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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.

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

With a combined population of 1.5 billion, India and Pakistan are hot growth markets for Facebook and Twitter.

3 April 2019 12:07 PM IST

Popular streaming service Netflix has released the latest version of its iOS app with some useful updates.

Netflix looms large as theater owners assess industry future

The streaming service sends some movies to theatres but has insisted on making them available on Netflix at the same...

3 April 2019 11:56 AM IST

The power ministry has categorised charging batteries of electric vehicles as a service, a move which will help such stations operate without licence and encourage the use of e-vehicles.

We need to switch to electric or hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars

Germany has earmarked 1 billion euros (USD 1.12 billion) to support a consortium looking to produce electric car battery...

3 April 2019 11:47 AM IST

Some anthropologists have consequently suggested that these technologies result not from our reasoning abilities, but from our propensity to copy other members of our group. (Photo: ANI)

Creation of effective technologies doesn't necessarily require their...

It is often believed that humans succeeded in producing complex tools and adapting to different environments makes them...

3 April 2019 11:27 AM IST

After analysing the top 100 free apps in the Google Play and Apple App Stores, Norton found many apps may be requesting risky permissions or excessive access to users personal information. (Photo: Pexels)

Google says potentially harmful Android apps on Google Play declined...

Google notes that the overall health of the Android ecosystem has improved.

3 April 2019 11:09 AM IST

Streaming is poised to become the worlds dominant way of listening to music by sales this year. (Photo: ANI)

Music streaming to rule globally this year

Streaming music, especially paid subscriptions, lifted worldwide revenue 9.7 per cent to USD 19.1 billion in 2018.

3 April 2019 10:56 AM IST

Google+ for consumers goes away today while the service for G Suite customers will remain intact.

RIP Google+, you will not be missed

Google+ failed to make an impact as a social networking platform in front of Facebook.

3 April 2019 10:51 AM IST

OTA feature would be standard in all MG cars enabled with iSMART Next Gen for connected mobility, starting with MG Hector SUV.

Check out India's first Internet car

MG Hector iSMART Next Gen comes with an industry first embedded M2M SIM that ensures that the car remains connected.

2 April 2019 6:09 PM IST

Kaspersky, which research firm Gartner ranks as one of the worlds top cyber security vendors for consumers, said in a statement that it would submit the source code of its software and future product updates for review by a broad cross-section of computer security experts and government officials.

New supply chain attack threatens hundreds of thousands of users...

A supply chain attack is one of the most dangerous and effective infection vectors, increasingly exploited in advanced...

2 April 2019 5:38 PM IST

You can now delete an embarrasing Snapchat message.

Snapchat now localised into four Indian languages

Snapchat launched Discover in India last year and is now localizing into regional languages to engage Snapchatters.

2 April 2019 5:23 PM IST

For companies that already use public cloud services, Synology also offers Active Backup for Office 365 and Active Backup for G Suite to protect data of Office 365 and G Suite. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cloud computing to shape the next wave of growth

Cloud computing in India is currently estimated to be USD 2.5 billion in 2018, dominated by IaaS & SaaS.

2 April 2019 3:41 PM IST

The Haier Self Purify function in the new ACs enables powerful air purification system with a highly effective iFD (Intense Field Dielectric) filter, automatic PM 2.5 air quality detection and slide-able cruising module.

Haier launches PuriCool range of air conditioners with built-in air...

The revolutionary new air conditioner offers a high CADR of 300mÂ³/h to improve the quality of the air we breathe...

2 April 2019 2:07 PM IST