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Building an app for India means building one for the world, says Signal’s Brian Acton

John Xavier Sowmya Ramasubramanian

Co-founder of messaging app says its non-profit status protects it from ‘outside interests demanding rapid returns’ and it is ramping up infrastructure.

Google’s rival search engine surpasses 100 mn daily searches.

Google’s rival search engine surpasses 100 mn daily searches

The observer robot can predict the path of the actor robot by visual observation

A robot predicts partner’s action like long-time couples do, study finds

Abhishek Chatterjee The observing robot could predict its partner's path 98 out of 100 times, in different situations

The spokesperson added that WhatsApp will always protect personal messages with end-to-end encryption, so that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see them.

Working on addressing misinformation on user policy update, available to answer any question: WhatsApp

PTI The spokesperson added that WhatsApp will always protect personal messages with end-to-end encryption, so that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see them.

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@POTUS resets as Twitter juggles presidential accounts

AP Facebook, meanwhile, is sticking to its previous policy of “duplicating" all 11 million followers of the official White House Facebook and Instagram accounts to the new administration.

Earlier this week, WhatsApp had started rolling out in-app notifications to users about an update in its Terms of Service and privacy policy regarding how it processes user data and partners with Facebook to offer integrations across the social media giant's products.

WhatsApp says latest update does not change its data-sharing practices with Facebook

PTI The company head says that with end-to-end encryption (E2E), it cannot see private chats or calls and neither can Facebook and that WhatsApp remains committed to E2E.

Apple suspends Parler social network from its App Store

Reuters Right-leaning social media users in the United States have flocked to Parler, messaging app Telegram and hands-off social site Gab after Twitter and Facebook banned Trump permanently.

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The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G

Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G review: A small step or a giant leap?

Praveen Sudevan A mid-range powerhouse, the Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is significantly superior to its predecessor without being too expensive

Earlier this week, WhatsApp had started rolling out in-app notifications to users about an update in its Terms of Service and privacy policy regarding how it processes user data and partners with Facebook to offer integrations across the social media giant's products.

WhatsApp says latest update does not change its data-sharing practices with Facebook

PTI The company head says that with end-to-end encryption (E2E), it cannot see private chats or calls and neither can Facebook and that WhatsApp remains committed to E2E.

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Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle firm Zoox unveiled an electric, autonomous robotaxi.

Watch: Amazon's Self-driving Robotaxi

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British teenager finds father on Facebook

Believe it or not, a British teenager is said to have found her father she had never met — on popular social networking site Facebook. According to

COAI warns mobile users of unauthorised embedding of IMEI

GSM operators lobby Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Monday said it has stopped its IMEI number embedding programme and advised

Atom smasher ramps up collisions before year end

Geneva: The world’s largest atom smasher produced 50,000 proton collisions at the highest energy level ever recorded, the operators said today. The

Infosys launches Flypp mobile application platform

Infosys Technologies Ltd today announced the launch of Flypp, an application platform, which it said, would empower mobile service providers to

Eco-friendly plasma technology to revolutionise textile Industry

An indigenously developed, eco-friendly plasma technology, that can be used for modifying the surface characteristics of a fibre or fabric without

Tiger Woods scandal an online sellout

It's a business worth millions of dollars that some internet entrepreneurs are eyeing by sale of websites dedicated to the Tiger Woods scandal, even

'Teens opt employers not averse to social networking'

Online social networks have become ’a way of life’ for today’s teenagers as majority of them consider the freedom to use websites such as Twitter and

3G will boost mobile learning platform

With 3G mobile services expected to take off in the country soon, mobile learning or m-learning, is set to become a game-changing platform for

Chrome: The new colour of OS

There is a new kid in the Operating System (OS) block. The source code of Chromium OS, the open source project behind Google Chrome OS, was released a

Motorola introduces advanced Bluetooth technology in Indonesia

U.S-based mobile telecommunication producer , Motorola, introduced its latest Bluetooth gadget embedded with its brand new bone conduction technology

Internet access soars in Brazil

Access to the Internet in Brazil had grown 75.3 percent from 2005 to 2008, involving about 56 million people aged 10 or older, statistics show. This

Robotic hand facilitates rhythmic surgery on beating heart

A computerised 3D model will facilitate heart surgery in synchrony with its beats, thanks to a novel robotic hand. The robotic technology predicts the

How videogames took over the world

Last month (November), perfectly timed for the start of the Christmas shopping season, London’s Leicester Square hosted a red carpet premiere. In

Internet bus to criss cross eight towns in Kerala

Google’s “Internet Bus” will crisscross Kerala covering eight towns in the next 25 days providing online experience to the people of the state. The

