC Old Question Papers. The Aspirant can download the TSPSC Previous Question Papers PDF in the sections below. Also, check the TSPSC Statistical Officer Syllabus in the section below. Moreover, Check Official TSPSC Notification for Statistical Officer Vacancies details before going to the following sections.
Furthermore, Aspirants can check the TSPSC Statistical Officer Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2020 in the below link. Also, download the complete TSPSC Syllabus pdf. We also, help to download your TSPSC Exam Hall Tickets for Various TSPSC Vacancies 2020.
Category
Subject
No.of. Questions
No of Marks
Exam Duration
Paper I
General Studies & General Abilities
150
150
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Paper-II
Statistical Officer (Degree Level)
150
300
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Interview
50
Total
500
Download Links for TSPSC Statistical Officer Previous Papers
TSPSC Previous Papers has updated here along with their answers. Hence, applied candidates can go through the following article and check the TS PSC Question Papers Pdf. The previous year papers are important for the upcoming TSPSC Exam 2020. Therefore, practice more by referring to the given TS PSC Previous Year Papers with Solutions.
Direct Links to Download the TS PSC Previous Question Papers Pdf
In this section, you can find the TSPSC Previous Papers with Solutions. Hence, prepare well by referring these papers and score well in the examination. Also, check TSPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2020 here.
TSPSC Previous Papers is uploaded here for download. To fill the various Vacancies under Telangana Public Service Commission, the board officials are conducting written test and Interview. Therefore, if you are among the one who is searching for the TS PSC Extension Officer Old Papers, then you can check here. We have uploaded the complete study materials on this page. Hence, go through the following sections and download the Telangana State PSC Model Question Papers Pdf. Interested aspirants can also check the TS PSC EO Test Pattern. To qualify for the written exam, candidates have to prepare very well.
Selection Process:
Candidates are selected based on their performance in the following tests.
Paper-II: Concern Subject (Common to all) (Degree Level)
150
150
150 Mins
Total
300
300
5 Hours
The TSPSC Question Paper will be of Objective Type.
The question papers will be bilingual i.e., English and Telugu.
There will be total 300 Question and each question carries the same marks.
There will be two paper i.e., Paper I and Paper II and candidates will get 2 Hours 30 Minutes for each paper.
Download Last 5 Years EO Question Papers Pdf
Telangana State PSC EO Previous Year Solved Question Papers had given here. Candidates who applied for TSPSC Extension Officer Recruitment can start preparing for Exam from now. Previous Model Papers are very important for the Exam. We are providing you with the TS PSC Old Question Papers. You can get the same questions for the exam from the last year papers. So, here we have gathered all the TSPSC Exam relevant material which is required for the candidate to start their preparation. Download TSPSC Extension Officer Exam Papers for free from the link provided.
Direct Link to the TS PSC EO Previous Year Papers Pdf
The TSPSC Previous Papers are available here for download. We have updated the article by all study materials. So, check the entire article and download the Telangana State PSC Old Question Papers of Lab Technician Grade II Exam. Also, interested aspirants can check the attached TS PSC Exam Pattern 2020. Refer the Telangana PSC Solved Question Papers for a better understanding of questions asked in the Lab Technician Exams. Interested and eligible applicants can also visit the official website of Telangana State Public Service Commission @ www.tspsc.gov.in for Latest and Updated TSPSC Sample Papers. Moreover, you can get the TSPSC Exam Dates in the following sections.
Selection Process:
The candidates have to undergo the following rounds,
The TSPSC Question Paper will be of Objective Type.
There will be two paper i.e., Paper I and Paper II and candidates will get 50 Mins for Paper I and 100 Minutes for Paper II to complete the test.
The Paper I will be bilingual i.e., English and Telugu and Paper II will be in English.
There will be total 150 Question and each question carries the same marks.
Download Telangana State PSC Exam Papers with Solutions
This is the correct place for the students looking for TSPSC Old Papers with Solutions. We have gathered all previous papers for candidates' use. Therefore, click on the following links and download the TS PSC Exam Old Papers of Lab Technician Grade II Exam. All papers involve previously asked questions and answers. Hence, these Telangana PSC Lab Technician Solved Question Papers will help you to prepare for the JE Exam. Candidates can make use of these papers.
Direct Link to download the Last 5 Years Question Papers of TSPSC Exam
Individuals applied for the TSPSC Jobs can download the TSPSC Previous Papers Pdf from the links provided below. Referring the below papers will help candidates to prepare themselves for the exam. Hence, they can appear for the exam confidently and can get a good mark. Therefore, click on the links and save the Telangana PSC Lab Technician Previous Papers for future reference.
TSPSC Previous Papers Pdf Free Downloading links updated here. So, aspirants can download TSPSC AEE Question Paper with Answers for free. Also, interested contenders can get more TSPSC AEE Exam Papers @ www.tspsc.gov.in.
TSPSC AEE Question Paper PDF
The applicants who are searching for the TSPSC AEE Previous Papers can download them from the below-updated links. All these old question papers are given in pdf format. So, candidates can get them just by tapping on the links. The TSPSC Assistant Executive Engineer Previous year Question Papers are very helpful for cracking the examination. So, solve a number of Telangana PSC AEE Model Papers to improve your level of knowledge. We provided the Previous Year Papers for all branches such as Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil. Refer the below table to know a brief about Telangana PSC AEE Recruitment 2020.
The TSPSC Irrigation AEE Previous Papers are available for free download. Interested can get the TSPSC Previous Papers of Irrigation Assistant Executive Engineer and use them for various Jobs Exam Preparation.
TSPSC Irrigation AEE Previous Papers
Previous Papers are the most important materials for everyone’s exam preparation. The candidates who are applying for the Government Jobs must prepare well to face the tough competition in the Govt Exams. We are giving help to those aspirants by providing the TSPSC AEE Previous Years Question Papers. In this page, the users will find the free downloading links of the Exam Papers which were previously conducted under the Telangana State Public Service Commission. The applicants for TSPSC Irrigation AEE Jobs can get these TSPSC Asst Executive Engineer Model Question Papers. Practice the Telangana Irrigation AEE Exam Asked Questions and finally verify your Answers with the actual solutions. We are providing these TSPSC Engineer Old Papers as a reference for the applicant’s preparation. So, use them to know the level of TSPSC Exam Difficulty.
The Telangana State Public Service Commission has released a Paper Notification to fill the Irrigation Department Vacancies. The Commission is going to invite application to hire candidates for various Assistant Executive Engineer Jobs. Aspirants who are interested in the Telangana Government Jobs can use this chance. Visit the TSPSC Official Website www.tspsc.gov.in for the Latest Employment News, any information about the commission, advertisements released by the board and so on. Interested can be prepared to apply Online for the TSPSC Irrigation AEE Jobs. The Important Dates such as Starting Date of Online Application, Last Date to submit the Application form will be announced shortly.
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The Telangana State Public Service Commission released the recruitment notification for filling vacant positions. The commission is inviting applications to fill various vacancies of Assistant Hydro geologist, Geophysicist, Hydrologist & Chemist. Interested candidates who are looking for the Telangana Government Jobs can apply Online for the TSPSC Recruitment 2020. The applicants can check the Selection Process once from the Official Notification. Once check the Official Notification for eligibility, educational qualifications, and so on. Go through the Official Website www.tspsc.gov.in once to get more details. Please go through the link for Official Notification, Eligibility details, pay scale, important dates, Apply Online and so on.
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The TSPSC Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2020 are provided for the Assistant Hydro-geologist, Geophysicist, Hydrologist, & Chemist Written Exam. Candidates who about to start their preparation can once refer the Telangana Geophysicist Exam Syllabus and Test Pattern 2020.
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The Written test consists of multiple type questions from the general subjects for a total of 450 marks. The Interview will be conducted for 50 Marks. The Selection Process total marks are 500. Candidates who got the cut off marks in the Written only be called for the TSPSC Interview.
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New Delhi: India and the United States are likely to conclude road maps for defence and space partnerships, as well as possibly a limited scope trade deal, during President Donald Trump's maiden state visit to the country on February 24-25.The key outcomes from the visit could include a deal for an Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) worth $1.86 billion, according to people aware of the matter. This system is also known as the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System-II or NASAMS-II. "Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, will pay a state visit to India on 24-25 February… During the visit, President Trump and the First Lady will attend official engagements in New Delhi and Gujarat, and interact with a wide cross-section of Indian society," India's external affairs ministry said in a statement, announcing President Trump's visit."The relationship has further evolved under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, with significant progress in all areas including trade, defence, counter-terrorism, energy, coordination on regional and global issues as well as people-to-people ties," said the ministry.The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) last week delivered the certification required for notifying the American Congress about the possibility of the military hardware sale to India. "The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region," the Trump administration conveyed to the US Congress. The visit of India's foreign and defence ministers to Washington for the second edition of 2+2 ministerial dialogue in December 2019 had laid the foundation for President Trump's visit. The two sides signed the Industrial Security Annex (ISA) and three agreements under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative to secure technology transfer and co-produce critical technologies. They also inked a number of agreements ranging from greater interaction between elected representatives to collaboration in space, science and technology, water and people-to-people exchange.
