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Budget 2019: National Artificial Intelligence Portal Announced, to Help Boost Sector Presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal added that nine priority areas have been identified for the development of the AI sector in the country.

Data Leak: Collection #2-5 dump leaks 2.2 billion usernames and passwords: Researcher Carrying unimaginable 2.2 billion usernames and associated passwords, the new data dump is claimed to include 845GB of stolen data.

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Amazon Asks Partners to Stop Using Amazon Exclusives Branding as New E-Commerce Rules Take Effect Amazon India now wants its partners to use the term “Available Online on Amazon.in,” where they were earlier using “Amazon Exclusive.”

Tech Lobby Takes India to Task Over Plans to Police Online Content An Asian Internet lobby group, whose members include Google and Facebook, on Thursday criticised India's plans to regulate social media content.

Intel Makes Interim CEO Swan Permanent, Bucking History of Insiders Swan, 58, who was previously Intel's chief financial officer, served as eBay's CFO for nine years before a stint in private equity and joining Intel in 2016.

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Amazon Removes Numerous Products From India Site as New E-Commerce Rules Bite By Thursday, numerous items sold by vendors such as Cloudtail, in which Amazon holds an indirect equity stake, were no longer available on the Amazon India site.

Report: Facebook pays teens to install app that can collect data on them Is it legal for Facebook to secretly monitor your kids? Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley weighs in on Facebook's latest privacy scandal.

Amazon delivers woman stun gun, pepper spray instead of cat dish she ordered A Canadian woman who ordered a dish for her cat through Amazon reportedly received a stun gun and pepper spray instead.

Tucker: Smartphones make kids dumber, less happy Studies show smartphones and social media have negative impact on children's psychological health; should Congress pass legislation to restrict kids' tech use?

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Facebook kills hundreds of 'inauthentic' accounts linked to Iran Facebook announced Thursday that it had removed close to 800 pages, groups and accounts from the social media network for engaging in what it called "coordinated inauthentic behavior tied to Iran."

UAE Said to Use Cyber Super-Weapon to Spy on iPhones of Foes A team of former US intelligence operatives working for the UAE are said to have used tool called Karma to hack into the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders.

Paytm Launches Domestic Hotel Bookings, Acquires Noida-Based NightStay Paytm has also partnered with more than 5,000 hotels across the budget, luxury, and business segments.

Firefox 65 Brings New Content Blocking Controls to Desktop and Android, Firefox 66 Beta Released There is a new small "i" icon right in the address bar that lets you access the content blocking settings, and let you change privacy options if you so desire.

Slack Says It Has 10 Million Daily Active Users The number of paying customers using Slack has risen by more than 50 percent over the past five years to over 85,000, Slack Technologies Inc said in a blog post.

Google, Facebook, Twitter Must Do More Against Fake News: EU The Commission called on Facebook to provide more clarity on how it uses its tools to fight fake news and told Google to expand its actions to more EU countries.

AMD Posts Record Growth in Data Centre Revenue Bigger rivals Nvidia and Intel both flagged stagnating growth in data centre sales, a segment in which AMD is beginning to get a foothold on the back of its server chips.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Intel will receive an Israeli government grant of 9 percent of its planned ILS 40 billion investment to expand its manufacturing operations in the country.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Asus’ new ZenBook series laptops are priced starting Rs 71,990 and go up to Rs. 1,39,900.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png A US-based woman claims that her teenage son discovered the FaceTime bug last week and warned Apple about the same.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Bigger rivals Nvidia and Intel both flagged stagnating growth in data centre sales, a segment in which AMD is beginning to get a foothold on the back of its server chips.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Apple said it has 360 million subscribers to both its own and third-party services, and set a goal to expand that to 500 million by the end of 2020.

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San Francisco could ban facial recognition technology, becoming first US city to do so San Francisco could become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition technology — criticized as biased by lawmakers and privacy advocates — by all city agencies if a new bill becomes law.

Super Bowl LIII: Tom Brady, Patriots and Pepsi tops among social media buzz As the hype around Super Bowl LIII reaches white-hot status, social media and internet users are doing everything and anything they can to learn about the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams and join in on the conversation.

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Outrage over Facebook's use of teens to spy on rivals as Sandberg says they 'consented' Facebook is being hit with a growing backlash over the revelation that it paid teenagers in order to monitor their online activity to gain valuable insights into its rivals. 

