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Trump has used Twitter in particular to stoke unsubstantiated doubts about mail-in voting, just months before Americans are expected to vote by mail in massive numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Google-owned YouTube will take down content aimed at manipulation, including “videos that contain hacked information about a political candidate shared with the intent to interfere in an election,” according to a statement. (Photo | AP)

If Trump loses, social media anticipates a fight, plans strategy to beat back misinformation

Facebook is considering options including a “kill switch” to shut off political advertising after election day to thwart misinformation.

22 Aug 2020 2:18 PM

The ASUS ROG Phone 3's 12GB RAM, 256GB storage version went on sale today on the ecommerce platform for Rs 57,999. The 8GB RAM, 128GB model which went on sale on August 6 has sold out. (Photo | asus.com)

Gaming smartphone Asus ROG Phone 3 now available on Flipkart in 12/256 GB version

The high-performance gaming smartphone from ASUS got more power packed with Snapdragon 865 Plus and a whopping 144 Hz refresh rate.

21 Aug 2020 8:18 PM

Shortly before the appeals court decision, Lyft said it would suspend its rideshare service in California rather than classify drivers as employees entitled to benefits. “This change would... necessitate an overhaul of the entire business model—it’s not a switch that can be flipped overnight,” Lyft said in a blog post. (Photos | AP/AFP)

Uber, Lyft hold off suspending services in California after court stay on adding drivers to rolls

A judge had originally given Uber and Lyft until Friday to comply with a labour law on the matter, which went into effect this year.

21 Aug 2020 6:23 PM

TikTok US head of safety Eric Han said in a blog post that the app has a zero-tolerance stance against accounts linked to white nationalism, male supremacy, anti-Semitism and other hate-based ideologies. (Photo | Pixabay - motionstock)

TikTok bans content based on hateful ideologies: 380,000 videos removed, 1300 accounts blocked

The short-video app also deleted 64,000 comments for being hateful, the company said.

21 Aug 2020 5:47 PM

Authorities shut off the internet, leaving Belarusians with almost no access to independent online news outlets or social media and protesters seemingly without a leader. That’s where Telegram — which often remains available despite internet outages, touts the security of messages shared in the app and has been used in other protest movements — came in. (Photo | AP)

Internet shut down? No matter, in Belarus the revolution is being 'telegrammed'

The app helped coordinate mass protests since the results of the ‘rigged’ election that seeks to extend Alexander Lukashenko's 26-year rule.

21 Aug 2020 3:59 PM

The head of a US congressional antitrust committee contended that Big Tech companies are too powerful and will likely emerge from the coronavirus pandemic even stronger. (Photo | AFP)

Will US Federal Trade Commission's antitrust probe against Facebook lead to a lawsuit?

Facebook says Zuckerberg answered US regulators’ questions on antitrust practices, but FTC investigations do not always lead to lawsuits.

21 Aug 2020 3:12 PM

TikTok also announced an alliance with music distribution platform UnitedMasters, to build on a trend of the platform being a way for musicians to be discovered by posting short-clip videos. (Photo | Pexels - Anton)

TikTok initiates measures to communicate its side of the story to the American public

The company, owned by China-based ByteDance, also launched a new @tiktok_comms Twitter account to address issues in real time.

18 Aug 2020 8:58 PM

The tapes of purported conversations between former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko and Biden when Biden was vice president during the Obama administration were flagged in a US intelligence assessment earlier this month warning of Russian interference in the upcoming election, and specifically efforts to denigrate Biden. (Photo | AP)

Trump retweets purported Biden Ukraine audio flagged by US intelligence as Russian interference

Former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has generally rejected the tapes as a fabrication by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine.

18 Aug 2020 7:30 PM

Every foreign-made semiconductor of any type anywhere in the world is now subject to US licence requirements if a Huawei company is in any way involved, directly or indirectly, in the transaction. (Photo | AFP)

Now, US puts a stop to Huawei's chances to access US chip technology even through third parties

The Semiconductor Industry Association, representing American chipmakers, said Monday it will cause significant disruption to the industry.

18 Aug 2020 6:15 PM

Alongside pop-ups warning “the way Aussies use Google is at risk”, which began appearing for Australian Google users on Monday, the tech titan also urged YouTube creators worldwide to complain to the nation’s consumer watchdog.

