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Twitter Introduces Premium APIs For Developers
The new premium APIs bring the reliability and stability of Twitter's enterprise APIs to its broader developer ecosystem for the first time.
Qualcomm Invests in Chinese AI Facial Recognition Startup SenseTime
SenseTime and Qualcomm had announced a strategic tie last month to collaborate on AI, which will see SenseTime's proprietary algorithms deployed in smart devices.
Vodafone Lifts Profit View as Customers Ditch Wifi For Mobile
Vodafone is benefiting from growth in mobile data and higher take-up of its broadband services following heavy investment in both its mobile and fixed-line networks. It sees full-year earnings rising 10 percent, up from 4-8 percent previously.
Two Lakh Plus Registrations For Honor 7X in Less Than 24 Hours on Amazon.in
Amazon.in is presently running a teaser hinting the availability of the device on the platform. Ten winners for Registration Amazon’ will be selected, who will receive an Honor 7X smartphone.
Uber Announces UberScholar For Driver Partners' Kids on Children's Day 2017
Just like the UberSCHOLAR, Uber aims to scale initiatives that will positively impact their Driver Partners like free accidental insurance, eye check-ups and a ‘pause button’ so the Uber driver partners can grab lunch or take a quick break.
New Facebook Solutions to Help Businesses Grow Global
42 percent of people on Facebook in India is now connected to at least one small and medium business (SMB) in a foreign country and 65 percent of Indians are connected to at least one domestic SMB.
SoftBank Says Considering Investment in Uber But no Final Agreement Reached
SoftBank and Dragoneer are leading a consortium that plans to invest $1 billion to $1.25 billion in Uber, the most highly valued venture-backed company in the world, along with a purchase of up to 17 percent of existing shares in a secondary transaction.
Space-Tech to Help Railways Alert People at Unmanned Crossings
The space technology, adopted with the help of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will warn road users through hooters once a train approaches an unmanned level crossing. The railways is installing ISRO-developed integrated circuit (IC) chips on 1...
Phishing bigger threat that data breaches: Google
According to Google, enterprising hijackers are constantly searching for, and are able to find, billions of different platforms' usernames and passwords on black markets.
BSNL Ties up With Fibre Home to Manufacture Telecom Equipment
BSNL has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fibre Home Pvt. Ltd. to jointly start manufacturing telecom equipment and optical fibre cable in BSNL factories.
Uber to Test Flying Taxi in Los Angeles by 2020
Los Angeles, the second-largest US metropolitan area, is the third city announced to be working with Uber on the programme after Dallas-Fort Worth and Dubai.
Reliance Jio Introduces 'Triple Cash Back Offer' For Jio Prime Members
Reliance Jio has introduced new 'Prime Benefits' for its Jio Prime members through which, the members can avail a triple cash back up to Rs 2599 for every Jio recharge of Rs 399 and above.
Indonesia Plans Automated System to Flag Controversial Internet Material
This week, Indonesia threatened to block Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messenger service because of obscene Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) images provided by third parties on the service.
Delhi Air Pollution: Govt Needs to Establish Air Purifier Standards ASAP
With demand for air purifiers heading north, the government is yet to establish standards and regulations to ascertain quality.
Snapchat Launches Redesign as Growth Disappoints Wall Street
Snap is not the only social media company looking to revive growth by changing its look. Microblogging service Twitter said on Tuesday it would roll out 280-character tweets to users across the world, double the length of its iconic 140-character tweets.
Altice Eyes US Market With Sprint Deal
Altice, having more than 26 million mobile customers in the world, is now looking to enter the US market in partnership with American Operator Sprint.