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No other app store has entry barriers like Apple does. Developers can even choose to sidestep Googles Play Store to get to Android users but cant do the same with Apple.

Tech This Week | Apple's anti-trust hearing may be an exercise in...

Apple's app store holds a monopoly on iOS and as such app developers have no option but to pay the platform's commission...

25 July 2020 6:49 PM IST

Jair Bolsonaro allies' Twitter, Facebook accounts blocked on court's...

Members of Bolsonaro's inner circle are alleged to have run a social media campaign to discredit the Supreme Court and...

25 July 2020 5:46 PM IST

The hearing in the US Congress at Capitol building was called amid rising concerns over Big Tech dominance, which has become even more pronounced during the coronavirus pandemic, and coincides with investigations at the federal and state level of the online giants. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - aoc.gov)

Antitrust hearing with Big Tech CEOs at US Congress postponed

The hearing would have conflicted with the memorial service for the late representative and civil rights leader John...

25 July 2020 4:41 PM IST

According to Counterpoint research, Apple leads the ultra-premium smartphone segmentdevices priced above Rs 45,000 a unitdriven by iPhone 11 shipments in the second quarter of 2020.

You can now buy a Made in India Apple iPhone 11, production on in TN...

This is the fifth model of iPhone that Apple is manufacturing in the country.

24 July 2020 8:51 PM IST

In a statement praising the two-year ban, New York City-based Surveillance Technology Oversight Project said facial recognition is more error-prone for students of colour, compounding the human bias they face every day.

Facial recognition can't be allowed in schools, New York legislators...

Civil rights advocates had challenged an upstate district's adoption of the technology as part of its security plans.

24 July 2020 7:36 PM IST

It is not the first time Gates has found himself targeted by conspiracy theorists. When Zika virus broke out in 2015 in Brazil, he was one of several powerful Western figures blamed for the disease. Other rumors claim he is secretly a lizard, an old favorite among online trolls. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Kuhlmann)

Debunking rumours of profiteering off the pandemic, Bill Gates wants...

Fabricated news articles crafted by conspiracy theorists targeting Gates have gained traction online with hundreds of...

24 July 2020 5:22 PM IST

The TikTok creator fund will be open in August to US applicants 18 years or older who have a platform following, and post original content in line with its community guidelines. (Photo | AP)

US content creators of TikTok stand a chance to earn from a fund of...

The short video platform also said it plans to add 10,000 US jobs in the next three years, as it battles complaints over...

24 July 2020 4:52 PM IST

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (C) speaks during a press conference as attorney Joe Cotchett (L) and Janet Wozniak look on July 23, 2020 in Burlingame, California. Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims are filing a lawsuit against YouTube and Google over their lack of action to address a fraudulent Bitcoin giveaway that used an image of Wozniak to to defraud innocent people out of their cryptocurrency. (Photo | AFP)

Bitcoin scams misusing big names plague YouTube, Steve Wozniak sues...

Similar to the Twitter hacking, YouTube videos using Wozniak's, Bill Gates' and Elon Musk's photos tricked people out of...

24 July 2020 4:19 PM IST

Organizations that build their own digital capability will recover faster and emerge from this crisis stronger, Microsot CEO Satya Nadella said. (Photo | AP)

Revenues rise but profits fall at Microsoft as taxes take a bite

Chief executive Satya Nadella said Microsoft was equipped to deal with the pandemic with its integrated, modern...

23 July 2020 9:09 PM IST

Along with the campaign against cyber bullying, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) has also launched a campaign to raise awareness about domestic abuse called #UnMuteTheAbuse campaign on social media. The objective of the campaign is to get people to accept that domestic abuse is a long-standing problem that has seen an increase during the lockdown. (Photo | Flickr - ipredator)

Maharashtra launches digital campaign against cyber bullying, domestic...

More than 50 webinars will be held across the state to educate and train young girls and women and certify them as ...

23 July 2020 8:39 PM IST

Inside a Walmart India Best Price Store. (Photo | Walmart India)

Flipkart to enter wholesale space, buys Walmart India's business

The move will further intensify competition with Flipkart's rival Amazon that has a similar offering for the B2B...

23 July 2020 8:14 PM IST

JNU Vice Chancellor Professor M Jagadesh Kumar said the university has streamlined many procedures by adopting digital technologies over the last four years and more such reforms are in the offing.

JNU digitalises student assessment processes amid shutdown

All official requirements, such as plagiarism check of draft dissertations and theses and fee payment will be done...

23 July 2020 7:38 PM IST