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Flipkart Big Shopping Days, Mi Note 10 India Launch Teaser, WhatsApp Updates, and More Tech News This Week

Flipkart Big Shopping Days 2019 Sale Begins: Best Offers on Mobile Phones, Laptops, and TVs

Black Friday 2019: Shopping Frenzy Goes Global, and Not Everyone's Happy

China Seeks to Root Out Fake News and Deepfakes With New Online Content Rules

Black Friday 2019 Sales: The Best Tech Deals You Can Grab From India

Black Friday 2019 Turns 'Block Friday' as French Activists Bar Access to Amazon Depot

Amazon Must Check for Trademark Violations, EU Top Court Adviser Says

IAMAI Seeks Clarity on Personal Data Protection Bill

Scammers Increasingly Using Browser Push Notifications to Defraud People: Kaspersky

Black Friday 2019: What to Buy From India and How to Prepare Yourself

Wikipedia article of the day for December 1, 2019

Microsoft Invoicing is being retired--export the customer data before it is gone forever

New top story on Hacker News: Technology First, Needs Last (2009)

Oyo Valuation Continues to Soar Despite Losses

Black Friday 2019 deals on Apple Watch, Fitbit Versa, Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, and more

Flipkart Introduces Saathi to Mimic Salesperson Assistance

Interpol Group Delays Criticism of Encryption After Objections

Amazon Said to Have Built a More Powerful Data Centre Chip

Wikipedia article of the day for November 30, 2019

Top 5 things to know about open source and the cloud

Black Friday 2019: Unique and cool gifts for everyone on your list

3 techniques for dealing with entrenched interests in your business

3 techniques for dealing with entrenched interests in your business

How credential stuffing attacks work, and how to prevent them

Simplifying a data problem can ensure better buy-in

Black Friday 2019: Shopping Frenzy Goes Global, and Not Everyone's Happy

A side-job hustle can help pay for new holiday tech gifts

Project Cortex: Microsoft aims to shake up knowledge management

China Seeks to Root Out Fake News and Deepfakes With New Online Content Rules

How businesses plan to accelerate growth in 2020

Black Friday 2019 Sales: The Best Tech Deals You Can Grab From India

Black Friday 2019 Turns 'Block Friday' as French Activists Bar Access to Amazon Depot

New top story on Hacker News: Ralph Merkle on Space Cryonics and Nanotechnology

Amazon Must Check for Trademark Violations, EU Top Court Adviser Says

IAMAI Seeks Clarity on Personal Data Protection Bill

IAMAI Seeks Clarity on Personal Data Protection Bill

Scammers Increasingly Using Browser Push Notifications to Defraud People: Kaspersky

Google Firings Spark Dissent in the Company’s Ranks

Google Shopping Adds New Features to Connect Users, Retailers in India

Cyber Monday Is Usurping Black Friday and Changing the Way Retailers Offer Discounts in the US

Wikipedia article of the day for November 29, 2019

10 ways to spot top technology talent during the interview process

10 ways to spot top technology talent during the interview process

How to decide when you should DIY or hire a project out

The best Software as a Service (SaaS) companies of the 2010s decade

The sinister timing of deepfakes and the 2020 election

The best Software as a Service (SaaS) companies of the 2010s decade

Flipkart Introduces Saathi to Mimic Salesperson Assistance

Give InKind social platform can help people help others during the holidays

Cybersecurity in 2020: More targeted attacks, AI not a prevention panacea

Interpol Group Delays Criticism of Encryption After Objections

Key factors in the decline of on-premises data centers

Amazon Said to Have Built a More Powerful Data Centre Chip

Privacy Lapses Could Be Part of Google, Facebook Antitrust Cases in the US

eBay to Sell StubHub for $4 Billion to Swiss Rival Viagogo

Google Fires Four Staffers Amid Protests, Accuses Them of Data-Security Violations

Oyo Projects Losses in India, China Until 2022: Internal Report

Wikipedia article of the day for November 28, 2019

Project Understood makes Google voice technology more inclusive to those with Down syndrome

