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Representative Peter DeFazio, a Democrat, on Friday praised Uber for releasing the information, but said Uber and other companies must do more “to establish formal policies, training and reporting structures.”

Lawmaker says Uber must take action after disclosing sexual assault reports

The sexual assault figure represents a 16 per cent fall in the rate of incidents from the previous year.

08 Dec 2019 8:00 PM

Adobe is expected to bring in more features, improvements, and other developments to Medium in 2020.

Adobe buys Oculus Medium from Facebook

Medium will remain free for people with an Oculus VR system.

08 Dec 2019 6:00 PM

It will help improve customer experience through the whole customer journey which not only results in increased customer satisfaction but also improved lifetime value. (Photo: Pixabay)

WebEngage partners with Infobip to provide WhatsApp as an engagement channel

The launch of WhatsApp reinforces WebEngage’s omnichannel capabilities with a total of 8 communication channels on offer.

08 Dec 2019 2:26 PM

On the enterprise side, Microsoft will alert the administrator to enforce a credential reset.

Microsoft discovers 44 million accounts using breached passwords

Microsoft has now forced a password reset for accounts for which a match was found.

08 Dec 2019 2:00 PM

Musk’s court papers cast his comments as part of the rough-and-tumble world of Twitter.

Musk's defamation win may reset legal landscape for social media

Musk defended his comments as trivial taunts made on a social media platform.

08 Dec 2019 12:00 PM

The action against Evil Corp., described by officials as one of the most damaging criminal organizations on the internet, comes with a USD 5 million bounty.

US cracks down on Russian 'Evil Corp' hackers after USD 100 million spree

Evil Corp is alleged to be behind an ever-evolving family of malicious software known as Dridex.

07 Dec 2019 6:00 PM

Legal experts believe it was the first major defamation lawsuit brought by a private individual over remarks on Twitter to be decided by a jury.

Elon Musk wins defamation trial over his 'pedo guy' tweet

The unanimous verdict by a panel of five women and three men was returned after roughly 45 minutes of deliberation.

07 Dec 2019 5:00 PM

Pressure is now growing to lift the ban as more books and movies become digital, potentially reducing revenues further. (Representative image)

Trade war goes digital: countries eye tariffs on Internet economy

Since 1998, World Trade Organization (WTO) members have renewed a ban on import duties on so-called “electronic transmissions.”

07 Dec 2019 4:00 PM

RCI is a free tool for newsmakers to identify which articles are the most popular among its readers.

Google releases new trending topics for news publishers

The new feature called trending topics sits within the Realtime Content Insights (RCI) tool.

07 Dec 2019 2:00 PM

Users can also see their own summary of 2019 and the last decade by heading to the Spotify Wrapped website or through the main app.

Spotify Wrapped: Your listening history from 2019 and the last decade

The most streamed artist on Spotify was in 2019 is Post Malone with over 6.5 billion streams around the globe.

07 Dec 2019 1:00 PM

Amazon Renewed is a global program serving customers in ten countries.

Amazon Renewed year-end sale is live

Customers can enjoy great offers on unboxed and refurbished mobile phones, laptops, headphones and much more.

07 Dec 2019 12:49 PM

The threats also include generation of deepfakes to bypass facial recognition, ransomware attacks to morph extortion campaigns, and cloud-native threats as a result of weak API. (Photo: University of California)

McAfee predicts 'Deepfakes' as major cyber threat in 2020

Threat actors are now leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to produce even more convincing deepfakes.

07 Dec 2019 12:00 PM

There's also a super-dark mode that suppresses blue light emitted by the device for added comfort.

Opera lets you turn any web page into dark mode on Android

The new version lets you turn white web pages dark, even if they are not designed that way.

07 Dec 2019 11:00 AM

It is expected that the feature will be piloted in India first where women's safety is a national-level issue. (Photo: ANI)

Google Maps may soon show well-lit paths for night safety

The new feature called 'Lighting' will help users identify streets that are brightly lit.

07 Dec 2019 10:00 AM

In 2016, there was just one woman creator with over a million subscriber base, that figure is now at 120 women creators with over a million followers.

YouTube Rewind: This is what Indians watched the most in 2019

The top trending video in India was Khandeshi Movies- Chotu Ke Golgappe.

07 Dec 2019 8:00 AM

Haptik has been featured as one of the Top 16 Solutions Providers in Opus Research’s annual report Decision Maker’s Guide to Enterprise Intelligent Assistants

Haptik among top 18 iintelligent assistant platforms, says report

The report evaluates 16 firms to better understand enabling platforms & technologies, integration points & scalability,track record,etc.

06 Dec 2019 7:03 PM

Interested customers can simply walk in and experience the innovation-led all new products of ASUS, including VivoBook, ZenBook, Zenbook-Flip, Zenbook Duo and Republic of Gamers (ROG) laptops (Photo: Representational)

ASUS unveils its exclusive store in New Delhi

The new store launch is part of ASUS’ vision to expand its market presence across different market tiers, by opening 100 stores before 2020.

06 Dec 2019 6:41 PM

Packaging and quality of retail box are very different. You can visit any Mi Home/ Mi Store to validate the original packaging.

Here's how to check whether your Xiaomi product is an original or a fake

As reports suggest over 2000+ fake Xiaomi products being seized in New Delhi, here's how you check and keep safe from risky counterfeits.

06 Dec 2019 3:50 PM

The carbon-free move is a response to consumer, activist and investor demand that miners and manufacturers show they are working to lessen their impact on climate change.

Apple buys first-ever carbon-free aluminum from Alcoa-Rio Tinto venture

The aluminum will be shipped this month from an Alcoa research facility in Pittsburgh and used in Apple products.

06 Dec 2019 3:28 PM

The Alphabet Inc unit began offering fully automated rides, without attendants in the vehicle, to a few hundred early users.

Alphabet's Waymo expands app to iPhone devices

The company, which launched the first commercial automated ride-hailing service last December, now has over 1,500 monthly active riders.

06 Dec 2019 2:14 PM