Germany plans Internet virus phonecall alerts

German officials are planning to step up the fight against online viruses by phoning Internet users to warn them their computers are infected, an

New platinum compound shows promise in killing tumour cells

Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a platinum compound that is said to be as powerful as anticancer drug cisplatin

Scientists come up with formula for instant battery

Dip a piece of paper into ink infused with carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, it morphs into a real battery. Crumple the piece of paper and it

Dell launches laptop for small and medium businesses

Personal Computer maker Dell today launched its new laptop ‘Vostro V13’ aimed at small and medium businesses and priced at Rs 28,500 onward. “The

Google search adds Twitter-Facebook-MySpace feeds

Google has began adding real time results to its Internet search engine, channelling feeds from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other fresh content

Canada offers green technology to clean Yamuna

Canada has offered eco-friendly technologies to clean and conserve the holy Yamuna river in Delhi, that provides drinking water to about 57 million

Facebook forms advisory board for online safety issues

Social networking site Facebook has formed an advisory board comprising five internet safety organisations for consultations on online safety issues.

A computer programme that helps users write by ‘thinking’

In a discovery that could provide a new form of communication to millions of people suffering from paralysis or neurological diseases, American

To Copenhagen With Hope

There is overwhelming global pressure on the world's leaders, who gather in Copenhagen, to act on climate change. A selection of pictures from around the world. All photos: AP

Earthquake prediction model developed

In a breakthrough, American scientists have developed an earthquake prediction model which will provide a reasonable estimate of the magnitude and

First science satellite to be launched next year: ISRO

India’s first science satellite Astrosat is all set to be launched next year, the former chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, Madhavan

Online CAT fiasco turns the focus back on virus

The Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission to business schools went online for the first time this year. However, the experiment had a faulty

Indians googled budget a lot more than Twitter

Economic matters seemed to have weighed heavily on the minds of Indians who used Google search this year, and ‘Budget 2009’ was the top ‘fastest

Beware of cyber villains

The ever-increasing dependence on the Internet in all walks of life today has thrown open new gateways for cyber villains across the globe to

Cloud Computing, a cost and time effective solution: experts

If used smartly, cloud computing –a process by which computing tasks can be carried out on third party internet servers on a payment for use of IT

Social networking sites reveal users’ true personality

Contrary to the widely held assumption that people fake themselves on social networking sites, a new study claimed that netizens use their profiles to

The biggest gap exists in the Internet access space

Are the telecom players a happy lot, considering the low ARPU (average revenue per user) in the country? With this question begins my telephonic

Use USO fund to create rural telecom infrastructure

With the auction of 3G expected in January, the availability of increased bandwidth will expand the VAS applications that can be delivered to the

Google ready to engage with publishers

Google is ready to cooperate with newspaper publishers to develop mutually beneficial business relationships. This was made clear by David Drummond,

A labour-saving device to cut sugarcane, remove buds

The current method of deploying sugarcane setts proved laborious, time consuming and costly. Mr. Roshanlal Vishwakarma, a farmer in Mekh village,

3G offers higher capacity and enhanced network functionalities

The whole of telecom industry is in a celebration mood on two counts — first on the feat of India achieving 500 million telephones well ahead of the

Kaiga incident: Wake up call or tempest in teapot?

Whoever spiked the water cooler in the Kaiga atomic plant with radioactive tritium on Nov. 24 has not been original. A simple Google search will

Google allows publishers to limit free content

Google is allowing publishers of paid content to limit the number of free news articles accessed by people using its Internet search engine, a

Two mothers, no father, key to longer lifespan: Study

Bizarre it may appear, but having two mothers may be the key to a longer lifespan - in mice, at least, a new study has revealed. Scientists in Japan

World Newspaper Congress starts amid traditional fanfare

Traditional Kathak and Bharatanatyam motifs made the inaugural ceremony of the 62nd World Newspaper Conrgess and the 16th World Editors' Forum organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers(WAN-IFRA) in Hyderabad on December 1, 2009 an affair to remember.

'Is Lady GaGa a man?' among 2009's Most Asked Questions

‘Is Lady GaGa a man?’ and ‘Is Michael Jackson dead?’ are among the ‘Most Asked Questions Of 2009’, according to a top Internet search engine. Ask

Rescue workers connect

The absence of phone or the Internet often multiplies the problems of rescuers working in remote places. Now, a team of specialists and researchers

New media platforms hold out big promise for newspapers to grow

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

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Rishabh Pant of India celebrates with teammates Navdeep Saini and Mohammed Siraj past Australia's captain Tim Paine after winning on day five of the fourth Test match between Australia and India at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia on January 19, 2021.

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