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No wonder according to a recent report, most global internet users lack confidence in what they see and read online, with only 8 per cent believing that the bulk of information shared on social media is true, dropping to 4 per cent when it comes from influencers.

India saw a dip in mobile speeds in April

India's rank dipped to 121 in mobile speeds globally, sustained its rank to 68 in fixed broadband.

28 May 2019 11:22 AM IST

The new lineup of 3rd Gen Ryzen desktop processors introduces a new category of Ryzen 9 desktop processor with the flagship 12 core/24 thread Ryzen 9 3900X.

Computex 2019: AMD announces next-gen leadership products

During the first-ever Computex opening keynote, AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su announced a host of products.

28 May 2019 10:44 AM IST

It is defined by WHO as manifested by impaired control over gaming, increased priority is given to gaming, continuation despite negative consequences.

WHO says excessive gaming is officially a disorder

Gaming disorder is characterised by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour which may or may not be...

28 May 2019 10:23 AM IST

Artificial intelligence is now being used in an ever-expanding array of products: cars that drive themselves; robots that identify and eradicate weeds; computers able to distinguish dangerous skin cancers from benign moles; and smart locks, thermostats, speakers and digital assistants that are bringing the technology into homes. (Representative image: Pixabay)

Microsoft builds AI for text-to-speech

The method achieved 99.84 per cent in terms of world level intelligible rate.

28 May 2019 10:14 AM IST

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

What? TikTok to launch its own smartphone?

ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, is said to be launching its own smartphone soon.

28 May 2019 10:04 AM IST

Indus Towers currently operates in 15 telecom service areas and Bharti Infratels operations are focused on the remaining 7 circles.

Japan to limit foreign ownership of firms in its IT, telecom sectors

The rule comes amid heightening pressure from US in dealing with cyber-security risks and technological transfers...

28 May 2019 9:39 AM IST

Podcasts do not require one to sign in to the Google Account. On the desktop version, access to ones subscriptions is available through Google Search results. (Photo: ANI)

Google to invest 600 million euros in Finnish data center

Google's other European data centers are located in the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium.

28 May 2019 9:38 AM IST

In the mirror world, as the name of the base technology suggests, augments or adds upon the current reality. This is the primary difference between AR and VR and is the reason that all the big tech firms Google, Microsoft, Tesla and even Apple are trying to get a pie of it.

Microsoft, Facebook to help tame internet ahead of Canada's election

Government officials say they fear bad actors - some linked to Russia - will try to interfere in the vote.

28 May 2019 9:37 AM IST

The revenue growth is attributed across the spectrum of the gaming industry. (Photo: ANI)

After 'Honour of Kings' failure abroad, Tencent retools overseas...

Tencent has now all but written off its original plans for Arena of Valor and disbanded the game's marketing team.

28 May 2019 9:36 AM IST

The 13.5 inch, Surface Laptop weighs just 1.25 Kg, even though the storage in the five models varies from 128 GB to 1 TB.

Cyber firm Deep Instinct gets deal to secure HP laptops

An industry source estimated the deal was worth more than $150 million over a few years for Deep Instinct.

28 May 2019 9:35 AM IST

The kind and the scale of these cyber weapons was such that even the CIA lost control of majority of its hacking arsenal which includes state of the art malware, viruses, Trojans and weaponised zero day exploits which can be worth millions of dollars each in dark web.

Seqrite detects 8000 daily Emotet intrusions targeting Indian...

Evolves from a banking Trojan to a complex threat distributor capable of providing a launch pad to sophisticated...

27 May 2019 12:13 PM IST

Googles advertising revenue, its key moneymaker, grew by 15 percent to $30.7 billion slower than investors had hoped. Its digital-ad rivals Facebook and Amazon, meanwhile, both reported strong earnings last week, adding to the investor surprise when Alphabet stumbled despite a strong economy.

Google makes it easier to order food online

You can also reorder your favourite meal from some of the restaurants by instructing the Assistant to reorder from the...

27 May 2019 11:04 AM IST