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China's Alibaba Outstrips Revenue Estimates With Online Sales Growth
Alibaba's stock is up by over 81 percent this year, lifted by steady increases in revenue for its commerce business and strong growth in its cloud computing and entertainment units, even as investments in offline stores are yet to pay off.
Blue Whale Challenge: Police Probe Youngster's Death in Kerala
The police action came after the Class XI student's parents, who live on the city outskirts, registered a complaint earlier this week that their 16-year-old son committed suicide on July 26 by hanging as he was hooked on to the game.
Govt Clamps Down on Blue Whale; Asks Google, Facebook to Remove Links
The Blue Whale challenge is reportedly a suicide game in which the player is given certain tasks to complete for a period of 50 days and the final task leads to suicide. The player is also asked to share photos after finishing the challenge.
Google Personalises Voice Search for Indic Language Internet Users in India
Google announces support for voice search input in eight more Indian languages.
Sony Pictures Joins Cisco For 'SonyLIV' Video Content
Cisco's 'Infinite Video Platform' (IVP) adds a fully cloud-based infrastructure to 'SonyLIV' and allows it to offer over 40,000 hours of the broadcast-quality premium viewing experience, including live TV.
Microsoft Unveils Technology to Speed up Blockchain And Its Adoption
Microsoft said on Thursday that it had developed a system called Coco Framework, which connects to different blockchain networks to solve some of the issues that have slowed down their adoption, including speed and privacy concerns.
WhatsApp Users Can Now Add Background Colours to Status Updates Like Facebook
WhatsApp adds a colourful status feature in the latest update, is similar to the one on Facebook, where a selection of background colour options pops up when typing a new status update.
Infant Ape Fossil Skull Illuminates Humankind's Remote Past
Scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery of a complete extinct ape skull fossil ever found, allowing them to study such characteristics as its brain cavity, inner-ear structure and unerupted adult teeth beneath the roots of its baby teeth.
Intel Goes Autonomous: Set to Bring 100 Self-Driving Cars
Intel, which has been expanding beyond its core of computer chip-making, is keen for its technology to be an engine powering self-driving systems across the spectrum of vehicle makers. In a recent update on this, the company has claimed that it is set to...
Gartner Survey: 75% of End Users Willing to Pay More For 5G
According to Sylvain Fabre, Research Director at Gartner, those in the telecom industry are more likely to be prepared to pay more than those in other industries.
Trump Clueless About Retweeting Bot
The bot tweeted the image in a reply to Trump that read "Trump working hard for the American people....thanks," followed by emojis of a heart and the US flag.
Apple iPhone 8 to Use Face Recognition For Security
Apple iPhone 8 will not support a fingerprint sensor and instead will rely on facial recognition technology for all its security features as per an analyst.
Microsoft Launches 'Eye Control' Beta For Windows 10
According to a blog post by Dona Sarkar, Software Engineer at Microsoft, the 'Eye Control' feature requires a compatible eye tracker, like the 'Tobii Eye Tracker 4C', which can unlock access to the Windows operating system.
NASA Declares Closest Earth-Like Planet 'Proxima b' as Uninhabitable
NASA Scientists have found that the exoplanet Proxima-b, despite having many similarities to Earth, has very minute chances of hospitability due to high atmospheric loss rates.
Apple Seeks Tax Breaks For Suppliers to Make iPhones in India: Sources
The U.S. tech giant has been in talks with Indian officials since May of last year when CEO of Apple Tim Cook and Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to set up a production base in the country that goes beyond just assembling the devices.
Samsung Pay to Support SBI Debit Cards
Samsung Pay will allow SBI debit card holders to make payments using Samsung smartphones at Point of Sale (PoS) card machines at merchant outlets.