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Alexa has also chatted with users about sex acts. She gave a discourse on dog defecation. And this summer, a hack Amazon traced back to China may have exposed some customers data, according to five people familiar with the events.

Amazon's Alexa invites lawsuit over recording children's voices via...

Amazon stressed that it has strict guidelines in place to protect family security and privacy.

15 Jun 2019 11:13 AM IST

Huawei, which is the worlds largest supplier of telecom networking equipment, is at the center of trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. (Photo: AP)

Why is Huawei seeking USD 1 billion patent deal with Verizon?

Companies like Apple Inc, Nokia Inc and Qualcomm Inc own many thousands of patents issued by governments around the...

15 Jun 2019 10:51 AM IST

GOQii, a seller of smartwatch-type health devices, sued Flipkart last month in a Mumbai court.

Walmart's Flipkart, Indian startup GOQii settle dispute over sharp...

Small traders and a right-wing group close to PM Narendra Modi's ruling party have raised concerns about large...

15 Jun 2019 10:36 AM IST

IceWarp has successfully joined forces with a number of small, medium and enterprise level businesses to entirely change the concept of how their teams share information online.

Fedbank Financial Services Now Equipped with IceWarps Unified...

The solution provides availability of an OnCloud solution for Fedfina's users and acts as a one-stop solution for its...

14 Jun 2019 5:05 PM IST

Amid privacy firestorm, Facebook curbs research tool

The Knight Institute sent a letter to Facebook signed by some 200 journalists and researchers.

14 Jun 2019 4:36 PM IST

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

Canada rejects idea of halting extradition of top Huawei executive to...

China angrily demanded Canada release Meng and detained two Canadians on spying charges.

14 Jun 2019 1:40 PM IST

The app is one part of a multi-billion dollar drive by Alibaba to extend its dominance of online shopping into physical stores.

Alibaba files for Hong Kong listing that may raise USD 20 billion as...

Alibaba holds the record for the world's largest initial public offering with its USD 25 billion float in New York five...

14 Jun 2019 12:45 PM IST

Twitter deletes thousands of accounts tied to Iran

The social media site seeks to end false info campaigns.

14 Jun 2019 12:13 PM IST

Facebook and other internet companies have been facing increased scrutiny over how they handle user data. (Photo: AP)

Facebook's cryptocurrency-based payments system gets big backers

Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc, PayPal Holdings Inc and Uber Technologies Inc to back Facebook's new cryptocurrency.

14 Jun 2019 11:59 AM IST

The RIA Novosti news agency quoted Roskomnadzor as saying it has established a constructive dialogue with Google.

Google policy head retools team for global lobbying push

The negative attention on Google's power and its data collection practices could hurt its public image and force costly...

14 Jun 2019 11:22 AM IST

The minister made the admission at a parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday when asked by an opposition lawmaker if he was computer literate. (Photo: Pixabay)

Designers build computer using traditional embroidery and gold thread

The artwork is part of a project called Stitching Worlds.

14 Jun 2019 10:39 AM IST

Roskomnadzors head, Alexander Zharov, said in a letter published on the regulators website that time was running out for Telegram to provide the necessary information.

Telegram says massive cyber attack originated in China

Telegram's network experienced outage after it was flooded with overwhelming traffic.

14 Jun 2019 10:11 AM IST