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BMW aims to sell a million of its electric vehicles by the eyar 2021 (Photo: ANI)

BMW claims to have 5,00,000 electric vehicles on the road

In an official tweet, BMW wrote that statistically, one EV was sold every four minutes.

21 Dec 2019 3:11 PM IST

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.

Russia plans 'sovereign internet' tests to combat external threats

Russia is testing out its domestic internet infrastructure, in a move aimed to enforce more russian control over the net...

21 Dec 2019 12:44 PM IST

The government said in an affidavit it planned to frame new rules to govern social media

Facebook says group used computer-generated faces to push pro-Trump...

Facebook said 610 Facebook accounts, 89 Pages, 156 Groups and 72 Instagram accounts were involved in the network

21 Dec 2019 12:05 PM IST

An internet shutdown is a suspension of internet access ordered by the authorities.

India leads the world in internet shutdowns

Since January 2012, there have been 373 halts in India's internet service, according to the Software Freedom and Law...

21 Dec 2019 11:19 AM IST

The employee letter follows widespread criticism of Facebooks ad policy, including from Senator Elizabeth Warren

Facebook bans all ads that aim to limit US census participation

Facebook will prohibit ads that portray census participation as useless or meaningless or advise people not to...

21 Dec 2019 10:35 AM IST

While Twitter has not shared any numbers, Facebook has revealed that the affected users are known to be 9.5 million.

Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions, citing...

The change is happening in Ecuador, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Libya and Cambodia this week & will be introduced globally early...

20 Dec 2019 6:03 PM IST

The most popular elements of Musical.ly and TikTok will be incorporated into a new feed.

CRY launches TikTok campaign on happier childhoods

With the #BachpanKiDhun challenge, TikTok users will be encouraged to dance to the tune of the song with their favourite...

20 Dec 2019 5:45 PM IST

Team GE.RAYNE playing CS:GO at Lenovos first ever all-female esports tournament Legion of Valkyries

Lenovo and Intel hold esports tournament, even encourage female gamers

Its biggest edition yet, the event attracted players from across 12 countries with the finals being held in Bangkok.

20 Dec 2019 3:20 PM IST

Tobacco use triggers the growth of precancerous cells in humans. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Instagram bans influencers from promoting vaping products

Instagram has banned advertisments of not only vaping products, but also of guns and tobacco products on its platform.

20 Dec 2019 11:45 AM IST

The government has frequently used Internet shutdowns as a tool to control protests in troubled parts of India (Photo: Sipa via AP images)

India widens internet shutdown to parts of Delhi to curb protests

The shutdown widened a already in place communications clampdown in restive areas stretching from disputed Kashmir to...

20 Dec 2019 11:25 AM IST

The Supreme Court made it clear that there would no further litigation on the issue and it would fix a time frame for calculation and payment of dues by the telecom companies.

Indian telecom companies suspends internet, SMS services in parts of...

A government directive to Indian telecom companies ordered a shut down of SMS, Internet and voice call services in parts...

20 Dec 2019 11:05 AM IST

The prospect of Libra gaining traction among Facebooks nearly 2.4 billion users has raised concerns among regulators around the world(Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Facebook's Libra lacks solid plan for launch- governing board member

Facebook's controversial crypto-currency Libra, slated to be launched by next year, doesn't doesn't seem to have a solid...

20 Dec 2019 10:56 AM IST