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FB launches 'click-to-WhatsApp' feature for businesses to reach users

Facebook said that over a million Pages currently include WhatsApp numbers in their posts

Andhra to buy Google X's new wireless technology for high-speed internet

The agreement is an outgrowth of X's Project Loon

Robots multiply in China with annual output rising passing 100,000

China accounts for about a third of the global demand for industrial robots

Google Brain maker teams up with Foxconn for AI push

Andrew Ng has launched a new venture to bring AI on to factory floor

4G to soon beat 3G in smart telephony

4G continues to gain market share in the smartphone and feature phone market

Bengaluru 4th most popular destination for innovation centres globally

Asia claimed 29% of innovation centres opened in 2017, compared to Europe's 25%: Capgemini Report

Soon, Google Assistant to feature on older Android phones in India

Google Assistant will now be available on supported phones running older Android 5.0 Lollipop Operating System (OS)

AI spending by Indian companies may grow by 8-11% in 18 months: Intel

71 per cent Indian firms might deploy Artificial Intelligence before 2020, Intel said in a report.

The Last Jedi: Nasa to screen latest Star War film in space

The day and time of screening is not fixed yet

17 bn and counting: Facebook Messenger doubles count of video chats in 2017

The social media giant said that while some cultural pundits argued that messaging makes people isolated, they found that messaging brought people closer.

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Thirty-nine per cent adults say they do not mind sharing personal information with companies

51% Indian mobile users glare at phones every 10 mins even without alerts

It also found that India with a high percentage of millennials looked for the best deals, driven by discount and cashback

LG V30+ with 6-inch display, dual rear cameras launched at Rs 44,990

The phone will go on sale exclusively on Amazon from December 18

LG's second-most expensive phone, 'V30+', launched in India for Rs 44,990

'LG V30+' is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset and is rated IP68 water and dust resistant

Apple's India growth hits 6-year low

Growth slows to 17% as major policy changes disrupt market

Facebook to book advertising revenue locally

The company had decided to move to a local selling structure in countries where it has an office to support sales to local advertisers

AIG launches new cyber threat analysis

The analysis scores companies on the degree to which a cyber attack may affect their businesses and the potential costs of various cyber incidents

US agency prepares to hand over internet oversight to FTC

The agencies said the proposal will "return jurisdiction to the FTC to police the conduct of ISPs"

B2B payment solution provider Stripe tiptoes into Indian markets

Stripe has roped in former Amazon India executive Anand Balaji to push its business in the country

Xiaomi Mi A1 gets a Rs 1,000 price cut, to cost Rs 13,999 now: Read review

The Mi A1 smartphone from the stable of Xiaomi got the stature of Android One, a platform created by Google for budget smartphone makers with a promise of pure Android experience and quicker software