New Delhi: "I love you Delhi," declared Arvind Kejriwal, as he blew a kiss and sent party workers into a frenzy. The underdog had won again! The activist-politician now resembled a superhero. For Kejriwal, seven years at the helm of a fledgling political party has been a long journey, finding himself and his politics. The beginnings were humble and unsure. His first two stints as chief minister saw him continue in his activist avatar. While his predecessor Sheila Dikshit used to seek time with the lieutenant-governor and iron out differences over transfers, Kejriwal preferred to sit on dharnas and demand files be signed. He and Cabinet colleagues would march from the CM residence in Civil Lines to the L-G's office, raising slogans against him and the BJP government at the Centre.But as he prepared for the 2020 polls, his aides saw a change in Kejriwal. From pointing a finger at the Centre for 'not helping Delhi', Kejriwal started concentrating on targeted programmes for the lowest socio-economic strata. Not a word was uttered against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "I respect the mandate of the people," he said in a recent interview to ET, refusing to be drawn into any personal attack or comments against the Centre's policies. It seemed like a well strategy to avoid comparison. Even as he warmed up for the electoral fight, he stayed away from personal attacks. As BJP leaders attacked him and his government, he ran his entire campaign positioning himself as 'aam aadmi' and 'Dilli ka beta' who was 'insignificant' before BJP bigwigs. He thus endeared himself to the masses who saw him as one of them. A 'disruptor-activist' on dharna was now the 'superhero of good governance'.Kejriwal, nevertheless, would face several challenges in his new stint as CM. He has tried to address issues related to basic amenities in the capital. But would he show the vision and political will to tackle complicated problems such as cleaning the Yamuna or air pollution? Would he restrict himself to remaining 'Dilli ka beta' or would the mandate tempt him to take another shot at national politics? The answers would be known in a couple of years.
NEW DELHI: Electric vehicles (EVs) charging infrastructure will be available at every four kilometres in big cities within a year, following the award of 2,600 charging stations to state-run companies, said people aware of the matter. This would address the issue of anxiety over the range of EVs, they said.The govt has given in-principle nod to firms including NTPC, EESL and REIL but actual sanctions of the contracts would be made only after the public sector units sign memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for land where the charging stations are proposed, said the people. They said this would ensure the companies do not squat on the contracts.A significant chunk of orders for setting up the stations in 62 cities with million-plus population have been bagged by Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd and Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL). NTPC and Power Grid Corp have also emerged as low bidders for the stations. 74089554 "We will give the final award to these companies only when they are able to produce MoU for land where the charging points are proposed to be located. We have issued 600-700 sanctions so far and expect award for all contracts in a month," said an official, who did not wish to be identified."Once these stations are set up, there will be charging stations at every four km in millionplus cities. This will help us inch closer to our target of having a charging point at every three km distance," he said.The official also said the companies have been asked to begin the award process for the contracts based on the in-principle nod from the Department of Heavy Industries.The urban local bodies of Dehradun, Guwahati and Tirupati, and municipal corporations of Navi Mumbai and Bhubaneswar, have also bagged some of the contracts under the Fame II – Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles – subsidy scheme, which targets electrification of public and shared transportation and laying of charging infrastructure for EVs.
NEW DELHI: India is all set to dispatch the first consignment of medical supplies to China in its bid to address the growing shortage of medical equipment in the country, the epicentre of novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 43,000 globally and claimed over 1,000 in mainland China so far.Medical supplies such as gloves, surgical masks, disposable masks (2ply and 3ply), rubber gloves, latex gloves, boot covers, medical work caps, surgical suits and protective facial screen (disposable) will be sent to China this week, people in the know told ET."Coronavirus has fuelled medical supply shortage in China. As a friendly gesture, India will be sending these medical supplies to China," added the person.The move follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, offering assistance.The external affairs ministry is working in tandem with the ministry of health and family welfare and the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) to ensure that medical supplies are dispatched to China this week. "DoP had asked for the list of suppliers which can supply personal protective equipment like surgical gloves, two- and three-layer masks and boot covers in substantial quantities. The government is in the process of procure them," said a person in the know.74091528 The DoP secretary also held a meeting earlier with medical device manufacturers to check the availability of personal protective equipment including masks and gloves in India. It also urged domestic manufacturers to aggressively ramp up production of masks and gloves.The Prime Minister's Office and the DoP have also asked the manufacturers of medical devices to share with them the available stock and quantity that India can donate to China. They have been asked to share data for non-invasive ventilators, respiratory humidifier, infusion pumps, injection pumps and patient monitoring systems.On Monday, the health ministry held another meeting with the manufacturers to ensure timely procurement of medical supplies for sending it to China, people quoted above said."The government wanted to know the present capacity, how much it can be increased," said Rajiv Nath, forum coordinator at Association of Indian Medical Device Industry.
Mumbai: Arrivals of overseas tourists in India and the country's foreign exchange earnings from them grew at the slowest pace in a decade in 2019, government data showed.Tourism industry experts and airline executives attributed the slowdown to multiple factors, including street protests over the new citizenship law and elevated levels of pollution in northern India, including Delhi. Several countries had issued travel advisories to their citizens over both issues.About 10.89 million foreign tourists visited India in 2019, an increase of 3.1% from the year before, the tourism ministry informed Parliament earlier this month, citing provisional data. The year before, arrivals grew 5.2%, while in 2017, the expansion was 14%, showed data from the tourism ministry and the Bureau of Immigration.Travel AdvisoriesForex earnings from inbound tourists rose 8.2% to Rs 2.2 lakh crore in the past year. The growth was 9.6% in 2018 and 15% in 2017, according to figures from the ministry and the Reserve Bank of India.The government hasn't made any assessment of the impact on tourism from agitations against the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA), minister of state for tourism Prahlad Singh Patel said in his reply to a query in the Lok Sabha on February 3. But travel industry experts said this was one of factors, especially towards the latter part of the year, that affected the plans of both leisure and business travellers. "We saw a significant spurt in queries (from potential travellers) and we issued more advisories cautioning corporate travellers last year than we have done in the recent past," said Neeraj Balani, the Indian managing director for SOS International, a global medical and travel security risk services company. It has clients from more than 1,000 cities in 90 countries. Without getting into specifics, Balani said global companies had cancelled meetings in India in the last few months of the year.In December, at least seven countries, including the US, UK, Israel, Canada and Singapore issued travel advisories cautioning their citizens planning to travel to India, especially to the north-eastern region which saw widespread protests against the CAA.Pollution is the other major problem that has affected tourist arrivals in Delhi, the city that attracts most number of tourists in India — the country's capital received 42% of all foreign tourists who visited India in 2018, according to government figures. ET on November 5, 2019 reported how foreign and domestic tourists were cancelling or cutting short their trips to Delhi because of the worsening air quality at the time.While some airline executives said there was a slowdown in arrivals, an executive at Cathay Pacific said there was no spike of flight ticket cancellations. Another executive at a foreign airline said inbound travel to India had never been "a significant story"."India is yet to be successful in making a big story of its inbound tourism sector. The largest chunk of foreign tourist arrivals is from Bangladesh...," he said.To be sure, foreign tourist arrivals constituted a mere 0.5% of all tourists in 2018. In 2019, Bangladeshis accounted for 21.37% of foreign tourist arrivals followed by the US, (13.80%) and the UK (9.75%).
