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Telecom infrastructure firm American Tower Corporation (ATC) today announced that it has completed mobile tower purchase deal worth Rs 3,800 crore with Vodafone India through its Indian arm.

Bangladesh shuts down telecoms along India border citing security...

The move stems from concerns that Indian Muslims might seek to flee to Bangladesh, two officials told Reuters.

2 Jan 2020 4:15 PM IST

Sivan further added that Chandrayaan-3s lander and craft cost is approximately Rs 250 crore, whereas the launch cost will be around Rs 350 crore. So, the total cost will be around Rs 600 crore. (Photo: ANI)

India approves third moon mission, months after landing failure

India's third lunar mission will likely launch in 2020 and will cost less than its previous mission.

2 Jan 2020 3:28 PM IST

Women on estrogens alone for seven years had a 23 per cent lower risk of developing breast cancer up to 19 years later. (Photo: AP)

Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection

A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast...

2 Jan 2020 2:34 PM IST

Amazon and Ring are facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly not doing enough to secure their security surveillance systems against hacks. (Photo: ANI)

Amazon, Ring sued over security camera hacks

Alabama resident John Orange, who filed the lawsuit, has claimed that a stranger compromised his Ring outdoor camera and...

2 Jan 2020 12:04 PM IST

Best known for its 15 seconds short video sharing platform, Tik Tok has become a popular social network amongst netizens, who are eager to broadcast their personal lives and share their opinions on various issues.

TikTok received most takedown requests from India in 2019

Among the nations TikTok operates in, India stood out for making the most takedown requests in the first half of 2019.

2 Jan 2020 11:59 AM IST

Huaweis revenue grew 19.5 percent 721.2 billion yuan last year, in line with what it had earlier flagged. (Photo: AP)

Huawei's 2019 revenue to jump 18 per cent, forecasts 'difficult' 2020

Huawei Technologies on Tuesday said its full-year revenue would likely jump 18 per cent in 2019 lower than previous...

1 Jan 2020 3:11 PM IST

Per Twitter policy, any tweets that included private information about an individual, including the alleged whistleblower, would be in violation of its rules.

Twitter system 'outage' briefly blocked Trump whistleblower tweet

A tweet from US President Donald Trump that his alleged whistleblower who helped spark his impeachment was temporarily...

1 Jan 2020 2:47 PM IST

The point of a voice assistant on your mobile device is to make your life easier. It was conceptualised to let lazy blokes exempt themselves from the painful task of moving a finger and touching certain keys on a touchscreen panel.

Skip Siri, Google Assistant and get directions in your own voice

A new tool lets you use your voice to get directions removing need to rely on existing voice assistants such as Siri or...

1 Jan 2020 11:55 AM IST

Facebook said in an emailed statement that it was evaluating its legal options regarding the case. (Photo: AP)

Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 million for improper sharing of user data

Brazil's Ministry of Justice said it fined US tech giant Facebook Inc 6.6 million reais (Rs 11,71,51,381) for improperly...

1 Jan 2020 11:52 AM IST

WhatsApp will enable iOS users to play a voice message from the notification screen.

WhatsApp ends support for Windows Phone, older Android

WhatsApp will no longer allow account creation or re-verification of existing ones on Android versions 2.3.7 and older...

31 Dec 2019 12:30 PM IST

Huawei unveiled its proprietary OS in August as a possible alternative to Googles Android

Huawei gets India nod to participate in 5G trials

India's nod to Huawei comes at a time when the global rollout of 5G technology has been complicated by US sanctions...

31 Dec 2019 11:24 AM IST

Alongside the new Tesla Cybertruck, Elon Musk also revealed an electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV) at the launch event.

Tesla to soon get Disney+ streaming option

Tesla owners will be able to soon stream Disney+ in their car using the Tesla Theater software.

31 Dec 2019 11:20 AM IST