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From current affairs to social change: here’s what Indian women talked most about on Twitter

17 hours ago

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Some women also tweet about challenges like working from home and being a single mom. This has helped them build connections by sharing experiences, the company noted..

WhatsApp may introduce self-destruct photos feature: Report

yesterday

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The update is yet another measure taken by the Facebook-owned company to reassure its users of privacy and security, following the controversial privacy policy debacle...

How brands will target ads to you after the death of browser cookies

yesterday

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Here is why Google is making the move, the backlash it has generated and how advertisers plan to personalise ads even after the company kills off a technology known as third-party cookies...

Twitter to launch Clubhouse-like feature in Android devices

2 days ago

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Twitter’s move to extend the feature to Android users could help give it a lead over Clubhouse app, which is currently available only in iOS..

WhatsApp’s new policy being examined: government

4 days ago

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Delhi HC seeks report in 3 weeks..

Making comic books from movies using computer vision

4 days ago

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The automated system, inspired by Japan’s ‘Manga’ comics, will help professionals develop their own books from videos, movies, TV shows or cartoons..

New social media rules may raise compliance cost, make competition tough for smaller cos: Indian executives

5 days ago

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Significant social media intermediaries will have to follow additional due diligence, including the appointment of a chief compliance officer, nodal contact person and resident grievance officer - with all three officials residing in India..

Toyota develops fuel cell system to cut carbon footprint

7 days ago

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Toyota said it plans to sell the module to other companies in the spring of 2021 or later, but did not disclose details on price or sales target..

Facebook adds features to curb child exploitation content on its platform

8 days ago

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The social network has also added an option for users to report any content that violates child safety policy by clicking “involves a child” under the “Nudity & Sexual Activity” category..

All about Powerplay, the new privacy-themed card game from India

10 days ago

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Ditch your ordinary playing cards, PowerPlay is here to get you thinking about data breaches and Government intervention..

Instagram accounts take downs and the role of ‘OGUsers’ explained

11 days ago

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Facebook said it had taken down many Instagram accounts a few weeks ago, stating that an account-hijacking forum called ‘OGUsers’ was involved in stealing accounts by way of hacking and SIM swapping..

ByteDance developing Clubhouse-like app for China amid copycat rush

yesterday

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At least a dozen similar apps have been launched in the past month, with momentum picking up after Clubhouse was blocked in China in early February...

SpaceX Starship rocket prototype nails landing... then blows up

yesterday

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Listing slightly to one side as an automated fire-suppression system trained a stream of water on flames still burning at the base of the rocket, the spacecraft blew itself to pieces about eight minutes after touchdown...

Zoom recovers from hours-long outage, says issues were likely due to local internet glitch

2 days ago

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The company's status page said all systems were operational...

Samsung considers four sites in U.S. for $17 bln chip plant: documents

2 days ago

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Samsung already has a chip plant in Austin, which due to shutdowns caused by a winter storm last month is expected to need a couple of weeks to resume production..

SoftBank's internet business to invest $4.7 bln in tech over five years

4 days ago

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Z Holdings is a consolidated subsidiary of SoftBank. Naverwas the previous majority owner of Line...

Govt integrates MapMyIndia’s map features to locate vaccination centres

4 days ago

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Users can now locate the nearest vaccination centres through MapMyIndia’s app and portal, and through the Health Ministry’s Co-WIN portal..

Tech execs face round two of Congressional grilling over SolarWinds breach

7 days ago

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Hackers allegedly working for Moscow surreptitiously subverted SolarWinds' software to infiltrate their targets, spending months inside government networks before they were identified..

Twitter intends to make its content moderation practices more transparent: Jack Dorsey

7 days ago

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The norms on social media come within weeks of a spat between the government and Twitter...

SolarWinds hack required massive, sophisticated effort: Microsoft president

9 days ago

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Smith compared previous hacks from Russian- and other government-backed groups to a burglar breaking into a single apartment..

EU looks to drones, space communication to get ahead in tech race

11 days ago

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EU industry commissioner Thierry Breton said the projects would help the bloc stand on its own feet instead of relying on other countries..

Google’s new toolkit for developers to help them build Android faster

yesterday

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Jetpack compose is application programming interface (API), and has been under works since 2019...

Parler sues Amazon again, alleging effort to 'destroy' app

yesterday

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The new lawsuit came as Parler voluntarily dismissed a federal lawsuit against Amazon over that suspension on Tuesday, the deadline to file an amended complaint...

Google won't use other web tracking tools after phasing out cookies

2 days ago

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Privacy activists for years have criticized tech companies including Google for using cookies to gather web browsing records across websites they don't own..

AI finds Bollywood’s association of beauty with fair skin unchanged

3 days ago

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A team of researchers used artificial intelligence to detect social bias trends prevalent in Bollywood movies for decades..

China's furtive bitcoin trade heats up again, worrying regulators

4 days ago

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China's securities market watchdog told its regional bureaux last week to adopt tighter oversight of cryptocurrency trading..

Low-key bidding likely at spectrum auctions on March 1

5 days ago

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Bands valued at ₹3.92 lakh cr at stake; 5G airwaves not on sale..

Hyundai bought chips when rivals didn't; its assembly lines are still rolling

7 days ago

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The South Korean automaker kept buying chips even as rivals cut orders to reflect diminished demand because of the pandemic..

Telegram users get disappearing messages feature

8 days ago

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Facebook-owned WhatsApp rolled out the disappearing messages feature in November last year, allowing users to send messages in both private chats and groups that vanish after seven days..

What happens to your WhatsApp account after May 15

10 days ago

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Since the backlash from its users began in January, WhatsApp has been trying hard to get them back on its platform, by using several methods including reaching out to users via the “status” feature..

Predicting tsunamis with the world’s fastest supercomputer

11 days ago

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The AI model developed by Fujitsu Laboratories can predict flooding forecasts for specific areas, making it easier to evacuate people and offer insights on potential damage to surrounding infrastructure..