Technology
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Amazon Go, The world’s most advanced shopping technology
Dec 7, 2016News Hour: Amazon Go is a new kind of store featuring the world’s most advanced shopping technology. No lines, no checkout Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required. We created the... -
Twitter adds ‘direct reply count’; will reorder replies based on ‘importance’
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: Twitter has announced that the social networking company will now organise the replies to a tweet in such a way that users will get to see the “best content” first, bringing its mobile apps... -
Google drops cast branding and replaces it with chromecast built-in
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: Google has been becoming increasingly serious about the branding on its products to help users identify its technology with ease. The company earlier renamed its Google Cast app to Google Home last month and... -
Committed to helping mobile-driven businesses in India, Facebook says
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: At a time when mobile is transforming the way people connect, Facebook is committed to help mobile-driven businesses to grow in India, a top executive said on Wednesday. Speaking at the “Mobile Moves Business”... -
Uber defends business model, wants to avert strict EU rules
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: Uber defended its business model in Europe’s highest court on Tuesday, saying its service had made it easier for people to get around and cut pollution as it fights a case which could leave... -
Dutch TV says, Data leak on Europol terrorism investigations
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: Information on numerous international investigations into terrorism groups compiled by Europol was accidentally left online, unguarded by any password, a Dutch television program reported on Wednesday. Europol, which helps European Union national police organizations... -
Facebook users can now play Pac-Man on Messenger app
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: The social network on Tuesday rolled out a feature that allows users to play hugely popular games such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders, the company’s latest attempt to get users spend more time on... -
Curbs on extremist online content threaten free speech
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: Governments seeking to curtail the spread of extremist content online risk jeopardizing free speech and privacy rights, an international group comprising some of the largest U.S. technology firms said in a report on Wednesday.... -
Delphi Automotive Plc and Mobileye NV to put Intel chip to produce self-driving vehicles
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Auto parts maker Delphi Automotive Plc and Israeli technology firm Mobileye NV will put an Intel Corp chip at the heart of their joint effort to produce self-driving vehicles by 2019, the companies said... -
Microsoft update servers left all Azure RHEL instances hackable
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Microsoft has patched flaws that attackers could exploit to compromise all Azure Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) instances. Software engineer Ian Duffy found the flaws while building a secure RHEL image for Microsoft Azure....
