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The Facebook bug was active between May 29 and June 5.

Federal Facebook probe now includes FBI, SEC

Representatives from these agencies have joined the Federal Trade Commission in the inquiry.

3 July 2018 1:10 PM IST

Prime Day, created by Amazon in 2015 to mark its 20th anniversary, has inspired other e-commerce companies to invent their own shopping holidays.

What's new for Amazon's Prime Day? Deals at Whole Foods

Amazon hopes to keep Prime attractive for current and would-be subscribers after raising the annual membership fee by 20...

3 July 2018 1:02 PM IST

At Google, inclusion and diversity are of paramount importance.

Google delay on ads standard for EU privacy law creates compliance...

Most at risk are unwitting owners of ad-funded websites and apps, which Google has said to have the responsibility of...

3 July 2018 12:48 PM IST

The layoffs at HTC will be completed by the end of September.

HTC to slash 1,500 jobs amid heavy losses

The job cuts indicate fresh hiccups for the struggling Taiwanese mobile phone maker that once sold one in 10 smartphones...

3 July 2018 12:44 PM IST

Facebook Messenger can now translate your messages to help reduce the communication barrier. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facebook kept on sharing users' friend data with companies

The company continued to share the data with 61 technology companies including AOL, United Parcel Service, and dating...

3 July 2018 10:37 AM IST

The Facebook bug was active between May 29 and June 5.

Facebook says 800k users may have had bug unblock blocked contacts

While someone who was unblocked could not see content shared with friends, they could have seen things posted to a wider...

3 July 2018 9:49 AM IST

Sources say Dell is also considering a sale or initial public offering (IPO) of its one of its fast-growing divisions, Pivotal Software.

Dell moves to go public again, spurns IPO

Going public gives Michael Dell and Silver Lake the option to eventually sell down their stakes.

3 July 2018 9:31 AM IST

The deal also signals a shift for Lyft toward a wider set of transportation options in urban centers.

Lyft purchase Motivate, the biggest bike-sharing company in the US

Lyft declined to comment on the deal value, but according to media reports the company would pay around $250 million.

3 July 2018 8:40 AM IST

Tesla has been burning through cash to produce the Model 3.

Tesla's production goal fails to convince Wall Street

Tesla met the target by running around the clock and pulling workers from other projects.

3 July 2018 8:23 AM IST

The layoffs at HTC will be completed by the end of September.

HTC set to axe 1,500 jobs in Taiwan

The job cuts indicate fresh hiccups for the struggling Taiwanese mobile phone maker.

3 July 2018 7:25 AM IST

Cellphones have the power to perform complicated analyses, handle image processing, take high-quality images, and are ubiquitous in Zika-afflicted countries.

A new smartphone-based device can help detect Zika

The technology can differentiate between the Zika virus and other closely related viruses through the uniqueness of...

2 July 2018 5:28 PM IST

Indias own data protection and privacy legislation which is in the making, may borrow several concepts from the GDPR.

India Inc envisages GDPR as the next big business opportunity: Study

71 per cent of survey respondents expressed that this regulation will help bring a sense of privacy in business and...

2 July 2018 5:23 PM IST