Facebook junks 'LOL' app for children

Facing the flak from lawmakers and experts, Facebook has decided not to build a new app called "LOL" to let children share and post humorous meme...

Friday, 08 February 2019, 09:57 IST

Instagram's new feature to blur self-harming content on app

In a bid to reduce exposure of minors to self-harming, provocative and disturbing content on its platform, Instagram has launched the "sensitivity...

Thursday, 07 February 2019, 19:08 IST

WhatsApp removing 2 mn suspicious accounts a month

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is removing at least two million accounts each month for bulk or automated behaviour and over 75 per cent of those without...

Thursday, 07 February 2019, 10:08 IST

Facebook rolls out 'unsend' feature on Messenger

Social networking giant Facebook has released the "unsend" feature on its messaging app Messenger that would allow users to delete messages from...

Thursday, 07 February 2019, 09:36 IST

Google extends Assistant's 'Interpreter' mode to Home speakers, more devices

Google has extended the "Interpreter" mode on its Assistant to Home speakers and other third-party devices.

Bosch to invest Rs 20 crore in AI centre in India

Google CEO bets big on YouTube for future growth

Stopping facial recognition for good work is cruel: Microsoft chief

Microsoft President Brad Smith has shot down calls to stop selling facial recognition software to government agencies, saying the move would be "cruel" as it could hamper good work such as diagnosing rare diseases.

Samsung, Apple top 2 semiconductor chip buyers in 2018

Google testing new features on Gmail for Android