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Facebook files patent for unusual kite-powered drone

Facebook files patent for unusual kite-powered drone

31-05-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Social networking giant Facebook has filed a patent for an unusual drone called "dual-kite aerial vehicle" that would use kites to stay aloft.

The design shows the drone composed of two kites tethered together…

Google bans in-app online ordering of marijuana

Google bans in-app online ordering of marijuana

30-05-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Google is banning online ordering and delivering of marijuana via apps downloaded from its Play Store, according to the latest update to its policy guidelines.

Google said it does not allow apps to facilitate the sale of…

Google Search to rank sites by their mobile versions

Google Search to rank sites by their mobile versions

29-05-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Google has announced that starting July 1, all new websites would be analysed and ranked on Search on the basis of "mobile-first indexing".

"Mobile-first indexing" means Google would consider the mobile…

TCS listed among top 50 US companies for diversity

TCS listed among top 50 US companies for diversity

28-05-2019  comments

New York (IANS) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a part of the Tata group which generated consolidated revenues of $20.9 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, has been recognized in DiversityInc's "2019 Top 50 Companies for Diversity"…

AI to double innovation rate in India by 2021: Study

AI to double innovation rate in India by 2021: Study

27-05-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to more than double the rate of innovation and employee productivity in India by 2021, said a new Microsoft-IDC study on Monday.

While only one-third of organisations in India have embarked…

Fake news spreads unabated on social media after polls

Fake news spreads unabated on social media after polls

26-05-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Posts containing fake news continued to flourish on social media platforms after the end of the Lok Sabha elections that saw the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returning to power with a massive win.

Celebrations…

WhatsApp confirms Status Ads coming in 2020

WhatsApp confirms Status Ads coming in 2020

25-05-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Ads are coming to WhatsApp, finally, and the intrusion into the popular ad-free mobile messaging platform would begin from the Status page.

At a Facebook Marketing Summit in the Netherlands, Facebook revealed…

WhatsApp confirms Status Ads coming in 2020

WhatsApp confirms Status Ads coming in 2020

25-05-2019  comments

San Francisco\ (IANS) Ads are coming to WhatsApp, finally, and the intrusion into the popular ad-free mobile messaging platform would begin from Status page.

At a Facebook Marketing Summit in the Netherlands, Facebook revealed a 2020 launch…

Some Tesla stations to limit supercharging to 80%

Some Tesla stations to limit supercharging to 80%

25-05-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Electric vehicle-maker Tesla is updating some of its supercharger stations to limit the top state of charge (SoC) to 80 per cent at busy stations to reduce wait times.

"The limit will be enforced at 8 per cent…

Apple pledges to alert users on iPhone performance

Apple pledges to alert users on iPhone performance

23-05-2019  comments

London (IANS) Apple has committed to be clearer and more upfront with iPhone users about battery health and performance, the UK's competition watchdog has said.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had raised consumer law concerns…

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