Bengaluru: On Tuesday, International Business Machines Corp.’s (IBM’s) artificial intelligence (AI) system, which engaged in a live, public debate with a human champion, Harish Natarajan, at Think 2019 in San Francisco, lost the argument. Natarajan and IBM’s AI system, Project Debater, began by preparing arguments for and against the resolution, “We should subsidize preschool”. Both […]
Category: IT
India criticized for online policing by Google, Facebook
An Asian internet lobby group, whose members include Alphabet’s Google and Facebook, criticized India’s plans to regulate social media content.
Walmart, Amazon scrambling to comply with India’s new e-commerce rules
Walmart Inc-owned Flipkart and Amazon.com Inc’s Indian unit are rushing to rejig ownership structures and rework some key vendor relationships, as they seek to comply with new Indian e-commerce curbs without disrupting their businesses.
Foreign efforts to influence 2018 US elections on Twitter ‘limited’
Twitter Inc took down nearly 6,000 tweets during last November’s US congressional elections, most of which were attempting to suppress the vote through intimidation or sharing false information, the company said on Thursday.
Tech firms write to Centre over changes in IT rules
New Delhi: Global internet firms Mozilla, Wikimedia Foundation, and GitHub have asked government to abandon proposed amendments to Information Technology (IT) act, 2000 and start fresh consultation.
E-comm rules: Flipkart disappointed with govt’s revised FDI policy
New Delhi: US retail giant Walmart-backed Flipkart on Friday said it is disappointed with the Indian government’s decision to implement the changes in rules for e-commerce companies with foreign investment in “haste”.
Amazon removes numerous products from Indian site as new e-commerce rules bite
New Delhi/Mumbai: E-commerce rules that went into effect in India on Friday caused widespread disruption for Amazon.com, forcing it to take down an array of items from its India website including Echo speakers, batteries and floor cleaners.
Govt transferred Rs 5.6 L cr to beneficiaries via Aadhaar enabled payment system
New Delhi: The government has transferred Rs 5.6 lakh crore to beneficiaries of NREGA, LPG subsidies and other benefits using Aadhaar-enabled payment system. It is also facilitating 9.1 crore electronic transactions such as passport services and land records through the e-governance portal.
Cryptocurrency thefts, scams hit USD 1.7 billion in 2018
Cryptocurrencies stolen from exchanges and scammed from investors surged more than 400 per cent in 2018 to around USD 1.7 billion, according to a report from the US-based cyber security firm CipherTrace released on Tuesday.
PayPal shares fall as sales outlook misses Wall St expectations
PayPal Holdings Inc shares fell almost 4 per cent in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the online payments company forecast revenue for the current quarter short of Wall Street’s expectations.
EBay’s poor revenue outlook overshadows first-ever dividend
EBay Inc on Tuesday forecast March quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates after reporting disappointing growth in the sales volume on its platform during the key holiday quarter, overshadowing news of its first-ever dividend.
Soon, Google Assistant may scan your face to personalise results
Google is reportedly working on a feature for its voice-enabled Google Assistant that will personalise results by scanning your face.