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Next generation of fake news will be empowered by Artificial Intelligence and be far more sophisticated, and even more disastrous.

Metros

Experts develop app to fight fake news

If a message is received, there will be colour codes that will indicate the authenticity.

30 July 2018 12:34 AM IST

Technology

Tech firms should be made responsible for fake news on sites - UK...

Facebook has increasingly become a focus of the media committee's inquiry into fake news.

28 July 2018 5:30 PM IST

IBM has reported that the active number of participants in its 401(k) pension plan fell to 84,350 last year

Technology

IBM wins $83 million from Groupon in internet patent fight

A jury in Delaware said Groupon used IBM's patented e-commerce technology without authorization following a two-week...

28 July 2018 5:27 PM IST

$Law and IT Minster Ravi Shankar Prasad had previously warned social media giant Facebook of \stringent\ action for any attempt to influence polls through data theft.$ India

New media told to filter fake news

The statement came after several Rajya Sabha members expressed concern over social media platforms being used to spread...

27 July 2018 2:45 AM IST

Many people are landing in trouble because of the content they share on WhatsApp.

Business

Prioritise fake news issue over payments service: IT Ministry to...

India is the largest market for WhatsApp with the country accounting for over 200 million user base.

25 July 2018 5:58 PM IST

Author Nick Drnasos creation was among this years longlist of 13 books that were selected by a panel of five judges.

Newsmakers

Man Booker Prize 2018: Longlist sees graphic novel for first time in...

Sabrina, by US author Nick Drnaso, is about a vanished young woman and the 24-hour aftermath.

24 July 2018 3:24 PM IST

India

Amit Shah in 1,800 Delhi BJP WhatsApp groups to 'stem fake news'

Each WhatsApp group will have contact numbers of Amit Shah and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.

21 July 2018 8:07 PM IST

Business

WhatsApp assures EC of steps to prevent its misuse ahead of polls

Global executives of WhatsApp are already in India and engaging with policymakers on various issues.

20 July 2018 2:47 PM IST

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

India

Take steps beyond labelling forwards: Govt asks WhatsApp amid mob...

Govt also warned WhatsApp that mediums used for propagation of rumours are liable to be treated as 'abettors'.

19 July 2018 9:28 PM IST

Youngsters are using WhatsApp to consume news. (Photo: Pixabay)

Business

WhatsApp working on digital literacy programme to curb fake news

It has drawn flak from the Indian government over circulation of rumours and fake news on its platform.

19 July 2018 5:05 PM IST

Discourse

Time fake news is nipped in the bud

With digitisation developing at breakneck speed it has become imperative to talk about stopping the spread of fake news.

16 July 2018 6:50 AM IST

A year-and-half down the line, Zuckerberg was sitting in front of attorneys being probed, as the world watched his confessions.

Discourse

Fake news cannot be unseen

As it brings more people online, a phrase that is heard most often since the onset of 2018 is Fake news'.

16 July 2018 6:47 AM IST