Seattle Seahawks beef up AI tools with Amazon deal

Predicting 2020 trends across DesignOps, AppDev, AI, IoT and 5G

Microsoft and AT&T to offer customer preview of Azure running on 5G edge network

How to back up Nextcloud

The most important cloud advances of the decade

8 holiday tech gifts for people you secretly hate (yes, seriously)

Accenture's myNav simulates cloud architectures for current and future business needs

How Microsoft is using hardware to secure firmware

Google Firings Spark Dissent in the Company’s Ranks

Black Friday 2019: What to Buy From India and How to Prepare Yourself

Google Shopping Adds New Features to Connect Users, Retailers in India

Cyber Monday Is Usurping Black Friday and Changing the Way Retailers Offer Discounts in the US

The 'Silicon Six' Spread Propaganda. It's Time to Regulate Social Media Sites.

Snapdeal Crosses 100 Million App Downloads on Google Play

Google Study Finds Indians Rely on Online Info When They Are in Stores

Airtel Acquihires Gurugram-Based Startup Quikmile

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Alleged Account Hacker Arrested

Apple TV+ Renews M. Night Shyamalan's Servant Even Before It Premieres

Paytm Raises Fresh Funding From Global Investors, Said to Now Be Valued at $16 Billion

HP Rejects Xerox Takeover Offer Again

World Wide Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Has an Ambitious Plan to Take Back the Net

Wikipedia article of the day for November 27, 2019

Beware of the "Startup Ethos" in new businesses

How to analyze systemd boot performance

Six 10-minute tools for improvement in the new year

How to manage your apps in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13

How Cyber insurance works to protect companies in case of a breach

ActiveState adds 50,000 Python packages to its platform

How Cyber insurance works to protect companies in case of a breach

The 20 fastest-rising and sharpest-declining tech skills of the past 5 years

API first strategy and Mulesoft help Pilot Flying J break down data silos

Gartner: Smartphone sales weaken in Q3 but expected to pick up in 2020

Keeping your mental state healthy will make you a better leader

Dreamforce 2019: Salesforce wants ethics to be baked in to their business

Microsoft's new Outlook for Mac app: 5 things to know

Moto Lenovo Days Sale on Flipkart Features Discounts on Moto E6s, Motorola One Vision, Lenovo Z6 Pro, More, and Other Offers

How scammers use Black Friday to target consumers

The top 30 Amazon products and services tech pros used this year

The top technologies that enabled digital transformation this decade

Privacy Lapses Could Be Part of Google, Facebook Antitrust Cases in the US

eBay to Sell StubHub for $4 Billion to Swiss Rival Viagogo

Google Fires Four Staffers Amid Protests, Accuses Them of Data-Security Violations

Oyo Projects Losses in India, China Until 2022: Internal Report

Wikipedia article of the day for November 26, 2019

How to add ISO images to VirtualBox 6

Amazon to Open More 'Amazon Go' Cashierless Supermarkets Next Year

Apple Cancels Premiere of The Banker Over 'Concerns'

Google Bars Elections Ads From Using Political Leanings, Voter Data

Google, Facebook Are Human Rights Abusers, Says Amnesty International

Microsoft 365 Services Restored After Global Outage

Swiggy Says Invested Rs. 175 Crores to Set Up 1,000 Cloud Kitchens in India

Alibaba Eyes $12.9-Billion Hong Kong IPO After Setting Price: Reports

Oracle Said to Delay Decision to Name Successor to Mark Hurd

Amazon Echo Flex Plug-In Smart Speaker Launched in India at Rs. 2,999

Google’s Do-Good Arm Tries to Make Up for Everything Else

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple Offer Defence in US Congressional Antitrust Probe

Disney+ Accounts Hacked and Sold in Their Thousands, Locking Out Owners

Google Stadia Game Streaming Service Sees a Muted Launch

Amazon Uses Aggregated Seller Data to Help Business, It Tells Lawmakers

Microsoft Teams Now Has 20 Million Daily Active Users, Up 7 Million From July

FASTag to Be Made Mandatory from December 1: What Is It, How to Get It, and Everything Else You Need to Know

