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Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text

The social network’s handling of user data has been a flashpoint for controversy since it admitted in 2018 that Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, used an app that may have hijacked the private details of 87 million users.

In this frame from video that was livestreamed on March 15, 2019, a gunman who used the name Brenton Tarrant on social media reaches for a gun in the back of his car before the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Why Facebook didn't block live New Zealand shooting video

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Lean in Podcasts are an enriched form of evolving entertainment for literally anyone

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Sravasti Datta Nikhil Varma Did you know podcasts, whatever the subject or format, have some pretty impressive effects on your mind?

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This app connects patients to doctors almost instantly

Sunalini Mathew The app mfine connects patients with doctors almost instantly, cutting down on the time spent in-clinic and money spent in-transit

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A Facebook start page is shown on a smartphone in Surfside, Florida.

Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text

AFP The social network’s handling of user data has been a flashpoint for controversy since it admitted in 2018 that Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, used an app that may have hijacked the private details of 87 million users.

In this frame from video that was livestreamed on March 15, 2019, a gunman who used the name Brenton Tarrant on social media reaches for a gun in the back of his car before the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Why Facebook didn't block live New Zealand shooting video

AP None of the 200 or so people who watched the live video flagged it to moderators

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DeepFakes, tricking netizens

Divya Kala Bhavani Internet’s latest lingo takes ‘face swap’ to a sinister realm, creating data fissures in society through propaganda

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New Delhi: An executive displays the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S10+ mobile phone, at a press conference in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Samsung unveils latest lineup of flagship Galaxy S10 devices in India

PTI The three devices - S10, S10+ and S10e - will compete with the likes of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Pixel in the premium smartphone market in India

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smarter apps Apps to empower the visually-impaired

Divya Kala Bhavani Archit Mehta With infrastructure not changing for the sake of accessibility any time soon or at a fast-enough pace, these apps break barriers to empower the visually-impaired community

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Visakhapatnam-based techie makes a water drone to save people from drowning

Facebook stored millions of passwords unprotected

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Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text

Lok Sabha Election 2019

Social media platforms present voluntary ‘code of ethics’

Google unveils Stadia, a video game streaming platform

Why Facebook didn't block live video of New Zealand shooting

None of the 200 or so people who watched the live video flagged it to moderators

Major Aadhaar data leak plugged: French security researcher

The Indian cyber security machinery, in collaboration with a self-proclaimed anonymous French security researcher who has been vocal about data

India’s push to power up their vehicles

With the global push for electric vehicles gathering pace, India too is steering towards a battery-powered green automobile revolution

Why podcasts work these days

Did you know podcasts, whatever the subject or format, have some pretty impressive effects on your mind?

‘Primus NX101’ review: makes the cut for a good business laptop

The Primus NX101 from Nexstgo is a new player in the world’s business laptop segment

This wearable device seeks to give protection during an attack

This safety wearable — still in development stages — invented by a pair of Bengaluru brothers will potentially empower you to protect yourself during an attack

This app connects patients to doctors almost instantly

The app mfine connects patients with doctors almost instantly, cutting down on the time spent in-clinic and money spent in-transit

DeepFakes, tricking netizens

Internet’s latest lingo takes ‘face swap’ to a sinister realm, creating data fissures in society through propaganda

Statistical war with The Division 2

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WhatsApp beta checks images shared on app

To tackle the spread of fake news via its platform, WhatsApp’s new beta version shows a test feature that would run Google-powered web-checks on

WhatsApp new beta checks images shared on app

The feature would help users understand if a news is real or fake.

Google employee smashes world record for calculating Pi

Emma Haruka Iwao, a Google employee, just broke the world record for calculating the value of pi. Google announced the accomplishment in a blog post

E-rickshaw service on IISc. campus

Will ply on on five routes, flat fare of ₹5 per person

Facebook data deals under criminal investigation: report

The New York Times reports that federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into Facebook’s data deals with major electronics

Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook down for some users across the globe

Users expressed their outrage on Twitter with the #facebookdown hashtag.

