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Facebook is allowing advertisers access to this hidden personal information for custom audience.

Facebook referred to EU watchdog over targeting, fake ads

Britain's Information Commissioner has been investigating the use of data analytics to influence politics.

7 Nov 2018 10:27 AM IST

FaceBook elections sign stands in the media area in Cleveland, before the first Republican presidential debate. With the US midterm elections coming soon on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, there are signs that theyre making some headway, although theyre still a long way from winning the war. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Tipped, Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of US election

Some accounts were focused on celebritiesâ€ and others on political debate.â€

7 Nov 2018 9:22 AM IST

Blizzard brings out the big guns

The biggest news that stole the show was the Warcraft 3 Reforged launch at Blizzard annual Blizzcon event.

7 Nov 2018 12:40 AM IST

Even if it fumbles along the way, especially if you are used to modern open world games; Red Dead Redemption 2 needs to be experienced as it may change what you expect or want from this genre going forward.

A gripping western tale

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a gorgeous, vast and ambitious open world game.

7 Nov 2018 12:40 AM IST

The 119-year-old four-seater has been on loan to the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum. (Representational image: Pixabay)

119-year-old electric car to stay in Lansing

Stephens is still fighting to preserve her great-grandfather's legacy, which is deeply rooted in Lansing.

6 Nov 2018 6:16 PM IST

The Federal Communications Commission under President Donald Trump has rolled back the rules, but the industry also wanted to wipe the court ruling off the books.

Supreme Court rejects net neutrality appeal

The court on Monday rejected appeals from the telecommunications industry seeking to expel a ruling in favour of the...

6 Nov 2018 4:20 PM IST

The federal utility plans on investing $8 billion in renewable energy over the next 20 years. (Photo: Pixabay)

TVA announces solar installations being built for Facebook

Officials with the Tennessee Valley Authority announced an agreement with two developers to build the electricity...

6 Nov 2018 3:50 PM IST

Chinese police are using facial recognition to identify people in crowds and nab jaywalkers. (Photo: AP)

Chinese 'gait recognition' tech IDs people by how they walk

"Gait recognition" is part of a push across China to develop artificial-intelligence and data-driven surveillance.

6 Nov 2018 3:41 PM IST

Though net neutrality started off more than a decade ago as an insight into how to make networks work most efficiently, it has taken on much larger social and political dimensions lately. (Representative image: Pixabay)

How 'Net Neutrality' became a hot-button issue

Trump administration is seeking to block California's effort as an imposition on federal prerogatives.

6 Nov 2018 10:05 AM IST

Berners-Lee, who hatched the Web in 1989, said a sense of optimism about the internet had been damaged by abuses of personal data, online hate speech, political manipulation and the centralization of power among a small group of major tech firms. (Photo: Tim Berners-Lee Via TedEx YouTube video)

Web creator Berners-Lee launches contract for better internet

He wanted to rebuild trust in the web and increase internet access on fair and affordable terms.

6 Nov 2018 10:04 AM IST

The letters went to 13 companies including AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, T-Mobile US Inc, Alphabet Inc, Comcast Corp, Cox Communications Inc, Sprint Corp, CenturyLink Inc, Charter Communications Inc, Bandwith Inc and others. (Representative image: Pixabay)

US regulator demands companies take action to halt 'robocalls'

FCC has taken actions to try to deter robocalls or automated, prerecorded calls.

6 Nov 2018 9:51 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)

As companies embrace AI, it's a job-seeker's market

The expanding applications for AI have also created a shortage of qualified workers in the field.

6 Nov 2018 9:50 AM IST