Sharath Ravishankar
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India
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Google employees worldwide walk out in protest against sexual misconduct mishandling
Google employees from all around the world will be walking out in protest of the company's recent cover-up of the sexual misconduct accusations against Android co-founder Andy Rubin. → Read More
You can now report accounts for being fake on Twitter
Twitter now allows its users to report if they suspect an account to be run by a bot. This comes as part of the company's recent efforts to crack down on fake accounts in its platform. → Read More
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook's biggest messaging competitor is iMessage
In an earnings call meeting with investors on Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg commented that Apple's iMessage - of all things - was Facebook's biggest competition on the messaging service front. → Read More
Microsoft has been sharing Indian bank customers' data with U.S. intelligence agencies
Per the Reserve Bank of India, Microsoft has been sharing the data of customers of Indian banks that utilize Office 365, in order to comply with demands from U.S. intelligence agencies. → Read More
Twitter is mulling over getting rid of the 'like' button
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, in a company event last week, announced that he intends to get rid of the 'like' button for tweets. It isn't clear when this move will actually be made, however. → Read More
China makes note of Trump's unsecure use of a personal phone, recommends Huawei
Having made note of recent news reports that reveal President Trump's use of an unsecure iPhone, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry has recommended that he use a Huawei device instead. → Read More
Google Photos Live Albums capped at 10,000 pictures, pauses uploads after it's reached
Live Albums, a fresh-off-the-oven feature found in Google Photos that automatically collects pictures based on certain user-defined rules, is apparently limited to a maximum of 10,000 photos. → Read More
Shazam begins to alert users of Apple acquisition, merges privacy policy with Apple's
Shazam, the music recognition service acquired recently by Apple, now presents users with an alert that informs them of the fact. Its privacy policy has been changed to align with that of Apple's. → Read More
Several major Facebook stakeholders call for Mark Zuckerberg to step down as Chairman
Multiple major public funds with large stakes in Facebook came together on Wednesday to call for Mark Zuckerberg's removal as Chairman, for his numerous company mishandlings over the past few years. → Read More
Google Keep Notes updated with Material Theme, will soon get dark theme and markdown
Google Keep Notes, the company's solution for jotting down quick notes, lists and reminders, has gotten itself a significant makeover. As one'd expect, gone is the app's distinctive yellow color. → Read More
Study reveals Iran tried to sway public opinion in its favor via social media
Analysis of Twitter data has revealed that Iran - much like Russia has in recent times - tried to pull a fast one: the country made use of troll farms in order to sway public opinion in its favor. → Read More
Adobe to debut "full" Photoshop, drawing app called "Project Gemini" on iPad
Adobe is to release a variant of Photoshop for iPads akin to its full-featured desktop counterparts in 2019. It will migrate features over in batches, and will make use of a new "Cloud PSD" format. → Read More
Upcoming iPad Pros to reportedly ditch headphone jack, have smaller overall dimensions
Apple's upcoming refresh of the iPad Pro lineup will reportedly ditch the headphone jack. It will also come with completely revised dimensions, including a thinner chassis and a larger screen. → Read More
There's no way to disable Android Pie's gesture-based navigation on the Pixel 3
Not only will Google's shiny new Pixel 3 handsets come with Android Pie's gesture navigation support turned on by default, there will be no way to disable it to use the older button-only interface. → Read More
Upcoming iPad Pros to come with edge-to-edge display, USB type-C port, per fresh reports
New reports suggest that Apple's new iPad Pros, expected sometime this month, will be a dramatic update, with the devices bringing with them a new edge-to-edge display, a USB type-C port, and more. → Read More
Google Duplex is launching next month, will initially be Pixel 3-exclusive
Google Assistant will be able to talk to other real humans at your behest starting next month in the form of Duplex, the service the company announced at I/O earlier this year in May. → Read More
Instagram gains a new head in the form of Adam Mosseri
Instagram's now-former vice president of product, Adam Mosseri, will take over as head of the company from co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who had resigned only recently. → Read More
Law enforcement forced suspect to unlock iPhone via Face ID
In an apparent first, agents from the FBI forced a 28 year-old suspected of receiving and possessing child pornography to unlock his iPhone by means of its Face ID biometric device unlocking system. → Read More
California passes robust net-neutrality laws, Trump administration sues
California has reinstated the net-neutrality regulations that were recently scrapped by the Ajit Pai-led FCC. In retaliation to this state-level legislation, the Trump administration is suing. → Read More
Former employee files lawsuit against Telltale Games
A former employee of the soon-to-be-defunct game development studio Telltale Games has filed a class-action lawsuit against it, citing the illegality of the abrupt termination of their contract. → Read More