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Post-Honor success, Huwaei to expand offline presence in India
India is among their top destinations for registering big numbers for Chinese brands
Now, Facebook to slip in posts by local politicians in your News Feed
This new civic engagement feature is a simple way to learn about what happens at all levels of govt.
 "Now, Facebook to slip in posts by local politicians in your News Feed")
Norton Wi-Fi Privacy: Protection from prying eyes
Norton Wi-Fi Privacy is one-stop solution is an easy to use VPN client
Gionee A1 Plus: Smartphone offers little to justify Rs 26,999 price tag
Device focused on imaging, battery and multimedia fails to match peers in price segment
 "Gionee A1 Plus: Smartphone offers little to justify Rs 26,999 price tag")
Privacy in the dock? Know all that Paytm and WhatsApp know about you
Consider the privacy implications. What does PayTM know about its users?
Facebook AI bots developed their own language beyond human comprehension
The author debunks the notion that this is a cause for alarm
 "Facebook AI bots developed their own language beyond human comprehension")
Xiaomi overtakes Fitbit, Apple in global wearable market with 17% share
Strong demand for low-cost fitness bands in China and premium smartwatches in the US drove uptick
 "Xiaomi overtakes Fitbit, Apple in global wearable market with 17% share")
Facebook begins testing 'Stories' on desktop site after Instagram, Whatsapp
Stories are ephemeral posts that include photos or video visible for 24 hours before they disappear
Artificial intelligence to power Facebook translations
With over two billion users, Facebook supports over 45 languages
A 3-year lock in? The many challenges for Jio's 4G feature phone
Jio has 9-12 months of head-start before equivalent offerings from incumbents
 "A 3-year lock in? The many challenges for Jio's 4G feature phone")
Computer says no: Robo-advice is growing but we still don't trust it
People stated they would prefer to deal with a human across a broad range of financial decisions
 "Computer says no: Robo-advice is growing but we still don't trust it")
Man who helped stop WannaCry attack gets arrested in US on hacking charges
Such malware infects web browsers, then captures usernames and passwords
 "Man who helped stop WannaCry attack gets arrested in US on hacking charges")
Facebook automates effort to flag fake news
It has created a software algorithm to flag stories that may be suspicious
Amazon judges your style, so we judged it
It's camera-equipped Echo Look uses AI to evaluate which outfits look best on you
 "Amazon judges your style, so we judged it")
JioPhone vs Intex Turbo+ 4G: Battle of 4G-enabled feature phones begin
Both the phones will be available sometime around Diwali this year
 "JioPhone vs Intex Turbo+ 4G: Battle of 4G-enabled feature phones begin")
Tesla Model 3 is great, but it isn't exactly a progress
Its electric car got rave reviews; one writer says 'the most important car in the world right now'
 "Tesla Model 3 is great, but it isn't exactly a progress")
Snippets: Data disconnect
On average it takes 10 minutes to move 65% of CDC data into analytics database
 "Snippets: Data disconnect")
Robots are better at blocking extremist videos than humans: Google
Google claimed that its robots flag three in four offensive videos from YouTube even before reported
 "Robots are better at blocking extremist videos than humans: Google")
Apple, Google drop over 300 trading apps after Australian intervention
About 80 per cent of the apps that were pointed out did not warn of any risks of trading
 "Apple, Google drop over 300 trading apps after Australian intervention")
Researchers develop smartphone app that guides you to taking better selfies
The researchers presented the work at the 2017 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
 "Researchers develop smartphone app that guides you to taking better selfies")