Last October, when local pressure groups in Assam began demanding a ban on microfinance activities in the state, it seemed like a throwback to the yesteryears for the veterans in the business.The issue of over-indebtedness came back to haunt the industry exactly a decade after the controversial Andhra Pradesh Microfinance Institutions Ordinance, which clamped down on unregulated lending by micro lenders. It all started with some borrowers defaulting, and that snowballed into mass defaults in five districts of upper Assam.The Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), the self regulator for the sector, found 7% borrowers in the state were over-indebted, over double the national average of 3% of 55 million customers."The national average is still small in the bigger scheme of things. But the risk of higher indebtedness is growing following the influx of new set of lenders. They are taking the easy way of going to the existing borrowers having credit history, instead of trying new pockets of business," said Bandhan Bank managing director Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, India's answer to Bangladesh's Mohammad Yunus.As many as 18 lenders took membership of MFIN post demonetisation, taking the tally of NBFC-MFI members to 56. All of the new members may not necessarily be entirely new to the game, but the fact that they have enrolled themselves now shows that with the impact of cash ban wearing out, they are trying to make the most in a business which offers unmatched returns. 74091717 A FREE LUNCHLate last year, fresh trouble related to loan defaults surfaced in a couple of districts in coastal Karnataka, about 3,000 km from the Brahmaputra and Barak valley. There, some political activists had convinced borrowers that they would gain under the Karnataka Debt Relief Act of 2018 if they didn't pay back."These externalities mar the sector time and again. We have no control over them. We may only have control over the concerns regarding the possibilities of overlending. MFIN is working on this issue with its code for responsible lending," says PN Vasudevan, managing director at Equitas Small Finance Bank.The MFIN study in Assam's five most affected districts — Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sibsagar and Tinsukia — shows that among highly indebted borrowers, 24% have taken loans from more than three lenders. About 38% of highlyindebted customers have not taken a single loan from NBFC-MFI, 41% have single NBFC-MFI as lender, 19% have taken loans from two NBFC-MFIs. Only 2% have more than two NBFC-MFIs as lenders.Central bank rules say that not more than two NBFC-MFIs should lend to a specific borrower, while there is no bar on the number of banks lending to the same borrower. The central bank has prescribed the micro loan limit by NBFC-MFI to a single borrower at Rs 1.25 lakh, but does not put any ceiling on lending by banks or SFBs to the same borrower.CHANGING CONTOURSThis raises doubts. There are different sets of lenders — banks, small finance banks (SFBs), NBFC-MFIs and societies — that are targeting the same borrower groups. Even as banks engaged in microfinance typically argue that they have stricter and stronger risk evaluation processes, but history teaches us that there are chances of unregulated lending over the ?1.25-lakh limit if the rules do not consider the changing contours of microfinance.Banks have now taken the leadership in micro lending to women in joint liability groups accounting for 40% of the Rs 201,724-crore loan outstanding as on September last year. NBFC-MFIs are the second largest provider with 31% share while small finance banks and other NBFCs have 17% and 11%, respectively. Other MFIs account for merely 1% share.Besides, there are semi-formal and informal money lenders who are also giving short-term credit to these borrowers every now and then, outside the formal economy."Care has to be taken by all lenders for this sensitive client base. Else, multiple lending and high indebtedness of borrowers will follow. This is why we have been pushing for uniform guidelines for all active lenders in this market segment," says MFIN chairman Manoj Nambiar.According to ICRA Ratings, the overall exposure to Assam by banks, SFBs, NBFCs and NBFC-MFIs has grown to around Rs 12,600 crore as on September 30, 2019, while NBFCMFI has it at Rs 2,600 crore.ASSET QUALITY-GROWTH TRADEOFFICRA said that the rapid loan book growth has led to some concern on the asset quality in the region."Until recent months, the collection efficiency in the state had remained high with 30+dpd remaining below 1% till September 30, 2019. However, the ongoing protests and political tensions seem to have impacted MFI operations substantially, with the share of overdue portfolio (0+ dpd) increasing sharply from 1.5% in September 2019 to around 10% in December 2019," the rating firm said in a report released in January.Lenders typically react by slowing down loan disbursement in the pockets of trouble. Ujjivan Bank has slowed new customer acquisition in Assam, Karnataka and also in pockets of West Bengal and is serving only repeat clients with good credit history."Microfinance with its 7-crore plus (including self-help group borrowers) women clients is a good base for a lot of local activism. But we are moving to a scenario where making false promises, confusing the gullible clients and creating an issue with repayment will be treated as financial vandalism and attract punishment and censure," says Nambiar.He goes on to say that tight credit reporting discipline would ensure microfinance being available to deserving clients."MFIN has already taken the initiative in Code for Responsible Lending in microcredit which brings all lenders regulated by the RBI and also big not-for-profit entities under the same umbrella with a common minimum programme. What makes it more powerful is that when you sign, you get classified as a responsible lender and every quarter the designated credit bureau will publish your level of adherence — this will ensure complete transparency to all," Nambiar says.THE BUSINESS CODEMore than 105 lenders have so far signed the Code, with the biggest omission being Bandhan Bank."Financial literacy and generation of awareness are important for future success of microfinance, which more often than not is subject to local level disturbances that gullible borrowers often fall for. Unfortunately, as the sector grows, lenders are getting preoccupied with lending and repayment collections, while the focus on awareness generation is ignored," Ghosh says."And, when lenders offer bonuses for making loan disbursement and repayment collections, then these are not responsible lending. MFIN needs to look at this aspect," he says.To be sure, there are grey areas even after a decade of the Malegam Committee report that prescribed measures to cleanse the sector. A revisit of the business parameters looks to be the order of the day.
By B. PrasannaGroup Head - Global Markets, Sales, Trading and Research, ICICI BankThe RBI's latest monetary policy came as a pleasant surprise to the financial market in its use of innovative tools for nurturing the fledgling growth recovery in the economy to address the broken link of credit availability and delivery due to crises in the NBFC sector, NPA resolution in the banking sector and the ongoing restructuring exercise among the PSU banks. The use of these tools is RBI's way of directly addressing the "transmission" of rate cuts which has been effected hitherto.The first of these tools is the announcement of CRR exemption for incremental bank loans to certain segments that will lower delivery of credit costs to these sectors. Extension of the restructuring scheme on MSME loans and projects in the commercial real estate sector may release some capital for banks in the short term while allowing breathing space to such concerned sectors. We concur with RBI assessment that credit support to these sectors will have large multiplier effect on growth.Further, the announcement of a Long Term Repo Operation (LTRO) of 1 year and 3-year tenor up to a total amount of ?1 lakh crore at the policy repo rate is a path-breaking one. There was concern that "Operation Twist" may inadvertently steepen the front end of the yield curve and, thereby, hinder transmission at the short end of the bond curve. Such concern is now more than adequately addressed by the LTRO as frontend G-sec yields have fallen between 15-25 bps with collateral benefits to spread assets. We expect the spread of sovereign curve over repo to compress even more as we go along.Additionally, RBI through LTRO seems to be recalibrating its transmission strategy from liquidity neutral and market-linked pricing under "Operation Twist" to directly augmenting banking liquidity and its rate, unlike the Operation Twist or OMO, which was directed at all participants. We expect that depending upon the experience gathered in first tranche of ?1 lakh crore, RBI may consider another LTRO directly linked with incremental credit to specific sectors that might have a more pronounced nudge effect to lend with cheaper resources.Global central banks have used yield curve management tools only when conventional monetary policy space seemed limited. However in RBI's case, the recent unconventional measures (Operation Twist, LTROs, macro-prudential easing) seem to be additional tools as MPC forward guidance of "policy space available" do suggest further accommodation in the policy rate.The latest liquidity framework adopted by RBI has abandoned the stance of liquidity to be kept in marginal deficit and has shifted the main liquidity management tool from the overnight repo to the 14-day term repo/reverse repo. This measure is likely to push banks to borrow/lend from each other instead of the RBI for daily liquidity management. It is also plausible this move will gravitate weighted average call rate in the direction of the policy corridor of MSF and reverse repo depending on the system liquidity balance. Also the removal of quantitative restrictions (earlier system liquidity around 1% of NDTL) does suggest that the size of OMO bond purchases and/ or Operation Twists will no longer be constrained by liquidity consideration. This should assist in further reduction of the term premia in the sovereign curve. Overall, the latest announcements and liquidity framework show RBI's commitment towards accommodative stance. More steps like quantitative assessment of durable liquidity conditions and its publication on a fortnightly basis and periodic consultations with participants are welcome developments.RBI announced other measures like deepening of the rupee interest rate derivative market, which will encourage higher non-resident participation and enhance the role of domestic market makers in the offshore market. It will also improve transparency and achieve better regulatory oversight.In summary, there is no denying that at a time when fiscal and monetary policy space to boost the growth impulse is limited, the RBI has been able to maximise its support for growth through unconventional monetary policy measures which would improve both cost and availability of credit. Further, by keeping the policy stance as "accommodative" and forward guidance of "policy space available", RBI has elegantly maintained the benign monetary policy environment. The "whatever it takes" approach and ability to experiment with unconventional monetary tools will go a long way to nurture recovery. As RBI Governor said, "You might discount the MPC outcome but don't discount the RBI." The hidden meaning in that statement is for everyone to see.
Bandhan Bank's weight in the MSCI India Index is likely to go up by 32 basis points in its next rejig due to an increase in free float, which could trigger an inflow of about Rs 700 crore from overseas passive funds, Morgan Stanley said. MSCI will announce its review of indices Wednesday.Analysts tracking the Indian bank are bullish, with 14 of the 20 brokerages assigning a 'buy' rating, with an average target price of Rs 625, or 36 per cent higher than the current market price.Bandhan Bank's FII limit has been increased to 49 per cent in October. The promoter stake in the bank has declined from 82 per cent to 61 per cent in the December quarter after the non-operative financial holding company (NOFHC), Bandhan Financial Holdings, trimmed its holding through the merger with Gruh Finance.Shares of Bandhan Bank have declined more than a quarter since October 15 as its microfinance lending portfolio in the Northeast, particularly Assam, was hit due to ongoing protests in the region. The portfolio accounts for a sixth of its advances in this category of loans.The successful merger with Gruh Finance has led to addition of Rs 18,000 crore to total assets under management.The merger will deliver both revenue and cost synergies such as extending loans to about 2.7 lakh Gruh customers and other substantial synergies. Going ahead, merger synergies are seen kicking in with Gruh leveraging the bank's ability to garner low-cost liabilities and vast distribution network in eastern India, said analysts."Bandhan Bank's robust business traction and customer acquisition is poised to continue post-merger," said Kajal Gandhi, analyst, ICICI Securities. "Given robust growth and superior asset quality, we remain positive on business growth as well profitability, along with steady asset quality."
