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Now, a robot to simplify coding for kids

Professors at Harvard's Wyys Institute want to make 'coding just most natural thing' to kids

Millennials 'swipe right' for Hillary over Trump, says Tinder

The 'Swipe the Vote' poll showed that 57% of American users matched with Clinton and 43% matched with Trump

You can soon shop on Instagram

Each post by a brand has a picture of the product and also displays the price of the item on a single tap

Hike's focus on user engagement, not on scale, says Kavin Mittal

The scion of the Mittal family wants to make the app a one-stop spot for all activities

Virtual reality: Disruptive or destructive?

A 360-degree immersive experience apart, there are some ethical issues

Data fraud: Irdai takes guard, readies cyber security shield

Indian banking system was hit by the debit card fraud in which some 32 lakh cards are reported to have been affected

New NASA tech may help prevent flight delays

The Flight Deck Interval Management (FIM) is expected to enable controllers and the airport to count on aircraft arriving within five to ten seconds of a predicted time

Now watch 3D videos on smartphones without special eyewear

Two or more images are interlaced, printed behind a plastic layer with grooves matching interlaced pattern

Women executives left Yahoo amid layoffs, deal talk

Yahoo had 8,800 employees at the end of the second quarter, down from 9,400 as at March 31

Alert users! Google just released a critical vulnerability in Windows

The bug can potentially allow cyber attackers to escape the security sandbox

Social media takes a big share of digital revenue from traditional media: John Rose

Rose, MD of The Boston Consulting Group, says the economics of distribution has changed dramatically with digital media

Toyota to roll out app that allows people to start up a car with their smartphone

The app would only allow users that have previously signed up for the shared-use car to operate it

Facebook to bring its mobile-first marketplace to India, targeting OLX, Quikr

Facebook has over 155 million users or nearly one in two smartphone users making it among the most used internet sites in India

Alibaba's Jack Ma is still China's richest techie

Ma's net worth soared over $6 bn in the past 12 months, reports Tech in Asia

How virtual reality, nanotech are disrupting the property market

The use of VR in real estate is already a $1 billion global industry, reports Tech in Asia

Will pedestrians be at ease in a world of self-driving cars?

Self-driving cars are by design risk-averse and they are programmed to obey the rules of the road, including waiting for pedestrians to cross

Facebook lets advertisers exclude users by race

Facebook places its users in 50,000 unique categories despite having no-targeting policy for ads

Moto Z: Legacy in the making

If its gamble of modular accessories pays off, Moto Z could become a trendsetter

Air Purifiers: Breath of fresh air

The author lists the best air purifiers to beat the Diwali pollution

Messaging app Hike to extend its video calling feature to Android users

The beta version of the app's video calling feature, that was launched in September, will be available to all its Android users by the end of this week