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The 2020 election is a battle for the soul of this nation, Biden likes to say. But its also a battle for the soul of the internet.

Can't remain an Average Joe online, Biden's gotta go 'social' to beat...

Strategists worry that Biden is dangerously behind Trump on key metrics across platforms including Twitter, Facebook,...

12 May 2020 3:23 PM IST

In February, Twitter said it would add warning labels to doctored photos and videos, but the company has since used the label only twice, in part because of technical glitches. (Photos | Twitter)

Get your facts right before you tweet about COVID-19, or else Twitter...

The label will alert users that some or all of the content shared in the tweet conflict with guidance from public health...

12 May 2020 2:21 PM IST

Intel CEO Bob Swan said in a letter last month to two Pentagon officials that strengthening U.S. production is more important than ever, given the uncertainty created by the current geopolitical environment. (Photo | AP)

Intel, Taiwanese chip maker express interest in building semiconductor...

Concern about relying heavily on chips from Taiwan, South Korea and China had begun even before the coronavirus outbreak

11 May 2020 9:33 PM IST

A cloud-based telecom network is considered more efficient and flexible in delivering services specially new applications at large scale in less time with reduced capital and operational expenditure. (Photo | Wikimedia

Airtel partners with IBM, Red Hat to build open cloud network for 5G...

Airtel will build its next generation core network, analytical tools and new consumer and enterprise services on this...

11 May 2020 8:58 PM IST

The company wants to reiterate that there are no retrenchment plans. Wipro has well defined policies and people practices in place to take care of its employees, Wipro said. In this image, the Sarjapur office of Wipro is seen. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

As techies worry about covid impact, Wipro denies rumours of...

Employees who are in between projects have not been asked to take a pay cut, the IT company clarifies.

11 May 2020 7:50 PM IST

The sensor, a flexible band-aid-like sticker made of soft silicone material, is stuck on the neck at the lower throat, and works by constantly measuring vibrations from coughing, chest wall movements, respiratory sounds and heart rate as well as body temperature. It produces insights using machine learning. (Photo | Northwestern University)

This wearable covid sensor could help monitor symptoms early, manage...

Northwestern university and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago have jointly developed a wireless sensor to monitor...

11 May 2020 6:07 PM IST

Content moderation at Facebook is going to be a long fraught battle, led by the board. (Photo | AFP)

Tech This Week | Will Facebook's Supreme Court' make the internet a...

Best case scenario: The body achieves incremental progress by laying out key principles that guide Facebook's content...

11 May 2020 5:11 PM IST

Beyond the legal ramifications, how does one find websites where the pills are sold? How do you make sure you get them quickly? What is the pain like? Dozens of women are exchanging advice, tips and notes about their experiences in the abortion forum on the popular social network Reddit.

Women in US forced to depend on online pharmacies, googled...

Abortions using mifepristone and misoprostol pills are safe but the real concern about self-managed abortion aren't...

10 May 2020 8:53 PM IST

A few banks have also come up with lockdown offers for their customers. HDFC Bank offered discount on purchase of jewellery on Akshaya Tritya, Union Bank of India on purchase of medicine, and SBI on taking key lab tests.

Banks get on social media to brighten up the lockdown with customer...

HDFC started The Art Project to give customers a #BreakFromBoredom while PNB started a Mother's Day contest

10 May 2020 7:47 PM IST

Voice assistants are not only answering queries and shopping, but also being used for smart home control and for a range of business and medical applications which could see increased interest as people seek to limit personal contact.

People lose the touch, adopt the voice as covid makes Siri, Alexa and...

Voice control can mean avoiding commonly touched surfaces such as smartphones, TV remotes, light switches, thermostats...

10 May 2020 5:26 PM IST

A UV cleaning robot cleans the floor at Pittsburgh International Airport on May 7, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Airport has put UVC fixtures on its floor-cleaning robots, making it the first airport in the US to test the use of the ultraviolet rays to scrub the coronavirus from surfaces. If effective, the UV-cleaning robots could be a model for other airports as they plan to reopen and try to persuade people to travel again. (Photo | AFP)

Whaddaya know! Trump was off the mark but UVC lamps could actually aid...

Tests are being conducted to confirm that these particular ultraviolet rays are harmless to humans.

10 May 2020 4:06 PM IST

Vegetable shops have switched to Swiggy and Zomato, and now with Amazon and Jio trying to rope in more kirana stores into going online, Indians will have no bargaining chip left.

Days of haggling for free dhaniya over, consumer behaviour shifts as...

This has also led to a sharp increase in adoption of digital technology by older people

10 May 2020 2:46 PM IST