Bengaluru: IT services companies are seeing increased opportunities in chasing revenue from new software vendors — sparking a series of buyouts — as clients move away from paying large upfront licence fees for software and hosting on-premise servers. In the latest deal that affirms this strategy, Infosys said on Monday it would pay around $250 million to buy Simplus, a company specialising in consulting and implementing Salesforce software.The deal comes a week after larger rival Cognizant announced two transactions in the space, heating up the race for cloud services revenue. 74091833 In 2018, Infosys had acquired in Fluido, a firm with core competence in Salesforce software for the European market. Analysts said Infosys' latest acquisition, coupled with the Fluido buy, would help bolster its Salesforce practice."This acquisition is a strong one for Infosys. When we did a study on provider capabilities for Salesforce ecosystem, we had seen that Infosys — though being a leader — was lagging some of its competitors," said Mrinal Rai, principal analyst at consultancy ISG. "They had strong offshore capabilities, but they needed a similar onshore presence."Salesforce is one of the largest Software-as-a-Service companies, so called because they allow customers to rent software per user on the Cloud, or internet. Salesforce, which offers customer relationship management software, is growing at over 20% annually."This acquisition is key to staying relevant to the digital priorities of our clients and demonstrates our commitment to the Salesforce ecosystem," Pravin Rao, chief operating officer of Infosys, said in a statement. "The acquisition reaffirms our continuous endeavour to strengthen our strategy of scaling our Agile Digital and cloud-first digital transformation capabilities."The deal will add 50 basis points to Infosys' revenue in the next fiscal year beginning April 1, analysts at research house Emkay Global have estimated.Simplus has over 500 employees and offices in North America, Sydney, Melbourne, London, along with a delivery centre in Manila. The company had about $67 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020.Infosys will pay $200 million by March, when it expects to close the deal with Simplus. In addition, there are employee incentives and retention bonuses amounting to $50 million on meeting certain performance conditions over three years.The deal follows two Salesforce partner acquisitions made by larger rival Cognizant last week. IT analysts expect more deals to follow.
Observe 'parents' day' on Feb. 14: HJS Right-wing organisation Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) on Tuesday appealed to the youth to celebrate February 14 as "parents' day", instead of Valenti
Hello and welcome back to our regular look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.
This afternoon we’re digging into Lyft’s earnings results, unpacking the company’s performance, the market’s expectations and why shares in the American ride-hailing giant are off in after-hours trading.
Lyft’s earnings — following Uber’s own results that promised investors a quicker-than-anticipated path to (adjusted) profits — and the market’s reaction to its performance, provide a good frame for evaluating investors’ appetite for profits against growth. It’s a topic that’s important for startup founders and private-market investors alike.
Our investigation today is contentedly straightforward. We’ll start with the big numbers, drill into comparative performance and then weigh what the market is telling us.
Lyft’s key Q4 2019 results
In the fourth quarter of 2019, Lyft’s revenue came in at $1.017 billion, a gain of 52% compared to its year-ago result of $669.5 million. Sticking to the growth side of things, the company’s “active rider” count rose from 18.59 million to 22.91 million from Q4 2018 to Q4 2019, a gain of 23%. Lyft’s active riders also spent 23% more year-over-year, reaching $44.40 in the final quarter of last year.
Turning to losses, Lyft’s net loss (a metric that includes all costs) was $356.0 million in the quarter, a sharply worse result than its $248.9 million net loss in Q4 2018. The company’s adjusted net loss, however, was $121.4 million, an improvement from its year-ago $238.5 million adjusted net loss.
Turning to adjusted EBITDA, a heavily adjusted profit metric, Lyft lost $130.7 million in Q4 2019, an improvement on its Q4 2018 adjusted EBITDA loss of $251.1 million.
Investors had expected Lyft to report just $985.8 million in revenue and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $163.2 million. The street had also anticipated 100,000 fewer active riders and slightly slimmer revenue per active rider. So, Lyft beat expectations regarding growth, user count and health and for adjusted losses.
And yet Lyft’s shares are off over 4% in after-hours trading. While Lyft’s stock has recovered from lows set in October, 2019, the company’s equity is now more than $20 down from its IPO price, taking into account its post-earnings movement.
Why Lyft’s stock should fall after beating expectations and not changing its profit forecast might appear a bit confusing. It’s not.
SpaceX is gearing up for its historic first human spaceflight, with a crewed demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon spacecraft tentatively set for May 7 (though that date is flexible right now). The company on Tuesday showed a clip of the completed Crew Dragon spacecraft that will carry astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley undergoing testing, and CNBC revealed that it had hired former NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier.
Gerstenmaier served NASA for 14 years in that capacity, and was with the agency for forty years working on the Space Shuttle program as well as the International Space Station. It’s likely there are few other individuals in the world, if any, who have as much experience as he does with flying people in space, which makes him a very clutch hire for SpaceX as it readies itself for the operational kick-off of its human spaceflight program.
After the Demo-2 mission later this year, which will be the first to carry astronauts, the next step is for SpaceX to become a regular provider of crew transportation for NASA, ferrying people to and from the Space Station for regular crew change operations. NASA currently relies on transportation aboard Russian Soyuz rockets operated by Roscosmos to get personnel to and from the orbital lab, an arrangement that’s been in place since the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.
Meanwhile, SpaceX also shared a short video clip of the Crew Dragon spacecraft that will carry Behnken and Hurley to the ISS sometime later this year. The capsule is in a specialized testing chamber, undergoing electromagnetic interference testing, a key part of its verification process before being fully certified for flight. Earlier this week, Ars Technica reported that nearly everything was ready in terms of preparation for the Demo-2 mission, and that it should take place sometime between April and June, with May 7 as the current working date.
The buyer beware adage is never more true than among early adopters. It was price, however, that made the Galaxy Fold such a difficult pill to swallow. When it was finally released to the public after numerous delays, the device came swaddled in warnings. It was a long list, and not exactly a vote of confidence for those who just dropped $2,000 on an unproven device.
At the same time, the impulse to purchase the device was understandable. After years of teasing flexible displays, Samsung was finally ready to show us what life could be like after a decade worth of flat smartphones.
Announced almost exactly a year after the Fold, the Galaxy Z Flip presents a refined look at the category. Having only spent a little time with the product this afternoon after the unveiling, I'm not quite ready to declare that this is the phone the Fold should have been, but it certainly feels like a key step in the right direction.
Top level, here's what's better:
The price (if only just)
The form factor
The durability
Last point first. In some ways, the Z Flip finds Samsung atoning for its sins. The display is, get this, covered in glass. The company is vague about the specifics, but everything about the Flip feels more solid than its predecessor, right down to the folding mechanism. It's sturdy — in fact, you can have the device open at a number of different angles to prop it up. Closing it requires more force than the Fold, and that's a good thing.
Also, it doesn't, you know, creak when you close it. There is, however, still a pronounced crease.
The 6.7-inch display puts its toward the larger end of the spectrum among smartphones, but it fits extremely comfortably in the pocket when closed. If you've ever used a clamshell phone before (which is to say if you're over the age of 30), you get the appeal on that front. The Fold's long form factor was still pretty large when closed.
What you lose here, however, is a fair amount of functionality when closed. The Flip's screen is small and not super-duper useful, but it's there when needed. Instead of a full display, the Flip features a little window in the bottom corner. This is almost exclusively good for things like time and battery life. You can swim through to other things, but beyond that, it's a stretch.
Double-tap the fingerprint sensing power button and it will turn into a display for selfies. It's a bad selfie screen. It gives you an idea of whether you're framing the image well, but that's where the usefulness stops.
At $1,380, it's priced slightly below the $1,499 Razr. If I was Motorola right now, I would be talking price cuts to stay competitive. The Razr nostalgia will only get you so far, and Samsung's full generation lead here is showing itself in the form of a more robust device.
Part of the (again relative) price drop is — not exactly corner cutting, but definitely a downgrade from the crazy high-end specs on the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Most notable is the complete lack of 5G option, which is an odd choice for what's designed to be a forward-thinking device from a company that has otherwise gone all in on 5G with its flagships. More than anything, you get the sense that Samsung was trying to differentiate the product from the Fold with a lower price.
I'm still a long ways away from actually recommending the purchase of a foldable for the vast majority of consumers, but the Flip feels like a strong step toward helping mainstream the form factor. Who knows? A generation or two from now, maybe we'll get there.
No delays this time out. The Flip goes on sale February 14. Happy flippin' Valentine's Day.
Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies.
The electric vehicle platform will be based on Canoo’s proprietary skateboard design, according to the agreement that was announced Tuesday. The platform will be used for future Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles as well as the automaker group’s so-called “purpose built vehicles.” The PBV, which Hyundai showcased last month at CES 2020, is a pod-like vehicle that the company says can be used for various functions in transit, such as a restaurant or clinic. The concept is similar to Toyota’s e-Palette vehicle, which can theoretically be customized to serve as a retail shop, restaurant or shuttle for people.
The partnership with Canoo is the latest example of Hyundai Motor ramping up efforts and investments into electrification, autonomous technology and other futuristic mobility trends, including flying cars. Earlier this month, Hyundai said it would invest $110 million in U.K. startup Arrival and jointly develop electric commercial vehicles.
