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Samsung Electronics to Set up AI Research Centre
The new AI research centre would be under a joint research centre of the mobile and consumer electronics businesses, two of its three main businesses, the company said. However, it did not say where the centre will be located.
Facebook Launches 'Bot Makeover Contest' For Small Businesses
In partnership with the bot development platform ManyChat, the contest will have three winners who will receive $5,000 each in ad credits.
Accenture Acquires Minority Stake in US-Based Paxata
Paxata will support Accenture clients' emerging enterprise requirements such as digital transformation, modern data supply chain, and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Apple Served With Search Warrant Over Texas Church Shooting
According to a report, Texas Rangers have served Apple with the warrant for data on Kelley's iPhone SE, seeking access to both local and iCloud information such as calls, messages and photos.
Why Pluto Turned Out to be Colder Than Expected
The cooling mechanism involves the absorption of heat by the haze particles, which then emit infrared radiation, cooling the atmosphere by radiating energy into space, according to the study.
Google Buys Plot Near Apple's Planned Danish Data Centre
Apple said in July it would spend around $950 million to build a centre with a planned opening in 2019. If Google follows suit it would make the area one of the world's largest data centre hubs, the local municipality Aabenraa said.
French Tech Hub in India to be Set up in Bengaluru
The French Tech Hub is part of the five programmes identified under the umbrella of the French Tech as part of the partnership to develop and intensify mutually beneficial cooperation with the Karnataka government.
Airtel, Karbonn Together Launch Two Smartphones at Feature Phone Price
Both devices come with a full touch 4-inch screen, 1 GB RAM, Dual SIM Slots, and Dual Camera along with a host of features.
Flipkart Picks Smartron to Design, Engineer Its First Smartphone 'Billion Capture+'
Smartron "tronX" -- India's first AI-powered IoT platform -- will power "Billion Capture+" devices, Flipkart said on Tuesday.
Austrian Can't File Class Action Suit Against Facebook - EU Court Adviser
Arguing Facebook violated privacy rules, Max Schrems is claiming 500 euros ($576) in damages for each of some 25,000 signatories to his lawsuit, one of a series of European challenges to U.S. technology firms and their handling of personal data.
Motorola Moto X4 First Look
The Moto X4 runs Android 7.1 Nougat operating system and is confirmed to receive Android Oreo update in early 2018.
Honor 7X Registrations Open: To be Amazon Exclusive in India
Registrations for the Honor 7X are now open on Amazon India website. In addition to the smartphone, Honor is offering prizes as a part of its launch offer along with the smartphone. Read to know all about the upcoming Honor 6X successor.
Google Doodle Says Happy Birthday to ‘Hole Puncher’ Instead of Pt. Nehru on Nov 14
Google India skipped Pt. Nehru on his this birthday, which is celebrated in India as Children’s Day.
American Tower to Buy Telecoms Masts from Idea, Vodafone for $1.2 billion
As part of the merger deal agreed in March, Vodafone India and Idea are selling the masts they own separately from their Indus Towers joint venture. Idea's share of the sale to American Tower will be 40 billion rupees, while Vodafone India will get 38.5 b...
Qualcomm Rejects Broadcom’s $103 Billion Offer
Qualcomm, which makes the Snapdragon chips found in smartphones and tablets, is the world’s No. 3 chip supplier, according to research firm Gartner. A combination with Broadcom would not have propelled it past industry leaders Intel and Samsung.
iPhone X Screen Unresponsive in Cold Weather, Apple Promises Fix
Some iPhone X users had complained last week about their phone screen not working in cold temperatures. "In certain conditions, the iPhone X will temporarily be unable to respond to user input if the temperature of the surrounding environment suddenly dr...