World Wide Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Has an Ambitious Plan to Take Back the Net

AI is making progress, but it's unlikely to succeed anytime soon in one key area

Google Workers Protest Company's 'Brute Force Intimidation'

Bitcoin Dives to a Six-Month Low on China Crackdown

Truecaller Fixes Flaw That Could Let Attackers Use Malicious Links to Harvest IP Addresses, Other User Data

Amazon Sues Pentagon Over $10 Billion Contract Awarded to Microsoft

Wikipedia article of the day for November 25, 2019

New top story on Hacker News: A Century of “Shrill”: How Bias in Technology Has Hurt Women’s Voices

Razorpay Launches Payments Solutions for Freelancers, Unregistered Business

Black Friday 2019 Sales: How to Shop From India and Everything You Need to Know

Iran Internet Outage First to Effectively Isolate a Whole Nation

Bank Robber Accuses Police of Illegally Using Google Location Data to Catch Him

Chaayos Silently Captures Your Facial Data When Ordering a Cup of Tea; Chaayos Responds

Google's New Election Ad Rules Unite US Political Campaigns in Opposition

WeWork to Lay Off 2,400 Employees Worldwide

Wikipedia article of the day for November 24, 2019

Google Workers Protest Company's 'Brute Force Intimidation'

Truecaller Fixes Flaw That Could Let Attackers Use Malicious Links to Harvest IP Addresses, Other User Data

Truecaller Fixes Flaw That Could Let Attackers Use Malicious Links to Harvest IP Addresses, Other User Data

Bitcoin Dives to a Six-Month Low on China Crackdown

Amazon Sues Pentagon Over $10 Billion Contract Awarded to Microsoft

Amazon Sues Pentagon Over $10 Billion Contract Awarded to Microsoft

Disney+ Blames Past Hacks for User Accounts Sold Online

Alibaba Raises $11 Billion in Share Listing in Hong Kong

Amazon to Open More 'Amazon Go' Cashierless Supermarkets Next Year

Apple Cancels Premiere of The Banker Over 'Concerns'

Google Bars Elections Ads From Using Political Leanings, Voter Data

Google, Facebook Are Human Rights Abusers, Says Amnesty International

Winners of the Dreamforce 2019 Mega Demo Jam impress the crowd with a rap

Wikipedia article of the day for November 23, 2019

Security pros explain Black Friday best practices for consumers and businesses

IBM and ESPN take fantasy football to the next level with Watson AI

Employees open presents and emails during the holidays

Razorpay Launches Payments Solutions for Freelancers, Unregistered Business

Black Friday 2019: The best deals on travel gadgets

Black Friday 2019 deals on Apple Watch, Fitbit Versa, Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, and more

Black Friday 2019 Sales: How to Shop From India and Everything You Need to Know

Iran Internet Outage First to Effectively Isolate a Whole Nation

Bank Robber Accuses Police of Illegally Using Google Location Data to Catch Him

Google's New Election Ad Rules Unite US Political Campaigns in Opposition

WeWork to Lay Off 2,400 Employees Worldwide

Microsoft 365 Services Restored After Global Outage

Swiggy Says Invested Rs. 175 Crores to Set Up 1,000 Cloud Kitchens in India

Alibaba Eyes $12.9-Billion Hong Kong IPO After Setting Price: Reports

Oracle Said to Delay Decision to Name Successor to Mark Hurd

Amazon Echo Flex Plug-In Smart Speaker Launched in India at Rs. 2,999

Google’s Do-Good Arm Tries to Make Up for Everything Else

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple Offer Defence in US Congressional Antitrust Probe

