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Hungama TV supports MSSA for school children
MUMBAI: Hungama TV in association with MSSA (Mumbai School Sports Association), the apex body of school sports in Mumbai, has kicked off the second leg of the Hungama TV- MSSA sports tournaments.
In keeping with its core ethos of being a channel ‘Of, By & For Indian kids’, Hungama will support MSSA’s efforts to discover India’ future sporting heroes, in the disciplines of cricket, foot ball and athletics, says a press release.
Hungama TV, vice president -marketing, Rajeev Chakrabarti as quoted says, “MSSA have been in the fore front of providing a platform in sports for young budding kids. And, at Hungama TV we have a core ideology of providing Indian kids a platform to showcase their talent in all activities passionate to them. As such, this is a natural- born and synergistic partnership.”
While the 111 Athletic Championship tournaments were held in December 2004 amongst others, January 2005 will see 5000 kids across 350 schools battle it out in the true spirit of sportsmanship in the Finals of Haris Shield, Giles Shield and the football / hockey tournaments that kick off from 5 January, informs the media release.
MSSA organises the historic Lord Harris Shield, the under-17 inter-school cricket tournament, which is India’s longest standing tournament. The media release informs that it also organizes the Giles Shield, the symbol of cricketing supremacy amongst Mumbai schools, in the under-14 age group.
“We at MSSA our delighted to have Hungama TV as our sponsor, who share the same passion and commitment to provide the right avenues to the young sporting talent in the country” MSSA president Alex Vaz.
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Google completes $32 billion Wiz deal to boost AI and cloud security
Wiz joins Google Cloud but keeps multi-cloud support across rival platforms
NEW YORK: Google has completed its $32 billion acquisition of cloud security company Wiz, marking the biggest deal in the tech giant’s history and signalling a major push to strengthen security in the era of artificial intelligence and multi-cloud computing.
The New York-headquartered cybersecurity firm will join Google Cloud while continuing to operate under the Wiz brand. Crucially, the company will maintain support for multiple cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud, reflecting the reality that most large organisations run their systems across several cloud providers.
Google said the acquisition is designed to help organisations build and scale applications more securely as businesses and governments increasingly move critical systems and data to the cloud. At the same time, the rapid adoption of generative AI has introduced new cybersecurity risks, with attackers also using AI to launch faster and more sophisticated attacks.
Wiz has built a reputation for simplifying cloud security. Its platform maps entire cloud environments, identifying vulnerabilities, potential attack paths and misconfigurations before they can be exploited. By connecting insights from code, cloud infrastructure and runtime environments, it allows security and engineering teams to detect and fix risks early in the development cycle.
Bringing Wiz into Google Cloud will create what the company describes as a unified security platform capable of detecting, preventing and responding to threats across cloud and AI environments. The combined offering will also integrate Google’s own security capabilities, including threat intelligence tools, security operations platforms and the cybersecurity expertise of Mandiant.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the move reflects the growing importance of security as more organisations rely on AI and cloud technologies. “Keeping people safe online has always been part of Google’s mission,” he said, adding that the partnership will help organisations innovate with greater confidence.
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian, said the goal is to make security an enabler rather than a roadblock for businesses building modern applications. He noted that the combined technologies will simplify the complex task of protecting hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
For Wiz, the acquisition opens the door to global scale while keeping its core philosophy intact. Co-founder and CEO Assaf Rappaport said the company remains committed to an open, multi-cloud approach and will continue supporting customers regardless of where their workloads run.
Over the past year, Wiz has expanded its platform to address emerging risks tied to AI applications, including tools that help organisations monitor AI usage, detect AI-specific vulnerabilities and secure AI workloads during runtime.
With Google’s infrastructure, artificial intelligence capabilities and security ecosystem now behind it, Wiz plans to accelerate development of its platform while continuing to serve enterprises, governments and start-ups operating across different cloud environments.
For Google Cloud, the acquisition adds a powerful piece to its security puzzle as competition intensifies among global cloud providers. For customers, it promises a future where building fast in the cloud does not have to come at the expense of staying secure.