Google drafts YouTubers worldwide in campaign against Australia’s bid to make it pay for news

“The YouTube you know and love is at risk in Australia,” the company tweeted from its YouTube Creators account.

18 Aug 2020 5:23 PM

Epic will not be able to create iPhone, iPad or Mac versions of its widely used Unreal Engine for powering rich graphics due to Apple’s actions, the company said. (Photo | AFP)

After removing Fortnite from App Store, Apple takes war with Epic Games to the next level

Apple told Epic it would be cut off from software development tools by August 28.

18 Aug 2020 4:07 PM

PhonePe seeks to give users a simple, frictionless and secure platform to invest in insurance and mutual funds, the company said.

PhonePe seeks to increase user base with new insurance and mutual funds products

The Flipkart company hopes to become India’s most comprehensive financial services platform.

17 Aug 2020 7:53 PM

Projects must be led by an Indian not-for-profit organisation and can either develop original ideas or adapt successful technologies, techniques or processes from other fields.

Indian innovators stand to win as many as 12 grants from UK's Innovation Challenge Fund

The £3 million fund is looking for research and development proposals to tackle the coronavirus pandemic or to promote a greener planet.

17 Aug 2020 7:37 PM

The question arises: does Facebook and YouTube’s own content moderation norms not kick in? And if it requires government or court to order hate speech removed, does it mean that the ruling party’s hate speech stays on these platforms if nobody objects? (Photo | Flickr - SAJV CSAJ)

YouTube, Facebook say they're willing to block AIMIM supporter on government's or court's orders

It was unclear what prevented the social media companies from following their own rules for content moderation on blocking hate speech.

17 Aug 2020 2:50 PM

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission slammed Google’s “misinformation” and said the company would “not be required” to share additional user data with the news media or charge Australians to use its free services “unless it chooses to do so”. (Photo of Google CEO Sundar Pichai | Flickr - Nguyen Hung Vu)

Google slammed for spreading 'misinformation' to counter Australian law mandating it to pay for news

The tech giant in an open letter claimed it would be forced to hand over users’ search data to news media companies.

17 Aug 2020 2:07 PM

A woman picks up her order from a locker at a MUY restaurant, a Colombian fast food chain that is planning to turn its branches into automated restaurants, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. The chain has opened its first 'contactless store' in a commercial district of Bogota, where many restaurants have been forced to shut down because of a ban on sit-down dining. (Photo | AP)

Fast food chain in Colombia turns to automation to get business back amid coronavirus

The machines also track how much of each ingredient is being requested, helping the company to avoid purchasing more than it needs.

15 Aug 2020 7:24 PM

Trump’s order contends there is “credible evidence” leading him to believe that ByteDance’s take-over of Musical.ly “threatens to impair the national security of the United States.” (Photo | AFP)

Trump pushes TikTok to sell its interest in Musical.ly with fresh executive order

The order states that ByteDance must sell its interest in the karaoke video US app Musical.ly that it bought and merged with TikTok.

15 Aug 2020 6:00 PM

Facebook said it would not collect any fees from paid online events that educators, entertainers, or others can host due to a fresh addition to the platform, but that Apple declined to back off from its standard share of transactions which are handled through the App Store. (Photo | AFP)

Apple won't give an inch over its app store commission, Facebook complains

The comments come in the wake of a lawsuit from Fortnite maker Epic Games that accused Apple of abusing its monopoly position.

15 Aug 2020 4:51 PM

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published a programme that outlines incentives that focus on electronics manufacturing (of which semiconductors are a subset). However, none of the above has translated into a significant shift that puts India at a comparative advantage when it comes to semiconductor manufacturing. (Photo | Pixabay - Mika Mamy)

Tech This Week | Forget TikTok, what India must focus on is semiconductors

Where India could have leverage with China is not in manipulating ByteDance’s revenues but if it got into the semiconductor space.

15 Aug 2020 4:04 PM

Like other tech giants including Google, Facebook and Apple, Amazon is the target of government investigations in places such as the United States and Europe, accused of dominating the markets and blocking competition. (Photo | AFP)

Canadian authorities investigate Amazon for misuse of its market dominance

The Competition Bureau seeks to determine whether Amazon influences consumers to purchase its own products over those of competing sellers.

15 Aug 2020 3:26 PM

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