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Post ban, TikTok becomes top free app on iOS

Short video sharing platform TikTok reclaimed the top free app on iOS and top free app in the "social" category on the Google Play Store, days after the Madras High Court's Madurai Bench lifted the ban on the app, the company announced on Wednesday.

C-level executives the latest target of cybercrime: Verizon

: C-level executives, who have access to a companys most sensitive information, are now the target of social engineering attacks, according to a digital network solution firm Verizon. According to the Verizon 2019 data breach investigations report (DBIR), released here Wednesday, c-level executives are increasingly and proactively targeted by social breaches leading to arise in social-engineering attacks with financial motivation. Senior executives are 12 times more likely to be the target of social incidents, and 9 times more likely to be the target of social breaches than in previous years and financial motivation remains the key driver, the report said. Financially-motivated social engineering attacks(12 per cent of all data breaches analysed) are a key topic in this years report, it said highlighting the need to ensure all levels of employees are made aware of the potential impact of cybercrime. The 12th edition of the DBIR includes data from 73 contributors, the ..

Facebook chooses London as base for WhatsApp payments

Facebook has chosen London as the centre for the global roll-out of WhatsApp pay, before the social media giant launches its digital payments service on the mobile messaging platform in India, according to a media report. WhatsApp, which has1.5 billion users globally, would hire nearly 100 people in London to focus on the digital payments service and additional operations staff would be hired in Dublin, the Financial Times reported. Facebook said it chose the UK, where WhatsApp is far more popular than the US, because it attracts a multicultural workforce from many of the countries where WhatsApp is widely used, such as India, the report said. Out of WhatsApp user base of 1.5 billion people, more than 200 million people are in India -- the single largest market for the popular messaging platform. "WhatsApp is a truly global service and these teams will help us provide WhatsApp payments and other great features for our users everywhere," Matthew Idema, WhatsApp's Chief Operating ...

Instagram to get appeal option for post take-downs

Combining human reviewers as well as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram is planning to roll out a new feature that would let users appeal to take down controversial content and allow them to request a review of any content that was taken down, all from within the app.

PayPal India introduces 'OneTouch' to enhance user experience

PayPal India has introduced 'OneTouch' experience using Google Smart Lock for its users in India that will allow them to stay logged onto the digital payments platform in a secure manner. India is the first market where the feature will be integrated with Google Smart Lock, Paypal India said in a statement. Users can register their Android device with PayPal and stay logged into the platform for all subsequent PayPal purchases on that device. This removes the hassle of repeatedly needing to log in and thereby, offering a frictionless payments experience, it added. "Consumers once logged in will still need to go through the two-factor authentication step to complete the transaction as per applicable regulations," it noted. With One Touch, consumers will also not need to retrieve their credit and debit card details to make purchases on their smartphones. "The integration with Google Smart Lock will enable greater convenience while maintaining security, by keeping their phones or tablets

Smartwatch can sense if you are chopping veggies

Smartwatches, with a few tweaks, can detect a surprising number of things your hands are doing like helping your spouse with washing dishes, chopping vegetables or petting a dog, say researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.

Merck of Germany and Sberbank of Russia lead in exploiting digital to transform: Coeus Age

Merck of Germany and Sberbank of Russia top the list of 100 Global Gems of Digital Enterprise, emerging as front runners in exploiting digital to transform and perform.The 100 Global Gems of Digital Enterprise list was released recently by Coeus Age, a fast-growing research organisation based out of India. It is part of a global research report titled 'A Board's Eye View of Digital in Enterprise,' conducted by Coeus Age between November 2018 and March 2019. The research used a very unique method of analysing the annual reports of the enterprises covered.The third spot was occupied by five enterprises with a common score: Krung Thai Bank (Thailand), Midea Group (China), SEB SA (France), Siam Cement Group (Thailand) and State Bank of India (India).Rentokil Initial (UK), Larsen & Toubro (India), Red Electrica (Spain), Olam International (Singapore), Ceconomy (Germany) and Sompo (Japan) are leaders in the B2B, construction, energy and utilities, food and beverages, retail and ...

Nokia 4.2: Great looks, underwhelming camera

HMD Global, the Finnish company that manufactures the iconic Nokia-branded phones, has unveiled Nokia 4.2 -- its first smartphone of 2019 which is a budget offering with noteworthy features such as a dedicated key to fire up Google Assistant.

Rohit Sharma and Prithvi Shaw- The most sought after players in IPL knockouts

Fanmojo.in, a fantasy sports venture where users handpick their players use their skill to play games, compete and win prize money, has conducted a survey on how fantasy sports gaming is the new rage of the season.The survey was conducted on 2,000 respondents with 1900 male and 100 female in the age group of 20 to 25. In order to get a wider perspective, the survey was conducted in the top metropolitan and tier II cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Jaipur. Tier I comprises 45 per cent of the players followed by tier II and III at 36 per cent and 19 per cent, respectively.It was observed that the players from tier I and tier II cities are familiar with the gaming apps/platforms. Owing to the ongoing IPL fever, the platform is noticing an influx of users from the tier III cities as well.The primary reason for people to join fantasy sports is that it is legal unlike the sports betting apps and is a game of mere skills. It is the future of ..

