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The new title goes on sale on Tuesday, initially for PCs, with an Xbox version to come. It is something of a take-off for the French company Asobo, founded by 12 gaming friends in 2002 in an apartment in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. (Photo | Xbox.com)

Microsoft Flight Simulator game gets a French update, set to take off among 'grounded' pilots

French developers Asobo Studio seek to render the piloting experience lifelike, in the first update to the Microsoft video game since 2006.

14 Aug 2020 12:37 PM

The plan for separate lanes runs contrary to the school of thought that systems being tested are getting better and soon will be able to navigate the same lanes as those with cars driven by humans. (Representative Image | AFP)

Plans for special lanes for autonomous cars raises questions on evolution of self-driving tech

Many companies are not yet confident their systems can perform under a range of unpredictable conditions, hence the push for separate lanes.

14 Aug 2020 12:14 PM

An industry group that includes Google, Microsoft, Reddit, Pinterest and Twitter has met with federal agencies including the FBI’s foreign influence task force to step up coordination on election interference. (Photo | AP)

Google joins other internet platforms to shield US election from disinformation

A coordinated effort is being made by online platforms to curb the spread of disinformation and thwart efforts to manipulate voters.

14 Aug 2020 11:36 AM

The legal challenge by employees of ByteDance's TikTok US operations will be focused on worker rights, not on the national security claims underlying Trump’s order. (Photo | AP)

Trump's order on TikTok puts 1,500 jobs at risk, staff get ready to sue

As the President's executive order prohibits any transaction by any person with TikTok, its US employees stand to lose their jobs.

14 Aug 2020 11:13 AM

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has filed a federal lawsuit against Apple, which has in recent months come under fire for the tight grip it has on the App Store. The issue also came up during a heated congressional antitrust hearing last month.

Fortnite gets pulled off app store, files lawsuit against Apple for monopoly

Google Play Store too removed the game as Epic Games’ latest update bypasses app stores on payments, depriving them of their 30% cut.

14 Aug 2020 10:46 AM

Cartier, which did not immediately comment on the issue, is the latest in a long line of foreign brands whose marketing campaigns in China have gone awry. (Representative Image | Pexels - Ketut Subiyanto)

Cartier mocked for online ad showing gay men as father-son in bid to circumvent China’s censorship

Users on Weibo ridiculed the jewellery firm for showing two men of similar age as “father and son, bound by love, enjoying life’s journey”.

13 Aug 2020 5:50 PM

With 50 million downloads already, Moj says it will encourage and grow high-quality talent by offering creators all kinds of assistance such as workshops, training and so on to help them succeed on the platform.

Desi TikTok Moj says it will train content creators to succeed on the short video app

Moj says its focus is on building and expanding the creator ecosystem, with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

13 Aug 2020 5:09 PM

Facebook and Instagram users can use the tool to check if they are registered to vote and how to do so if they are not. It is the latest effort by the platform to prevent a repeat of the online disinformation that marred the 2016 US election. (Photo | AP)

Facebook launches voting information centre to stop fake news' effect on US election

It will serve as a one-stop-shop to give people in the US the tools and information they need to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

13 Aug 2020 3:44 PM

Trump’s proclamation suspended a group of non-immigrant visa programs, including H-1B visas relied on by many technology firms to bring in software and hardware engineers. Indians have been the recipients of 70 per cent of H-1B visas, according to reports.

Trump's blocking of H-1B visas harming the US, say Facebook, Amazon, Apple

More than 50 tech firms have signed onto a court filing in support of a suit by US Chamber of Commerce against Trump blocking work visas.

11 Aug 2020 9:22 PM

“Today various payments features exist across our apps, and we want to make sure decision making, execution and compliance are not fragmented,” Facebook said. “We want to be able to give people the ability to make a payment however they choose—debit, credit or Libra digital currencies.” (Photo | AFP)

Facebook carves out a unit focused on its financial payments businesses

Facebook Financial will handle management and strategy for all payments and money services across the Silicon Valley company’s platform.

