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For Lok Sabha election campaign, ₹1000 software tool helps overcome WhatsApp controls
The activities highlight the challenges WhatsApp faces in preventing abuse in India, its biggest market with more than 200 million users.
Facebook takes its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and e-commerce company
Facebook building privacy-focussed social platform, says Mark Zuckerberg
More than 5,000 developers, creators and entrepreneurs from across the world are participating at this year’s edition of F8 — Facebook’s annual tec
Social media fraud rose 43% in 2018: report
In a sign that platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp are emerging as new public square for criminal deception, a study has found that social media frau
Scientists print flexible electronics
Scientists have developed a process to 3D-print transparent and flexible electronic circuits, paving the way for improved wearable devices in the futu
Apple punishes screen time limiting apps: report
The executives at the third-party app makers fear that they are being punished because their apps could be roadblocks on Apple’s business growth.
Humans make safer user profiles than AI: study
People trust human-generated profiles more than artificial intelligence-generated profiles, particularly in online marketplaces, reveals a study in wh
Dead to outnumber the living on Facebook in 50 years
Study raises questions around how we treat our digital heritage in the future
Visakhapanam-based fashion blogger’s journey from engineering school to the world of glamour
Alkananda Bodapaty on how she is today a fashion influencer with a huge following on social media
YouTube’s copyright laws undermine fundamental rights?
What YouTubers sometimes have to endure under the current copyright system
Battle of the bans in India : PewDiePie’s diss tracks, PUBG and TikTok
Is 2019 the year of online dissent?
YouTube FanFest was strictly for fans
Hyderabad’s edition of YouTube FanFest (YTFF) kept youtubers busy this weekend
Instagram passwords stored in readable form
Facebook admits to bigger numbers
After captivating audiences at gigs in the city, city-based beatboxer is set to take things up a notch with his performance on Facebook live for Vh1 List
Major display issues bug Samsung’s Galaxy Fold phone
Tech reviewers from renowned media brands noted issues like screen flickering, display distortion and unexplainable buldges bugging the Samsung Galaxy Fo
TikTok vanishes from Google, Apple app stores after ban
The Madras High Court asked the Tamil Nadu government on April 3 to ban TikTok, saying it encouraged pornography and warning that sexual predators could
When Instagram gives a platform to young artistes
From music compositions to art work, young artistes are increasingly using Instagram to take their work to more people
Lawyer up with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Embark on an edge-of-the-seat, whimsical courtroom adventure
Have you ever thought of video games as an extension of theatre?
#FacebookDown? Time for an online meltdown
Plumage and kicksHave you ever wondered how the fashion world takes inspiration from the stunning flora and fauna which surround us?On April 7, Twitte
Taking the UX beyond the polls
We’ve seen a plethora of political apps surface during the 2019 elections. How are they faring and can their shelf life go beyond the voting schedule?
Matrimony, powered by machine-learning
Finding a sweet spot between dating apps and matrimonial websites, Banihal, this match-making platform uses Artificial Intelligence
Snapchat alerts users on polling information
Social media platforms are encouraging Indian youth to vote
World’s largest plane makes first test flight
Stratolaunch is designed to carry and deploy satellites in space
Facebook down for some users, issues reported with WhatsApp, Instagram too
Downdetector.com's live outage map showed that the issues mainly cropped up in Europe
5G-linked cows show future of milking
Device recognises the animals, opens the gate to lead them to designated teats
Everything you’ve spent years working on can disappear from the Internet in a trice
Last month, some 53 million songs got deleted from Myspace during an alleged server migration
Google turns Android phones into security keys
Google has announced that it is enabling the use of Android phones as security keys to access Google accounts.In a blog post that was released during
Google aims for a larger slice of the cloud with Anthos
Google announces a cloud management tool compatible with its competitors, along with several developments in its security and machine learning offerings
An edit-a-thon will be held in the city to improve female artist representation on Wikipedia
When Instagram invites an artist to galvanise young voters
War of hashtags: how pro-Modi & anti-Modi bots went berserk
Small groups of accounts pushed out thousands of posts an hour, says report
Have you tried the ‘car alarm’ challenge?
Just what we need — a weird new Internet challenge which has you emulating your favourite vehicle.
Enter a colourful handmade realm in Yoshi’s Crafted World or pit your favourite Final Fantasy characters in epic battles in the PC version of Dissidia
Finally, the disruption of fem-tech
Promising to have a woman’s back through every stage of life, fem-tech traverses borders, language and culture — but there’s still a long way to go
In HR parlance, there is something called the ‘airport test’ carried out — either intentionally or unintentionally — by people conducting interv
Cookies, not the monster you may think
Follow the crumbs to a better understanding of data protection and privacy
As ‘The Matrix’ completes 20 years, a look at the underrated and unsung ‘Dark City’ that was released a year before Neo took the red pill
The first Gamerconnect Express event in the city will have console-lovers rushing to the venue
S. Korea launches 5G networks early to secure world first
Seoul has made the 5G rollout a priority as it seeks to stimulate stuttering economic growth.
Telemedicine, roboticised doctors?
Doctors using video-chat robotics to discuss sensitive and confidential health issues gives a whole new meaning to ‘clinical’
Here’s an app that enables peer-to-peer courier delivery
Golintu functions at a fraction of the cost of regular couriers and also reduces carbon footprint
For two years now, I have said much in this column that hopefully helps some of you carry out business that grows at a pace that people want to call i
WhatsApp makes group chats more secure, gives users more control
The new privacy feature will allow its users to decide whether they want to get added to groups
With ‘vintage’ being a buzzword for 2019, in the realm of tech, there is an air of collectibility exuded from these throwback gadgets
Hackers linked to Chinese intelligence may be behind ASUS computer attack
Kaspersky Labs suspects Barium APT also targeted Microsoft in 2017: State Cyber department’s report
On zero-day attacks and phishing
Chatting with Chris Young, CEO of McAfee, it’s reiterated hackers are always innovating, keeping users on their toes
WhatsApp launches ‘tipline’ to tackle rumours ahead of elections
WhatsApp is working with India-based media skilling startup PROTO for the helpline
India's ASAT missile test created 400 pieces of debris, endangering ISS: NASA
The U.S. space agency’s statement comes five days after India demonstrated its anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite,
Facebook purges pages for ‘coordinated’ fake behaviour
Congress says ‘no official pages’ run by it have been purged
