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Hackers hit Microsoft-owned GitHub, demand ransom

Hackers have hit open source software development platform GitHub, removing code repositories and asking ransom from developers in order to restore their source codes.

Instagram gets new engineering, design chiefs

Facebook-owned Instagram has quietly appointed new executives to head its design, engineering and communications teams, the media reported.

Facebook shutting down group video chat app Bonfire

Facebook has decided to shut down a clone of the main Group video chat app called "Houseparty", which is a virtual hangout for its users in a group.

Facebook hiring fast to launch its own bitcoin: Report

Facebook is working hard to launch its own bitcoin for cryptocurrency-based payments on its platform that has 2.38 billion users.

Vodafone Idea to deploy Ericsson's 'Cloud Packet Core'

Swedish technology major Ericsson on Friday said telecom major Vodafone Idea will deploy its "Cloud Packet Core" to enhance its existing core network.

The truth behind targeted ads on social media is creepier than you think

All of us have witnessed at least one instance where our real-life conversations have translated into ads or services popping on social media, without our consent, making us believe if the gadgets in the house are spying on us. The truth is creepier.Tristan Harris, a former Google design ethicist explained how tech companies don't have to listen in to your conversations through digital devices because they already have data to make scarily accurate predictions, Quartz reports.Drawing a creepy parallel, Harris explains how inside of a Google or Facebook server, there is a voodoo doll, an avatar-like version of a user that acts more and more like the user based on the vast amount of click-associated data and doesn't require companies to listen through the microphones to know about the conversations.

Game of Thrones: Conquest mobile game makes over USD 200 million

HBO's ultra-popular drama series 'Game of Thrones' is in its final season, and while the TV show is undoubtedly making loads of money, its official mobile game is also making its creators rich.Sensor Tower estimates Interactive Entertainment's Game of Thrones: Conquest mobile game players spent USD 19 million worldwide last month across App Store and Google Play Store, recording an increase of 90 per cent from the same period last year.March was the best month in player spending which grossed an estimated USD 17 million worldwide. Since its launch in 2017, Game of Thrones: Conquest has made more than USD 214 million worldwide on downloads, grossing USD 12 million, with an average of nearly USD 18 per download.

Report: Facebook considering its own bitcoin for payments

The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook plans a cryptocurrency-based payment system that it could launch for billions of users worldwide. The system would use a digital coin similar to bitcoin, but different in that Facebook would aim to keep the coin's value stable. Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies have been susceptible to wild fluctuations in value. It could reportedly undermine credit cards by sidestepping the processing fees that generate much of their revenue. The Journal report cited unidentified people familiar with the matter. It said Facebook is recruiting dozens of financial firms and online merchants to launch the network. Facebook's plans may include ways to financially reward users who interact with ads or other features. Facebook says only that it is exploring many different applications for cryptocurrency technology.

Maha: Polling for LS sees only 0.37 per cent rise over 2014

The final percentage of voting in Maharashtra in four phases of Lok Sabha elections which got over last month was 60.79, a slight increase of .37 points over the 2014 figure of 60.42 per cent, official data showed. According to the statistics released by the state's Chief Electoral Office, polling in 2014 had shown considerable increase of 9.45 per cent over 50.97 per cent in 2009. The highest turnout was witnessed this time in Gadchiroli-Chimur (71.98 per cent) while the lowest was in Kalyan near Mumbai (45.28 per cent). Thane, a growing urban center on the outskirts of Mumbai, too recorded a low 49.27 per cent polling, while Pune recorded 49.84 per cent turn out. Kolhapur in western Maharashtra saw a turnout of 70.70 per cent, lower than 72.05 per cent five years ago. Hatkanangale, in the same region, registered 70.28 per cent polling, lower than 73.05 per cent in 2014, highest in the state then. In Mumbai, Mumbai North seat saw the highest turnout of 60 per cent, ...

Mobile eSports platform Mobile Premier League forays into the Southeast Asia market

Mobile Premier League (MPL), the fastest growing mobile eSports Platform in India has today announced its foray into the Southeast Asia market with the launch in Indonesia. MPL is currently one of the Playstore's top ranking apps across categories with over 25 million installs making it the fastest growing app in India.MPL is the leader in the competitive mobile gaming space where users get to participate in a range of games and compete against over tens of thousands of players in tournaments. Users can access several mobile games on the platform, which hosts both tournament and 1v1 style player formats."MPL revolutionized the old concept of arcade centres and big arcade machines, presenting it in an easily accessible platform for today's user and their beloved smartphones," said Joe Wadakethalakal, CEO- Indonesia, Mobile Premier League."Mobile gaming has incredible potential in Indonesia and a lot of room to grow. MPL's value proposition of providing a platform for users to compete ..

