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Facebook says that they welcome debate about how to help keep Facebook a safe place where people can express their ideas.

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 IST

More than 2 billion devices worldwide are powered by Google software. (Photo: AP)

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...

12 Feb 2019 9:49 AM IST

As Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey got roundly trolled for hate mongering against a community, many believe the micro-blogging platform got a taste of its own medicine.

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 IST

Reddit learned on June 19 an attacker compromised a few of its employees accounts between June 14 and June 18.

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 IST

$Rather than waiting to respond to a famine after many have already died, the tech firms, including Amazon, \will use the predictive power of data to trigger funding\ to take action before it becomes a crisis, the World Bank and UN announced. (Representational image/ Photo: AFP)$ Technology

Amazon eyes Wi-Fi startup Eero

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

12 Feb 2019 9:39 AM IST

Kuo says that the 2019 iPhones will use a different kind of antenna technology.

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 IST

In his second annual State of the Union address, Trump said he has accelerated Americas negotiations to reach a political settlement in Afghanistan (Photo:Twitter)

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 IST

Huawei, the biggest global supplier of network gear used by phone and internet companies, has been the target of deepening US security concerns. (Photo: AP)

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 IST

Snopes, which started its online fact-checking since 1994, entered into a partnership with Facebook in 2016 to curb the issue of misinformation that is rampant on the platform. (Photo: ANI)

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 IST

While Fortnite players had previously been targeted by scams that deceived them into logging into fake websites that promised to generate Fortnites V-Buck in-game currency, these new vulnerabilities could have been exploited without the player handing over any login details.

10 million gamers in three days: Fortnite

Videogame review website Eurogamer said it had taken Fortnite about two weeks to hit the 10-million-player mark.

12 Feb 2019 9:34 AM IST

Airbnb is hugely popular in The Netherlands, attracting 1.4 million guests to the country in 2016. (Photo: AFP)

Paris sues Airbnb for running illegal rental ads

The company is accused of running over 1000 illegal ads, each inviting a fine of 12,500 euros.

11 Feb 2019 6:34 PM IST

The 40W output in compact size, brings alive a 360-degree sound field experience.

F&D announces W40 portable Bluetooth party speakers with TWS

The party speaker, priced at Rs 12,990 has a light show that syncs to the beat of the sound.

11 Feb 2019 6:12 PM IST