Army tests new communication device that could save wounded soldiers’ lives The U.S. Army is testing a new medical communication device that could help save soldiers’ lives.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png MSI has today launched new gaming laptops in India powered by the Nvidia GeForce RTX series GPUs, alongside MSI P-series laptops for creators.

Air Force may expand, speed up purchase of F-35 fighter jets While senior Air Force leaders are calling for a “fast” pursuit toward production and delivery of its stated F-35 objectives, there are some voices now raising the question as to whether the rates should be sped up even more -- potentially even increasing the overall numbers for the program.

Google Ordered by French Regulator to Take Measures on Advertising France's competition regulator has ordered Google to take measures regarding some of its advertising methods.

Apple Music to Be Available for Free Streaming on American Airlines Flights Apple has announced that Apple Music subscribers can stream songs or videos without buying Wi-Fi on any domestic American Airlines flight from February 1.

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Jio GigaFiber Price, Plans, Installation Process and More: Answers to Your Jio GigaFiber Question Jio GigaFiber price, plans, installation process and everything explained first hand by someone with a Jio GigaFiber broadband connection.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png LG Electronics Inc posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in two years on Thursday citing higher marketing costs and tougher competition in the television business.

ISRO Unveils Human Space Flight Centre in Bengaluru ISRO aims to send humans to space by December 2021 through its Gaganyaan mission.

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Unified Messaging Platform Won’t Arrive Until at Least 2020: Zuckberberg Facebook said one of the major reasons why it wants to move forward with the integration is making end-to-end encryption default in more its services.

PayPal Adds Record 13.8 Million New Active Accounts in Q4 2018 Comparably, PayPal had added just 8.7 million new active accounts a year earlier. Around 2.9 million of new accounts were added through acquisitions.

Google+ to Shut Down April 2, Some Features Will Be Taken Offline Starting Next Week Google says it will shut down Google+ completely on April 2, 2019, but some essential features will be taken offline as early as next week.

SBI Left Banking Data of Millions of Users Unprotected Online: Report The alleged unprotected server of SBI was housed in a Mumbai data centre and included two months of data from SBI Quick service.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, reported a slump in fourth-quarter net profits on Thursday.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Chief executive Satya Nadella said Microsoft continues to see gains from its cloud services after having shifted away from many of its consumer offerings

Microsoft Posts Profit on Ongoing Cloud Businesses Growth Chief executive Satya Nadella said Microsoft continues to see gains from its cloud services after having shifted away from many of its consumer offerings

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http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png The government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology will start the survey from February.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png In recent weeks, Apple shares have been hammered on concerns that its best days are over, with smartphone sales slipping and no new "big thing" on the horizon.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Bluetooth-based location tracking services and devices are set to get more accurate with a new direction-finding service in Bluetooth 5.1.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 starts at a price of Rs. 83,999, whereas the Surface Laptop 2 starts at Rs. 91,999.

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SAP Plans Restructuring After Signs of Weakness Emerge SAP will take a restructuring charge to reshape its business after growth slowed in parts of the software maker over the last three months

YouTube Officially Details Video Download Recommendations; Android, iOS Users Get Reordered Video Resolution Options YouTube was earlier spotted testing a Recommended videos section in some markets.

Nvidia Cuts Fourth-Quarter Revenue Estimate on Weak China Demand Nvidia on Monday cut revenue estimates because of weak demand for its gaming chips in China and lower-than-expected data centre sales.

Gmail, Google Drive, Hangouts, Google+, and Other Google Services Down for Some Users (Updated) A number of consumer-facing Google services, including Gmail, are currently down for some users around the world.

Good Times Keep Rolling for Facebook and Google's Ad Businesses Industry analysts say growing consumer spending and the continued march from in-store to online commerce will keep digital advertising growing.

Dropbox to Acquire E-Signature Software Company HelloSign HelloSign, whose more than 80,000 customers include Instacart and Lyft, will remain an independent business.

Japan to Survey 200 Million Gadgets for Cyber-Security Ahead of 2020 Olympic Games The government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology will start the survey from February.

Flipkart Said to Warn of Major 'Customer Disruption' If India's New E-Commerce Rules Not Delayed Flipkart is said to have told the government the company faces the risk of "significant customer disruption" if the implementation of new curbs for e-commerce is not delayed by 6 months.

Google.com Mobile Version Gets Voice Search Support on Android Google has quietly added the voice search functionality to the mobile web version of Google.com on Android.