11 Aug 2020 8:36 PM

The virtual business cards feature is aimed at helping the millions of individuals, influencers, entrepreneurs, prospective employees, self-employed people, freelancers, or anyone else out there who wants to be discovered and help the world find them. (Photo | Twitter - Google India)

Google's new feature lets you create virtual visiting cards for people to find you on search

You can highlight your existing website and social profiles and other information on the card, using the feature released first in India.

11 Aug 2020 6:55 PM

The state government could use its “authority, position and influence” to convince small bodies — societies, neighbourhoods, sports associations, cultural associations and so on — to use blockchain-based technologies to conduct their internal elections. “Once we have enough use cases, we can convince the government to try it out and gradually scale it up to the national level,” Principal Secretary for IT Jayesh Ranjan said. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Ankur Banerjee)

Telangana keen to explore blockchain technology's applications in remote voting

Blockchain tech would provide a secure system whereby voters can cast their votes remotely, without the risk of privacy breaches.

11 Aug 2020 4:51 PM

The programme aims at providing the tools, framework, knowledge and ecosystem needed for startups create “world-class value-driven” products by supporting them in building market-ready solutions, Flipkart said.

Flipkart launches programme to mentor startups

The accelerator programme will pick startups providing technology and consumer internet solutions particularly suited for Indian consumers.

10 Aug 2020 10:32 PM

In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook obtained by The Associated Press, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Patrick Foye said riders have been seen removing their masks to unlock their phones using face-recognition technology, and asked the company to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks. (Photo | Apple)

Call to replace Apple Face ID over people removing masks on public transport to unlock phones

iOS 13.5 presents the passcode field after a user swipes the lock screen, instead of Face ID but older iPhones may not have got the update.

10 Aug 2020 9:56 PM

The Facebook staffer in Ireland shared the details of the “suicidal activity” with Delhi police before 8 pm Saturday, and what began then was a race against time to save the man. (Photo | Screengrab of Samaritans Mumbai suicide helpline webpage)

Man saved from suicide in the nick of time after Facebook staffer alerts police

It was a tense three hours for police from Delhi to Mumbai trying to trace a man seen on Facebook videos preparing to die by suicide.

10 Aug 2020 8:22 PM

N95 respirator masks are the gold standard of personal protective equipment that protect the wearer against airborne droplets and particles, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. (Photo | Flickr - Azchael)

You can reuse your N95 mask, just sanitise it in your electric rice cooker!

Usually one-time-use items, N95 masks can be reused after 50 minutes of dry heat in an electric rice cooker or instant pot, say researchers.

10 Aug 2020 6:42 PM

With Instamart, Swiggy promises fastest deliveries (30-45 minutes), day and night serviceability (7 am-12 midnight), and a wide range of categories such as instant meals, snacks, ice creams, beverages, fruits & vegetables.

Swiggy too wants a piece of the instant grocery delivery business, launches Instamart

Instamart improves Swiggy's already available quick grocery delivery from kirana stores, a service launched to respond to lockdown needs.

10 Aug 2020 4:02 PM

It is difficult for security software to detect attacks perpetrated with legitimate tools as these actions could be either a cybercrime activity or a regular system administrator task, Kaspersky warned. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

IT support staff beware, hackers could be using your troubleshooting software for attacks

Software employed by IT support staff for everyday tasks were used in 30 per cent of cyber attacks, security solutions firm Kaspersky said.

09 Aug 2020 6:50 PM

Chinese consumers—known for eagerly embracing e-commerce, online payments and other digital solutions—are lining up for a spin in DiDi Chuxing’s self-developed autonomous taxis at a Shanghai pilot project launched in June. (Photo | AFP)

China begins testing robotaxis for hire amid race against US tech dominance

Autonomous hired cars are considered ideal for accumulating driving time and the data cache needed for cars to learn and become safe enough.

09 Aug 2020 4:33 PM

While Twitter does allow for the sharing of videos, most posts contain short text messages and photos or GIFs. In 2012 Twitter acquired the platform Vine, which allowed users to share short videos, but shut down the service in 2016. (Photo | maxpixel.net)

Twitter also in talks to purchase TikTok, says report

Twitter’s bid is a long shot, but it believes it would face less antitrust scrutiny than larger corporations such as Microsoft.

09 Aug 2020 3:51 PM

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