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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at an event in Paris on May 24, 2018.

Facebook denies hiding knowledge of Russia election meddling, but fires lobbying firm

The social media giant responds to a New York Times story that Facebook’s way of dealing with crisis was to “delay, deny and deflect”.

Twitter suspends fake EC accounts

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An AI for an eye

Soma Basu Google is partnering with Madurai-based Aravind Eye Hospital on an AI-based algorithm to screen diabetic retinopathy and detect the early onset of blindness

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey taking a selfie at IIT Delhi on Monday.

No perfect solution to deal with “fake news”, says Twitter CEO

Staff Reporter CEO and co-founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey on Monday said there was no perfect solution to deal with “fake news” and “misinformation” on social media in the context of the upcoming 2019 general election.Calling it a multi-variable problem, Mr. Dorsey said: “We need to be 10 steps ahead of those trying to spread misinformation and need to ensure that people reading misinformation do not take action based on the information. Twitter can step in to ensure that a reported tweet that is spreading

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Mumbai girl bags top prize at Doodle 4 Google contest with space exploration doodle

The Hindu Net Desk On Children's Day, Google India has announced the winners of its annual "Doodle 4 Google" contest for schoolchildren. Mumbai girl Pingla Rahul More has emerged as the winner among over 75,000 who participated. The theme for the contest was “What inspires me?" and Ms. More's space exploration doodle featuring a young girl camping in a hillock gazing at the night sky with a telescope won her the top prize. "I am extremely inspired by space exploration as there is still so much more to know about

Wandering around the web From Remembrance Day to Diwali

Divya Kala Bhavani In remembranceGiven Remembrance Day was this past weekend (11/11 to be precise), naturally, the Internet had its own way of having a moment of silence — Reddit in particular.One image that has gone viral once again is of nurses in their bomb trenches between hospital wards, taken in France in 1918. For many, the image inspires courage and sentiments of unity in times of incomparable fear. But what’s the Internet if some people don’t have some weird questions? One user asked on the thread, “I

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Internet traffic hijack disrupts Google services

AP An internet traffic diversion that rerouted data through Russia and China disrupted Google services on November 12, including search, cloud-hosting services and its bundle of collaboration tools for businesses.Service interruptions lasted for nearly two hours and ended about 5-30 p.m. EST., network service companies said. In addition to Russian and Chinese telecommunications companies, a Nigerian internet provider was also involved.The diversion “at a minimum caused a massive denial of service

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Microsoft Surface Laptop sure is a pretty gadget

The Microsoft Surface Laptop is all beauty and soul

Sooraj Rajmohan Microsoft’s latest offers a premium Windows experience, aided by sleek design and great endurance

Amazon Alexa now ‘echoes’ from Valley to Kanyakumari

Peerzada Abrar AI assistant’s 20,000 skills in India includes telling scores

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Google remembers interstellar Arecibo message with animated doodle

Facebook denies hiding knowledge of Russia election meddling, but fires lobbying firm

Facebook misled public about knowledge on Russia election meddling: New York Times

Twitter suspends fake EC accounts

Mumbai girl bags top prize at Doodle 4 Google contest with space exploration doodle

Wandering around the web Internet

From Remembrance Day to Diwali

Internet traffic hijack disrupts Google services

An internet traffic diversion that rerouted data through Russia and China disrupted Google services on November 12, including search, cloud-hosting

WhatsApp selects 20 teams to curb fake news globally, including India

Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday announced that it has selected 20 research teams worldwide — including experts from India and those of Indian

No perfect solution to deal with “fake news”, says Twitter CEO

CEO and co-founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey on Monday said there was no perfect solution to deal with “fake news” and “misinformation” on social media

A Madurai-based hospital and Google are working together to stop early blindness

Google is partnering with Madurai-based Aravind Eye Hospital on an AI-based algorithm to screen diabetic retinopathy and detect the early onset of blindness

Now, a special 3D screen guard

Launched in association with Rajinikanth’s 2.0, this special screen guard aims to change your phone into a 3D gadget

The Microsoft Surface Laptop is all beauty and soul

Microsoft’s latest offers a premium Windows experience, aided by sleek design and great endurance

Swing and a miss with Virat Kohli

Captains of popular and successful sports teams almost always end up becoming role models

Child OF Light & Just Dance 2019: Dance to the Light

Let in some gaming light and dance into your life with Child of Light and Just Dance 2019

World’s largest brain-like supercomputer switched on for first time

Researchers eventually aim to model up to a billion biological neurons in real time and are now a step closer.