WhatsApp Web Picture-in-Picture Mode Gets Support for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube Links This feature comes with the latest WhatsApp Web 0.3.2041 update, and the service should update automatically when you open it in your browser.

Snapdeal Backs India's E-Commerce Curbs, Assures Compliance Snapdeal said some companies were using "glaring loopholes" to run a proxy inventory-based model of e-commerce.

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Gurley beats Gronk in 'Madden' Super Bowl matchup First came the "Madden" simulation, which has the Los Angeles Rams edging the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII by a score of 30-27. Now, two of the game's actual stars, Todd Gurley and Rob Gronkowski, provided the same result.

Navy plans test raids on its futuristic Littoral Combat Ship The Navy plans to launch small boat attack craft raids against its futuristic Littoral Combat Ships to prepare a suite of integrated weapons systems and sensors for major ocean warfare - including missiles, guns, drones and inflatable boats.

Will the Patriots lose the Super Bowl? Ominous 'Madden' simulation has Rams winning close game If "Madden NFL 19" is any indication, the New Patriots are going to lose the Super Bowl to the Los Angeles Rams in nail-biting fashion.

Facebook slammed for 'patchy, opaque' attitude as disinformation progress report is released Facebook was accused of taking a "patchy, opaque and self-selecting" approach to clamping down on misinformation by the European officials as the EU published its first progress report on fake news.

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Facebook closes research program that allowed it to spy on Apple users Facebook has been paying people to install an app that allows it to hoover up data on exactly how they use their smartphones.

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Americans hit with 26.3 billion robocalls last year, causing some to not answer their phone If you're fed up with robocalls, you're not alone. 

Hackers ready to target unsuspecting fans during Super Bowl LIII There’s nothing like a major sporting event to bring out the hackers.

Chrome 72 Rolled Out for Desktop, Android, and iOS Users: Here's What's New Chrome 72 for Android brings along upgrades for the media player notifications while using Incognito tab, and more.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Out of more than 100,000 PCs surveyed, only 12.4 percent run the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, AdDuplex said in its latest report.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Intel will receive an Israeli government grant of 9 percent of its planned ILS 40 billion investment to expand its manufacturing operations in the country.

UAE Said to Use Cyber Super-Weapon to Spy on iPhones of Foes A team of former US intelligence operatives working for the UAE are said to have used tool called Karma to hack into the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Asus’ new ZenBook series laptops are priced starting Rs 71,990 and go up to Rs. 1,39,900.

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Paytm Launches Domestic Hotel Bookings, Acquires Noida-Based NightStay Paytm has also partnered with more than 5,000 hotels across the budget, luxury, and business segments.

Paytm Launches Domestic Hotel Bookings, Acquires Noida-Based NightStay Paytm has also partnered with more than 5,000 hotels across the budget, luxury, and business segments.

Firefox 65 Brings New Content Blocking Controls to Desktop and Android, Firefox 66 Beta Released There is a new small "i" icon right in the address bar that lets you access the content blocking settings, and let you change privacy options if you so desire.

Slack Says It Has 10 Million Daily Active Users The number of paying customers using Slack has risen by more than 50 percent over the past five years to over 85,000, Slack Technologies Inc said in a blog post.

Facebook Reportedly Paying Teens to Harvest Data From Their Phones Facebook is said to be been paying teens and adults up to $20 a month to install an application that tracks their phone and Web activities.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png A US-based woman claims that her teenage son discovered the FaceTime bug last week and warned Apple about the same.

Google, Facebook, Twitter Must Do More Against Fake News: EU The Commission called on Facebook to provide more clarity on how it uses its tools to fight fake news and told Google to expand its actions to more EU countries.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Bigger rivals Nvidia and Intel both flagged stagnating growth in data centre sales, a segment in which AMD is beginning to get a foothold on the back of its server chips.

AMD Posts Record Growth in Data Centre Revenue Bigger rivals Nvidia and Intel both flagged stagnating growth in data centre sales, a segment in which AMD is beginning to get a foothold on the back of its server chips.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Apple said it has 360 million subscribers to both its own and third-party services, and set a goal to expand that to 500 million by the end of 2020.

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YouTube to Tweak Algorithms to Stop Recommending Conspiracy Theory Videos YouTube said it is retooling its recommendation algorithm that suggests new videos to users in order to prevent promoting conspiracies.

