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Book an Uber Through Snapchat
The new feature is aimed at increasing the time a user spends on the app by providing contextual location-based search, potentially helping the company to get more advertising dollars.
Apple Terminates Weinstein-Produced Elvis Presley Series
Weinstein was asked to leave after a New York Times investigation detailed numerous incidents of alleged sexual harassment by the media mogul.
Fridtjof Nansen 156th B'day: Google Doodle Celebrates Legendary Explorer, Humanitarian
Google Doodle is celebrating the 156th birthday of Fridtjof Nansen, a revolutionary explorer and humanitarian. Read on to know about the accomplishments of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Dove Apologises For Racially Insensitive ad on Facebook
"An image we recently posted on Facebook missed the mark in representing women of colour thoughtfully. We deeply regret the offence it caused," Dove posted after removing the ad that stirred a controversy on social media.
Smart Dust: What Future of Surveillance Looks Like
Are you well connected to your smart devices most of the time of your day? Here is what you should know about the current surveillance technology being used and what the future looks like.
China Approves HP's $1.1 Billion Buy of Samsung's Printer Business With Curbs
HP announced the deal in September 2016, hoping to disrupt the $55 billion copier market by focusing on multifunction printers and more deeply embedding mobile and cloud printing technologies to its product solutions.
First Regional 'GST Rate Finder' Android App Launched by Telangana And AP Governor
"With the successful implementation of game-changing reform of GST, India will join league of super economic powers and people’s level of happiness will go up"
Google Vies to Make Even smarter Phones, Speakers, Cameras
Over the past year, Google has been transplanting that knowledge into its Pixel line of phones, internet-connected speakers and, as of Wednesday, a new type of laptop and a small hands-free camera that automatically learns when to snap pictures or record...
iWave Announces Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SMARC System-On-Module
The Snapdragon 820 embedded platform integrates the 64-bit Qualcomm Kryo CPU with operating frequency up to 2.2GHz.
New Uber CEO to Meet London Transport Boss Next Tuesday
Regulator Transport for London (TfL) deemed Uber unfit to run a taxi service on Sept. 22 and decided not to renew its licence to operate when it expires on Saturday, citing the firm's approach to reporting serious criminal offences and background checks o...
Russian Broadcaster Defends Its Twitter ad Purchases: RIA
San Francisco-based Twitter said RT, also known as Russia Today, had spent $274,100 on Twitter advertisements and promoted 1,823 tweets potentially aimed at the U.S. market.
EU Pressures Internet Giants to Remove Illegal Content Sooner
The spread of illegal content on the Web, whether because it infringes copyright, involves counterfeit goods or contains threatening material, has sparked a heated debate in Europe between those who want online media firms to do more to tackle it and thos...
Google Proposes Remedy in Response to EU Antitrust Crackdown
Google said Thursday it will still present users with photos and prices when they search for products online and offer a link directly to where they can be purchased.
British Drivers to Defend Employment Rights at Uber Tribunal
Uber said at the tribunal on Wednesday that its drivers were self-employed, like those at long-standing rivals.
Twitter to Talk to House, Senate in Russia Probe
Twitter last week confirmed that officials would be meeting with the Senate panel and issued a statement pledging to improve defences on its platform.
Airtel, Huawei India Tie up to Deploy Massive MIMO
Massive MIMO can help operators greatly enhance wireless network capacity and user experience by optimising existing sites and spectrum resources, it added.