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Sony CEO Howard Stringer to be honoured at 2011 Consumer Electronics Show
MUMBAI: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences‘ (Natas) Lifetime Achievement Award in Technology and Engineering will be presented to Sony chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Stringer is one of the the recipients of the 62nd Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards that will take place on 6 January, 2011. This event marks the fifth consecutive year that the Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards have been presented in conjunction with CES.
Natas says that Stringer is one of the most respected executives in the communications industry. Since joining Sony in 2005, he has proven to be an innovative leader while heading the company’s high-profile expansion into digital broadcasting, the Internet and computer technology, including 3D TV.
Other individuals and companies that will be honoured at the event include Cablelabs for enabling standards for the delivery of television via broadband data systems. HME and RTS Systems will be honoured for developing wireless intercom. Dolby Laboratories and Linear Acoustic will be recognised for developming Audio Meta Data Process for conforming audio the ATSC digital TV standard.
Launched in 1948, The Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards honour development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognise companies, organisations and individuals for breakthroughs in technology that have a significant effect on television engineering.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