Spotify lodges EU complaint against Apple over unfair music competition

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said on March 13 it had filed a complaint with the EU Commission against Apple, accusing its U.S. rival of

YouTube launches its music streaming service

It offers ad-supported free version and paid membership

Heard of sexist ‘technology’ T-shirts?

What is ‘good-looking’?In every corner of the web, we can easily find anger, indignance and just plain annoyance. There’s no happy corner; sadly, this

Calling all PUBG players

...and other gaming enthusiasts, to battle it out with hundreds at this tournament

YouTube testing ‘fact check’ pop-up

YouTube is testing a fake content monitoring feature in India which pops up a ‘fact check’ alert on searches for sensitive content. The feature will

At 30, World Wide Web ‘not the web we wanted,’ inventor says

At its ripe old age of 30 and with half the globe using it, the World Wide Web is facing growing pains with issues like hate speech, privacy concerns

And Devil makes three

There’s something demonic looming in your neighbourhood... who you gonna call? Devil May Cry, of course

Women in gaming and how their characters have evolved

A vibrant celebration of our favourite pixelled paragons in gaming — and a reminder of why we love them

Google Doodle celebrates 30 years of World Wide Web

English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the WWW in 1989 and wrote the first web browser in 1990.

You subscribe they win: The inner-workings of the PewDiePie vs T-Series war

Explore the ‘war,’ which has been riling netizens on YouTube through a numbers battle

Homage to the female superheroes we grew up with

As ‘Captain Marvel’ — set in 1995 — powers through theatres, we pay homage to some of the female superheroes with whom we’ve grown up and the politics they battle

New Apple tech to secure iPhone users' privacy

Apple is working on an anti-snooping technology that will prevent law enforcement agencies from tracking mobile phone users’ locations or read their

Jagan, Naidu among top 50 spenders on Facebook

Social media’s Ad Library report says 2,501 persons spent about ₹4 crore between February 1 and March 2

Women empowering women: Google’s doodle for Women’s Day 2019 packs a colourful punch

Google, on Friday, marked the International Women’s Day with a colourful doodle that also doubled up as a slideshow, with empowering quotes in

Now you can report tweets leaking your private information in detail

Twitter on Friday rolled out new options for its users to report problematic tweets that share their personal information on the platform.According

Facebook's future is privacy focused, says Zuckerberg

The move is seen as a shift apparently intended to blunt both criticism of the company's data handling and potential antitrust action.

App managers, cybersecurity agencies grapple with data leak

Dubsmash, Armor Games and Coffee Meets Bagel are among the apps hacked

No Internet on Bali’s Day of Silence

Bali’s airport will close for 24 hours, the Internet will be turned off and streets emptied as the island in Indonesia observes its New Year with an

Samsung unveils latest lineup of flagship Galaxy S10 devices in India

The three devices - S10, S10+ and S10e - will compete with the likes of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Pixel in the premium smartphone market in India

Google launches ‘Bolo’ to tutor children to read Hindi, English

The free app, which is being launched in India first, uses Google’s speech recognition and text-to-speech technology.

The pay grade barrier

What’s the pay at startups like — and which socio-economic factors determine this?

Technology to prevent baby-lifting in Tamil Nadu government hospitals

To prevent infants being lifted, Government Hospitals in Tamil Nadu are implementing RFID technology

‘Momo challenge’ creator says has destroyed doll

The Japanese artist behind the images that sparked the recent viral “momo challenge” hoax said he destroyed the creepy doll long ago and never meant

Google rejects Australian regulator's call for scrutiny, denies market power

Google rejected such a measure as “unnecessary”.

5G, are you there?

From mind-bending foldable smartphones to the potential to rock 5G connectivity, this year’s Mobile WorldCongress gave us a peek into the future

Are you joining #BalanceForBetter?

Are you hopping on this year’s International Women’s Day theme?

Block Collider, an ultimate unifier for crypto?

Through Block Collider, these two young techpreneurs want financial freedom. But is the concept too Utopian?

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