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Like other tech giants including Google, Facebook and Apple, Amazon is the target of government investigations in places such as the United States and Europe, accused of dominating the markets and blocking competition. (Photo | AFP)

Canadian authorities investigate Amazon for misuse of its market...

The Competition Bureau seeks to determine whether Amazon influences consumers to purchase its own products over those of...

15 Aug 2020 3:26 PM IST

The new title goes on sale on Tuesday, initially for PCs, with an Xbox version to come. It is something of a take-off for the French company Asobo, founded by 12 gaming friends in 2002 in an apartment in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. (Photo | Xbox.com)

Microsoft Flight Simulator game gets a French update, set to take off...

French developers Asobo Studio seek to render the piloting experience lifelike, in the first update to the Microsoft...

14 Aug 2020 12:37 PM IST

The plan for separate lanes runs contrary to the school of thought that systems being tested are getting better and soon will be able to navigate the same lanes as those with cars driven by humans. (Representative Image | AFP)

Plans for special lanes for autonomous cars raises questions on...

Many companies are not yet confident their systems can perform under a range of unpredictable conditions, hence the push...

14 Aug 2020 12:14 PM IST

An industry group that includes Google, Microsoft, Reddit, Pinterest and Twitter has met with federal agencies including the FBIs foreign influence task force to step up coordination on election interference. (Photo | AP)

Google joins other internet platforms to shield US election from...

A coordinated effort is being made by online platforms to curb the spread of disinformation and thwart efforts to...

14 Aug 2020 11:36 AM IST

The legal challenge by employees of ByteDances TikTok US operations will be focused on worker rights, not on the national security claims underlying Trumps order. (Photo | AP)

Trump's order on TikTok puts 1,500 jobs at risk, staff get ready to...

As the President's executive order prohibits any transaction by any person with TikTok, its US employees stand to lose...

14 Aug 2020 11:13 AM IST

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has filed a federal lawsuit against Apple. The tech giant has in recent months come under fire for the tight grip it has on the App Store, with the issue coming up during a heated congressional antitrust hearing last month.

Fortnite gets pulled off app store, files lawsuit against Apple for...

Google Play Store too removed the game as Epic Games' latest update bypasses app stores on payments, depriving them of...

14 Aug 2020 10:46 AM IST

Cartier, which did not immediately comment on the issue, is the latest in a long line of foreign brands whose marketing campaigns in China have gone awry. (Representative Image | Pexels - Ketut Subiyanto)

Cartier mocked for online ad showing gay men as father-son in bid to...

Users on Weibo ridiculed the jewellery firm for showing two men of similar age as father and son, bound by love,...

13 Aug 2020 5:50 PM IST

With 50 million downloads already, Moj says it will encourage and grow high-quality talent by offering creators all kinds of assistance such as workshops, training and so on to help them succeed on the platform.

Desi TikTok Moj says it will train content creators to succeed on the...

Moj says its focus is on building and expanding the creator ecosystem, with the help of artificial intelligence and...

13 Aug 2020 5:09 PM IST

Facebook and Instagram users can use the tool to check if they are registered to vote and how to do so if they are not. It is the latest effort by the platform to prevent a repeat of the online disinformation that marred the 2016 US election. (Photo | AP)

Facebook launches voting information centre to stop fake news' effect...

It will serve as a one-stop-shop to give people in the US the tools and information they need to make their voices heard...

13 Aug 2020 3:44 PM IST

Trumps proclamation suspended a group of non-immigrant visa programs, including H-1B visas relied on by many technology firms to bring in software and hardware engineers. Indians have been the recipients of 70 per cent of H-1B visas, according to reports.

Trump's blocking of H-1B visas harming the US, say Facebook, Amazon,...

More than 50 tech firms have signed onto a court filing in support of a suit by US Chamber of Commerce against Trump...

11 Aug 2020 9:22 PM IST

Today various payments features exist across our apps, and we want to make sure decision making, execution and compliance are not fragmented, Facebook said. We want to be able to give people the ability to make a payment however they choosedebit, credit or Libra digital currencies. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook carves out a unit focused on its financial payments...

Facebook Financial will handle management and strategy for all payments and money services across the Silicon Valley...

11 Aug 2020 8:36 PM IST

The virtual business cards feature is aimed at helping the millions of individuals, influencers, entrepreneurs, prospective employees, self-employed people, freelancers, or anyone else out there who wants to be discovered and help the world find them. (Photo | Twitter - Google India)

Google's new feature lets you create virtual visiting cards for people...

You can highlight your existing website and social profiles and other information on the card, using the feature...

11 Aug 2020 6:55 PM IST