Disney+ Accounts Hacked and Sold in Their Thousands, Locking Out Owners

Google Stadia Game Streaming Service Sees a Muted Launch

Amazon Uses Aggregated Seller Data to Help Business, It Tells Lawmakers

Microsoft Teams Now Has 20 Million Daily Active Users, Up 7 Million From July

Wikipedia article of the day for November 22, 2019

Artificial intelligence expected to have a big impact on white collar jobs

75% of developers worry about app security, but half lack dedicated security experts on their team

How Harry & David's digital transformation unlocked new capabilities for online shopping

Put these screen-free gifts on your holiday list to engage your brain

Chaayos Silently Captures Your Facial Data When Ordering a Cup of Tea, Raising Questions About Privacy

Stephen Wolfram on the future of programming and why we live in a computational universe

Disney+ Blames Past Hacks for User Accounts Sold Online

Google adds new AI-powered assistive features to G Suite

Alibaba Raises $11 Billion in Share Listing in Hong Kong

Amazon to Open More 'Amazon Go' Cashierless Supermarkets Next Year

Amazon to Open More 'Amazon Go' Cashierless Supermarkets Next Year

Apple Cancels Premiere of The Banker Over 'Concerns'

Google Bars Elections Ads From Using Political Leanings, Voter Data

Google, Facebook Are Human Rights Abusers, Says Amnesty International

FASTag to Be Made Mandatory from December 1: What Is It, How to Get It, and Everything Else You Need to Know

Microsoft Updates Cloud Contracts Following EU Privacy Probe

Google Stadia Impressions: Unplayable at Times, Magical in Others

Yandex to Restructure Under Government Pressure

Google Nightingale Healthcare Project Targeted by US Congress Committee

Google Acquires Enterprise Software Firm CloudSimple

YouTube Premium, YouTube Music Premium Prepaid Plans Launched in India With Non-Recurring Charges Starting at Rs. 109

Amazon Music Gets Free Ad-Supported Tier

Wikipedia article of the day for November 21, 2019

Want to attain and retain customers? Adopt data privacy policies

Communication compliance lagging due to overload of platforms

New AI discovers a never-seen geoglyph formation on Nazca Lines in Peru

Macy's holiday breach highlights retailer need for encryption and scrutiny of third party systems

Accenture: Only 16% of companies have figured out how to make AI work at scale

Microsoft 365 Services Restored After Global Outage

Swiggy Says Invested Rs. 175 Crores to Set Up 1,000 Cloud Kitchens in India

Alibaba Eyes $12.9-Billion Hong Kong IPO After Setting Price: Reports

Oracle Said to Delay Decision to Name Successor to Mark Hurd

Amazon Echo Flex Plug-In Smart Speaker Launched in India at Rs. 2,999

Google’s Do-Good Arm Tries to Make Up for Everything Else

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple Offer Defence in US Congressional Antitrust Probe

Google Stadia Game Streaming Service Sees a Muted Launch

Amazon Uses Aggregated Seller Data to Help Business, It Tells Lawmakers

Microsoft Teams Now Has 20 Million Daily Active Users, Up 7 Million From July

Disney+ Accounts Hacked and Sold in Their Thousands, Locking Out Owners

Chrome, Edge, Safari Hacked at China's Security-Focussed Event, Tianfu Cup

YouTube Executive Says Indian Gaming Creators Arrive on Global Map

CAIT Asks for Pricing Parity in Online, Offline Market

SoftBank's Yahoo Japan to Merge With Line App Operator

Former Apple Chip Executives Found Company to Take on Intel, AMD

US Defence Chief Rejects Amazon's Accusations of Bias in Cloud Contract

Wikipedia article of the day for November 20, 2019

Salesforce's Customer 360 Truth identity service aims to consolidate customer data

Dreamforce 2019: Accenture, Salesforce, and Vlocity partner with ENGIE to work toward a zero-carbon future

Gift guide: The best gifts for mobile users

New top story on Hacker News: New technology turns everyday trash into plastic treasure

Microsoft's biggest flops of the decade

Air Force hires Trueface for facial recognition on bases

PwC: IoT success requires making security, trust, and upskilling top priorities

How Hermes the robot tests wireless connectivity for Dell

Slack's open source Nebula overlay network tool can solve multi region connectivity woes

