Why one man is mentoring startups that make tech devices for differently-abled people

Technology has the power to transform lives, says Prateek Madhav.

Sangeeta Tanwar, qz.com

· Jun 12, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Manipur engineer detects WhatsApp bug that breaches privacy, enters Facebook ‘Hall of Fame’

Zonel Sougaijam found that if two people are on a voice call through WhatsApp, one can switch it into a video call without the other’s approval.

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· Jun 11, 2019 · 02:24 pm

Apple temporarily suspends group FaceTime feature after reports about privacy-invading glitch

Callers using iPhones could access another iPhone user’s audio and video even before the person had received the call.

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· Jan 29, 2019 · 07:17 pm

‘Google algorithms have no political sentiment’: CEO Sundar Pichai denies allegations of bias

The Google chief said the company had no plans ‘right now’ to launch a censored version of its search engine in China.

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· Dec 12, 2018 · 12:49 pm

YouTube faces outage, is back online after over an hour

Users reported a ‘500 Internal Server Error’ when they tried to access the website or its videos.

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· Oct 17, 2018 · 09:00 am

Google shuts down social media network over bug that may have exposed data of 5 lakh users

A report says the company knew of the Google+ matter in March but chose not to disclose it. Google says it wasn’t serious enough to inform the public.

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· Oct 09, 2018 · 07:44 am

Facebook appoints Adam Mosseri the head of Instagram

This comes after the app’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger announced their resignation in September.

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· Oct 02, 2018 · 12:46 pm

Facebook says 50 million users affected by new security breach

Hackers exploited the ‘View As’ feature on the website, the company said. The feature lets a user see how their profile looks to other people on Facebook.

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· Sep 28, 2018 · 10:44 pm

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resign from company

They did not mention why they quit, but Systrom said they were ‘ready for the next chapter’.

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· Sep 25, 2018 · 09:37 am

Apple introduces three new iPhones with dual SIM support, and watch with an ECG sensor

In India, the iPhone XR will be available from Rs 76,900 while the iPhone XS will start at Rs 99,900 and the iPhone XS Max at Rs 1,09,000.

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· Sep 13, 2018 · 07:53 am

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says protecting a democracy is like an ‘arms race’

His statement comes ahead of a US Senate committee hearing on measures taken by social media firms to counter attempts to influence voters.

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· Sep 05, 2018 · 01:26 pm

Apple plans software update that can prevent police from breaking into iPhones

After the update, forensic companies will not be able to exploit a security loophole that helps police crack into locked devices.

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· Jun 14, 2018 · 10:54 am