Software firms want new rules for govt contracts

A rule for government departments and ministries that was meant to encourage Indian companies has ended up excluding foreign firms from software and cloud-related projects, leaving many government departments with no bids for such tenders.

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IT Ministry empanels Oracle as cloud infrastructure solutions provider

State governments and their departments, and public sector undertakings (PSUs) in India can now move their workloads to Oracle Cloud. The American technology firm has public cloud data centres in Mumbai and Hyderabad.

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Elon Musk Comes Forward to Assist NASA With Spacesuits as Moon Mission Pushed to April 2025

Elon Musk on Tuesday said his aerospace company SpaceX could help NASA produce spacesuits for its Artemis Moon mission after the US space agency's Inspector General reported that it was facing significant challenges, making the manned lunar landing impossible in 2024

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Idris Elba Cast as Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Movie Due April 2022

Idris Elba is joining Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles, opposite Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, and James Marsden. Sonic and Tails will go up against Dr. Robotnik and Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, releasing April 8, 2022 worldwide.

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OnePlus Trolls Samsung With Its Own Version of Foldable Phone Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked Event

Samsung is set to launch its next-generation foldable smartphones at its Galaxy Unpacked event. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 are expected to be unveiled at the virtual event scheduled to kick off at 7:30 pm IST today, August 11.

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Cryptocurrency Heist: Poly Network Says Hackers Stole Record $600 Million

A firm specialising in transferring cryptocurrency said that hackers cracked its security, making off with a record-setting haul potentially worth $600 million.

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Realme GT 5G, Realme GT Master Edition Phones, Realme Book Slim Launching in India on August 18

Realme GT 5G, Realme GT Master Edition phones, and Realme Book Slim are set to launch in India on August 18 and the company has now shared timing for the virtual event. The Realme GT series and the Realme Book Slim will be unveiled in India at 12:30pm on August 18.

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