Tech
Germany Starts Implementing New Hate Speech Law
The new rules could find social media sites up to $60 million if they do not remove posts containing hate speech quickly, according to a recent report.
LeEco Founder Defies China Return Order, Stays in U.S. For Car Fundraising
The Beijing branch of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued a notice last week ordering LeEco CEO Jia Yueting to return to China to sort out a mounting debt pile linked to his firms and protect investors' rights.
UK May Use Taxes to Get Tech Giants to do More to Fight Extremism
Ben Wallace accused tech firms of being happy to sell people's data but not to give it to the government which was being forced to spend vast sums on de-radicalisation programmes, surveillance and other counter-terrorism measures.
Indian Space Sector: The Year of Mixed Fortunes
With the size of earth observation satellites reducing and the future trend moving towards a constellation of small satellites rather than a large one, India's space agency is developing a smaller rocket that can carry satellites weighing up to 500 kg.
Machine Learning Will Not Replace People in All Jobs: Study
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US found 21 criteria to evaluate whether a task or a job is amenable to machine learning (ML).
Hackers Can Guess PINs Using Your Smartphone's Sensor Data
Using machine learning algorithms and a combination of information gathered from six different sensors found in smartphones, researchers succeeded in unlocking Android smartphones with a 99.5 percent accuracy within only three tries.
Samsung Scion Denies Corruption Charges as Legal Appeal Nears End
Jay Y. Lee, the 49-year-old heir to one of the world's biggest corporate empires, has been detained since February and was convicted by a lower court in August of bribing Park Geun-hye, who was dismissed as South Korea's president in March.
Fujitsu, Microsoft to Develop AI-Based Workplace Solutions
Based on the Microsoft 365 integrated cloud service, the new solutions will be powered by Fujitsu's AI technology, Fujitsu Human Centric AI Zinrai, and Microsoft AI platform services on Azure.
Google Appoints Key Chip Designer From Apple
According to a report, the hiring is part of a brewing effort by Google to design its own chipsets for consumer devices like the Pixel phone.
Reliance Jio Launches Two 'Happy New Year 2018' Prepaid Plans Starting at Rs 199
Reliance Jio has announced two new prepaid plans for the upcoming year 2018. Know all about the new Jio prepaid plans.
IPO Hopeful Xiaomi Set to Blow Past 2017 Revenue Target- Report
Xiaomi, which has been hearing bank pitches for what could be the world's biggest tech float next year, will rake in a net profit of at least $1 billion in 2017, banker projections based on the company's revenue estimate of $17 billion to $18 billion show...
Apple Wins Big With U.S. Tax Bill But Faces Snag on Foreign Patents
The bill has a pair of provisions designed to make that maneuver less alluring. One creates a minimum tax on foreign patent income that is expected to come to about 13 percent, said Gavin Ekins, a research economist with the Tax Foundation.
S Korea Cryptocurrency Exchange Shuts Down After Hacking
It is the first time that a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange has gone bankrupt. Investing in virtual currencies has become hugely popular in the hyper-wired South, whose trades account for some 20 percent of global Bitcoin transactions.
Bharti Airtel to Acquire Millicom's Operations in Rwanda
"Bharti Airtel Limited...has entered into a definitive agreement with Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Millicom) under which Airtel Rwanda Limited will acquire 100 per cent equity interest in Tigo Rwanda Limited," Bharti Airtel said in a statement.
Dish TV to Take 'Further Steps' For Merger With Videocon
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, vide its communication dated December 15, 2017, had accorded the necessary approval for the Scheme of Arrangement for Amalgamation of Videocon D2H Limited into and with Dish TV India Limited.
Xiaomi Mi A1 Special Edition Red Variant Launched in India For Rs 13,999
Priced at Rs 13,999 Xiaomi Mi A1 Special Edition will be available in limited numbers via Mi.com and Flipkart from December 20.