Facebook Unveils Privacy and Data Use Hub for Businesses The hub contains information on topics including advertisements, privacy principles and guidelines to help companies understand rules like GDPR.

Bing’s Day-Long Outage in China Believed to Be Technical Error, Not Censors' Block Search engine Bing's outage in China last week was reportedly a technical error, rather than an intentional censorship block.

Facebook Blocks External Agencies From Checking Ads for Political Transparency: Report Facebook has changed its codes that restrict external groups' ability to collect data on why users are being targeted by political campaigners.

Millennials in India Are Turning to Algorithms for Love Local entrepreneurs, global dating apps and Indian matrimonial websites are racing to bring artificial intelligence to modernise match-making.

MIT Researchers' Vault Cryptocurrency 99 Percent More Efficient Than Bitcoin Vault reduced the bandwidth for joining its network by 99 percent when compared to Bitcoin and 90 percent when compared to Ethereum.

Google Duo May Get a Web Version Soon: Report The web version of Google Duo would also work in the Google Chrome browser as well as other rival browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Global IT spending is projected to total $3.76 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.2 per cent from 2018, a new report by market research firm Gartner said.

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FaceTime bug lets users listen in on calls even if nobody answers Apple says the fix for FaceTime bug will be released in software update later this week.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Amazon for 'bias' in its facial detection technology Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Amazon for what she characterized as 'bias' in the tech giant's facial detection technology. In a tweet, Ocasio-Cortez referenced a study conducted by researchers from MIT and the University of Toronto, that found Amazon's technology labeled darker-skinned women as men 31 percent of the time. Lighter-skinned women were misidentified 7 percent of the time.

New York lawmaker to Google: Remove conversion therapy app from Play Store A New York lawmaker is demanding that Google remove an app that promotes gay conversion therapy from its Google Play Store. 

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Could China leave the US behind in AI 'arms race'? It’s an arms race for the post-modern age.

Ocasio-Cortez slams Amazon for 'bias' in its facial detection technology Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Amazon for what she characterized as "bias" in the tech giant's facial detection technology. 

Facebook removes smiling picture of seriously ill girl being fed by a tube A mom was left horrified when Facebook banned a photo of her daughter because she was being fed by a tube.

China develops app to monitor 'deadbeat debtors' A new app developed in China will alert users if they are within 1,640 feet of someone in debt.

Apple scrambles to fix FaceTime bug that lets people spy on you A bug in Apple devices that let callers listen in on others' microphones without their knowledge has been disabled after political leaders, business leaders and a number of media reports put pressure on the tech giant as it works to permanently solve the issue.

SAP Plans Restructuring After Signs of Weakness Emerge SAP will take a restructuring charge to reshape its business after growth slowed in parts of the software maker over the last three months

YouTube Officially Details Video Download Recommendations; Android, iOS Users Get Reordered Video Resolution Options YouTube was earlier spotted testing a Recommended videos section in some markets.

Apple FaceTime bug allows users to listen in on people even if they don't answer A critical flaw in Apple’s FaceTime video chat service allows someone to listen through another user’s iPhone even if that person did not answer the call, a report said on Monday.

Nvidia Cuts Fourth-Quarter Revenue Estimate on Weak China Demand Nvidia on Monday cut revenue estimates because of weak demand for its gaming chips in China and lower-than-expected data centre sales.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Intel Corp will invest ILS 40 billion ($10.9 billion) on a new chip-making factory in Israel, the Israeli finance minister said on Monday.

Gmail, Google Drive, Hangouts, Google+, and Other Google Services Down for Some Users A number of consumer-facing Google services, including Gmail, are currently down for some users around the world.

Facebook opens new fronts to combat political interference Facebook Inc. plans to make more information available world-wide about political ads purchased on its services, expanding the social-media giant’s effort to defend against politically motivated interference in elections from India to the European Union.

Good Times Keep Rolling for Facebook and Google's Ad Businesses Industry analysts say growing consumer spending and the continued march from in-store to online commerce will keep digital advertising growing.

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Dropbox to Acquire E-Signature Software Company HelloSign HelloSign, whose more than 80,000 customers include Instacart and Lyft, will remain an independent business.

Japan to Survey 200 Million Gadgets for Cyber-Security Ahead of 2020 Olympic Games The government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology will start the survey from February.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png The government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology will start the survey from February.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png In recent weeks, Apple shares have been hammered on concerns that its best days are over, with smartphone sales slipping and no new "big thing" on the horizon.