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Most of the revenue comes from a digital ad market that Google dominates along with social networking rival Facebook _ another potential target of antitrust regulators. There has been no word, though, whether Facebook might be sued.

Accused of stifling competition, Google slapped with antitrust cases...

In 2013, the Federal Trade Commission closed an extensive investigation into Google's alleged abuses without taking any...

16 May 2020 11:20 AM GMT

Technology will play a stronger role than ever before - enabling economic recovery and helping each one of us achieve more, , Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari says.

Investments in cloud, AI and cybersecurity being accelerated by the...

Technology is playing a key role in education, health and public distribution as movement restrictions become the norm.

16 May 2020 10:59 AM GMT

In retaliation for banning Huawei, China put US companies such as Apple on the unreliable entity list.

US' suppression of Huawei destroying global manufacturing, value and...

The US has set controls that would target Huawei's acquisition of semiconductors that are the product of certain US...

16 May 2020 10:24 AM GMT

Facebook and other online platforms have been trying to minimise hate speech on social media, by getting content moderated.

Why India needs to be the centre for content moderation reform

A significant number of moderators for most platforms are contracted through companies such as Cognizant, Genpact, and...

16 May 2020 9:40 AM GMT

Facebook, which already offers Giphys library of GIFs on WhatsApp and Messenger, said owning the service would make it easier for people to find the perfect GIFs and stickers in Stories and direct messages.

Giphy, bought by Facebook, to be integrated into Instagram

The social-media giant has reportedly offered to keep more than 100 Giphy employees

15 May 2020 5:36 PM GMT

Covid-19 crisis provides an opportunity to revive, re-invent and move more banking products and services to the digital platforms, former RBI deputy governor HR Khan said.

Paper currency now seen as a COVID risk, former RBI man says banks...

Reliance Jio, with its new ties to Facebook , already hopes to use Whatsapp for cash transactions. Banks should jump on...

15 May 2020 4:47 PM GMT

The Huawei Watch GT 2e comes with 100 workout modes, oxygen monitoring capability and two weeks charge on the battery.

Huawei Watch GT 2e available with no-cost EMI and free Bluetooth...

Purchases made till May 28 are eligible for the no-cost EMI scheme, whereas the free Bluetooth earphones is only on...

15 May 2020 2:58 PM GMT

Mobile phones are one of the most highly touched surfaces according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, keyboards, tablets and bedside tables.

Phones with Aarogya Setu may tell you if you're safe but the devices...

Healthcare workers use phones every 15 minutes to two hours, and phone surfaces are virus magnets

15 May 2020 2:21 PM GMT

Hard to believe an eight-year-old developed shades fitted with IR...

The class 4 student is quoted talking like an experienced scientist, which beggars belief

15 May 2020 12:28 PM GMT

The EventBot Trojan virus may masquerade as a legitimate application such as Microsoft Word, Adobe flash and third-party applications to infiltrate a users device

Alert, Android users! Malware stalking cyberspace

The Trojan virus EventBot targets over 200 financial applications, including money-transfer services and cryptocurrency...

14 May 2020 2:59 PM GMT

With music recordings coming to a complete standstill due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Wynk Musics online concerts are aimed at offering artists the opportunity to connect digitally with fans and even share fresh content in a live environment.

Wynk music app will soon host live concerts

The Airtel music streaming app has already done two live concerts in the past one month

14 May 2020 2:09 PM GMT

Heres a specimen of a fax machine, if youve never seen one. It functions like a copier machine that sends a photocopy of your paper document to someone on the other line.

Can you believe America still uses fax machines?

Public health workers are collecting vital pandemic data over faxes and phone calls in a country that invented the...

14 May 2020 1:41 PM GMT