82% of SMB execs expect employees to put business devices at risk with holiday shopping

Android gift guide: The best gifts in 2019

The top 100 in-demand skills for US freelancers

FASTag to Be Made Mandatory from December 1: What Is It, How to Get It, and Everything Else You Need to Know

Microsoft Updates Cloud Contracts Following EU Privacy Probe

Google Stadia Impressions: Unplayable at Times, Magical in Others

Yandex to Restructure Under Government Pressure

Google Nightingale Healthcare Project Targeted by US Congress Committee

Google Acquires Enterprise Software Firm CloudSimple

YouTube Premium, YouTube Music Premium Prepaid Plans Launched in India With Non-Recurring Charges Starting at Rs. 109

YouTube Premium, YouTube Music Premium Prepaid Plans Launched in India With Non-Recurring Charges Starting at Rs. 109

The top 20 tech skills of the past 5 years

Amazon Music Gets Free Ad-Supported Tier

Wikipedia article of the day for November 19, 2019

Essential Gem smartphone: Cheat sheet

PrivSec conference highlights CISO concerns and future data privacy laws

Three flaws in the Apple Watch heart health study

Joan is the office booking tool you need

Digital Realty unveils new data center platform at MarketplaceLIVE in NYC

How to use NFC tags in the iOS 13 Shortcuts app

How to create your first project on Google Cloud Platform

Adobe's Experience Cloud now incorporates AI and machine learning

Chrome, Edge, Safari Hacked at China's Security-Focussed Event, Tianfu Cup

YouTube Executive Says Indian Gaming Creators Arrive on Global Map

CAIT Asks for Pricing Parity in Online, Offline Market

SoftBank's Yahoo Japan to Merge With Line App Operator

SoftBank's Yahoo Japan to Merge With Line App Operator

Former Apple Chip Executives Found Company to Take on Intel, AMD

IRCTC Earned Rs. 63 Crores as Convenience Fee in September, RTI Query Shows

Google Parent Alphabet Fleshes Out Plan to Develop Toronto Smart City

WeWork Said to Be Facing US SEC Inquiry Into Possible Rule Violations

Bill Gates Officially Passes Jeff Bezos as World's Richest Person: Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Google Scales Back Its Culture of Transparency, as All-Hands Meetings Become Monthly

Wikipedia article of the day for November 18, 2019

New top story on Hacker News: Technology’s Role Changes Comic Books

Flipkart Acquisition Continues to Hit Walmart’s Bottom Line

US Defence Chief Rejects Amazon's Accusations of Bias in Cloud Contract

DDoS Attacks Rose by a Third in Q3 2019: Kaspersky

Opera 65 Released With Improved Tracker Blocker and Redesigned Address Bar

Google Search Will Now Let You Practice Pronouncing Tricky Words

Flipkart to Collect Plastic Packaging From Doorstep, Pilot Live in Select Cities

How Amazon's Quest for More, Cheaper Products Has Resulted in a Flea Market of Fakes

Alibaba Confirms Hong Kong Public Listing Worth at Least $13 Billion

Amazon Says 'Bias' in Pentagon Awarding $10 Billion Cloud Contract to Microsoft

Wikipedia article of the day for November 17, 2019

IRCTC Earned Rs. 63 Crores as Convenience Fee in September, RTI Query Shows

Google Parent Alphabet Fleshes Out Plan to Develop Toronto Smart City

WeWork Said to Be Facing US SEC Inquiry Into Possible Rule Violations

Bill Gates Officially Passes Jeff Bezos as World's Richest Person: Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Google Scales Back Its Culture of Transparency, as All-Hands Meetings Become Monthly

New Artificial Intelligence Tool Can Help Evade Internet Censorship in India, China: Researchers

Love of Cash Hinders India's Move to Digital Economy

Google Denies That It's Misusing Health Data From Ascension

Disney Plus 10 Million Sign Ups Subscriptions Day 1

Children's Day 2019: Google India Celebrates With Doodle Titled 'Walking Trees' by National Contest Winner