Hyundai Motor Group has committed to invest $87 billion over the next five years. Of this total group commitment, Hyundai will invest $52 billion into “future technologies” and Kia will put $25 billion toward electrification and future mobility technologies. The company says its goal is for “eco-friendly vehicles” to comprise 25% of its total sales by 2025.
Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.
Canoo started as Evelozcity in 2017, founded by former Faraday Future executives Stefan Krause and Ulrich Kranz. The company rebranded as Canoo in spring 2019 and debuted its first vehicle last September. The first Canoo vehicles are expected to appear on the road by 2021 and will be offered only as a subscription. Canoo recently opened the waitlist for its first vehicle.
The heart of Canoo’s first vehicle, which looks more like a microbus than a traditional electric SUV, is the "skateboard" architecture that houses the batteries and the electric drivetrain in a chassis underneath the vehicle's cabin. It’s this Canoo architecture in which Hyundai Motor Group is interested.
Hyundai Motor Group is counting on this underlying architecture to help the company reduce the cost and complexity of production and allow for it to respond quickly to changing market demands and customer preferences.
“We were highly impressed by the speed and efficiency in which Canoo developed their innovative EV architecture, making them the perfect engineering partner for us as we transition to become a frontrunner in the future mobility industry,” Albert Biermann, head of R&D at Hyundai Motor Group, said in a statement. “We will collaborate with Canoo engineers to develop a cost-effective Hyundai platform concept that is autonomous ready and suitable for mass adoption.”
Remember when "mobility" meant laptops and cell phones? Those were quaint times. Now the category encompasses the future of transportation — everything from flying cars and autonomous vehicles to delivery bots and beyond. There's no better place to explore this rapidly moving industry than TC Sessions: Mobility 2020, our day-long conference in San Jose on May 14.
And there's no better place to showcase your early-stage mobility startup. Consider this: more than 1,000 of mobility's brightest technologists, engineers, founders and investors will be on hand to explore the future of this rapidly evolving technology. So why not buy an Early-Stage Startup Exhibitor Package and plant your business squarely in the path of this group of enthusiastic influencers?
Your exhibitor package includes a 30-inch high-boy table, power, linen, signage — and four tickets to the event. You and your team can strut your startup stuff, take advantage of hyper-focused networking and still enjoy the event's presentations and workshops.
We're building our agenda, and we just started announcing speakers on a rolling basis. If you know someone who should be onstage at this event? Hit us up and nominate a speaker here.
We already told you that Waymo's Boris Sofman and Ike Robotics' Nancy Sun will join us. And we're thrilled that Reilly Brennan, founding general partner of Trucks VC, a seed-stage venture capital fund for entrepreneurs, will also grace our stage. Brennan's many investments include May Mobility, Nauto, nuTonomy, Joby Aviation, Skip and Roadster.
Will your startup be his next investment? Stranger things have happened.
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At least once a year, Samsung pulls hundreds of reporters, analysts and industry folk into one big room for an event it calls “Samsung Unpacked,” where the company shows off all of their latest flagship devices. The first Unpacked of 2020 was held this morning in San Francisco — and from $1,400 folding smartphones to handsets with cameras packing 100x zoom, it was a doozy.
Don’t have time to watch the one-hour live stream yourself or read through a bunch of different articles to catch up? Here’s the most important bits:
Unfolded, the screen comes in at 6.7 inches. Folded, a small exterior display allows for some lightweight functionality— things like notifications, battery life indicators and quick selfies. There’s also a sort of halfway unfolded, laptop-style mode (pictured above) that Samsung calls “Flex mode,” which they pitch as being particularly good for hands-free video calls.
Samsung’s earlier prototypes of a folding phone saw issues with dust and debris getting into the hinge and damaging the screen from behind; Samsung says it addressed this with a layer of fibers inside the hinge meant to keep stuff out.
Galaxy S20
2018 brought the Galaxy S9. 2019 brought the Galaxy S10. In 2020, Samsung is skipping a few numbers, rocketing the naming scheme right up to Galaxy S20.
It’ll come in three variants: the S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra — starting at $999, $1,199 and $1,399, respectively. Three phones, three display sizes: S20 comes in at 6.2″, S20+ at 6.7″ and S20 Ultra at 6.9″. All three displays run at 120hz, though you’ll have to drop the native Quad HD+ resolution down to 1080p for that. All three models support 5G.
Like many smartphones launched recently, Samsung’s main focus here is the camera — and the specs here, at least on paper, are pretty mind-blowing.
The S20 has three cameras, the beefiest of which is a 64-megapixel telephoto lens. The S20+ and S20 Ultra bump it up to four cameras with the introduction of a depth sensor, and the S20 Ultra alone packs a rather wild 108-megapixel sensor on the wide angle lens. The camera specs vary quite a bit from model to model and it can all get pretty confusing, so here’s Samsung’s spec sheet breakdown for reference:
The S20 and S20+ will support up to 30x “Space” (digital) zoom; the S20 Ultra bumps it up to 100x. All three phones will also shoot 8K video. A feature Samsung calls “Single Take” allows you to take one short video and get multiple options to choose from in return — boomerangs, looping clips, AI-enhanced photos, etc.
As a fun surprise, Samsung revealed midway through Unpacked that the live stream itself was being shot and streamed from S20s:
Samsung says pre-orders should start by February 21st, with the devices hitting shelves on March 6th.
Galaxy Buds+
Samsung’s answer to Apple’s AirPods are getting an upgrade. While the Galaxy Buds+ look pretty much identical to the original Buds, the (already quite solid) sound quality should be improved across the board; they’re shifting from a single driver system to a dual driver system, and bumping the number of microphones up from two to three.
Samsung says that the Buds+ should be able to run for up to 11 hours on a full charge, with the companion charging case providing another 11 hours of charge in a pinch. If you’ve got a compatible Galaxy phone, meanwhile, it’ll be able to charge the Buds+ wirelessly through the “PowerShare” feature the company debuted last year; hold the Buds+ case against the phone for just 3-4 minutes, says Samsung, and it’ll give them a full hour of juice.
The Buds+ are expected to ship on February 14th for $149.
Apple’s built-in voice assistant won’t help you figure out who to vote for, but it will be able to update you on different races around the U.S. during election season, as well as deliver live results as votes are counted. The new feature, announced today, is part of Apple News’ 2020 election coverage, which also includes a series of curated news, resources and data from a variety of sources, with the goal of serving users on both sides of the political spectrum.
With the added Siri integration, you’ll be able to ask the assistant both informational queries, plus those requiring real-time information.
For example, you may ask Siri something like “When are the California primaries?,” which is a more straightforward question, or “Who’s winning the New Hampshire primaries?,” which requires updated information.
Siri will speak the answers to the question in addition to presenting the information visually, which makes the feature useful from an accessibility standpoint, too.
The live results are being delivered via the Associated Press, Apple says. The company is also leveraging the AP’s real-time results in its Apple News app in order to give county-by-county results and a national map tracking candidate wins by each state primary, among other things.
As it has done in previous years, Apple’s news editorial team has added special coverage of the U.S. election to its app, by working with news partners. This year, Apple’s coverage comes from news organizations inducing ABC News, CBS News, CNN, FiveThirtyEight, Fox News, NBC News, ProPublica, Reuters, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, TIME, USA Today and others.
In Apple News, readers are able to learn about candidates and their positions, track major election moments — like the debates, conventions and Super Tuesday — and stay on top of election news and analysis all the way through election night in the U.S. and the subsequent presidential inauguration. A partnership with ABC News announced in December will also bring video coverage, including real-time streams, into the app.
The Siri feature draws on Apple News for its answers and offers a link to “Full Coverage” in the Apple News app, if you want to learn more.
The feature appears to still be rolling out. In tests, Siri was able to answer some questions but defaulted to web results for others, as before. A staggered rollout is standard for Apple launches, however, as new features take time to reach all users.
Samsung did a surprisingly good job keeping the Galaxy Fold under wraps, surprising the world with its first foldable this time last year during the Galaxy S10 unveil. When it came to the Galaxy Z Flip, on the other hand, the company just went ahead and showed the whole thing off during an Oscar ad buy. (Not to mention numerous Samsung employees playing around with the handsets in their seats this morning, ahead of unveil). Crazy world, these mobile phones.
Of course, that’s not to say we haven’t known about the Flip for a while now. Samsung teased out the Moto Razr-style form factor before it even officially announced the Fold. Samsung wanted to make it perfectly clear that the foldable wasn’t just a one-and-done situation for the company.
The company kicked off today’s Unpacked event by unveiling the new foldable, which it claims is “like nothing you’ve ever seen before.” Which, well, isn’t exactly true.
Certainly the Z Flip form factor seems a more logical one, harkening back to pre-smartphone days of clamshell devices. Of course, the Razr has been running into its own issues after its recent release. Between that and — even more notable — the Fold’s myriad problems, the Z Flip will no doubt be under as much scrutiny as any handset in recent memory.
