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Ford and Fisher in a still from Star Wars.

Pornhub reveals people searched for Star Wars on May 4th

The adult site revealed how every year on the Star Wars Day it witnesses a huge increase in related searches.

6 May 2019 3:24 PM IST

Austin Jones gets 10-years in jail. (Photo: Austin Jones/YouTube)

Former YouTube star gets 10 years in jail over child pornography

Jones, who had around 5540,000 subscribers and more than 20 million video views, used to make covers of songs.

6 May 2019 3:15 PM IST

Presence of the eye images increased donations by 48 per cent. (Photo: ANI)

Images of eyes can increase donations

The researchers explained how eye images increase prosocial behaviour in humans.

6 May 2019 3:02 PM IST

The e-mail , warns that outsiders who will do anything to see Tesla mail are targeting employees for information.

Tesla e-mail warns employees against leaking trade secrets

It reminds employees about their confidentiality agreements and warns that leaking propriety business information will...

6 May 2019 2:34 PM IST

The Housing Department claims Facebook mines data about its users and then employs machine learning to predict their responses to ads in ways that may recreate groupings defined by characteristics such as race.

The work at one Facebook 'labelling' project

Facebook said the project aims to uncover how usage of its flagship social media service has evolved.

6 May 2019 2:20 PM IST

In Firefox 65 version, the company plans to strip cookies and block storage access from third-party tracking content.

Firefox certificate error disabled all extensions for users

The issue appears to be related to a code signing certificate built into the browser that expired.

6 May 2019 12:13 PM IST

Facebook said that it will instead offer the traditional ways of verifying accounts such as a code sent to their phone. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook 'labels' posts by hand, posing privacy questions

The workers categorize items according to five dimensions, as Facebook calls them.

6 May 2019 12:03 PM IST

Syed Shiyaz Mirza

Kids in robo land

Move over dance, music, art and craft, robotics summer camps are today's trend.

6 May 2019 1:03 AM IST

YouTube will stop recommending videos promoting conspiracy theories such as those contending the 9/11 attacks never took place. (Photo: Pixabay)

YouTube to make original content free and ad-supported

The company has officially announced that the original series and specials will be available for free worldwide.

5 May 2019 11:32 AM IST

Tinder is also offering exclusive VIP upgrades through the Festival Mode.

Tinder introduces 'Festival Mode' to help find you in-event matches

The feature allows you to indicate the festival you are headed to on your profile using the festival badge.

5 May 2019 11:27 AM IST

The truth behind targeted ads on social media is creepier than you...

Tech companies don't have to listen in to conversations through devices because they already have data to make scarily...

5 May 2019 10:56 AM IST

Currently, the feature in Google Maps appears to be in beta and shows only a few sections from the menu such as appetizers and entrees. (Photo: ANI)

Google Maps tests a new feature to show pictures of popular dishes

The mapping service already offers a Menu tab, but a new 'Popular Dishes' feature within it will show you what people...

5 May 2019 10:50 AM IST