San Francisco, Feb 18 (IANS) Google did not violate labour laws when it fired James Damore, a former employee who was ousted from the company last year for criticising the tech giant for its diversity…
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) To dismiss claims of Russian collusion with Donald Trump’s campaign, the US President has leaned on a tweet by a top Facebook executive who said the main intent of the alleged…
Beijing, Feb 18 (IANS) Troubled Chinese company LeEco is reportedly gearing up to launch a smartphone with a 18:9 aspect ratio design. Images of LeEco’s new full-screen device have been spotted on China’s social media…
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) An international team of scientists has used multiple modes of light to uncover details hidden beneath the visible surface of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece “La Misereuse accroupie” or “The Crouching…
Tehran, Feb 18 (IANS) Electronic visas have replaced paper visas at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) as of early February, media reports said on Saturday. The smart system eases the process of visa issuance…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) After several people received non-security-related notifications from Facebook after giving the social network their phone numbers for two-factor authentication (2FA), the company admitted there was a bug and has promised…
New York, Feb 17 (IANS) In a breakthrough, scientists have successfully replicated a human intestinal lining using patient-derived cells inside an organ-chip, a finding that has potential to advance personalised treatments for gastrointestinal diseases. The…
San Francisco, Feb 17 (IANS) In a bid to expand into the growing home automation market, Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana will now support more smart home devices and integrate with IFTTT — a free web-based…
San Francisco, Feb 17 (IANS) A new variant of Essential Phone has been launched with built-in Alexa (Amazon’s virtual personal assistant), offering an alternative to Google Assistant that is already available on all other variants….
San Francisco, Feb 17 (IANS) Google has conducted a trial of a new technology that will help 911 operators figure out the location of cellphone callers more accurately, media reported. The test included tens of…
San Francisco, Feb 17 (IANS) Twitter has announced it is ending support for its dedicated desktop Mac application and that it has pulled it from the web and from Apple’s App Store. “We’re focusing our…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) With a 9 per cent market share, China-based Transsion Holdings’ Itel Mobile registered a 217 per cent growth in India in 2016-2017, the company said on Saturday. Itel Mobile entered…
Brussels, Feb 17 (IANS) A Belgian court has ordered Facebook to stop collecting data on users or face daily penalty of 250,000 euros. The court found the social media site guilty of breaching Belgium’s privacy…
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) The European Union’s delegation to India on Friday held a hackathon challenge for Indian developers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here to develop smart city applications (apps). “The hackathon…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Friday inaugurated a Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air (CERCA) to help scholars devise solutions to fight air pollution and promote…
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) Amazon India on Friday announced that Reliance Jio’s affordable JioPhone will now be available on its platform. The JioPhone is available at a refundable security deposit of Rs 1,500 for three…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) In a bid to curb air pollution in the city, the Delhi government on Friday started the trial of “anti-pollution towers”, an official said. The anti-pollution towers absorb particulate matter…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Clearing the air on the issue of “lack of fair play” in allowing WhatsApp to test a payment feature in India, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Friday…
San Francisco, Feb 16 (IANS) In a bid to give more power to women on the platform, dating app Tinder is set to introduce a setting that makes it possible for women to only interact…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Friday said the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will unveil the roadmap for 5G or fifth-generation by the end of June. “The DoT has received good…