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Tech giants, once seen as saviors, are now viewed as threats

Tech companies are under fire for creating problems instead of solving them

Amazon to team up with Apple, Google for Alexa voice assistant

The retailer has 5,000 people working on Echo home speakers and the Alexa platform that powers the devices

Apple's €850-mn data centre gets approval from Ireland

The project was first announced more than two-and-a-half years ago, will be the biggest private investment in western Ireland

Facebook to launch portable VR headset

Facebook has invested heavily in virtual reality hardware

Facebook to help investigators release Russia-backed ads

To help US congressional investigators on Russia-backed political ads that ran during the 2016 US election

Internet of Things market likely to grow to $1.29 trillion by 2020: Report

The report further noted that the installed base of IoT endpoints will grow to more than 30 billion by 2020

Open-source in India: 3 of 4 coders come from product firms, Amazon leads

Services firms like TCS, Infosys, Cognizant are also catching up on open-source culture

Foldable iPhone coming! Apple partners LG for OLED smartphone screens

The foldable iPhone panel production could start from 2020

Now, read while you bathe: Amazon launches water-proof Kindle at Rs 21,999

With 7-inch 300 ppi display, the device fits over 30 per cent more words per page and it has the fastest page turns of any Kindle

Airtel takes on JioPhone, to offer 4G smartphone for Rs 2,899

Cash refund of Rs 1,500 in two tranches makes the effective cost Rs 1,399

Taiwan Fair Trade Commission asks Qualcomm to pay over $700 mn as fine

US firm asked to pay fine for anti-trust violations of its chip technology

Start-up bets on tech talent pipeline from Africa

New York's Andela is looking to tap into a continent that is eager to connect to the global digital economy

Masayoshi Son goes on data binge with SoftBank's $100-bn vision Fund

Deals have run the gamut from smaller investments in start-ups to larger deals with public companies

Fujifilm launches 'X-E3' mirrorless digital camera at Rs 70,999

"X-E3" features 24.3MP "APS-C sized X-Trans CMOS III" sensor and X-processor pro-image processing engine

Over 5 million people downloaded Google's 'Tez' app on Play Store

Tez allows users, free of charge, to make small or big payments straight from their bank accounts

DigitalOcean taps developers to push its cloud services in India

It is creating a presence in the startup ecosystem to tap its niche market

Now, Skype users can chat with Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana

The update to integrate Cortana with Skype was announced more than a year-and-half ago

End of the road for traditional vehicles? Here are the facts

There is still much debate about the long-term environmental benefits of electrically powered cars

Apple receives US patent to create self-adjusting watch band

Apple launched its 'Watch Series 3' last month with a built-in cellular to let users stay connected

Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie: A mid-range smartphone with good dual front cameras

Priced at Rs 14,999, the Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie (dual-front-camera) variant meets the demand of selfie lovers. However, it falls short in terms of performance and battery life