When opened, the screen is 6.7 inches, with a hole-punch camera up top. When closed, there isn’t much of a display, beyond a quick bar that offers time, notifications and battery life. Users can also snap selfies with the case closed. The clam shell comes in three colors: black, purple and gold.
One assumes that Samsung learned plenty of lessons from the original Fold, after having to go back to the drawing board when multiple reviewers wound up with broken units. Samsung claims the device can handle 200,000 flips, courtesy of foldable glass — which should give it some extra durability. In an off-handed reference to earlier issues, the company noted that the hinge is designed to keep debris out, one of the major downfalls of the first-gen Fold, which allowed dust and particles behind the screen, damaging it when users pressed down. The new phone has a kind of brush system inside to keep stuff out.
Obviously we can’t quite speak to durability just yet (though I, for one, am excited to get my hands on the thing), but at $1,380, it’s priced — well, it’s less expensive than the $2,000 Galaxy Fold, at least. That puts it more in line with the new Razr, not to mention, Samsung’s just now introduced Galaxy S20 Ultra.
The Flip will be available on Valentine’s Day.
A Thom Browne Edition, meanwhile, will bring the iconic designer's touch to the device, which will be highlighted in more detail at a special event tomorrow in New York as part of Fashion Week.
The world will likely never see the Galaxy S11. Or the Galaxies S12-S19, for that matter. At an event this morning in San Francisco, Samsung announced that it was skipping a decade's worth of handsets and going straight to the Galaxy S20.
The new flagship debuted onstage today, in three flavors: the S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra, a sign of the company's ever-shifting approach to the market. Samsung clearly has no plan to back away from the premium market, even as smartphone sales flag. With starting prices of $999, $1,199 and $1,399, respectively, the company's making a big bet that consumers are still willing to pay top dollar for premium specs.
Paying top dollar means, among other things, 5G for all-comers. All three devices will be 5G-enabled, a year after Samsung introduced its first device with the next-gen technology. It’s 2020, and Samsung is all-in on 5G — on its flagships, at least. The S10/Note 10 and their Lite versions are continuing to stick around at a lower price, maintaining a broad range of devices currently on the market for the company.
Another big new feature here is the addition of a 120hz refresh rate and improved touch response. In all cases, you've got a hole punch "Infinity O" camera up top. Once again, however, the biggest news is coming on the imaging side. The company's using the phrase "pro grade" to describe the camera across the board.
All three models feature pretty massive camera modules, but the Ultra's is next-level. Both the S20+ and Ultra feature the prominent Space Zoom camera (with a three-camera system, to the S20’s two). On the Ultra, the 48-megapixel folded lens is a hybrid of optical and digital zoom that offers a combined 100x. There's some degradation of the image, naturally, but it's still pretty impressive what the handset is capable of. This could be a game changer for amateur smartphone photographers.
Other camera improvements include 8K video recording at 24FPS, implode super-steady zoom and the addition of night time hyper-lapse shooting. On the camera software side, there's the new Single Take mode, which saves a whole bunch of versions of a shot, including live focus and wide angle — basically all of the different shots at once, so you can go in and choose the best. The combined photos take up between 50 and 70MB a piece and you have to go in and manually delete the ones you don't want, so probably don't use that for every shot.
Nona binning is another one of the Ultra's special photography surprises. Like the ridiculous Space Zoom, the technology could prove a game changer for amateur photographers looking to step up their game. The technology (which slipped out recently as a patent filing) reduces the mostly excessive 108-megapixel sensor down to 12 megapixels, utilizing the tremendous amount of light the sensor lets in.
Bixby is still hanging around. The smart assistant is still present as one of the side buttons, though, as with the recent Note, it's easily mapped to different technologies. The tech did, however, make an appearance courtesy of a partnership with Spotify, which brings the popular music streaming platform for Bixby Routines. That essentially means that playlists are integrated into different modes, like wake-up and working out.
More interesting on the music side is a clever little feature called Music Share. With it, users with compatible Galaxy devices can piggyback on your Bluetooth connection and play songs on a connected stereo. The idea is to create a kind of collaborative playlist. The applications are admittedly extremely limited (especially when coupled with limited device compatibility), but it's fun nonetheless.
There's another surprise partnership in the form of Google. The software giant's video chat platform is being baked directly into Samsung's UI with an icon available in the dialer, so users can choose between a voice or video display — similar to Apple's longtime FaceTime integration, albeit through a third-party here. The S20 is also the first device that can deliver a chat in full HD — though that will require a good 5G connection on both sides, so it's safe to say it's going to be…limited at launch.
One more big partnership to mention here is Microsoft. The company will be launching Forza Street in the Galaxy Store — its first appearance on Mobile. That arrives at some point in the spring.
As for internals, the S20 sports a healthy 4,000 mAh battery, which the S20+ and Ultra bump up to 4,500 mAh and 5,000 mAh, respectively. The systems will sport the latest Qualcomm 865 here in the system, along with healthy starting specs of 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
Pre-order for the new flagships opens February 21, with wide availability on March 6. Rather than the more traditional bundles of things like earbuds or charging pads, Samsung is tossing in credits for pre-orders. Those who pick up the S20, S20+ or S20 Ultra will get a $100, $150 or $200 credit, respectively, redeemable for Samsung software or services.
Samsung's Galaxy Buds have been one of the low-key success stories of the current Bluetooth earbud revolution. They don't have the flash of an AirPod, but they get the mix of form and function just right. Fittingly, their successors just got a quick unveil alongside Samsung's latest handsets.
As the name implies, Galaxy Buds+ aren't a full-on replacement for the earbuds — they're more like an enhancement. The fully wireless earbuds look a lot like the originals — which is totally fine. The biggest difference, however, is an important one. Whereas the original buds (the O.B.s) sported 13 hours of battery life, the new versions offer nearly a full straight day (11 hours in the buds, 11 in the case).
That should get you through even the longest flight.
The sound quality gets a solid boost, as well, moving from a single dynamic driver to a dual system, coupled with three mics to help cancel out noise during calls. There's no active noise cancellation on board, however, which means the buds aren't really positioned to compete with the likes of AirPods Pro or Sony's latest fancy headphones. But, then, they're also priced significantly less.
At $149, they're $20 more than the standard Galaxy Buds. Probably a small price to pay, given the upgrades here. I wouldn't be entirely surprised to see Samsung deliver something more competitive on the Pro side, when the Galaxy Note rolls out later this year, but that's pure speculation.
Meantime, the Galaxy Buds+ look to be one of the best deals in the space.
Flagship prices that routinely top out well above $1,000 are among the chief factors in slowing smartphone adoption. Certainly Samsung has done something to address the phenomenon, both with a number of mid-tier products and the recent introduction of Lite versions of the Galaxy S10 and Note 10.
At the other end of the spectrum is the brand new Galaxy S20 Ultra. Having already broken the seal on a $2,000 handset with last year's Galaxy Fold, the company just announced the somewhat more reasonable $1,400 Ultra. The most premium of the thee-tier devices sports a massive 6.9-inch display to the others’ 6.7 (S20+) and 6.2 (S20).
The camera is the other place the Ultra really sets itself apart from the others. All devices feature enhanced "Space Zoom," but the premium product bumps the 30x up to a massive 100x, through a hybrid of optical and digital zoom, with a folded lens beneath the large camera bump on the rear.
Like the S20+, there's a four-camera system on the rear (the standard S20 just has three). There are some differences in sensors in the group, including, most notably, the S20+ wide angle, which is bumped up to a massive 108 megapixels.
The Ultra is also the first device to include nona binning, which knocks the normally excessive 108-megapixel camera down to 12 megapixels, while retaining the large amounts of light let in by the sensors for improved photos.
Also of note is the downright giant battery. The Ultra's is 5,000 mAh to the the S20+'s 4,500 mAh.
There was a lot of moving and shaking in the cybersecurity unicorn world in 2019.
It was a year that saw two of the biggest exits in cybersecurity history: CrowdStrike went public valued at $3.35 billion and Cloudflare rocketed 20% in its first day on the stock market.
Clearly, the cybersecurity market is booming. Recent data suggests that cybersecurity investing could reach $250 billion by 2023, and spending rose in 2019 more than any other industry. If that pace keeps up, there’s little to suggest that the cybersecurity “bubble” will burst any time soon.
A number of cybersecurity companies are firmly in the club of private companies worth $1 billion or more. These unicorns represent some of the best talent, technologies and offerings in cybersecurity, but the club is getting crowded. Now that CrowdStrike and Cloudflare have graduated to the public market, there are a number of cybersecurity companies that could make the leap.
The U.S. mobile landscape is on track to look a whole lot different. A hotly contested $26 billion deal between T-Mobile and Sprint just got the go ahead from a U.S. district court judge. The merger would combine the country's third and fourth largest mobile carriers, effectively reducing the number of key carriers from four down to three.
Critics of the deal, including attorneys general from more than one dozen states, have expressed concern that such a deal would diminish competition in the market. T-Mobile and Sprint, on the other hand, have argued that such a deal would actually make the market more competitive and give a combined company a better chance of battling with (TechCrunch parent company) Verizon and AT&T on the 5G front.
