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Why Facebook's app integration ploy throws fresh challenges for regulators

Technical integration of messaging applications of the companies owned by Facebook will mean combining their global user base of 2.6 billion

Twitter is testing a 'News Camera' feature, which is lot like Snapchat

The micro-blogging site removed its original 'Moments' feature from its Android and iOS apps in October 2018

Accept or decline: WhatsApp to give you option before being added to groups

The WhatsApp update will provide you with three options for the group, depending on your privacy settings

Facebook says it gathers intelligence on people who threaten its employees

Facebook keeps a routinely updated list of people that members of its security team should 'be on lookout' for due to threatening statements, according to CNBC

At Kumbh this year, Vodafone-Idea tries to ensure families aren't separated

Milaap involves providing RFID tags to children and senior citizens along with the details of parents or guardians

Nubia Red Magic review: Locked and loaded but falls short of target

You could consider buying the Red Magic for its price, gaming performance and battery, and if you would like to bedazzle people with its unique LED back

The farmer's son who sold his ed-tech start-up to Byju's for $120 million

Born in a small village in Rajasthan, Pramod Sharma got into IIT without tutorial help, made his way into Google, left it to set up Osmo, which creates game-based learning solutions for kids

Indian IT firms get set to adopt cognitive systems to take on global majors

While it is still early days, they are quickly bridging the gap; today around 30% of their revenues come from digital space

Facebook expands fact-checking programme in India to counter fake news

Facebook said once a story is rated as false, the platform was able to reduce its distribution by 80%

Skullcandy Riff Wireless review: Stylish, comfortable, easy on the pocket

The Riff gets grace marks for charging so quickly - 0 to 100 in less than an hour - and giving a competitive 9-10 hours of playback

LG ThinQ WK7 review: Smart speaker, good listener to liven up your home

The LG WK7 is an aspirational smart-speaker with few rivals

Edu-tech toys help children learn concepts in simple, fun-filled ways

KPMG forecasts that India's online education market will hit $2 billion by 2021

Richard Branson to travel to space by July aboard Virgin Galactic spaceship

Virgin Galactic is one of two companies, along with Blue Origin, on its way to sending passengers into space -- though just barely, and just for a few minutes

WhatsApp blocking 2 million accounts every month for sending bulk messages

WhatsApp is banning accounts that send a high volume of messages

America the country with the most unicorns, India a distant fourth

25% approx. of companies included in the global unicorn club are valued at exactly $1 billion

Here's how artificial intelligence is revolutionising the food tech biz

Swiggy is already using machine learning-based models to predict the time it would take them to reach the restaurants

Small sats, smart analytics

Small satellites with focused capabilities are offering data insights for commercial use

Braided wire, lightweight design; these earphones make good audio companion

Here are some of the wired and wireless earphones that offer more than just the audio experience

Beware of cars with minds of their own that get too creative for human good

Self-driving vehicles powered by artificial intelligence might not have the same priorities as their human owners

WhatsApp introduces Touch ID and Face ID functionality for iPhones

The privacy feature has been rolled out for users of iPhone 5s and later models and on iOS 9 OS and above