Singles' Day: Alibaba's Jack Ma Says Shopping Results Miss Expectations

Disney+ Warns of 'Outdated Cultural Depictions' in Some Films, But Some Say That's Not Enough

SoftBank's Yahoo Japan Confirms Merger Talks With Line

Google Pay to Offer Checking Accounts Through Citi, Stanford Federal

Wikipedia article of the day for November 16, 2019

IT heads praise hybrid cloud models but still opt for traditional data centers

How can you protect yourself from hackers? An IBM social engineer offers advice

Traveling for the holidays? Avoid these 5 tech mistakes

Flipkart Acquisition Continues to Hit Walmart’s Bottom Line

US Defence Chief Rejects Amazon's Accusations of Bias in Cloud Contract

DDoS Attacks Rose by a Third in Q3 2019: Kaspersky

The top 40 companies for flex jobs in 2020

Opera 65 Released With Improved Tracker Blocker and Redesigned Address Bar

Google Search Will Now Let You Practice Pronouncing Tricky Words

Flipkart to Collect Plastic Packaging From Doorstep, Pilot Live in Select Cities

Flipkart to Collect Plastic Packaging From Doorstep, Pilot Live in Select Cities

How Amazon's Quest for More, Cheaper Products Has Resulted in a Flea Market of Fakes

Alibaba Confirms Hong Kong Public Listing Worth at Least $13 Billion

Amazon Says 'Bias' in Pentagon Awarding $10 Billion Cloud Contract to Microsoft

Children's Day 2019: Google Set to Announce 'Doodle for Google' Winner

Hackers Demand $5 Million From Mexico's State Oil Firm in Ransomware Attack

Dell Aims to Make Women Half of Workforce in Diversity Push

Dell Unveils Subscription Model to Counter Amazon, Microsoft

Amazon Brings Project Zero to India to Remove Counterfeit Products

Google-Ascension Cloud Computing Deal Triggers Federal Inquiry in the US: Report

Hackers Hit UK Political Parties With Back-to-Back Cyber-Attacks

Be More Transparent About Algorithms, Tim Berners-Lee Tells Tech Giants

Wikipedia article of the day for November 15, 2019

How a hacker at IBM uses disguises and devices to steal private information

How IBM uses Fortran and POWER9 in GRAF, the first "high-resolution, hourly forecast model"

Dell Tech Summit: Power of compute in the next data decade

How retail companies can better protect themselves against cyberattacks

Developers still care a lot about open source licensing

New Artificial Intelligence Tool Can Help Evade Internet Censorship in India, China: Researchers

Love of Cash Hinders India's Move to Digital Economy

Google Denies That It's Misusing Health Data From Ascension

Disney Plus 10 Million Sign Ups Subscriptions Day 1

Singles' Day: Alibaba's Jack Ma Says Shopping Results Miss Expectations

Disney+ Warns of 'Outdated Cultural Depictions' in Some Films, But Some Say That's Not Enough

Children's Day 2019: Google Celebrates With Doodle Titled 'Walking Trees' by Doodle for Google Contest Winner

Children's Day 2019: Google Celebrates With Doodle Titled 'Walking Trees' by Doodle for Google Contest Winner

SoftBank's Yahoo Japan Confirms Merger Talks With Line

Google Pay to Offer Checking Accounts Through Citi, Stanford Federal

Amazon Confirms Plans for Store Under New Grocery Brand

Apple Card and 6 Other Tech Tools Accused of Gender Bias

China's Digital Currency Not Seeking 'Full Control' of Individuals' Details: Central Bank Official

Google Chrome Will Identify and Label Slow-Loading Websites to Help Speed Up the Web

Ransomware Attack at Mexican State Oil Firm Halts Work, Threatens to Cripple Computers

Google Signs Healthcare Data and Cloud Computing Deal With Ascension, a Catholic Health System