Casio produces eco-friendly projectors with LEDs

In a bid to make classrooms more eco-friendly, Casio has developed a projector with LEDs which has excellent environmental and economic operability.Projectors have been used in classes for a long time as an indispensable educational tool to learn more efficiently and extensively. The technology used in the projector before was based on a normal light bulb, but now LED is being used.The eco-friendly projector is based on technology that takes into consideration both health and the environment.Bangkok's Assumption University is one of the leading universities in the study of the natural environment, which has deployed the eco-friendly projectors. Most of the classrooms now use LED projectors manufactured by Casio."Previously projector was working using fluorescent light. So it contained a handful of chemicals and they are difficult to eliminate. Thailand government drives the movement to use green technology in every department especially in the educational organizations. So Assumption .

Vodafone Idea signs multi-million dollar IT deal with IBM

India's largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd Friday announced a five-year multi-million-dollar IT outsourcing deal with tech giant IBM. "...this engagement will also contribute to Vodafone Idea's merger synergy objectives by reducing its IT related costs," the telecom firm said in a statement. The company did not divulge the size of the deal but some reports pegged it at about USD 700 million. "The collaboration will provide Vodafone Idea with a hybrid cloud based digital platform to enable more intimate engagement with its over 387 million subscribers (as of December 31, 2018), enhancing business efficiency, agility and scale plus simplification of its business processes," it said. The new infrastructure platform will remove constraints to exponential growth of data usage driven by increasing consumption of video, streaming and digital commerce, the statement said, adding that it will also drive enhanced customer experience to millions of connected consumers and businesses in ..

Kerala capital to host Asia's largest tech startup conclave

: The second edition of "Huddle Kerala," one of Asias largest startup ecosystem congregations, will be held at Kovalam near here from September 27. The two day-event is envisaged to offer a unique platform for startups to showcase their products before a wide array of technology and industry leaders from around the world. "Huddle Kerala 2019," being organised by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in association with Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) at Hotel Leela Raviz, will be hosting the best technology experts and Marketing leadership, an official release said here. "The two-day conclave will be a perfect venue for interactive sessions for entrepreneurs. It will offer a rare opportunity for startups to exhibit their products before experts in the industry," said KSUM CEO Dr Saji Gopinath. The event will be the focal point for tech start-ups and the entire spectrum of stakeholders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, including the government, investors, ...

Now create a poem portrait with Google AI

Google has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based web app that will create a poem portrait for you.

M&M launches facelift of compact SUV TUV300, priced at Rs 8.38 lakh

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Friday launched an updated version of its compact SUV TUV300 priced at Rs 8.38 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai). The 'Bold New TUV300' features design enhancements and new features like piano black front grille with black chrome inserts, muscular side cladding and a newly designed X-shaped metallic grey spare wheel cover, M&M said in a statement. Besides, it also has a new headlamp design with daytime running lamps (DRLs) and carbon black finish, it added. The new vehicle also comes with reverse parking camera, 17.8 cm infotainment system with GPS, static bending headlamps and micro-hybrid technology, the company said. "The TUV300 has already established itself in the compact SUV segment with 1 lakh satisfied customers. I am confident that the bolder and more muscular design, will appeal to buyers looking for a true SUV to make a stylish and powerful statement, while enabling them to enhance their lifestyles," M&M Chief of Sales and Marketing, ...

Prodapt Innovation Lab Launched at IIT Madras Research Park to Accelerate Telecom Research and Innovation

/ -- Prodapt announced the opening of its R&D innovation lab at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Research Park at Chennai, India. The research park facilitates a collaborative relationship between corporate research labs and IIT Madras, connecting industry with academia and acts as a catalyst for industrial grade R&D and innovation. Prodapt's R&D Labs will leverage this facility to create intellectual property (IP) and software products focused on the telecom industry, in the areas of Network Virtualization, SDN-NFV, 5G, AI/ML etc. By partnering with IIT Madras, Prodapt will access IIT Madras faculty, students and research programs and work together to solve complex business and technology challenges faced by digital service providers globally. More than 100 Prodapt engineers and telecom experts will be part of this innovation program to build IP-led products. Prodapt aims to achieve 25% of its revenue from IP-led assets by 2021. Speaking on this occasion, .

90,000 YouTube videos violated terror policy: Google

In a bid to crackdown on terror-related content, Google said it has reviewed more than one million suspected terrorist videos on YouTube in the first quarter of 2019 and found 90,000 of such videos violated the company's terrorism policy.

'Chinese military using espionage to steal secrets'

China is continuing to modernise its armed forces in order to transform its military into a major global power and using espionage to steal cutting edge technology for military purposes, according to a new Pentagon report.

Microsoft introduces HoloLens 2 developer edition

Microsoft has unveiled a developer edition of its Mixed Reality (MR) headset HoloLens 2.

Facebook, Instagram ban 'dangerous' individuals

Facebook and its photo-messaging service Instagram have banned several right-wing extremists it deems "dangerous" including conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and long-time Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone.