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Facebook is global social media giant. (Photo: AFP)Technology
Facebook suspends ability to target ads by excluding racial groups

The company is determined to do better after a news report said Facebook had failed to block discriminatory ads.

30 Nov 2017 7:59 AM IST

Representation Photo: PixabayTechnology
HDMI 2.1 officially launched, supports upto 10K resolution

The new standard was announced earlier this year at CES 2017, but has now been finalised and released to OEMs for their...

29 Nov 2017 7:02 PM IST

Yahoo disclosed that as part of its investigation into the prior breach, it had received data files from law enforcement \that a third party claimed was Yahoo user data.\Technology
Hacker-for-hire' pleads guilty to Yahoo breach

A Canadian man pleaded guilty on November 28 to charges stemming from a massive breach at Yahoo.

29 Nov 2017 6:53 PM IST

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.Technology
Now watch YouTube videos within WhatsApp

Now when you receive a YouTube link and click on it, the video will open within the app itself and float on the window.

29 Nov 2017 5:56 PM IST

YouTube automatically recommends videos through a machine learning algorithm that analyzes the characteristics of videos and the behaviour of its 1.5 billion users to generate personalized viewing recommendations.Technology
YouTube sharpens how it recommends videos despite fears of isolating...

The goal is to prevent the negative sentiments that can arise when people watch hours and hours of uninspired programs.

29 Nov 2017 5:44 PM IST

The engineers have developed a simple tool that applies the software to a smartphones front facing camera.Technology
New AI to stop smartphone spies

The software just takes two milliseconds to detect a gaze and 47 milliseconds to identify a face.

29 Nov 2017 5:15 PM IST

Nokia 9 is widely expected to launch at MWC 2018. Photo: Amazon UKTechnology
Nokia 9 design leaked on Amazon, HMD flagship to launch soon?

The new render shows an edge-to-edge display and a dual camera setup similar to Nokia 8 on the rear. The display comes...

29 Nov 2017 3:39 PM IST

Samsung discovered a way to mass-synthesize Graphene into 3D balls using Silica, which is extremely affordable.Technology
Samsung's new 'Graphene ball' battery gives full power in 12 minutes

The new technology uses Graphene fused with Silica for creating small popcorn-like balls, giving more power in less...

29 Nov 2017 3:33 PM IST

he first thing to do on detecting fraudulent transactions is to report them to your card issuer immediately to block your card from further misuse.Technology
How to deal with a credit card fraud

Fraudsters can duplicate your card at POS terminals and ATMs or by securing your customer details

29 Nov 2017 1:01 PM IST

Half of the devices could be compromised and simply exploited due to a lack of vendor vigilance in the password settings.(Representative Image)Technology
IoT devices vulnerable to cyberattack thanks to weak password...

By successfully hacking IoT devices, criminals are able to blackmail people or spy on them.

29 Nov 2017 11:14 AM IST

The usage of drones will be made for carrying out a detailed survey.Technology
Drones cutting time on crash investigations

Drones can take 100 to 200 photos from which precise measurements can be gleaned by crash investigators.

29 Nov 2017 8:32 AM IST

Airbus SE would be responsible for building the aircrafts systems into a working whole, control systems and flight controls. (Photo: Airbus)Technology
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens developing a hybrid plane

The aircraft would be based on the existing BAe 146 four-engine regional jet.

29 Nov 2017 8:23 AM IST

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