Apple CEO Tim Cook calls US inaction on gun control 'insanity' after mass shootings

Cook said he's "heartbroken" about the mass shootings that took place in El Paso and Dayton over the weekend.

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Google Fit App Gains Improved Sleep Insights, Dark Theme in Update for Android, iOS

Google Fit now tracks users' sleep patterns from applications that share their data, thus, giving them a better sense of increasing or cutting their sleeping hours.

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Flipkart to Add Free Movies, Videos Streaming to Its App

Flipkart is set to roll out a free video service for all of its 160 million customers this month as the e-commerce company looks for new ways to increase its user base in smaller towns and cities.

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Efficient, interconnected, stable: New carbon nanotubes to grow neurons

Carbon nanotubes able to take on the desired shapes thanks to a special chemical treatment, called crosslinking and, at the same time, able to function as substrata for the growth of nerve cells, finely tuning their growth and activity. The research just published in ACS Nano, the prestigious international scientific journal, is a new and important step towards the construction of neuronal regenerative-interfaces to repair spinal injuries. The study is the new achievement of a long-term and, in terms of results, successful collaboration between the scientists Laura Ballerini of SISSA (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati), Trieste, and Maurizio Prato of the University of Trieste. The work team has also been assisted by CIC biomaGUNE of San Sebastián, Spain.

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Bitcoin jumps 9% to surge past $11,000 while stocks dive on trade worries

Bitcoin soared 9% on Monday, performing like a safe haven asset as it edged past $11,000 for the first time since around mid-July.

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Synthesizing single-crystalline hexagonal graphene quantum dots

A KAIST team has designed a novel strategy for synthesizing single-crystalline graphene quantum dots, which emit stable blue light. The research team confirmed that a display made of their synthesized graphene quantum dots successfully emitted blue light with stable electric pressure, reportedly resolving the long-standing challenges of blue light emission in manufactured displays. The study, led by Professor O Ok Park in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was featured online in Nano Letters on July 5.

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YouTube Testing a New 'Up Next' Video Interface on Android

YouTube's Up Next screen now features two large, side-by-side buttons to Cancel or Play Now.

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Windows 7 users opting out before Microsoft ends support: Report

A few months before Microsoft ends support for its Windows 7 operating system (OS), the older OS experienced a large drop in July.

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Huawei's foldable phone Mate X to follow Samsung's, hit shelves in September

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei's foldable phone Mate X, which is expected to launch during Huawei Developer Conference in the coming days, is all set to go on sale from next month.

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This is how many Galaxy Note 10 smartphones Samsung is likely to sell this year

Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Note 10 phablet, which will be showcased later this week, is expected to post sales similar to that of its predecessor, industry watchers have said.

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Trying to discourage TikTok, PUBG among students: Goa CM

The Goa government has taken steps to discourage the use of mobile app Tik Tok and online game PUBG among students, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the Goa legislative Assembly on Monday.

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YouTube testing new interface with larger buttons

With larger and easier-to-interact buttons, Google-owned content sharing platform YouTube is testing a revamped user interface (UI) for the "Up Next" videos on Android.

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For Jeff Bezos, Amazon is 'India ki apni dukaan'

Today, Amazon holds 30 per cent of the e-commerce market in India and has become the most-visited shopping site in the country.

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US cybersecurity firm Cloudflare terminates service for online forum after El Paso shooting

Cloudflare said it was ending its service to online message board 8chan after the suspected terrorist gunman in El Paso — who killed at least 20 people on Sunday — appeared to have been inspired by the forum.

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Flipkart announces National Shopping Days: Dates, offers and more

The e-tailer has tied up with ICICI Bank to offer 10% instant discount on purchases made using the bank’s debit and credit card during the upcoming National Shopping Days sale.

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Facebook sets eye on India to monetise messaging

Mark Zuckerberg is determined to converge all his platforms -- Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram -- for a unified experience for billions of users and India which is the largest market for some of its services, including WhatsApp, is going to play a critical role in the success of social networking giant's new montetisation mission.

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One of India's largest telecom company is switching off 3G services across India: 15 things to know

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Privacy Missteps Cast Cloud Over Digital Assistants

A series of privacy missteps in recent months has raised fresh concerns over the future of voice-controlled digital assistants, a growing market seen by some as the next frontier in computing.

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Samsung, Microsoft Renew Partnership Ahead of Galaxy Note 10 Event: Report

Ahead of Samsung's Unpacked event slated to be held next week in Brooklyn, the Seoul-based tech giant has reportedly updated its partnership with software major Microsoft

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Apple Card Will Not Allow Purchase of Cryptocurrencies

The Apple credit card being launched with Goldman Sachs Group will not allow the purchase of cryptocurrencies with the card, according to a customer agreement posted to Goldman's website on Friday.

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RBI Asked to File Compliance Report on WhatsApp Payments

The Supreme Court has granted six weeks’ time to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to file a report whether WhatsApp had complied with norms for launching its payment services.

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Facebook Plans to Add Its Name to Instagram, WhatsApp

Facebook started adding its name to some screens on its Instagram photo-sharing platform this week, one of the first links it has given users to its ownership of the popular platform.

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Apple Suspends Listening to Siri Voice Recordings Amid Outcry, Will Offer an Opt-Out

Apple said that it is suspending its “grading” programme for Siri globally, following public outcry after a report revealed how Apple contractors.

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