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The platform will be built on the Microsoft Azure IIoT cloud platform. (Photo: AP)

Amazon, Microsoft chosen to compete for Pentagon cloud computing...

The selection leaves Oracle Corp and IBM Corp out of the competition for the contract for JEDI.

11 April 2019 11:15 AM IST

Amazon declined to put a price tag on the program, called Amazon Future Engineer, but said it will take up a big chunk of the USD 50 million that it committed to spend on computer science education last year.(AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Amazon buys warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology

The world's largest online retailer has increasingly automated its fulfilment centres with robots.

11 April 2019 11:10 AM IST

The recently launched iRobot Roomba i7 and i7+ smart home robot use spacial recognition techniques to map the co-ordinates of your room and figure out the optimum path to clean the room. For every room.

Woman calls 911 to find 'burglar' Roomba inside bathroom

After the police called for the suspect to come out, the rustling coming from the bathroom became more frequent.

11 April 2019 11:05 AM IST

If an account has not been memorialised, Facebook uses AI to help keep it from showing up in places that might cause distress. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook will no longer send you birthday reminders for a deceased...

Facebook detailed new updates to honour those who have passed away.

11 April 2019 10:58 AM IST

Although traffickers have embraced the Internet and social media platforms to recruit potential victims and advertise to customers the same networks provide opportunities for rooting out criminal activity. (Photo: ANI)

AI can potentially combat human trafficking

AI can be being used for legitimate and really profitable purposes, to track these illicit behaviours.

11 April 2019 10:45 AM IST

The vulnerable websites have advertisers and third-party analytics tools embedded on the pages who also get the URL. (Photo: ANI)

Beware! Your hotel confirmation e-mails are vulnerable to misuse

Hotels are the most vulnerable to hack attacks as they have a trove of information through guest check-ins.

11 April 2019 10:38 AM IST

Next generation of fake news will be empowered by Artificial Intelligence and be far more sophisticated, and even more disastrous.

India discusses fake news and Its impact on Lok Sabha Elections 2019

An estimated 900 million voters (9.4% new voters) are battling the influence of fake news before they cast their votes.

10 April 2019 5:44 PM IST

Established by a General Assembly resolution, the expert group brings together diplomats, policy makers and experts from around the globe to discuss the most pressing challenges in cybercrime today.

Mumbai cloud server honeypot hit with more than 678,000 attempted...

678,013 login attempts made on Mumbai cloud server honeypot, second to Ohio, US, honeypot that recorded more than...

10 April 2019 5:38 PM IST

Kaspersky Labs findings indicate that the attackers behind the malware seek out vulnerable routers for compromise and distribute the malware through a simple yet very effective trick of hijacking the DNS settings of those infected routers.

Cryptominers are still the most prevalent malware aimed at...

Check Point's researchers confirm crypto-mining malware continues to lead top malware list despite Coinhive closure in...

10 April 2019 4:51 PM IST

The call for changes was backed by the British government after the family of 14-year-old Molly Russell found material related to depression and suicide on her Instagram account after her death in 2017.

Social Media Influencers, a new hit amongst political parties

It is this power of influencers only which is prompting political parties to leverage the potential of an influencer...

10 April 2019 4:26 PM IST

Zoho Commerce has a drag-and-drop website builder and several templates that allow businesses to quickly set up an online store with minimal effort.

Zoho Commerce launched to help businesses set up online sales

Indian businesses can set up GST-compliant online stores within hours, use AI to show product recommendations and...

10 April 2019 4:13 PM IST

An attacker could tamper with the security settings of the device, change firewall rules or remove parental controls. (Photo: Pixabay)

New vulnerabilities in routers expose millions of consumers

Threat actors could gain complete control of home routers and access to network traffic without needing physical access...

10 April 2019 4:01 PM IST