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Facebook dating service rolling out in Colombia
Facebook chose the Latin American country as its test lab because Colombians are avid fans of using social networks to find partners.
23 Sep 2018 7:45 AM
Making Alexa guess
Amazon has been testing hunches in the lab and expects to roll out the feature later this year.
23 Sep 2018 1:20 AM
Scooter gets cooler
Glider is a new e-scooter that has a swappable battery among other high-end features.
23 Sep 2018 1:20 AM
Google defends Gmail data sharing, gives few details on violations
Alphabet’s Google gave details about its policies for third-party Gmail add-ons.
22 Sep 2018 8:37 PM
Why is India reluctant to adapt technology?
Digitization, which was one of the end goals of demonetization, wasn't as instant for non-urban India's cash-based economy.
22 Sep 2018 5:56 PM
Congressmen question Google over kids’ privacy on YouTube
The letter comes months after privacy advocates filed a complaint about YouTube with the Federal Trade Commission.
22 Sep 2018 9:22 AM
PayPal is the latest platform to ditch Alex Jones, Infowars
PayPal said Friday that it cut ties with Infowars after a review found instances of it promoting ‘hate.’
22 Sep 2018 9:13 AM
Twitter discovers software privacy bug affecting direct messages
The company says the problem specifically involved direct messages or protected tweets sent to businesses overseen by software developers.
22 Sep 2018 9:04 AM
TechGig Geek Goddess launches its fourth edition with American Express
This women-only code competition invites women coders to share their ideas and product solutions in different programming languages.
22 Sep 2018 8:55 AM
Fashion world split over digital supermodels
The computer-generated trio at the centre of Balmain’s new campaign is the latest example of fashion brands embracing technology.
22 Sep 2018 8:01 AM
Columns
The land problem is not just one of housing shortage; it also plagues viable commercial and industrial development.
There is no need for Mr Bhagwat’s equivalent in these countries to lecture anybody on why they “should start respecting (their) own mother tongue”.
Three big things and all spelling some kind of danger for the PTI.
While India alleged that it only now saw Imran Khan’s “real face”, he retorted with the barb that “small men occupying big offices” lacked vision.