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Disney Plus Hotstar began offering on-demand content from the American entertainment firm in India 18 days before schedule

Disney Plus releases content on rebranded Hotstar app in test phase

Ahead of the full launch, a limited release beta version is being tested among a small group of users

11 March 2020 8:36 PM IST

$We support this legislation and the beginning of this very important conversation,\ Match Group chief executive Shar Dubey said in an online post.$ Technology

OkCupid, Tinder developer supports US bill to curb child abuse online

Digital rights activists argue that the bill is an indirect way to weaken online encryption in the name of better law...

11 March 2020 7:56 PM IST

$Canadian whistleblower Christopher Wylie poses in Paris, on March 9, 2020. The publication in French of \Mindfuck\, a book by whistleblower Christopher Wylie on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, was released on March 11, 2020. (Photo | AFP)$ Technology

Facebook, other tech firms manipulative, should be regulated,...

Facebook users were profiled for vulnerability to radicalisation and were fed content to push them on to that path, says...

11 March 2020 7:29 PM IST

The Stories feature made it easier for people to share moments with a closed circle of friends

Facebook could soon introduce option to cross post Stories to...

Facebook is testing the feature as younger users are more engaged with Stories than its News Feed

10 March 2020 5:52 PM IST

Twitter had introduced labels on March 5 for tweets with manipulated content or manually edited as well as deepfake videos created using AI tools. (Photo | AFP)

Twitter puts manipulated' label on Trump's retweet of clipped Biden...

It showed a clipped portion of the Democratic presidential candidate's speech to make it seem like he said, We can only...

10 March 2020 4:55 PM IST

The transition throughout the day happens on six tiles on the top of the new home screen. (Photo | Spotify)

Spotify's new home screen gets the smarts, suggests playlists to suit...

Spotify ups its game as other more recent music apps such as TikTok sibling Resso notches up users

10 March 2020 1:16 PM IST

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Hey Google, tell me about Savitribai Phule: Assistant celebrates...

Savitribai Phule was the first to set up an Indian girls' school, in Pune in 1848, and worked to end gender and...

8 March 2020 5:45 PM IST

Civil rights advocates warn that the backdoor access that the bill would provide could be exploited by hackers and authoritarian governments. (Photo | Pix- djandyw.com)

Threat to data privacy as US bill targets encryption to curb child sex...

Digital rights activists argue that the bill is an indirect way to weaken online encryption in the name of better law...

8 March 2020 4:40 PM IST

US senators are scrutinising a facial recognition software company over privacy concerns and the possible sale of its services to authoritarian regimes. New York-based startup Clearview AI has drawn attention following investigative reports about its practice of harvesting billions of photos from social media and other services to identify people. (Image | Pixabay - Teguhjati Pras)

Facial recognition used for rampant surveillance, say artists using...

A group holds monthly silent walks through various parts of London to raise awareness about the technology used for...

8 March 2020 3:44 PM IST

In 2014 the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ordered Google and other search engines that operate in Europe to allow individuals to ask the sites to delist certain search results relating to a persons name, if the information is inadequate, irrelevant or excessive in relation to the purposes of the processing .

Partial win for Google in Right To Be Forgotten case: Court decides...

A man cleared of sexual abuse charges wanted Google to remove news of his trial, court ordered Google to display news of...

7 March 2020 7:49 PM IST

US officials force Beijing startup to sell gay dating app Grindr over fears of blackmail by China

US officials force Beijing startup to sell gay dating app Grindr over...

Majority stakeholder since 2016, Beijing Kunlun Tech told by US officials to give up ownership, sells stake to US firm...

7 March 2020 7:19 PM IST

A still from the malayalam film Android Kunjappan. (Photo | YouTube)

Soon, robots could be doing your chores, like a real-life Android...

Scientists have developed a system that teaches robots to do complicated household tasks

7 March 2020 5:54 PM IST