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Special edition iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus now in India
Apple's special edition iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in red colour will be available for purchase in India from Friday.
Facebook slammed by UK lawmakers as CTO promises transparency overhaul
LONDON (Reuters) - A top Facebook executive apologised for errors made by the firm and vowed to do more to improve transparency during a four-hour grilling on Thursday from British lawmakers who insisted the company's response to a data scandal had been inadequate.
EU strikes deal forcing Netflix, Amazon to fund European content
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Online streaming services including Netflix and Amazon Prime Video could be required by countries to help fund European films and TV shows under a preliminary deal struck by EU lawmakers and member states on Thursday.
CSIR bags National Intellectual Property Award, 2018
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been awarded the National Intellectual Property Award, 2018 for being the top research and development organisation for patents and commercialisation. The award was handed over by Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu to mark the World Intellectual Property Day, an official statement said today. The CSIR has been ranked ninth amongst 1,207 government institutions, with an overall global ranking of 75 covering 5,250 institutions, it said. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research was established in 1942. It runs 38 laboratories and 39 field stations throughout the nation, with a collective staff of over 12,000 scientists and scientific and technical personnel. Although, it is mainly funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, it operates as an autonomous body through the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
Mobile manufacturing to touch Rs 132,000 cr: Prasad
Indian mobile manufacturing industry is expected to touch Rs 132,000 crore by the end of 2018, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.
Facebook executive promises UK lawmakers overhaul for political ads
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook will introduce new measures to improve transparency around advertising and politics in Britain, an executive said on Thursday, as he faced criticism from British lawmakers over a data scandal.
Facebook to clearly label political advertising in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook will introduce new measures to improve transparency around advertising in Britain and require political ads to be clearly labelled, an executive said on Thursday, as he faced questions in parliament over a data scandal.
India to have 500mn Internet users by June: Experts
The number of Internet users in India will hit 500 million by June and by 2020, the country will have an estimated 702 million smartphone users, experts said here on Thursday.
Cisco CEO meets IT minister, discusses electronics mfg, digital health
Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today met US networking giant Cisco's CEO Chuck Robbins, with discussions ranging from electronics manufacturing to digital health and education. Government sources privy to the development said that during the meeting which lasted for over 30 minutes, Cisco held wide-ranging discussions on electronics manufacturing and expanding India footprint. "The minister asked Cisco to participate in creation of digital villages and also pick up areas like digital health and e-education to create innovative models in some villages," the source said. The Cisco CEO also lauded the government's digital India programme, the source added.
Facebook says to extend political ad changes to UK
Facebook today said that it would be extending a raft of measures to allow its users to identify the source of political adverts that appear in their feed to Britain next year. The US social media giant's Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer appeared before a British parliamentary committee probing the role of fake news in recent votes, and how data gathered from the network was used to target potential voters. Schroepfer admitted that Facebook had been "slow" in realising how its data was being used following revelations that British communications firm Cambridge Analytica mined information on around 90 million users. "We didn't understand the threat," he said. "I can't fix that back then, but I can devote my time and energy to two things: one is, with the specific acts, we build every defence we can, and then two, we do a deeper more rigorous forward looking... proactive defence." Under new plans to be implemented in Britain next year, those seeking to run political adverts will
IIIT-Hyd expands AI, ML programme for tech professionals
: The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) today announced expansion of its programme offered in association with TalentSprint in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for technology professionals. IIIT-H said the first cycle of its Foundations of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) conducted by its Machine Learning Lab in partnership with TalentSprint has been a success and the first cohort of 400 software professionals from 127 tech companies will graduate next month. The institute also announced that its"ongoing partnership with TalentSprint is now ready for scale-up. "The executive education programme is being expanded to multiple cities to create 10,000 certified AI/ML professionals over the next four years," it said. IIIT-H, Director, P J Narayanan, said "AI/ML is a deep and disruptive technology and we are making it accessible and digestible to industry professionals from diverse technology ...
Google fixes glitch showing Modi's photo as India's first PM
An algorithm glitch that showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo as "India's first PM" on Google Search and led to much outrage on Twitter has been fixed.
Auto bosses personally responsible for diesel fixes - German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer said the bosses of auto makers bore personal responsibility for making sure diesel cars with high emissions had received appropriate software updates by the year's end.
Google India mentors 10 startups
In an effort to mentor emerging start-ups, Google India hosted a four-day boot camp for the first 10 Indian startups as part of its 'Solve for India' programme.
Facebook to clearly label political advertising in Britain, CTO says
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook will introduce new measures to improve transparency around adverts in Britain by June this year and require political ads to be clearly labelled, the firm's Chief Technology Officer told a parliamentary committee.
Facebook CTO says sorry journalists feel firm is trying to suppress the truth
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook did not intend its behaviour towards the media to be interpreted as trying to stop the truth about a data scandal from coming out, the company's chief technology officer said on Thursday.
Google Arts and Culture, Tourism Ministry to explore Incredible India
Google Arts and Culture has partnered with the Ministry of Tourism to unveil a 360-degree virtual reality video for the global "Incredible India" tourism campaign.
'Galaxy J2 2018' to come pre-loaded with 'Samsung Mall'
Samsung on Thursday said its smartphone "Galaxy J2 2018" will be available from April 27 pre-loaded with a new feature called "Samsung Mall."
MFIN appoints Harsh Shrivastava as new CEO
Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) today said it has appointed Harsh Shrivastava as it chief executive officer, effective April 25. He will succeed Ratna Vishwanathan who had stepped down earlier this year. Prior to this, Shrivastava was with Feedback Infra. He has also held senior positions in Reliance Capital and Srei Infrastructure and Finance. **************** Inox Leisure partners with Harkness Screens * Multiplex operator Inox Leisure, which operates 492 screens across 61 cities, today said it has partnered with Ireland-based Harkness Screens to install state-of-the art technology and systems across its multiplexes. Through the partnership, over 30 per cent of Inox screens in India have been upgraded with Harkness' Clarus XC screen technology, the company said in a release. Additionally, the screens will also be powered by Curolux technology which will help fine tune projection settings automatically in real time, hence enhancing the complete movie watching .
Facebook will bring in new ad transparency measures, CTO says
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook will introduce new measures to boost transparency around adverts in Britain by June this year and require political ads to be clearly labelled, the firm's Chief Technology Officer told a British parliamentary committee.