Google looking to make foldable phones: Report

Tech titan Google is looking into foldable technology even as Samsung's first-ever super premium foldable phone flamed out in embarrassing fashion.

Political advertising on Facebook creating 'inequalities': Study

As Facebook is increasingly being used by political parties to reach out to the voters, a study has found that such advertising on the social networking site is creating new types of inequalities for campaigners. Researchers from the University of Exeter in the UK found that regulators must find a way of monitoring and addressing the way political advertising on Facebook creates such inequalities. The online platform is increasingly used during elections, but it is impossible to track the impact of political advertising and how politicians are using this tool. The study, published in the journal Political Quarterly, suggests regulation must also take into account how Facebook algorithms mean the same advertising spend has different results. Researchers say any new regulations must show more understanding of the differences in online campaigning, and do more to capture the true spend on political adverts on Facebook. Traditional campaigning regulations are based on the theory that ...

IBS Software to Unify the Fleet & Crew Operations Software of LATAM Airlines Group

/ -- IBS Software (IBS) has been selected by LATAM Airlines Group as its technology solution provider to unify the group's fleet and crew operations software. The multi-year contract was inked at LATAM's global headquarters in Santiago, Chile late last month. LATAM Airlines Group is Latin America's leading airline group, offering services to more than 140 destinations in 26 countries worldwide, including six domestic markets in Latin America. Under the contract, IBS's iFlight NEO system will provide a single, intergrated operations platform for LATAM's affiliate airlines across its global network. This software will help LATAM to simplify and centralize processes and systems to improve efficiency and lower operational costs. IBS's iFlight NEO is an integrated digital platform for end-to-end flight operations, crew management, and disruption management for airlines, airline groups and alliances. The browser-based application will unify and streamline the operations across LATAM's ...

Google Assistant gets voice-enabled driving mode

Google has rolled out a voice-enabled driving mode on Assistant that would not only personalise suggestions for navigation, messages, calling and media, but also bring all relevant activities front and centre.

AI to reconstruct complex sentences on Microsoft Word

In an attempt to augment employee skills, Microsoft has announced a new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled feature for Word that would suggest rewrites for complex sentences along with other necessary edits to make sure language being used is gender inclusive.

Cadence Delivers Smart JasperGold Formal Verification Platform

/ -- Highlights: Third-generation formal verification technology delivers an average of 2X faster proofs out of the box and 5X faster regression runs by leveraging new machine learning-enabled Smart Proof Technology New platform also delivers more than 2X design compilation capacity and an average of 50% memory usage reduction Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced the third-generation Cadence JasperGold Formal Verification Platform, featuring machine learning technology and core formal technology enhancements. The updates to the platform address the capacity and complexity challenges of today's advanced SoC designs and aim to improve verification throughput. For more information on the new JasperGold Formal Verification Platform, visit http://www.cadence.com/go/smartjasper. Smart Proof Technology The new JasperGold platform represents the latest stage of ongoing proof-solver algorithm and orchestration improvements. This latest platform incorporates Smart Proof .

Political advertising on Facebook creating 'inequalities'

As more and more political parties advertise on Facebook to reach out to maximum number of voters, the practice is creating new types of inequalities for campaigners and, in turn, posing new set of challenges for the regulators, warn researchers.

Google Pixel 3a, 3a XL to hit India from May 15; priced at Rs 39,999 onwards

Tech giant Google's latest generation of smartphones - Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL - will make their way into the Indian market priced at Rs 39,999 onwards from May 15. These handsets, which are cheaper than their predecessors, compete with devices from the stables of Apple, Samsung and OnePlus in the burgeoning premium smartphone segment in India. The new lineup promises better camera features and battery life. Speaking at its annual developers meet Google I/O late Tuesday night, its CEO Sundar Pichai said "building for everyone" is a core philosophy for the company. By offering a more affordable lineup, the US-based giant is keen on wooing customers in emerging countries like India. According to Counterpoint Research Associate Director Tarun Pathak, the "mid-tier variant of Pixel" is expected to provide Google with "a chance to start things from scratch in some of the emerging countries like India where premium market is small but growing fast". "This can help Google to lock in some ..

Galaxy Fold customers in US face pre-order cancellation

Samsung Electronics has said that it cannot confirm the shipping date for "Galaxy Fold" smartphone, tendering an apology to its pre-order customers in the US for the delay.

Facebook to make London hub for WhatsApp Payments

Before it launches WhatsApp Pay in India, Facebook has selected London as base for the global roll-out of its digital payments service on the mobile messaging platform.

Google ramps up privacy controls for users

As governments the world over push tech giants to fix privacy issues, Google has announced a slew of additional privacy and security tools for its users across products and platforms.