U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero, it seems, sided with the latter. He lauded T-Mobile's business practices in a statement. "T-Mobile has redefined itself over the past decade as a maverick that has spurred the two largest players in its industry to make numerous pro-consumer changes," Judge Marrero wrote.
The deal has already cleared a number of key hurdles, including Justice Department approval. Involved states, however, are considering an appeal. “From the start, this merger has been about massive corporate profits over all else, and despite the companies’ false claims, this deal will endanger wireless subscribers where it hurts most: their wallets," NY Attorney General Attorney Letitia James said in a statement.
The engineers behind Google’s short-lived Bookbot — a robot created within the company’s Area 120 incubator for experimental products — have launched their own startup to bring the sidewalk delivery bot back to life.
The secretive startup called Cartken was formed in fall 2019 after Google shuttered an internal program to develop a delivery robot — a move that was prompted by the tech giant’s decision to scale back efforts to compete with Amazon in shopping.
Unlike Amazon, which acquired robot maker Dispatch to help build its Scout delivery device, Google harnessed the talent of its own engineers and logistics experts to develop a sidewalk robot within the walls of Google’s Area 120 incubator. But the project faltered after just a few months, as Google pulled back from retail delivery.
Cartken was founded by engineers of the Bookbot program as well as a logistics expert who was once in charge of operations at Google Express, the service integrated last year into Google Shopping.
Area 120 is a low-key version of Google’s famous X moonshot factory, a place where small teams rapidly build new products in which they have a personal interest. Since 2016, Area 120 has produced around a dozen apps and services, including a crowdsourced transit app, an educational video platform, a virtual customer service agent for small businesses and an emoji-based guessing game.
Bookbot stood out as Area 120’s first publicly announced hardware project. The Google project incubator formed a group in early 2018 to explore autonomous robots. Around the same time, the city of Mountain View decided to allow pilot programs for personal delivery devices (PDDs).
Discussions between Area 120 and Mountain View began in the summer of 2018, and by late February 2019, the Bookbot began operating one day a week for the city’s library system.
Apart from its book-collecting duties, the electric six-wheeled device worked in a similar way to the delivery robots made by Amazon, Starship Technologies and Marble. The 32-inch tall Bookbot, which is pictured below, was equipped with a suite of sensors for autonomous operation and could be remote-controlled by a human operator if needed. The robot was designed to carry up to 50 pounds of cargo, and traveled on sidewalks at a maximum speed of 4.5 miles per hour.
The Google Bookbot (photo from Google)
Users could request a pick-up of books via the library’s website. The Bookbot would then navigate to their home and text them when it had arrived. Once the user had deposited the books in the cargo compartment, the robot would return to the library, where workers would check in the materials.
Google team leader Christian Bersch told SilconValley.com at the time that the pilot project would last nine months. “Right now, we just want to learn how this would work, how it operates and what kinds of problems we’d run into,” he said.
On its first run on city sidewalks, “people thought it was super cool, and were breaking out their cameras,” Tracy Gray, Mountain View’s Library Services Director told TechCrunch. “There were no accidents, no technical issues and no vandalism.”
The biggest problem wasn’t interest or operations. It was Google.
The Bookbot fell far short of its nine-month pilot. The project quietly ended in June, after less than four months. The Bookbot was actually operational in Mountain View for only 12 days, not including two days missed for rain. It covered a total of 60 miles, and served just 36 users, Gray said.
Gray does not know why Area 120 canceled the Bookbot. “It was definitely a benefit for library customers and a great project all around, but I believe Google’s Area 120 went in another direction,” she said. Area 120 has never explained why it canceled Bookbot. Google didn’t comment for this article.
However, Bookbot’s demise coincided with a strategic shift within Google. In May, just a month before Bookbot ended, Google merged its online shopping service Google Express into Google Shopping, essentially conceding that it could not compete with the retail giants of Amazon and Walmart. As its retail efforts faded, Google spun out its Project Wing drone delivery technology and suspended the Bookbot’s development.
That wasn’t the end of the little robot. Bersch left Google in July, along with Jake Stelman, the co-founder of Area 120’s autonomous robotics group, according to LinkedIn profile data. In October, the engineers incorporated Cartken Inc., along with Ryan Quinlan, an operations manager who had worked at both Amazon and Google Express, and another software engineer from the Bookbot team.
Cartken is still very much in stealth mode, and declined to comment on this story, as did Google. However, a Korean trade delegation to Silicon Valley in October was told the company had “developed a delivery robot that combines unmanned autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence.”
Cartken’s website says that it will offer “low-cost delivery through automation,” with an earlier version specifying “low-cost last-mile delivery.” A semi-obscured product image appears to show a matte black variant of the Bookbot with wheels, lid and head- and tail lights.
Neither Google nor Cartken would say whether the startup uses any technologies developed at Area 120, nor whether Google was funding the young company.
Google has a tradition of spawning autonomous vehicle companies. The head of its self-driving car project, Chris Urmson, went on to form Aurora, now valued at more than $2.5 billion, while two other Google engineers formed Nuro, which unveiled a road-legal delivery robot last week. But the process of driving away from Google hasn’t always gone as smoothly.
In 2016, a group of engineers led by Anthony Levandowski left Google’s self-driving car program to form their own autonomous logistics company, Otto, that was quickly acquired by Uber. That led to an epic trade secrets battle that Levandowski is still fighting.
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The deal with SiriusXM is a positive development for SoundCloud and could represent a reversal of fortunes for the business. At one point, it was close to running out of money when it restructured and laid people off, with one founder, Alex Ljung, stepping down as CEO as SoundCloud raised emergency funding (he is still chairman), and the other co-founder Eric Wahlforss leaving last year.
SiriusXM describes this deal as a minority investment that’s partly related to the ad partnership that the companies have, in which Pandora resells SoundCloud's inventory on its programmatic platform.
Assembly Bill 5 went into effect at the beginning of the year and limits how companies can label workers as independent contractors. While meant to protect contractors, the legislation has been criticized by some freelancers who say it restricts their work opportunities and ability to earn money, as well as tech companies whose business models rely on gig workers.
A growing number of companies have announced they are pulling out of attending of the world’s largest mobile trade show. Others, such as Telenor, TCL and ZTE, have cancelled press events or said they will scale back their presence, though they’re still planning to attend.
U.S. prosecutors have charged four Chinese military hackers over the 2017 cyberattack at Equifax, which resulted in a data breach involving more than 147 million credit reports. The nine-charge indictment was announced Monday against Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke and Liu Lei.
The firm reports that among U.S. homes that are capable of over-the-top streaming, 19% of their TV time was spent on streaming during fourth quarter of 2019. Within that streaming time, Netflix accounted for 31%, compared to 21% for YouTube, 12% for Hulu, 8% for Amazon and 28% for other services.
Deltapath CEO David Liu says that each time his team expands to a new market, they consider four primary factors before launching. (Extra Crunch membership required.)
The oddly named ’nuffsaid is releasing its first oddly named product, 'nflow, into early access, bringing multiple collaboration platforms and a calendar into a single inbox.
After years of unsuccessful attempts to enter China’s massive $27 trillion payments market, Mastercard announced today it has won approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to begin formal preparation to set up a bank card clearing institution in China. The news is a significant step toward Mastercard being able to do business in China, where large, domestic players currently dominate.
Last year, Mastercard set up a joint venture with NetsUnion Clearing Corp., a clearing house for online payments whose stakeholders included the PBOC, The Wall Street Journal reported. Mastercard together with NetsUnion then refiled its application as a joint venture called Mastercard NUCC Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. That application has now been approved, allowing preparatory work to begin.
According to regulations, the JV has to complete its preparation work within a year’s time for formal approval to begin domestic bank card clearing activity, the bank said.
“We are delighted and encouraged by this latest decision from the PBOC,” said Mastercard president and CEO Ajay Banga, in a statement. “China is a vital market for us and we have reiterated our unwavering commitment to helping drive a safer, more inclusive and seamless payments ecosystem for Chinese consumers and businesses. We remain focused on working with the Chinese government and local partners to grow the overall payments infrastructure,” he added.
Mastercard is not the first U.S. credit card company to get the green light to begin building out a payments network in China. Instead, American Express was first to receive preliminary approval back in 2018 to clear credit card payments in China. In January, the People’s Bank of China then accepted Amex’s application to clear and settle payments domestically by way of its JV with Amex’s Chinese partner LianLian Group.
PayPal also last fall announced its intentions to enter China through the acquisition of a 70% equity stake in GoPay, making it the first foreign payments platform to provide online payments service in China.
The approvals are a part of the U.S.-China trade deal, which required Beijing to accept and review payments firms’ applications in a timely manner, which hadn’t happened before. Specifically, applications from firms wanting to become bank card clearing houses in China must be accepted within five business days and responded to within 90 days of acceptance. And when the prep work is complete, China has to accept its license application within a month.
Assuming final approval is given to U.S. firms entering China, they’ll still have to compete with large, established players. China had 8.2 billion bank cards in circulation by the end of September, 90% of them debit cards, Bloomberg notes.
