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Now, Android 9 Pie will be available in Motorola's 'One Power' smartphone
Android 9 Pie was officially released in August and was initially made available on Google Pixel and OnePlus 6 devices
 "Now, Android 9 Pie will be available in Motorola's 'One Power' smartphone")
Google marks 44th anniversary of humankind's first message to aliens
Their three-minute radio message was aimed at a cluster of stars in the constellation Hercules 25,000 light years away from Earth, Google said in a statement
 "Google marks 44th anniversary of humankind's first message to aliens")
Facebook and California fire: Toxic smoke bleak backdrop for Silicon Valley
The toxic smoke is an apt metaphor for where Silicon Valley finds itself
 "Facebook and California fire: Toxic smoke bleak backdrop for Silicon Valley")
Facebook to launch independent body for checking content on social media
Content spied by artificial intelligence software or reported by users is now reviewed by an internal system that Facebook has been ramping up
Miscreants, beware! Mr Artificial Intelligence is the new cop in town
The programme can cross match faces against a crime database even from low-light images and give inputs to cops on the ground
 "Miscreants, beware! Mr Artificial Intelligence is the new cop in town")
Frozen planet 'super-Earth' discovered orbiting Sun's nearest solitary star
The planet's surface temperature is estimated to be around minus 170 degrees Celsius, meaning it is likely to be a frozen world which is uninviting to Earth-like life
 "Frozen planet 'super-Earth' discovered orbiting Sun's nearest solitary star")
Meet Gopal, a chat bot that speaks Hindi, Tamil and 10 other Indian tongues
Launched by Reverie Language Technologies, the chat bot is aimed at banks and other enterprises
 "Meet Gopal, a chat bot that speaks Hindi, Tamil and 10 other Indian tongues")
Your social circle more likely to bully you online than strangers: Report
The respondents who had met their abuser in real life were almost twice as likely to experience an online risk: Microsoft report
 "Your social circle more likely to bully you online than strangers: Report")
A matter of volume: Threat from mid-priced Chinese phones hangs over Apple
Wall Street analysts have expressed concerns that slower overall smartphone sales will make it harder for Apple to hold smartphone market
 "A matter of volume: Threat from mid-priced Chinese phones hangs over Apple")
World Economic Forum to use drones to enhance info on agriculture in India
Apart from drones, the approach for projects in AI and blockchain is also on building new ecosystems
 "World Economic Forum to use drones to enhance info on agriculture in India")
How the Internet of Things is being used to solve India-specific problems
Research and consultancy firm KPMG estimates that the country already has about 120 players selling IoT solutions of which 60- 65 per cent are start-ups
 "How the Internet of Things is being used to solve India-specific problems")
As cities swell, the world looks at driverless trains to increase frequency
Fully automated trains can run much closer to each other while maintaining the same levels of safety
 "As cities swell, the world looks at driverless trains to increase frequency")
AI will catch lies on employees' expense report if they make false claims
AppZen, an 18-month-old AI accounting startup, has already signed up several big companies and claims to have saved its clients $40 mn in fraudulent expenses
 "AI will catch lies on employees' expense report if they make false claims")
As iPhone demand wanes, Apple has plan B, but suppliers don't
There's no back-up for many of the companies that supply components for the iPhone
 "As iPhone demand wanes, Apple has plan B, but suppliers don't")
Meet the men behind Niki, the chat-bot you can leave your mundane tasks to
The bot enables computers to do the humdrum tasks like booking cabs, buying tickets, and paying bills and insurance premiums
 "Meet the men behind Niki, the chat-bot you can leave your mundane tasks to")
How a cancer survivor and his two sons built an $8 billion software startup
Qualtrics had filed for an initial public offering in the US and was planning to raise about $500 million. SAP CEO Bill McDermott preempted the IPO with an all-cash offer
 "How a cancer survivor and his two sons built an $8 billion software startup")
How does fake news spread? WhatsApp to spend $1 million to find out
According to Mrinalini Rao, lead researcher at WhatsApp, the platform cares deeply about the safety of its over 1.5 billion monthly active users globally and over 200 million users in India
 "How does fake news spread? WhatsApp to spend $1 million to find out")
Good news! Twitter is working on ways to launch 'edit' option for tweets
We have to make sure that we are actually solving the predominant reason why people would do it first and foremost, says Jack Dorsey
 "Good news! Twitter is working on ways to launch 'edit' option for tweets")
LS polls 2019: In India, CEO Jack Dorsey says Twitter fighting fake news
The Twitter CEO met Congress President Rahul Gandhi and discussed various steps the social network was taking to curb the spread of fake news
 "LS polls 2019: In India, CEO Jack Dorsey says Twitter fighting fake news")
This special smartphone screen Alibaba has built helps the blind to shop
Each film costs about 3.6 cents to produce. It has three mini buttons on each side which are sensory-enabled
 "This special smartphone screen Alibaba has built helps the blind to shop")
