Now Spotify hits back, calls Apple 'monopolist'

San Francisco (IANS) The tug of war between Spotify and Apple has intensified, with the Swedish music streaming service now calling Apple a "monopolist".

Taking exception to Spotify's complaint with the European Union (EU) last…

WhatsApp new beta checks images shared on app

San Francisco (IANS) To tackle the spread of fake news via its platform, WhatsApp's new beta version shows a test feature that would run Google-powered web-checks on images being shared on the app to verify their legitimacy.

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WhatsApp co-founder urges deleting Facebook accounts

San Francisco (IANS) Speaking publicly about his differences with Facebook, WhatsApp's co-founder Brian Acton urged Stanford University students to delete their Facebook accounts, as he explained his reasons for selling the app to Mark Zuckerberg…

Accident, speed trap reporting feature on Google Maps

San Francisco (IANS) Google Maps is rolling out reporting features for speed traps and accidents, almost a year after it introduced speed limits in navigation.

"If a new icon appeared in the Maps for you recently, don't worry, it's…

Taming fake news top concern: WhatsApp India

New Delhi (IANS) With the Lok Sabha election dates being announced, WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose on Wednesday said the company which has taken several measures to limit the spread of misinformation and fake news on its platform in India is set…

Google Doodle celebrates 30 years of World Wide Web

New Delhi (IANS) Google on Tuesday celebrated 30 years of World Wide Web (WWW) with a doodle. English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the WWW in 1989 and wrote the first web browser in 1990.

Working at CERN, Switzerland, Berners-Lee laid…

4% Indian users hit by banking Trojans in 2018

New Delhi (IANS) Four per cent Indian users were attacked by banking Trojans in 2018, a new report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab said on Monday.

As many as 889,452 users of Kaspersky Lab solutions were attacked by banking…

Dark Web exposes computer-server data transfer to hackers

New York (IANS) Cyber criminals now have access to the most-secured data files used to facilitate confidential communication between organisations' servers and clients' computers on the Dark Web, say researchers.

According to the team…

Key gene behind breast cancer identified

Sydney (IANS) Australian researchers have tracked an elusive cancer-promoting gene that appears to be behind aggressive breast cancers, paving the way for crucial therapeutic drug treatment for the deadly disease.

Researchers from…

Rising disparity of income and opportunities led to rise of populism globally

The political discourse across the world is increasingly becoming dominated by the phenomenon of populism. The term has become so commonplace that it usually appears in popular media without an explanation as to who qualifies to be a populist. However,…