But traditional bank cards aren’t the only rival in a market where consumers are accustomed to paying by their phone, as with WeChat Pay. According to a report from Frost & Sullivan, mobile payments in China are expected to grow 21.8% from 2017 to $96.73 trillion by 2023, and the total number of active mobile payment customers is expected to reach 956 million by 2023, up from 562 million in 2017.
In other words, there’s no guarantee that Mastercard, Amex, Visa or other foreign firms will see success in China in the years ahead, if and when their entry is officially granted.
The statement released by the PBOC notes its approval is “an important part of the opening up of China’s financial industry,” but didn’t reference the trade deal directly.
In the old days of enterprise software, when companies like IBM, Oracle and Microsoft ruled the roost, there was a tendency to shop from a single vendor. You bought the whole stack, which made life easier for IT — even if it didn’t always work out so well for end users, who were stuck using software that was designed with administrators in mind.
Once Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) came along, IT no longer had complete control over software choices. The companies that dominated the market began to stumble — although Microsoft later found its way — and a new generation of SaaS vendors developed.
As that happened, users saw a way to pick and choose software that worked best for them, as they were no longer bound to clunky enterprise software; they wanted tools at work that worked as well as the ones they used in the consumer space at home.
Through freemium models and low-cost subscriptions, individual employees and teams started selecting their own tools, and a new way of buying software began to take hold. Instead of buying software from a single shop, consumers could buy the best tool for the job. This in turn, led to wider adoption, as these small groups of users led the way to more lucrative enterprise deals.
The philosophical change has worked well for enterprise startups. The new world means a well-executed idea can beat an incumbent with a similar product. Just ask companies like Slack, Zoom and Box, which have shown what’s possible when you put users first.
Companies like Apple, Amazon and Google do not always disclose every acquisition they make, especially when the companies in question are little fish in the big tech pond. But in aggregate, all that M&A could pose bigger questions about how they are using their financial power and market influence in anticompetitive ways.
That idea is the subject of the latest announcement from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which today issued Special Orders to five big tech firms — Alphabet (including Google), Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft — “requiring them to provide information about prior acquisitions not reported to the antitrust agencies under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.”
The five companies will need to come clean and report on every deal they have made — whether or not the media has spilled the beans on the acquisition or not — including the terms (that is, price and other financial details), scope, structure and purpose of each transaction made between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2019.
“The orders will help the FTC deepen its understanding of large technology firms' acquisition activity, including how these firms report their transactions to the federal antitrust agencies, and whether large tech companies are making potentially anticompetitive acquisitions of nascent or potential competitors that fall below HSR filing thresholds and therefore do not need to be reported to the antitrust agencies,” the FTC said in a notice on the investigation.
The FTC has not ruled out whether it would retroactively do anything around any of those past acquisitions.
“It’s conceivable we could go back,” and level enforcement actions “to deal with transactions,” said FTC Chairman Joe Simons in a press call today.
But it also seems to be educating themselves. In a further statement, the FTC describes how it wants to use the information to better inform its policy, it said, and decide how to reform its policies to fit market practice in a better way.
“The FTC has a statutory right under the HSR Act to review acquisitions and mergers over a certain size before they are consummated, and the study will help the Commission consider whether additional transactions should be subject to premerger notification requirements,” it noted. “The orders will also contribute broadly to the FTC's understanding of technology markets, and thereby support the FTC's program of vigorous and effective enforcement to promote competition and protect consumers in digital markets.”
"Digital technology companies are a big part of the economy and our daily lives," Simons said in a statement. "This initiative will enable the Commission to take a closer look at acquisitions in this important sector, and also to evaluate whether the federal agencies are getting adequate notice of transactions that might harm competition. This will help us continue to keep tech markets open and competitive, for the benefit of consumers."
Essentially what it will mean is that these smaller deals will need to be reported in the same way that these big companies report larger deals. Up to now, companies do not have to report certain details about deals — or, indeed, the deals themselves — unless they have a material impact on the company, as specified by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. (These have incidentally also been modified in the last month to set a slightly higher notification threshold.)
Some, like Apple, have even developed a special stock statement that it will issue in cases where it does come clean on a specific deal when presented with enough evidence of it having happened. “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” it likes to note.
The HSR Act, as it’s known, does leave a lot of wiggle room, where acquisitions, when they are reported, can be noted in the vaguest of terms without a lot of detail as to specific purposes, so it’s not clear what kind of information we will get out of this. Nor is it known just how much of the FTC’s new orders will trickle out as public information.
But the FTC notes that what it will be requiring includes the same kinds of details that are typically requested around HSR, including “information and documents on their corporate acquisition strategies, voting and board appointment agreements, agreements to hire key personnel from other companies, and post-employment covenants not to compete. Last, the orders ask for information related to post-acquisition product development and pricing, including whether and how acquired assets were integrated and how acquired data has been treated.”
Infosys is a huge consulting organization based in India, which works with clients as they implement complex software integrations. Today, the company announced it was buying Simplus, a Salesforce integration consultant, for $250 million.
The company, which is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, launched in 2014 and has raised almost $50 million, according to Crunchbase data. It brings a wide range of Salesforce consulting, training and integration services along with general Salesforce expertise, which Infosys hopes to put to work.
The acquisition follows the purchase of Fluido, another Salesforce consulting shop, in 2018. The moves suggest that Infosys wants to build deeper expertise around Salesforce and make that a key piece of its consulting operations moving forward.
Brent Leary, a CRM industry veteran, who is owner at CRM Essentials, says that Simplus is well-positioned in the Salesforce ecosystem to capture lucrative cloud integration services, and it should help expand Infosys’s Salesforce consulting arm. “By acquiring Simplus, it allows Infosys to grab more market share, while extending Salesforce capabilities to offer existing clients,” Leary told TechCrunch.
Ravi Kumar, president at Infosys, sees it in similar terms. “Simplus will be a valuable addition to the Infosys family. Complementing our industry knowledge and existing Salesforce footprint with their strong presence in key markets, deep Salesforce consulting and advisory expertise will help accelerate the transformation journey of incumbent companies,” Kumar said in a statement.
Holger Mueller, an analyst at Constellation Research, says Simplus should especially help in the area of Quote-to-Cash, that period after the sale when quotes are shared, contracts are signed and cash is collected on the sale. “It creates the opportunity for Infosys to break out of the vendor services silos and connect its Salesforce services with its ERP services (SAP, Oracle),” he said.
The deal is expected to close in Infosys’s fiscal 2020 fourth quarter. Per usual, it is subject to standard regulatory approval.
German fintech startup N26 is shutting down its operations in the U.K. Customers who opened a bank account in the U.K. will have to transfer their deposits, spend everything with their card or withdraw money at an ATM, as all accounts will be automatically closed on April 15, 2020.
Many European fintech companies take advantage of a European process called passporting. It lets you apply for a license to operate as a bank or a financial service in an EU member state and then expand to all EU member states.
As you may have guessed, N26 has to exit from the U.K. banking market because it currently has a European banking license through the central bank of Germany. Passporting is going to change following Brexit.
In particular, European companies that operate in the U.K. using inward passporting have to follow a new application process in order to continue operating in the U.K.
“The timings and framework outlined in the EU Withdrawal Agreement mean that the company will in due course be unable to operate in the UK with its European banking licence," N26 writes in a statement. N26 users in other markets won't be affected by this change.
N26 also faces a ton of competition in the U.K. from Monzo, Starling and in some ways Revolut. It's also possible that N26 didn't want to invest a lot of time and money in order to set up a proper subsidiary company in the U.K. with its own banking license.
You can no longer sign up in the U.K. If you're an existing customer, everything will work normally until April 15. You should empty your bank account, move your recurring payments to another bank, identify all your subscriptions, direct debits and deposits and move them to another bank.
On April 15, you won't be able to access your account. Your card will be deactivated. Direct debits and deposits will bounce as well. If you have a premium subscription, N26 is going to stop charging you for your N26 You or N26 Metal subscription from March 14.
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Post-RCEP Retreat: India likely to sign clutch of FTAs in FY21 In a move that could disprove the perception that India's trade policy has lately tilted towards protectionism, the government has stepped up efforts to forge "balanced" bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with some of its major and potentially growing trading partners.
Industry 4.0: Pune can be epicentre of fourth industrial revolution Henkel Adhesives Technologies India is running a global pilot at its brand new adhesive manufacturing facility in Pune – a smart factory – for implementing fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). Bajaj Auto and Bharat Forge are investing heavily in specific areas of Industry 4.0 relevant to their industry. GE manufacturing plant in Chakan has become a model for Industry 4.0.
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Science-based solutions: India needs more platforms like National Bio-Entrepreneurship Competition India needs more platforms like the National Bio-Entrepreneurship Competition, which democratises innovation access for ideas with large potential societal impact.
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Samsung claims the device can handle 200,000 flips, courtesy of foldable glass — which should give it some extra durability. In an off-handed reference to earlier issues, the company noted that the hinge is designed to keep debris out, one of the major downfalls of the first-gen Fold, which allowed dust and particles behind the screen, damaging it when users pressed down. The new phone has a kind of brush system inside to keep stuff out.
