IANS – Google has deleted 29 malicious “beauty camera” apps that were sharing pornographic content and forwarding users, particularly in India, to phishing websites to steal their information. Some of these Android apps have been downloaded millions of times and a large number of the download counts originated from Asia — particularly in India, […]
IANS – In a bizarre development, Facebook has been found to be secretly paying teenagers $20 each, asking them to install a “Facebook Research” app that lets the company access personal data to know how they use their smartphones. According to a TechCrunch report on Tuesday, the social media giant was running the research […]
IANS – Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, during his visit to India in November last year, was seen showing off a tattoo on his left hand to Congress President Rahul Gandhi as he discussed with him some of the steps being taken to sanitize his platform in the country. Despite the bonhomie and some great […]
IANS – As Apple faces pressure to grow its service business to compete with content giants like Netflix and Amazon, the company is reportedly planning to launch a subscription-based gaming service. Since the platform is in its early stages of development, it remains difficult to assume what kind of games would be included or […]
Nishant Arora(IANS)- The databases that Amazon Web Services (AWS), retail giant Amazon’s Cloud arm, is currently offering are “horrible” and a “complete disaster” when compared with Oracle’s “self-driving” Autonomous Database, the Redwood Shores (California)-based company’s top global executive has claimed. According to Andrew Mendelsohn, Executive Vice President, Oracle Database, who reports directly to company’s […]
IANS – In a fresh attempt to woo children into joining its network and boost user growth, Facebook is testing a new hub called “LOL” that will let kids share and post humorous meme content. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch late Friday that it was experimenting with the “LOL” hub for kids. “We […]
IANS – The Purdue University on Friday, Jan. 18, celebrated its 150th Anniversary in Mumbai with Astronaut and its alumnus Jerry Ross in an International Ideas Festival inspired by the accomplishments and contributions of its alumni. Its theme – Giant Leaps – reminded everyone of the university’s alumnus Neil Armstrong and his historic statement […]
IANS – A bug in Twitter exposed private tweets of some Android users for over five years when they made changes in their settings, like changing the email address linked to their accounts. According to the micro-blogging platform, the bug (now fixed) disabled the “Protect your Tweets” setting if certain account changes were made […]
Indica News Bureau – A shareholder has filed a lawsuit against Google parent company Alphabet, asserting that some of the company’s most prominent executives ignored sexual harassment in the workplace. The lawsuit, which was filed in California’s San Mateo Superior Court by Alphabet shareholder James Martin, accuses the company of doling out large severance packages […]
indica News Bureau – With the US economy flashing warning signs of an impending slowdown, experts worry that Fortune 1000 companies may snip spending on technology, affecting the outsourcing business of Indian IT companies like TCS, Infosys and Wipro. Trade conflict with China and falling equity prices have taken a toll on the economy […]
