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Meet the robot who knows how to trade bonds better than a human investor

Investment firms are crunching data and harnessing technology to cut trading costs, save time and avoid errors in markets where bonds trade infrequently

'Facebook luring teenage girls to befriend middle-aged men via suggestions'

Following the findings, UK-based charity the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has called for friend recommendations to be suspended for children on Facebook

Apple finds bugs in some iPhone X and MacBook models, offers free repair

Apple says displays on iPhone X may experience touch issues due to a component failure. The screens on affected phones may not respond correctly to touch.

Facebook stops requiring arbitration of sexual harassment claims

The change of workplace rules at Facebook, the world's leading social network, will allow complaints of improprieties to be aired openly in court.

NASA to send tissue chips to space to test human health, genetic changes

The "Tissue Chips in Space" initiative seeks to better understand the role of microgravity on human health and disease

Journalists beware: After Bloomberg bots, AI news presenter debuts in China

A digital persona, created entirely by computer programmes, will now present news on Chinese news agency Xinhua

AI technology: China's Xinhua unveils world's first virtual news anchors

The digital anchors offer certain advantages over humans, Xinhua said

Niki.ai chat assistant set to arrive on Amazon Alexa later this month

The company has added two new functionality to the assistant- it now supports Hindi language, both text and voice

As IoT expand, number of connected things to go up 25 bn by 2021: Gartner

By 2023, it is expected that new special-purpose chips will reduce the power consumption required to run a deep neural networks

Buying Facebook's Portal? Know about its privacy features first

Facebook has made it clear that it wants to be a part of your entire social life

In pics: Samsung unveils Infinity Flex, the much-awaited 'foldable' phone

Samsung's foldable phones promise the screen of a small tablet in a pocket-sized device

How firms can use technology to protect the world from climate change

Technological tools could help farmers collect and use data to manage their crops more precisely in ways that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Forget the 'cloud', we are swiftly approaching the 'edge' of smart tech

Forbes predicts that by 2025 more than 80 billion devices, from wearables and smartphones, to factory and smart-city sensors, will be connected to the internet

Samsung Electronics to reveal features of foldable phone this week

The goal is garnering critical feedback as new technologies will require developers to tweak apps to make sure they run smoothly when the phone folds out into tablet form

Tim Cook remains optimistic about India; cites weak currency for flat sales

At third place, Apple had 25 per cent market share in the third quarter (ending September 30) as it launched flagship iPhones XS and XS Max in India

Microsoft doesn't milk user data: Nadella's subtle jibe at Google, Facebook

Nadella applauded the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation as first step towards securing data privacy

Apple's Asia suppliers fall on report that iPhone XR production boost nixed

Apple shares fell nearly 4% on Monday after the report from the Nikkei financial daily

Will 'free' digital currency Initiative Q make you fabulously wealthy?

Initiative Q, unlike Bitcoin, although it creates a private digital currency

Indian students win US award for developing mobile app to monitor AQI level

'Air Cognizer is simple to use and free -- and will prove to be very useful for citizens in cities like Delhi, where air pollution is particularly acute now'

How AI assistant 'Amelia' can help transform Indian healthcare sector

The tech Amelia combines automation, cognitive and emotional intelligence with Machine Learning capabilities to perform as a digital colleague