San Francisco, (IANS) : Pitching for a free and open Internet for everyone, Facebook, Google, Amazon and other tech giants participated in a day-long online protest organised by advocacy groups in the US. Titled "Internet-wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality,"...
Washington, (IANS) : Google has found itself in the midst of a "paid-policy research" controversy as a non-profit watchdog has claimed in its latest report that the tech giant's financial support for academics may have influenced policymakers unaware of the company's...
By Nishant Arora, New Delhi, (IANS) : There is more to Twitter than nasty exchanges and abusive trolls – it is steadily emerging as a key social media platform for Indian businesses, helping them establish themselves on the global map. With its young population, India...
San Francisco/London, (IANS) : In what could put automation in full swing in the field of journalism, Google is providing Press Association, the British news agency, $805,000 to build a software that will gather, automate and write nearly 30,000 local stories a month....
By Rajnish Singh, Singapore, (IANS) : When it comes to tackling growing cyber security attacks including ransomware threats, the world needs public-private partnerships more than ever to nab those behind such attacks, Russian cyber security giant Kaspersky Lab has...
San Francisco, (IANS) : Facebook is reportedly working on a stand-alone app that would soon help its over two billion users make live group video chats on its platform. According to a report in The Verge late on Wednesday, the app that copies technology startup Life...
Bengaluru, (IANS) : To prevent impersonation fraud, Microsoft has integrated its "Made for India" Skype Lite app with Aadhaar, thereby allowing users of the app to verify the caller's identity online. Aadhaar is considered to be the world's largest national...
Mumbai, (IANS) : Domestic android-based mobile operating system Indus OS on Wednesday announced a partnership with YES Bank to launch an OS-integrated UPI payment platform. Indian consumers will be able to use this platform through SMS, dialler interface and third...
Moscow, (IINA) : A massive new cyber-attack via a ransom-ware virus, initially dubbed Petya, paralyzed businesses across Europe on Tuesday before spreading to the United States, DPA reported. The attack came just six weeks after more than 150 countries were affected...
Las Vegas, (IANS) : Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed plans to collaborate with networking and security major Cisco to get discounts on cyber-security insurance premium for businesses that use products of both companies. Cisco separately announced the impending launch...