Technology, Mobiles tabs, 6th Nov 2018, News & Stories from India

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With WatchOS 5.1.1, Apple has fixed this issue making it safe to successfully update the device.

WatchOS 5.1.1 will not brick your Apple Watch Series 4

Apple quickly pulled WatchOS 5.1 after users complained that their smartwatches were getting bricked.

06 Nov 2018 11:55 AM

A study published last week found that misinformation on social media was spreading at a greater rate than during the run-up to the 2016 presidential vote, which Russia is accused of manipulating through a vast propaganda campaign in favour of Donald Trump, the eventual winner. (Photo: file)

Facebook blocks 30 accounts, 85 on Instagram ahead of US midterm polls

The Instagram accounts were mostly in English, with some 'focused on celebrities, others political debate.'

06 Nov 2018 11:46 AM

Flipkart cornering 51 per cent share of the festive sale between October 9-14, (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Flipkart, Amazon see bumper festive sale

Flipkart and Amazon have claimed record-breaking sales numbers across categories like smartphones etc.

06 Nov 2018 11:41 AM

Ola's service will include safety features like in-app emergency button that enables customers to instantly share important ride information.

Ola accelerates international expansion with New Zealand foray

The company, which started it's international operations earlier this year.

06 Nov 2018 10:22 AM

'Religion is an individual matter for all, but festival is for everybody. There is no place for religion in any festival, in which everybody is entitled to participate,' Banerjee said. (Photo: File)

BJP mixes religion with politics in development schemes: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee made the allegation while inaugurating a Rs 60-crore-skywalk at the famed Dakshineswar Temple in Kolkata.

06 Nov 2018 10:18 AM

A better opening of the domestic equity market also supported the rupee.

Rupee recovers 21 paise against dollar in early trade

Rupee is trading at 72.91 against the US dollar early on Tuesday on increased selling by exporters.

06 Nov 2018 10:14 AM

'I have clearly said time and again on the issue of construction of a temple in Ayodhya that whenever there is a verdict on Ayodhya, it is the prerogative of the Supreme Court. But a grand temple for Ram Lalla will be built,' Maurya said. (Photo: File)

Lord Ram's statue should not be linked with Ram temple: Keshav Maurya

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to make a key announcement on the occasion of 'Dev Deepawali'.

06 Nov 2018 10:13 AM

Study offers insight into biological mechanisms of well-known, but poorly understood, interplay between cardiovascular disease and chronic noise exposure.

Excess noise may increase heart disease, stroke risk: Study

Findings reveal that people with the highest levels of chronic noise exposure had an increased risk of suffering cardiovascular events.

06 Nov 2018 10:10 AM

The 30-share index gained 207.21 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 35,158.13.

Sensex rises over 200 points, Nifty above 10,550

The National Stock Exchange's Nifty too was trading higher by 54.90 points, or 0.52 per cent at 10,578.90.

06 Nov 2018 10:08 AM

Though net neutrality started off more than a decade ago as an insight into how to make networks work most efficiently, it has taken on much larger social and political dimensions lately. (Representative image: Pixabay)

How 'Net Neutrality' became a hot-button issue

Trump administration is seeking to block California's effort as an imposition on federal prerogatives.

06 Nov 2018 10:05 AM

Berners-Lee, who hatched the Web in 1989, said a sense of optimism about the internet had been damaged by abuses of personal data, online hate speech, political manipulation and the centralization of power among a small group of major tech firms. (Photo: Tim Berners-Lee – Via TedEx YouTube video)

Web creator Berners-Lee launches contract for better internet

He wanted to rebuild trust in the web and increase internet access on fair and affordable terms.

06 Nov 2018 10:04 AM

High levels of cadmium was linked to a 41 per cent higher risk of elevated total cholesterol. (Photo: AFP)

Lead, mercury in blood raises cholesterol levels, says study

People with the highest level of lead had 56 per cent greater odds of having higher total cholesterol.

06 Nov 2018 9:59 AM

The letters went to 13 companies including AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, T-Mobile US Inc, Alphabet Inc, Comcast Corp, Cox Communications Inc, Sprint Corp, CenturyLink Inc, Charter Communications Inc, Bandwith Inc and others. (Representative image: Pixabay)

US regulator demands companies take action to halt 'robocalls'

FCC has taken actions to try to deter robocalls or automated, prerecorded calls.

06 Nov 2018 9:51 AM

Artificial intelligence is now being used in an ever-expanding array of products: cars that drive themselves; robots that identify and eradicate weeds; computers able to distinguish dangerous skin cancers from benign moles; and smart locks, thermostats, speakers and digital assistants that are bringing the technology into homes. (Representative image: Pixabay)

As companies embrace AI, it's a job-seeker's market

The expanding applications for AI have also created a shortage of qualified workers in the field.

06 Nov 2018 9:50 AM

The report by San Francisco-based nonprofit Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) recommended that Facebook more strictly enforce its content policies, increase engagement with both Myanmar officials and civil society groups and regularly release additional data about its progress in the country. (Representative image: Pixabay)

Facebook says human rights report shows it should do more in Myanmar

Facebook said it has begun correcting shortcomings.

06 Nov 2018 9:49 AM

The SAFAR said Delhi's air quality is expected to deteriorate to 'severe plus emergency' category after Diwali and the air quality 'will be bad on November 8 even if partial toxic crackers are burned compared to last year'. (Representational Image)

Delhi to plunge in lethal post-Diwali smog despite new measures

Air quality will be 'bad' on November 8 even if 'partial toxic crackers' are burned compared to last year.

06 Nov 2018 9:44 AM

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Safanagri area of Zainapora of south Kashmir in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday after receiving credible inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a police spokesperson said. (Representational Image)

Army deserter among 2 Hizbul militants killed in encounter in J&K's Shopian

The spokesperson said the forces retaliated the fire, leading to an encounter in which two militants were killed.

06 Nov 2018 9:39 AM

Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas would have granted the industry's request. (Photo: AP)

US Supreme Court upholds Obama-era net neutrality rules

The court rejected appeals from telecommunications industry seeking to throw out a lower court ruling in favour of 'net neutrality' rules.

06 Nov 2018 9:34 AM

'But on oil, we want to go a little bit slow because I don't want to drive the oil prices in the world up,' Trump said. (Photo: File)

Temporary exemptions to some nations to keep oil prices down: Trump on Iran sanctions

The US on Monday imposed 'the toughest ever' sanctions on a defiant Iran aimed at altering the Iranian regime's 'behaviour'.

06 Nov 2018 9:20 AM

Protests erupted in Sabarimala temple in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta on Tuesday after a woman reached near the 18 holy steps of the hilltop shrine and agitators heckled her over her age. (Photo: PTI)

Clashes at Sabarimala after woman reaches near temple, cameraman hurt

The woman identified as Lalitha, was forced to show her Aadhaar card to prove her age and police confirmed that she is 52 years old.

06 Nov 2018 9:02 AM

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