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The Indian gaming market is fast catching up with the global wave. (Photo: Pixabay)

The coming of age of gaming as a multi-billion-dollar industry

Well-established corporates and multi nationals are presently engaged in developing games, creating significant job...

18 Oct 2018 2:48 PM IST

Tesla said the purchase is separate and apart from the settlement between Musk, Tesla and the SEC.

Musk to purchase Tesla stock worth USD 20 million

The news comes weeks after Tesla and Musk agreed to pay USD 20 million each as fine as part of a settlement.

18 Oct 2018 9:51 AM IST

Apple devices such as the iPhone or Apple Watch collect detailed data about users. (Photo: Pixabay)

Apple gives users tool to see what data it has collected

Apple updated its privacy website with the tool, which was unveiled earlier this year for users in the European Union.

18 Oct 2018 9:43 AM IST

Twitter says less than 1 percent of its 335 million users were affected. (Photo: AP)

Twitter publishes tweet trove from Russia, Iran campaigns

The social media service said it had identified 3,841 accounts affiliated with the St. Petersburg-based Internet...

18 Oct 2018 9:34 AM IST

The company said it would create a standalone business out of its long-haul trucking business. (Photo: WSJ)

Uber enters trailer leasing business

The business, called Powerloop, will be a part of Uber Freight, which connects truckers with shippers.

18 Oct 2018 7:52 AM IST

Britains government is keen for the United Kingdom to remain a leading centre for blockchain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wooing investors, Rwanda hosts first tantalum-tracking blockchain

The project is the work of Circulor, a British start-up specialised in blockchain, and Power Resources Group.

18 Oct 2018 7:43 AM IST

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

Facebook tentatively concludes spammers were behind recent data breach

The people behind the attack were a group of Facebook and Instagram spammers that present themselves as a digital...

18 Oct 2018 7:32 AM IST

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes the keynote address at F8, Facebooks developer conference in San Jose, Calif. (Photo: AP)

At Facebook, public funds join push to remove Zuckerberg as chairman

A similar shareholder proposal seeking an independent chair was defeated in 2017 at Facebook.

18 Oct 2018 7:23 AM IST

Twitter says less than 1 percent of its 335 million users were affected. (Photo: AP)

Twitter makes public Russia, Iran meddling tweet trove

Twitter had already made public the existence of tweets it believes to be the product of foreign misinformation...

17 Oct 2018 8:35 PM IST

Data mining and analysis firm Cambridge Analytica earlier faced allegations that it used personal information harvested from 87 million Facebook accounts to help Donald Trump win the 2016 US presidential election.

Facebook to demote links of websites republishing stolen content

Facebook has updated its policy for the News Feed where links from websites promoting stolen content will be demoted.

17 Oct 2018 6:06 PM IST

As Walmart, AT&T and Disney join stalwarts such as Netflix in streaming video and creating original shows, a reality sets in: Not all will survive. (Photo: AP)

Netflix record subscriber growth dispels Wall Street worries

Netflix hooked 7 million new streaming subscribers from July to September.

17 Oct 2018 4:20 PM IST

Electric car maker Teslas CEO Elon Musk gives the opening keynote at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)

US judge approves SEC settlement with Tesla

Tesla shares rose as much as 5.5 percent to USD 273.88 before easing to USD 271.63 in early-afternoon trade on Nasdaq.

17 Oct 2018 11:05 AM IST