Under Sundar Pichai, Alphabet's moonshot projects may face more scrutiny

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced recently that they were stepping aside as executives of the Internet behemoth they founded 21 years ago, with trusted lieutenant Sundar Pichai, who has run the core Google search business since 2015, taking the reins as CEO of parent Alphabet.

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Amazon faces US antitrust scrutiny on cloud business - Report

Big tech companies such as Facebook Inc , Alphabet Inc's Google, Apple Inc and Amazon face a slew of antitrust probes by the federal government, state attorneys general and congress.

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US Democratic panel flags misinformation concerns to Facebook

Facebook has been reviewing its policies after lawmakers and regulators criticised a decision not to fact-check ads run by politicians, with Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg saying it does not want to stifle political speech.

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Instagram to collect ages in leap for youth safety, alcohol ads

Facebook Inc's Instagram said it will require birthdates from all new users starting, expanding the audience for ads for alcohol and other age-restricted products while offering new safety measures for younger users.

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Cabinet clears data protection bill for tabling in parliament

"The protection of personal data is a very important subject globally," Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told a news conference after a cabinet meeting.

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Huawei files appeal in US court against FCC's rural carrier purchase ban

Huawei filed a petition with the Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans challenging the FCC decision, the firm's chief legal officer Song Liuping said in a statement.

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Cabinet clears data protection bill for tabling in parliament

"The protection of personal data is a very important subject globally," Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told a news conference after a cabinet meeting.

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Huawei files appeal in US court against FCC's rural carrier purchase ban

Huawei filed a petition with the Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans challenging the FCC decision, the firm's chief legal officer Song Liuping said in a statement.

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Major consumer groups ask FTC to look into 'predatory' data collection of children

In a letter to the FTC, the consumer groups ask the agency to look at digital media companies' data collection practices.

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How to use keyboard shortcuts on Gmail

However, to use keyboard shortcuts to compose a new mail, or navigate through the interface with a press of a few buttons, you need to enable keyboard shortcuts. Here’s how you can do it. Also, we have put together a few universal shortcuts to make the process easier for you.

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How to use keyboard shortcuts on Gmail

However, to use keyboard shortcuts to compose a new mail, or navigate through the interface with a press of a few buttons, you need to enable keyboard shortcuts. Here’s how you can do it. Also, we have put together a few universal shortcuts to make the process easier for you.

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Lyft Sued by 20 More Women Who Allege Rape, Sexual Assault on the Ride-Hailing App

Twenty more women have come forward alleging they were raped or sexually assaulted while using Lyft, adding to a growing list of legal complaints against the ride-hailing company.

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Huawei seeks to overturn FCC ban on the use of US subsidies to purchase its equipment

Last month, the FCC banned the use of a government fund to buy equipment and services from companies that pose a national security threat.

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Elon Musk doesn't know his own net worth, testified it's around $20 billion, not much in cash

In day two of the "pedo guy" defamation trial, Tesla CEO Elon Musk testified he doesn't know his own net worth, but it may be around $20 billion, not much in cash.

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8 more companies that Google CEO Sundar Pichai now heads

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8 more companies that Google CEO Sundar Pichai now heads

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Instagram Now Asks for Your Birthday for Age Verification, Will Introduce New Privacy Tools

Facebook’s Instagram said it will require birthdates from all new users starting on Wednesday, expanding the audience for ads for alcohol and other age-restricted products while offering new safety measures for younger users.

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Facebook Brings WhatsApp Integration to Its Revamped Crisis Response Tool

Facebook is adding a WhatsApp button to crisis response tool, its disaster-reporting and communications feature where a user requests or offers help during a time of emergency.

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TikTok Accused of Sending User Data to China in California Lawsuit

A California college student has accused popular video-sharing app TikTok in a class-action lawsuit of transferring private user data to servers in China, despite the company's assurances that it does not store personal data there.

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Xiaomi Mi Credit Personal Loan Service Re-Launched in India With Promise of Real-Time Approval, Paperless KYC

Xiaomi has relaunched the Mi Credit personal loan service in India with a promise of real-time approval and paperless KYC.

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Apple Names the Best Apps, Games of the 2019: Check the Winners Here

Apple has revealed its annual list of best games and apps for the year 2019 across the iPhone, iPad, macOS, and TV ecosystem.

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HDFC Bank Net Banking and Mobile Apps Down for Over 24 Hours, Company Blames 'Technical Glitch'

HDFC Bank net banking service and mobile apps have been down for over 24 hours now. Customers took to Twitter to complain about it while the company claims it is working towards fixing the issue.

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Slack CEO says Microsoft Teams has 'weak engagement' and he expects more users to migrate over

In the latest back and forth between Slack and Microsoft, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield said his company is winning plenty of business.

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