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The whole of internet users can access your social media if it’s public.

Roses are red, violets are blue – what does your personal data say about you?

In the era of social media and dating apps, it’s incredibly easy to take advantage of the amount of personal data shared online.

12 Feb 2019 3:04 PM

The biggest challenge for an organization is maintaining the most advanced IT infrastructure while keeping an eye for the costs. (Photo: Pixabay)

How should CIOs empower businesses with cloud servers

CIOs can help the business organizations in adopting and deploying the Cloud Services easily to provide the business with a competitive edge.

12 Feb 2019 2:36 PM

You’s protagonist, Joe, showed just how easy it can be to track someone via a stolen device. (Photo: Netflix)

McAfee reveals users cybersecurity habits mirror Beck’s, from Netflix series You

McAfee reveals only one in 10 (12 per cent) people remotely erased data from lost or stolen devices.

12 Feb 2019 1:27 PM

Online content consumption has become highly personalised and has shown tremendous growth over the past few years. (Photo: Pixabay)

The rise of a subscription based economy

The unmatched ease provided by a subscription driven model allows consumers the liberty of choice.

12 Feb 2019 1:15 PM

Vikram Solar is spearheading India’s solar revolution with over 950MW EPC capacity portfolio including Commissioned and Under Execution, Rooftop and Ground-mounted projects. (Photo: Vikram Solar)

Vikram Solar bags 1 MW Floating Solar Project

This project would be one of the first MW-scale Floating projects in India for the Indian Private sector.

12 Feb 2019 12:42 PM

Nuro has raised more than USD 1 billion from investors.

Driverless delivery startup Nuro gets USD 940 million investment

Nuro was co-founded in 2016 by two former engineers of Google’s self-driving car project.

12 Feb 2019 12:23 PM

Several people have reported that their OkCupid account had been compromised.

Ahead of Valentine’s Day OKCupid users claim account breach

What makes it worse is that the hacker who broke in, started harassing the owner with strange text messages.

12 Feb 2019 12:06 PM

Once the location is identified, it displays big, animated arrows and directions on the screen making it look like actual directions are drawn onto the real world.

Google rolls out AR navigation for Maps to beta users

The concept is derived out of Google Glass that works without the eyewear.

12 Feb 2019 11:45 AM

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission notes that about 8,900 units were sold with about 475 in Canada.

Dell recalls hybrid power adapter, power bank combo over shock hazard

Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the recalled hybrid power adapters.

12 Feb 2019 11:22 AM

The university will determine its own research topics and Ripple, which provides digital commerce services.

Company donates USD 2 million for cryptocurrency technology

The university says in a news release that the donation from Ripple will provide USD 400,000 each year for five years.

12 Feb 2019 11:09 AM

5G is a new technical standard for wireless networks. (Representational Images)

Read this to know the brilliance of 5G

To the government, it’s the backbone technology of a future that America will wrestle with China to control.

12 Feb 2019 11:00 AM

Five new partners, including the India Today Group, a leading local media house, have been added to Facebook’s fact-checker network, taking the total number to seven, the statement said.Five new partners, including the India Today Group, a leading local media house, have been added to Facebook’s fact-checker network, taking the total number to seven, the statement said.

Indian election looms, Facebook steps up fact-checks

Last week, Facebook said it was introducing stricter rules for political advertisements in India.

12 Feb 2019 9:50 AM

Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc and Facebook Inc each have launched similar chip design efforts, which could help them cut costs, reduce reliance on vendors and keep pace in building attractive products.

Google extends chip-making efforts to design hub Bengaluru

Since 2014, Google has designed computer server chips for its data centers and an image processing chip for its Pixel smartphones.

12 Feb 2019 9:49 AM

Officials of India’s technology ministry and Twitter had been invited to the meeting to discuss safeguarding citizens’ rights on social media and online news platforms.

India to summon Twitter chief

The parliamentary committee on IT has decided to summon Jack Dorsey on Feb. 25.

12 Feb 2019 9:48 AM

Barring the latest funding, San Francisco, California-based Reddit has raised more than $250 million in three other funding rounds.

Reddit now a $3 billion company

The series D funding round saw a $150 million investment from Tencent, Sequoia, Fidelity, Tacit and Snoop Dogg.

12 Feb 2019 9:46 AM

Eero has raised $90 million from First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Initialized Capital, Homebrew Ventures and others.

Amazon eyes Wi-Fi startup Eero

Eero was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San-Francisco.

12 Feb 2019 9:39 AM

Counterpoint said iPhone sales in the fourth quarter, which includes India’s electronics sales-heavy Diwali festival, fell 25 per cent on the year, reducing total sales in 2018 to 1.7 million units from 3.2 million a year earlier.

Apple iPhone sales fall in China

The figures in the report showed a 19.9 per cent fall in Apple’s smartphone shipments in the final quarter of 2018.

12 Feb 2019 9:38 AM

The White House said investment in AI is “critical to creating the industries of the future, like autonomous cars, industrial robots, algorithms for disease diagnosis, and more.”

Trump administration unveils order to prioritize and promote AI

AI and deep machine learning raise ethical concerns about control, privacy, cybersecurity.

12 Feb 2019 9:37 AM

Pompeo announced plans for a defense cooperation agreement with Hungary, one of the European governments that is most enthusiastic about Chinese investment. But he said he had discussed “the dangers of allowing China to gain a bridgehead in Hungary” in talks with Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.

Huawei presence complicates partnership with US: Pompeo warns allies

Washington is concerned in particular about the expansion of Huawei in Hungary and Poland.

12 Feb 2019 9:36 AM

US District Judge Lawrence O’Neill in Fresno ruled that the documents described sensitive law enforcement techniques and releasing a redacted version would be impossible.

Facebook encryption case: US judge keeps documents secret

End-to-end encryption means that only the two parties in the conversation have access to it.

12 Feb 2019 9:35 AM

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