Nuclear power remains important option to meet challenges of energy demand, climate change: India

India said nuclear power remains an important option to meet the challenges of increased energy demand, address concerns about climate change and

Facebook ends forced arbitration of sexual misconduct claims

Employees can now press their claims in court

An auto driver’s generosity, and more

In the terror of #MeToo stories, there are few people who are living testaments to the good in humanity

Watch: Unsend feature comes to Facebook Messenger

A new feature on Facebook Messenger allows you to undo sending a photo or message to the wrong person/thread, within a certain time limit.

Global smartphone market in decline

After years of growth, the global smartphone market has hit stagnation and would experience an annual decline of a little over one per cent for the first time in 2018, Counterpoint Research has said. According to Counterpoint's latest smartphone forecast report, smartphone growth will drop to a negative 1.3% in 2018. This is a first in the history of smartphones that the market has contracted Year-over-Year (YoY).

China debuts artificial intelligence news anchors

Based on the appearances of two flesh-and-blood Chinese news presenters, the computerised avatars read out text that is fed into their system, their mouths moving in tandem with the reports.

#MeToo: Google reforms sexual misconduct rules

Google bowed to one of the protesters’ main demands by dropping mandatory arbitration of all sexual misconduct cases

Amazon Alexa now ‘echoes’ from Valley to Kanyakumari

AI assistant’s 20,000 skills in India includes telling scores

Mark Zuckerberg rebuffs request to appear before U.K. Parliament

Facebook rejected the invitation arguing it wasn’t possible for Mr. Zuckerberg to appear before all Parliaments.

Diablo III: Villains and Demons

Fight evil on-the-go in Diablo III: Eternal Collection for the Nintendo Switch or be evil in Lego DC Super-Villains

This IIT student has developed an indigenous, low-cost smart home system

Turning your home into a smart home needn’t be all that hard or expensive; you need not even buy smart electrical fixtures. According to Pranjal

Sound strategy

You know what they say: The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan

The man who inspired Nintendo's 'Super Mario' character is no more

The man, who inspired the name of Nintendo's video game character 'Super Mario', passed away at the age of 84. When video game giant Nintendo was

Google doodle honours Michael Dertouzos, who predicted the impact of the Internet

Google, on Monday, honoured Michael Dertouzos, the man who foresaw the impact of the Internet and the use of the personal computer, with a

Twitter removed thousands of accounts discouraging U.S. vote participation

For months, Twitter has sought to eliminate automated and bogus accounts.

The (not so secret) life of data

How our actions on the Internet and our digital fingerprint make us vulnerable

Amazon’s India marketplace losses increase to ₹6,287 crore, despite revenue growth of 54%

The company’s total revenue grew by 54% to ₹5,018 crore.

Rewiring the classroom

Shining the spotlight on ed-tech initiatives across the country

Making Facebook safer for teens

The minimum age to create a Facebook account is 13, but this does not necessarily mean that every teenager on the platform will have a safe and secure

Apple update may throttle your iPhone

If you own an iphone 8 or older, your speeds may get throttled to help support the extra processing from draining your battery.

Google employees walk out to protest treatment of women

Among other things, employees have sought an end to forced arbitration in cases of harassment

Almost 94% mobile handsets sold in India country made: Report

Feature phone shipments during this period improved by 24%

Father of Web says tech giants may have to be split up

Tim Berners-Lee says tech giants have too much clout

Indian student’s algorithm helps in leading driver directly to empty parking spot

Sai Nikhil Reddy Mettupally at The University of Alabama in Huntsville has also won second prize at the 2018 Science and Technology Open House competition

Be ready to trace the origin of messages, WhatsApp told

WhatsApp: govt 'seeking only locations, identity of those sending provocative messages and not decryption'

‘New artificial intelligence bot can recognise galaxies’

Its job is to spot radio galaxies

We don’t focus on shiny features but improving user experience: OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei

OnePlus, the Shenzhen-based premium phone maker was ready to unveil its new OnePlus 6T smartphone on October 30 in New York City. But then technology

iPad Pros get iPhone touch, Macs faster processors at Apple New York event

The new iPad Pros will have thinner bezels and more screen space, along with the face unlock system found on Apple’s newer iPhones.

The pitch for building connections

Anil Kumble tells us how technology has transformed sport

Don’t donkey with decisions

Indecision can be any given organisation or individual’s downfall

Red Dead Redemption 2: ‘A monument to story-telling’

The much-awaited Red Dead Redemption 2 takes us back to the wild, wild West

YouTube channels in regional languages are growing and how

There are over 230 million regional language users online, compared to 175 million English users

Exploring the tropes of ‘FOMOMG’

In Hyderabad, FOMOMG is doing the opposite of online trends by not taking the web by storm — in an effort to get people to regroup their goals

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