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New Google Meet tools to better connect teachers with students
1546 days agoSan Francisco, June 27 (IANS) Stressing that an equivalent of over 1,300 years of learning have taken place remotely each day on Google Meet this year, Google has announced ex....
How families can 'dance' their way to survive Covid-19 tremors
1546 days ago To survive the Covid-19 pandemic, families the world over are trying to strike balance between daily routines and other more emotionally-laden and inspirational activities th....
90% sellers back on Flipkart, 125% rise in new MSMEs (Lead)
1546 days ago As India gears up for unlock 2.0, ecommerce platform Flipkart on Saturday said it has enabled more than 90 per cent of its sellers to resume operations on its marketplace.
NASA to pay you Rs 26 lakh for designing a space toilet for Moon
1546 days ago The US space agency has thrown open a challenge to win over Rs 26 lakh, calling the global community to send novel design concepts for compact toilets that can operate in bot....
US asks tech giants to take action on posts calling for 'violence'
1546 days ago The Donald Trump administration has asked Google, Apple, Twitter and Facebook to remove posts and tweets that encourage breaking curfew, toppling statues or committing violen....
MSMEs to stay resilient, use crisis as opportunity: Wadhwani Foundation
1546 days ago The Covid-19 pandemic has deeply impacted the MSME sector and the revival would depend on effectively tackling vulnerabilities such as financial stress, low demand, dispersed....
90% Flipkart sellers back on platform, 125% rise in new MSMEs
1546 days ago As India gears up for unlock 2,0, ecommerce platform Flipkart on Saturday said it has enabled more than 90 per cent of its sellers to resume operations on the marketplace.
TikTok not to access Apple user clipboards after iOS 14 exposed it
1546 days ago Chinese short-video making app TikTok has announced it would no longer automatically access user clipboards on Apple iPhones after iOS 14 in Beta has exposed apps constantly ....
Musk calls Bezos a 'copycat' over Zoox acquisition
1546 days ago Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos a copycat after the ecommerce giant announced to purchase self-driving car company Zoox pegged at over $1 billion.
Facebook to label politicians' harmful posts as advertisers pull out
1546 days ago As more advertisers pull out of its platform over poor handling of hate speech and misinformation, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Saturday that the social network will ....
Google sends users to news sites 24 billion times every month
1546 days ago Google is sending users to news sites 24 billion times every month, providing an opportunity for publishers to grow their audiences and show Googles users ads or offers for s....
Microsoft announces to permanently shut all its 83 retail stores
1546 days agoRedmond, June 26 (IANS) Microsoft on Friday announced to permanently close its 83 retail stores and will now focus on its online store and retail team members will continue to....
Gemopai Electric launches e-scooter Miso in India for Rs 44,000
1546 days agoNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Gemopai Electric on Friday announced the launch of its single seat electric scooter, Miso, in India for Rs 44,000.
Don't ignore vandalism at factories, ICEA tells smartphone makers
1546 days agoNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Following reports of vandalism and protests outside smartphone factories and retails stores in India amid calls for boycotting Chinese goods, industr....
Parents hiding online activities from kids, less worried about hackers: Report
1546 days agoNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Parents in the Asia Pacific region are more worried about their kids or family members watching over their online activities than hackers and give mo....
Mobile phone among women linked to higher contraception use
1547 days agoToronto, June 26 (IANS) Mobile phone use among women is associated with increased use of contraception, lower gender inequality, and lower maternal and child mortality, accord....
Scientists decode why people can't recall familiar names at times
1547 days agoNew York, June 26 (IANS) Most of us know that feeling of trying to retrieve a memory that does not come right away and neuroscientists have now identified different sets of in....
Twitter can reveal truth behind people and their statin use
1547 days agoLondon, June 26 (IANS) Social media platforms like Twitter can be utilised as a data source to find beliefs and attitudes that may impact on patient's decisions regarding thei....
'TikTok For Business' launched for marketers
1547 days agoSan Francisco, June 26 (IANS) The Chinese shaort-video making platform has launched TikTok For Business, designed to give brands and marketers the tools to be creative storyte....
OnePlus mid-price range TV even thinner that its smartphone (Ld)
1547 days agoNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The upcoming mid-range OnePlus TV in India will be so burdenless that even the display of OnePlus 8 smartphone will look bulkier when it comes to the....
