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Facebook uses 'survey' to find clickbait and fake news

Below an article on Facebook appears "to what extent do you think that this link's title uses misleading language?" and its response choices range from "Not at all" to "Completely".

SC notice to Google, Facebook on sexual offences videos, cybercrime

NGO Prajwala's plea sought a defined place where one could report such rape videos and seek their blocking

Learn to code: Despite what detractors say, coding is the new literacy

Programming is how humans talk to machines, reports Tech in Asia

How the Indian workforce can beat the robots taking their jobs

And if your job requires repetitive work, more bad news for you, reports Tech in Asia

Your smartphone knows a lot about you, but what about your mental health?

The habitual nature of people means this data could be used to give insight into our mental wellbeing

Free Internet data, talktime for 1.25 lakh Goa youth from today

The scheme will provide 100 minutes talk time and 3 GB Internet data free with a SIM card (every month) for youths aged between 16-30 years

Upgrade your phone: WhatsApp will stop working on older ones in 2017

Any iPhone 4, 4S, or 5 that has not been updated to newest version of operating system wouldn't support WhatsApp

Has India stumped Netflix and Amazon Prime Video?

While Netflix and Amazon Video have been at war globally, Indian players seem to be surging ahead with customisations tailored for the Indian market

Apple shows ambition to get into self-driving car race

The company is investing heavily in the study of machine learning and automation,

InFocus to launch Aadhaar-enabled smartphone using iris scanner

Priced at under Rs 12,000, the device will be made available early next year

ISRO to launch remote sensing satellite on Dec 7

44.4 metre tall PSLV C36 is expected to place 1,235 kg RESOURCESAT-2A into an 827 km polar orbit in 18 mins after lift off

Looking to find the perfect gadget for someone you hate? Look no further than these tech gadgets

For the person you're straight-up trying to kill, you can just gift Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Twitter won't help to build Muslim registry in US

If solicited by Trump administration, it won't sell any goods, services, information, or consulting of any kind to help create a national Muslim registry

Apple reveals autonomous vehicle ambitions to develop self-driving cars

The company has a separate organisation called 'Project Titan' that is developing automotive projects

Study finds Facebook's privacy controls impact user behaviour

User's disclosure patterns reflected increased openness after the introduction of enhanced privacy controls

As Congress twitter accounts hacked, cyber crime up 26 times in decade

As many as 11,592 cases of cyber crime were reported across India in 2015

ArtBuzz India: An app for art's sake

ArtBuzz is an app which tells you about the shows in town, upcoming shows, detailed catalogues and even directions

Uber's move to track riders after trip is completed sparks privacy concerns

Taxi aggregator wants to collect information for 5 mins after ride; experts worried

Even Zuckerberg has been a victim of cybersecurity: How to avoid getting hacked

The hackers gained entry through a completely different app that I hadn't used in years, reports Tech in Asia

NaMo app non-hack is a small fry; tech security on govt apps is even worse

Most applications in the name of 'Smart Cities' and 'Digital India' are being made by students with no background in security