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Twitter Inc disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint. (AP Photo)

Twitter disables Trump's tweet over copyright violation

The video disappeared from Trump's Twitter feed with notification: This media has been disabled in response to a report...

19 July 2020 11:42 AM IST

The attack, which Twitter and federal police are investigating, started with a playful message between hackers on the platform Discord, a chat service popular with gamers, according to the New York Times. (Photo | AFP)

Young group of hacker pals carried out Twitter attack, not Russia: NYT

The paper interviewed four people who took part in the hacking, who shared logs and screenshots to back up their...

18 July 2020 8:57 PM IST

At present, Arzooo Credit is available to over 5,000 retailers across 10 cities.

Digital credit solution launched to provide small retailers with...

Arzooo Credit will provide the necessary funds to Arzooo's partner stores to help them get back on track after the...

18 July 2020 8:22 PM IST

The need of the hour is to put more power back in the hands of the users, and that begins with fiduciaries being more transparent with personal data. (Photo | Pixabay - Mohamed Hassan)

Tech This Week | The Personal Data Protection Bill in the context of...

When it comes to data breaches, the bill does not do nearly enough to put power back in the hands of the users.

18 July 2020 6:50 PM IST

The Indian government has also demanded information of vulnerability exploited by attackers and modus operandi of the attack and sought details of remedial actions taken by Twitter to mitigate the impact of the hacking incident. (Photo | Pixabay - Elchinator)

Govt seeks info from Twitter on Indian users affected by recent hack

CERT-In has also asked Twitter if affected users have been informed about unauthorised access to their Twitter accounts.

18 July 2020 5:39 PM IST

The Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn testimony from Zuckerberg and Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, the Wall Street Journal reported. Major tech companies Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, referred to by the acronym GAFA, have been under the scrutiny of the US House Judiciary Committee and the Department of Justice for alleged anti-trust practices. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - JD Lasica)

Antitrust regulator to question Zuckerberg on Facebook for unfair...

The Federal Trade Commission has been conducting a yearlong probe into whether the social network has abused its...

18 July 2020 4:45 PM IST

Reliances JioMart has had a shaky start with customers complaining about rotting vegetables, missing deliveries and delayed refunds.

Reliance's telecom strategy to make JioMart a success in ecommerce a...

Modernising India's creaky, inefficient supply chains will not be easy, even for Reliance, the nation's largest retailer...

17 July 2020 10:20 PM IST

Zoom last month released an enhanced and encrypted version of the application in order to ensure protection and privacy of personal information. (Photo | Flickr- Marco Verch)

Update your Zoom app or hackers could get access, says national cyber...

The Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) says a vulnerability in an earlier version of the app could be...

17 July 2020 9:23 PM IST

Ultimate subscribers, who pay $15 monthly, will be able to access a library of games for play on Xbox consoles or Windows-powered computers.

XBox to debut cloud gaming service in September

Gamers can continue their game wherever they left off on any of your devices, Microsoft said.

17 July 2020 8:25 PM IST

Just hours before Wednesdays hack of Twitter handles, the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform called for the appointment of a national cybersecurity czar. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Twitter hack brings up concerns about social media manipulation ahead...

Tweets may increase misperception and sow confusion during crises, creating escalation incentives for an adversary,...

17 July 2020 7:36 PM IST

The TikTok app, which was dropped like a hot potato, has gone offline and stopped working completely for users in India (Photo | Pixabay - Kon Karampelas)

To avoid US ban, TikTok may sever ties with Chinese company ByteDance

A White House advisor says he expects TikTok to operate as an independent company in the US to skirt the proposed ban.

17 July 2020 5:31 PM IST

Twitter-like app Koo sparks interest among regional language users

The app is already gaining users among Kannadigas, and is available in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi with plans to add more...

16 July 2020 9:57 PM IST