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BlackBerry sues Snapchat over alleged patent violation

The company accused Snap of infringing six patents, including map improvements for mobile devices, advertising techniques and user interface improvements for mobile devices.

Apr 5, 2018

By IANS

Artificial Intelligence to help in search for alien life

All five of these objects are rocky bodies known to have atmospheres and are among the most potentially habitable objects in the Solar System.

Apr 5, 2018

By IANS

Artificial intelligence

Not 50 million, Facebook scandal 'hit 87 million users', says new revelation

Cambridge Analytica said it received only info about 30 million users and not 87 as claimed by Facebook.

Apr 5, 2018

By IANS

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Apple hires Google's Artificial Intelligence chief

John Giannandrea who took the role of Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google from Amit Singhal in early 2016, will report directly to Cook.

Apr 4, 2018

By IANS

Facebook shuts down accounts owned by Russia-based IRA

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation team is investigating into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Apr 4, 2018

By IANS

iPhone app measured blood flow better in cardiac assessment

The smartphone app had a diagnostic accuracy of 94 per cent compared with 84 per cent using the traditional method.

Apr 3, 2018

By IANS

Google Wi-Fi, Chromebooks now available on buses for rural students

Google said that the programme is now being expanded to 16 additional school districts in the US.

Apr 3, 2018

By IANS

Facebook hate speech spiked in Myanmar during Rohingya crisis

Digital researcher and analyst Raymond Serrato examined about 15,000 Facebook posts from supporters of the hardline nationalist Ma Ba Tha group.

Apr 3, 2018

By IANS

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Google Search and AI chief steps down: Report

Jeff Dean, who leads the company's deep learning AI research team "Google Brain", would run a separate AI wing in addition to his current position.

Apr 3, 2018

By IANS

Instagram testing standalone messaging app

Instagram drops its Apple Watch app

Several other apps that have been dropped from the WatchOS include eBay, Amazon, Google Maps and Twitter.

Apr 3, 2018

By IANS

India supports blockchain but not cryptocurrency

Google bans cryptocurrency mining extensions on Chrome

Google bans cryptocurrency mining extensions on Chrome saying 90% of them failed to follow guidelines or rejected by users

Apr 3, 2018

By IANS

Samsung overtakes IBM for top spot in US patent portfolio

Japan's Canon came in third with 38,996 patents, followed by Microsoft with 33,327. Intel ranked fifth with 30,985.

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

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Snap cofounders Evan Spiegel (R) and Bobby Murphy wait to ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shortly before the company's IPO in New York

Layoffs to save $34 million annually, says Snap Chat parent company

Snap has also leased 300,000 square feet of office space in Santa Monica and has listed 14 of its Venice Beach locations -- totalling 163,000 square feet -- for sublease, said reports

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

SpaceX founder Elon Musk waves at a press conference following the first launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Center

Tesla goes bankrupt, Musk tweets on April Fool's Day

Elon Musk also posted his photo with the tweets in which he was seen sitting with a "bankrupt" placard in his hand.

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

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Snapchat trolls Facebook with Russian bot filter

Snapchat trolled Facebook with a filter that gets like from "my_mom" showing Facebook's older-skewing user base.

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

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