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User is being manipulated at every stage on platforms like Facebook, Google, Twitter etc.Technology
Data scandal: Facebook suspends a Canadian firm

Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ may have improperly had access to the personal data of Facebook users.

7 April 2018 9:52 AM IST

It was unclear about why Facebook was suggesting these keywords, even though the search did not result in any of the said videos, given that Facebook does not allow any type of pornography on its platform.Technology
Facebook is making Ads and Pages more transparent

Increased transparency and accountability for electoral and issue ads.

7 April 2018 9:31 AM IST

The government has issued notice to Facebook on Wednesday seeking information over the alleged data leak. (Photo: AFP/File)Technology
Facebook repents for not auditing Cambridge Analytica

Political consultancy improperly accessed user data nearly three years ago.

7 April 2018 9:18 AM IST

The move comes just one week after Google spun off its self-driving unit into its own company named \Waymo\Technology
California proposes new rules for self-driving cars

The proposal, which is set to be voted on at the commission's meeting next month.

7 April 2018 9:13 AM IST

The government has issued notice to Facebook on Wednesday seeking information over the alleged data leak. (Photo: AFP/File)Technology
Facebook says it should have audited Cambridge Analytica

Sandberg said that at the time, Facebook received legal assurances that Cambridge Analytica had deleted the improperly...

6 April 2018 8:37 PM IST

WhatsApp, bought by Facebook in 2014, said it would begin sharing some user data with the social media group in 2016, drawing warnings from European privacy watchdogs about getting the appropriate consent.Technology
Experts cast doubt on privacy features of FB-owned WhatsApp

WhatsApp, which has one billion users globally, is one of the most popular mediums of instant messaging in India.

6 April 2018 4:57 PM IST

Final Cut Pro editors can work natively with ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ files created by Atomos recorders.Technology
Final Cut Pro X update introduces ProRes RAW and advanced closed...

The update adds advanced closed captioning tools that allow video editors to view, edit and deliver captions from right...

6 April 2018 4:57 PM IST

Reliance Jio will start offering cashback and benefits totalling Rs 2,599 from Friday to its Jio Prime members opting for recharge of Rs 399 and above. (Photo: AFP)Technology
Reliance Jio offering 102GB data at Rs 251 for IPL fans

The company is offering a mega 102GB data pack for Rs 251 as a 'Cricket Season Pack.'

6 April 2018 3:52 PM IST

Facebook on Thursday admitted that nearly 5.62 lakh people in India were \potentially affected\ by its global data breach.Technology
Facebook fined $33 million for failing to aid Brazil graft probe

A Brazilian judge ordered in April 2016 that Facebook give authorities access to the WhatsApp messages in question.

6 April 2018 1:56 PM IST

Last month, a Twitter account posing as Elon Musk targeted fans of the Silicon Valley billionaire, claiming to give away cryptocurrency.Technology
Twitter: 1 million accounts suspended for 'terrorism promotion'

Twitter has faced pressure from governments around the world to crack down on jihadists and others calling for violent...

6 April 2018 1:27 PM IST

Electronics major Samsung India on Thursday said it has signed up as the Principal Sponsor of Mumbai Indians.Technology
Samsung tips record first quarter profit as chip boom winds down

Samsung forecast January-March profit to leap 57.6 per cent from a year earlier to $14.7 billion.

6 April 2018 10:49 AM IST

This file photo shows a Facebook logo being displayed in a start-up companies gathering at Paris Station F, in Paris. Facebook is taking baby steps for now to address the latest privacy scandal after news broke Friday, March 16, 2018, that Cambridge Analytica may have used data improperly obtained from roughly 50 million Facebook users to try to sway elections. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)Technology
Facebook: Most users may have had public data 'scraped'

Facebook is shutting down a feature that let people search for Facebook users by phone number or email address.

6 April 2018 8:32 AM IST

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