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User Data Information Requests From India at all-Time High: Google
Between January 1 and June 30 this year, Google received 3,843 requests for data from 6,343 accounts from government agencies, courts and parties in civil litigation in India, according to the report released late on Thursday.
Brain-Like Photonic Microchips Developed
Researchers, including those from the University of Exeter and the University of Oxford in the UK, combined phase-change materials - commonly found in household items such as rewritable optical discs - with specially designed integrated photonic circuits...
Alibaba, Tencent Among Firms to Set up Branches in China's New Xiongan Zone
President Xi Jinping in April announced the launch of the Xiongan New Area, aiming to match the success of zones in Shenzhen and Shanghai that helped make China an economic powerhouse.
Paint Like Van Gogh With This New AI System
"Vincent allows you to draw edges with a pen, edges of a picture you can imagine in your mind, and from those pictures, it produces a possible painting based on its training,"
Microsoft Donates $1 Billion in Cloud Services For 90,000 Non-Profits
As part of the programme, the company has donated a significant sum in Cloud services in India too, it said in a statement.
Santee Cooper to Sell Claims From Toshiba For Failed Nuclear Project
The South Carolina utilities, Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric Company, decided to abandon the twin-reactor project, V.C. Summer, in July, blaming the bankruptcy of project's contractor, Toshiba Corp's Westinghouse Electric Co.
iPhone 8, 8 Plus Face 'Crackling Noise' Issue; Apple Assures a Fix Soon
Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have been facing a static noise issue during Facetime or calls. Apple has now confirmed that the company is working on a fix for the same.
Google Acquires Cloud Firm Bitium
Founded in 2012, Bitium has been offering solution for managing Google Apps, Office 365, social network, CRM, collaboration and marketing tools.
Truecaller's update for iOS app to filter out junk texts
Truecaller claims that it blocks more than 100 million spam SMS and text messages each week globally.
Flipkart Buys Mobiles Repair Services Firm
The acquisition of F1 chain by Flipkart will expand the e-tailer's offerings to mobiles, IT products and consumer electronics from sales to after-sales to repair services.
Scientists Design Self-Righting Robots Inspired by Click Beatles
The beetles have a unique hinge-like mechanism between their heads and abdomens that makes a clicking sound when initiated and allows them to flip into the air and back onto their feet when they are knocked over.
SBI Announces AI-Based Chat Assistant
Developed by Payjo, an artificial intelligence (AI) banking platform, "SIA" is equipped to handle nearly 10,000 enquiries per second or 864 million in a day -- which is nearly 25 per cent of the queries processed by Google each day.
Dell EMC joins Ingram Micro to Unveil Hardware-as-a-Service Model in India
The joint go-to-market strategy relies on Dell EMC's capabilities in enabling companies to accelerate their IT, security and workforce transformation coupled with Ingram Micro's reach through 18,000 partners.
Russian Hackers Tried to Access California Election System
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said he was informed "for the first time" by the DHS on Friday of last year's attempt, in which Russian hackers "scanned" the website with the intent to "identify weaknesses in a computer or network - akin to a b...
Hackers left Companies Poorer by $4 Billion in First Half of 2017
According to the '2017 Midyear Security Roundup' by global cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, businesses are faced with increased ransomware, Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams and Internet of Things (IoT) attacks.
Top Xiaomi Deals on Flipkart Big Billion Days and Amazon Great Indian Shopping Festival
The sale is being conducted across Amazon, Flipkart, Tata Cliq, Paytm mall, Mi.com, Mi Preferred Partner stores, Large Format Retailers and Mi Home stores. These offers will further enable Mi fans to get their hands on their favourite Xiaomi smartphone an...