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Facebook aims for more transparency with video ad data

Facebook is promising better data to give ad buyers a clearer picture of how they are spending their money.

16 Nov 2016

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Mark Zuckerberg's Pinterest account again hacked

The group had hacked the Twitter account of Evan Williams, the microblogging site's co-founder and former CEO.

16 Nov 2016

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WhatsApp suspends giving Facebook European user data

WhatsApp has temporarily suspended giving parent company Facebook information about users in Europe for ad targeting, responding to concerns there over…

16 Nov 2016

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Google teaches machines to become more fluent translators

Google is promising that its widely used translation service is now even more fluent, thanks to an advance that's enabling its computers to interpret complete sentences.

16 Nov 2016

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Twitter rolls out tool to curb online abuse, bullying

Twitter said it was rolling out a new tool to help users filter out harassment and abusive conduct on the messaging platform.

15 Nov 2016

Now do video calling on WhatsApp

Catering to the requests of its over a billion users, instant messaging app WhatsApp launched its video calling feature.

15 Nov 2016

Coolpad Note 5: A powerful value-for-money smartphone

Most of the smartphone players are trying to woo customers by offering massive battery capacity - and Coolpad is no different.

14 Nov 2016

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Samsung recalls phones after report of different model exploding 

A Samsung phone user in France says her Galaxy J5 smartphone caught fire and exploded on Sunday. The model is different from the Galaxy Note 7 that has been recalled worldwide.

13 Nov 2016

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New emojis to include hijab, breastfeeding, yoga

The new emojis are likely to arrive on smartphones next year

13 Nov 2016

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Soon, wearable devices that can be charged with body heat

Researchers have developed a new concept of electrical energy storage – Thermally Chargeable Solid-state Supercapacitor.

13 Nov 2016

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Facebook lists Zuckerberg among users mistakenly declared 'dead'

Media reports indicated that some two million errant memorials were posted on profile pages.

12 Nov 2016

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NASA space telescopes reveal a brown dwarf

NASA's Spitzer and Swift space telescopes joined forces to reveal a brown dwarf - thought to be the missing link between planets and stars.

11 Nov 2016

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China launches pulsar navigation satellite

While in orbit, the satellite will undergo tests on its detector functions and space environment adaptability.

10 Nov 2016

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Twitter breaks US election day tweets record

By 7.30 a.m. (India time) on Wednesday, over 35 million election-related tweets were posted on the social media platform.

09 Nov 2016

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NASA set to launch suite of six small satellites

NASA will launch a suite of six small satellite missions that will debut new methods to measure hurricanes.

08 Nov 2016

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After Galaxy Note 7, Samsung Galaxy J7 smartphone explodes

The model is different from the Galaxy Note 7 that has been recalled worldwide.

08 Nov 2016

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Samsung to offer digital assistant service in Galaxy S8

Samsung Electronics said it will offer an artificial intelligence assistant service in the upcoming flagship smartphone, as the South Korean firm seeks recovery from its global smartphone recalls.

06 Nov 2016

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NASA satellites break Guinness World Record

 NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) has set the Guinness World Record for highest altitude fix of a GPS signal.

05 Nov 2016

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Digital India's website hacked? Google said so!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet initiative, Digital India, seems to be facing a little hiccup of the virtual kind since Thursday morning.

03 Nov 2016

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NASA completes construction of world's largest space telescope

US space agency NASA has completed the construction of the world's largest space telescope, after almost two decades.

03 Nov 2016

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NASA tech to help aircraft land on time

A complex field demonstration of FIM involving NASA, the FAA and industry will be conducted in early 2017 over Washington State, the statement added.

01 Nov 2016