OnePlus mid-price range TV even thinner that its smartphone
1547 days agoNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The upcoming mid-range OnePlus TV in India will be so burdenless that even the display of OnePlus 8 smartphone will look bulkier when it comes to the....
Amazon Pay 'Smart Stores' to empower local merchants in India
1547 days agoBengaluru, June 26 (IANS) Amazon Pay on Friday launched Smart Stores feature in India where customers need to scan the store's QR code using the Amazon app to begin exploring ....
Covid 19 to shrink India enterprise software market growth to 3.8% in 2020
1547 days agoNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The disruption cased by Covid-19 would cause a significant decline in India's enterprise software market this year, tapering down the growth to mere ....
Realme eyes to sell 30mn phones, 8mn AIOT products by 2020-end in India: CEO
1547 days ago As India gears up to enter unlock 2.0 from June 30, realme India CEO Madhav Sheth has refreshed his target for the rest of the year, eyeing 30 million smartphones and 8 milli....
Spotify now works with Amazon Alexa on Echo devices
1547 days ago Music streaming service Spotify on Friday said its premium and free tier users in India can now enjoy music and podcasts on Amazon Echo devices.
Amazon to acquire self-driving firm Zoox for over $1bn: Report
1547 days ago Amazon is set to spend over $1 billion to acquire self-driving car startup Zoox, The Information reported.
Facebook tool converts smartphone photos into 3D images in a jiffy
1547 days ago A team of Facebook researchers has created an end-to-end system that helps users turn photos they take on their smartphones into 3D images within seconds.
'Boost with Facebook' to help businesses adjust to new normal
1547 days ago The social network has kicked off a new initiative called Boost with Facebook Summer of Support during which, it will help millions of people get the digital skills and infor....
Instagram expands TikTok rival 'Reels' to more countries
1547 days ago Facebook-owned Instagram has expanded its new video-music remix feature Reels, which takes inspiration from the Chinese short video making app TikTok, to France and Germany.
Meet 49 people at once on single screen via Microsoft Teams soon
1547 days ago Microsoft is expanding the Teams grid view to 7×7 which will accommodate up to 49 participants at once on a single screen. The feature is coming to preview soon.
Google expands Business Messages via Google Maps, Search
1547 days ago Google has announced to expand Business Messages in Maps and Search to support all kinds of businesses connect directly with their customers.
Verizon pulls ads from Facebook, Instagram as 'trust deficit' grows
1547 days ago US telecom carrier Verizon has announced to pull ads from Facebook and Instagram, joining the chorus against the social network over the spread of misinformation and hate spe....
Google rejigs Photos to place your best memories on top
1547 days agoSan Francisco, June 25 (IANS) Google on Thursday launched a redesigned Photos that gives memories more prominence, bringing search front-and-centre with a new three-tab struct....
Facebook to notify if you share stale news articles as fresh
1547 days agoSan Francisco, June 25 (IANS) In another bid to curtail spread of misinformation on its platform, Facebook on Thursday announced global roll out of a notification screen that ....
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son steps down from board of Alibaba
1547 days agoTokyo, June 25 (IANS) SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Thursday announced that he would step down from the board of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
NASA names HQ after Mary Jackson, its first black female engineer
1547 days agoWashington, June 25 (IANS) NASA has decided to name its headquarters building in Washington, DC, after Mary W. Jackson, the first African-American female engineer at the US sp....
Fearing backlash, Xiaomi puts 'Made in India' logo on store branding (Lead)
1547 days agoNew Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Despite asserting that anti-China sentiment was mainly limited to social media, Xiaomi has started covering its retail store branding with the Made i....
India networking market falls 27% in Q1 2020: IDC
1547 days agoNew Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Indias networking market which includes ethernet switch, routers, and WLAN (wireless local area network) segments witnessed a 26.7 per cent year-over....
AMD creates chip that saves energy by over 31 times
1547 days agoSan Francisco, June 25 (IANS) Chip-maker AMD on Thursday announced it has exceeded its six-year goal to boost the energy efficiency of its mobile processors 25 times by 2020.
Tweets reveal polarisation in US Congress on Covid-19: Study
1547 days agoNew York, June 25 (IANS) The messages members of the US Congress posted on Twitter about Covid-19 revealed rapid politicisation of the pandemic, says a study.