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Twitter tweaks DM feature, businesses can respond to DMs 5 times in 24 Hrs

Adaptive rate limits help to ensure that businesses can always respond to customers who privately message them, even when inbound volumes are high

Twitter suspends 45 suspected propaganda accounts related to Brexit, Trump

Twitter took the action when the tech website uncovered a network directly connected to the Russia-linked accounts Twitter submitted to Congress

New system uses Twitter, artificial intelligence to predict floods

They found that social media and crowdsourcing can be used to complement datasets based on traditional remote sensing and witness reports

Researchers develop new algorithm to detect fake accounts on FB and Twitter

Using the meta-features, the researchers, constructed a generic classifier that can detect fake profiles in a variety of online social networks

Twitter expands character limit to 280 for users

Japanese, Korean, and Chinese will continue to have 140 characters because cramming is not an issue in these languages

Twitter launches in stream ads in India with Amazon, Maruti, Motorola

The Micro-blogging platform offers 15 content categories that advertisers can choose from

Realme X2 Pro Black Friday sale now live: Price, discount offers, and more

Realme X2 Pro has something in store for everyone, including premium design, 90Hz super AMOLED screen, Dolby-tuned stereo speakers, ultra-fast charging and quad-camera set-up on the back

Browser notifications scams tripled to 5.5 mn in first 3 quarters: Study

Kaspersky said its products protected more than 14 million users from attempts to allow websites to show unwanted notifications

Various state laws allow gaming sites, tough to block them: Centre to HC

The court said the governments while arriving at their respective decisions would also keep in mind the aspects of money laundering, FEMA violations and taxation of the gaming proceeds

Techno launches Spark Power smartphone with 6000 mAh battery at Rs 8,499

The Tecno Spark Power will be available on Flipkart starting December 1, said the company in a statement on Thursday

Better technology helped contain onion crop damage due to erratic monsoon

An ICAR survey has found that traditionally sown onion crops saw a damage of up to 80%

Xiaomi announces Black Friday sale: Deals, discounts, bank offers, and more

Xiaomi Black Friday Sale will start from November 29 and continue until December 2. It will be available on online and offline platforms - Flipkart, Amazon, Mi online store and Mi Home

Google Photos now lets you manually tag people in images: Details here

Face tagging feature still relies on the Google's algorithm and its ability to detect person or pet's face

Xiaomi launches Mi TV 4X (55) 2020 edition: Know price, features, and more

The Mi TV 4X (55) 2020 edition gets native support for popular over-the-top platforms, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar

Huawei's Honor confident of survival despite ban on using Google services

Honor is working on a strategy to overcome the difficulties being faced owing to the ongoing US-China trade war and restrictions imposed on the company

How tea chains are using chai bots to make the cuppa of your choice

To cater to those individual tastes, and to make sure that you get your "meri wali chai", Delhi-based tea cafe chain Chaayos is offering 80,000 permutations and combinations of tea to customers

Chit fund cos go tech-savvy with huge data at stake on getting legal status

Last week Lok Sabha passed the Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019, amending the Chit Funds Act, 1982

Explained: How AI is revolutionising the way customer service is executed

Interestingly, the company has not tapped any external funding since 2003 when Sequoia invested $22 million for a minority stake

Evolution of eReaders: Amazon Kindle completes 12 years in the market

A rare new gadget in a sea of revamped devices, it was launched in 2007 in the US and started selling in India in 2012

Flipkart unveils smart assistant to handhold first-time e-commerce users

The platform would help Flipkart to tap consumers across tier II, III cities and beyond in rural India, as it seeks to bring the next 200 million consumers online.