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IBM has reported that the active number of participants in its 401(k) pension plan fell to 84,350 last year

IBM wins $83 million from Groupon in internet patent fight

A jury in Delaware said Groupon used IBM's patented e-commerce technology without authorization following a two-week...

28 July 2018 5:27 PM IST

Data privacy has become an increasingly important issue, fueled by massive breaches. (Photo: Pexels)

New consumer data privacy policy from Trump administration

California, the most populous US state, and the European Union have both adopted data protection rules.

28 July 2018 4:12 PM IST

Conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebooks annual F8 developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. The chairman of the U.K. Parliaments media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds ($663,000) for failing to safeguard users data. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Facebook cleanup: Hurt the stock, help the world?

If trust in the platform erodes, so too does the company's user base as well as the advertisers who pay big money to...

28 July 2018 3:46 PM IST

Belgium museums protest against Facebook for failing to promote...

They cannot promote Flemish Masters at will for falling foul of the social media site's adult content rules.

28 July 2018 3:32 PM IST

Twitter had 335 million monthly users in the quarter, below the 339 million Wall Street was expecting. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bad week in social media gets worse; Twitter hammered

The 20.5 per cent plunge comes one day after Facebook lost 19 per cent of its value in a single day.

28 July 2018 3:06 PM IST

Apple partners with Oprah. (Photo: Pixabay)

Apple to fix devices damaged by Japan's floods for free

Apple will fix these devices at no cost.

28 July 2018 2:31 PM IST

The Google Home is presently available for Rs 9,999, while the Mini is available for Rs 4,499.

You can now schedule tasks on Google Assistant

Google has started rolling out the Schedules feature for Google Assistant.

28 July 2018 2:21 PM IST

Twitter will block repeat Periscope abusers

Twitter will start blocking accounts of repeat offenders who post abusive comments during Periscope live streams.

28 July 2018 1:55 PM IST

Pages maintained by Jones and Infowars have remained active because they have not crossed a certain threshold of strikes. (Photo: AP)

Facebook suspends US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for hate speech

The radio host's personal profile was banned for 30 days.

28 July 2018 12:58 PM IST

Conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebooks annual F8 developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. The chairman of the U.K. Parliaments media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds ($663,000) for failing to safeguard users data. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Facebook has deleted hundreds of posts under German hate-speech law

The social network received 1,704 complaints under the law, known in Germany as NetzDG.

28 July 2018 9:44 AM IST

One can take as many screenshots of Instagram Story posts as they please.

Instagram not an instant fix for ailing Facebook

Instagram users are not accustomed to clicking on links in posts.

28 July 2018 9:41 AM IST

Twitter warning: Fake account purge to keep erasing users

Twitter said it was cleaning up the platform by purging automated and spam accounts.

28 July 2018 9:35 AM IST