The social networking giant Twitter Inc permanently suspended the account of an online right-wing figure for violation of copyright policy. The person in question had tweeted out a fake video last week which was then re-shared by US President Donald Trump.

After flagging Trump's tweet as 'manipulated media', Twitter suspends account of content creator

Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday said it would start showing fact-checking labels on Google Images search results globally, as tech companies come under increasing pressure to combat the viral spread of misleading claims online.

Google extends fact-checking to image search

Microsoft has rolled out, in preview, the personal version of its video calling app Teams for both Android and iOS and it will be fully rolled out in the coming weeks.

Microsoft Teams now available for personal use

A test high-speed maglev vehicle, with a speed of 600 km/h, successfully conducted a trial run on a maglev line at Tongji University in Shanghai on Sunday, marking a new important breakthrough in China's high-speed maglev research and development.

China's 600 km/h high-speed maglev completes trial run

Israel's defence exports amounted to $7.2 billion in 2019, slightly down from $7.5 billion the previous year, the government said Monday. As in 2018, the bulk went to Asia and the Pacific region, according to a defence ministry statement.

Israeli defence sales $7.2 billion in 2019: Ministry

It was a couple of months when I reviewed the Jabra Elite 75t. The true wireless earbuds from Jabra were my favourite pair for 2020 until now. The Elite 75t’s were very comfortable (never felt like they’d fall out), had a great sound quality that could be tuned further, excellent connectivity and even better battery life.

Jabra Elite Active 75t review: My favourite workout companion

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has filed lawsuits against individuals in Europe and the United States for abusing its platforms to offer automated tools for scraping users’ personal data and gathering likes.

Facebook sues individuals for offering to extract data, gather likes

Mira Robotics developed its "ugo" robot to reinforce greying Japan's shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the fight against the outbreak, the company's CEO said.

Robot built for Japan's ageing workforce finds coronavirus role

Samsung has been on a blitz of sorts in 2020. For many months now Xiaomi and Realme have dominated the budget segment (under Rs 15,000) in the smartphone industry.

Samsung Galaxy M21 review: The best Samsung smartphone under Rs 15,000

Social media giant Facebook recently removed over 200 accounts with links to white supremacy groups in the United States. People using these accounts encouraged people to join the protests across the country, but many asked them to carry weapons and firearms to the protests.

Facebook bans around 200 accounts linked to white supremacist groups for inciting violence

After Twitter started labelling tweets that may be misleading, it drew mixed reactions from users and analysts. Recently, the company had flagged US President Donald Trump’s tweet about protests in the country for glorifying violence.

Twitter defends decision to label Trump's tweets, says it is to provide 'context, not fact-checking'

A new bug has been discovered on Android phones. Setting a certain image as your phone’s wallpaper could cause it to keep crashing and freezing. The bug went viral on social media over the weekend, The Verge reported.

Using this particular image as the wallpaper is causing many Android phones to crash

Pakistan's intelligence services are deploying secretive surveillance technology normally used to locate militants to instead track coronavirus patients and the people they come into contact with.

Pakistan to use militant tracking technology to hunt COVID 19 patients

It's getting evident that we have to learn to live with a looming threat of the coronavirus. Countries around the world are relaxing restriction on lockdown and opening up their economies, but social distancing norms still need to be followed.

Fighting coronavirus: Smart bands come to the rescue

Most of us are stuck inside our home, we can’t hang out with friends, we can’t step out to shop, we can’t plan a get together with cousins. Like responsible people, we are successfully maintaining social distancing - but at a cost - and that price is our digital footprints.

Are we leaving more digital footprints during coronavirus lockdown?

A Chinese developer of artificial intelligence and augmented reality technology for manufacturing and gaming applications has found a new focus in the midst of a global pandemic.

A pair of glasses that enable wearer to "see" people's temperature

Can apps be a solution in fight with pandemic COVID-19? Let understand in this video..

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Samsung, the South Korean mobile giant is donating 2,000 smartphones to the United Kingdom’s National Health Services (NHS), for usage by staff. What makes this special is that these phones are the ones that can be used with gloves on, which makes it a great utility for healthcare workers.

Tech companies step-up efforts to help with coronavirus crisis in the UK

Young computer engineer Haris Geremtzes is the co-founder of AidPlex, a new start-up that was producing splints and braces using 3d printing technology. But when the coronavirus infection hit Greece, he and his partner Dimitrios Moustakas realized they needed to apply their technology elsewhere in order to find a swift solution to shortages in the medical sector. They are now producing plastic face and eye shields using 3d printing techniques for Greece's doctors and hospital staff.

Greek companies use 3d printing in fight against coronavirus

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday gave the authorities five days to develop a system to track people who have come into contact with anyone with coronavirus by using mobile phone geolocation data.

Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus

"I can’t download anything!" "Why is my internet so slow?" "The network is pretty bad here." "It’s taking way too long to load." "I can’t browse properly." These are some things you must have found yourself saying at some point, if you live in India.

Explained: Why 4G network is slow in India

Scientists believe that a new tracking programme will be able to prevent a second surge of the crop-ravaging insects. They have been monitoring the worst locust attack in Kenya in 70 years.

Technology to be used for prevention against second wave of locusts in east Africa

Gripping a scalpel, Vladislav Zaitsev makes an incision in the fold of skin between his client's thumb and index finger and pushes in a small glass cylinder. Alexei Rautkin, a 24-year-old programmer in a hoodie, is having a chip inserted in his hand so he can open the door to his office without swiping a card.

Body work: Russia's 'biohackers' push boundaries

Sweeping new regulations, restricting social media in Pakistan, put freedom of expression and the media at the heart of the struggle to counter both civilisational and authoritarian aspects of emerging new world order.

By regulating social media, Pakistan puts freedom of expression at the core of struggle

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