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Right to be forgotten: How to protect privacy in times of blockchain

At its core, blockchain is a database that is jointly managed by a distributed set of participants

Fortress Facebook is suddenly vulnerable: Can it really generate profits?

Investors have lost faith in Facebook's ability to keep passing the money-making baton to the rest of its products

Apple launches new iPad with iPhone XS features at New York event

Apple also unveiled new Mac computers, including a MacBook Air laptop with a high-resolution screen

Huawei to launch wireless charging in India with its Mate 20 Pro next month

With a 10-minute 15W wireless charging session, the wireless charger tops up the battery 12%, while a 30-minute charge gives the battery 31% juice

New technology must create more jobs than it destroys, says Mukesh Ambani

A major task is 'to ensure that new and disruptive technologies create more employment opportunities than they take away,' Ambani said

If bitcoin wins, climate loses out: Will a cryptocurrency kill Paris goals?

A report tries to think through the side effects of the dramatic success of bitcoin

Adobe's new game changer: Democratising the Augmented Reality sector

The software maker is working on new tools and a platform to enable users to create AR experiences with seamless ease

iOS 12.1 to bring Group FaceTime, dual-SIM support, shows new iPhone Guide

In addition to Group FaceTime, the user guide also notes dual-SIM functionality for iPhone "XR", "XS" and "XS Max" will go live when the iOS point update sees release

Veena Sahajwalla, the crusader from India who recycles electronic waste

The Mumbai-born Indo-Australian scientist is waging a war against electronic waste with her novel invention of the world's first microfactory

Xiaomi most preferred brand in Rs 10,000-Rs 15,000 segment in India: Survey

While Xiaomi remains the most preferred brand, Samsung is the second-most preferred brand

Satisfied with your smartphone? 81% Indians say their devices lack features

As per the study 21 per cent users said waterproofing is the most desired feature in smartphones

Self-driving cars: The AI-backed computer chauffeur is creeping closer

Systems that marry microprocessors, sensors and software to make fully driverless cars possible are in the advanced stages of development

Get over fingerprint, retina and face, your brain may soon be your password

Every person's brain responds differently to an external stimulus, so even if two people look at the same photograph, readings of their brain activity will be different

New web-based tool to help monitor fake news on Facebook, Twitter

Developed by researchers at the University of Michigan in the US, the tool uses a Platform Health Metric called the Iffy Quotient

Now, AI helping predict accurate, quick warnings of next big earthquake

The new AI-related quake research is leaning on neural networks, the same technology that has accelerated the progress of everything from talking digital assistants to driverless cars

Robots to produce robots for $150 mn at China's ABB factory in Shanghai

China is expanding its robot workforce, as wages for human workers there rise and the country seeks to compete with lower-cost countries via greater automation

IIT-Madras researchers design first indigenously-developed microprocessor

This completely indigenous fabrication is that India has now attained independence in designing, developing and fabricating end-to-end systems within the country, says IIT-M

Airtel 3.0: Company shows self-driving drone to connected cars at IMC 2018

For the first time, Airtel ties up with Huawei to build futuristic AR based Holographic Communication for 5G

Xiaomi unveils its priciest phone at $475, to take on Huawei, Apple

The Chinese smartphone maker on Thursday unveiled the MIX 3, the fourth generation of a series introduced in 2016

Google makes it easier to review, delete search data: Here is how to use it

The feature is currently available for desktop and web platforms; it will be available in the Google app for iOS and Android in coming weeks, and in Google Maps from next year