WhatsApp to Ignore Delhi High Court Ruling; Will Share Data With Facebook as Planned HIGHLIGHTS Ruling has no impact on the planned policy and terms of service updates Court earlier said WhatsApp will delete users’ data up to September 25 On August 25, WhatsApp made extensive changes to its privacy policy Defying a Delhi High Court order against sharing user ... Read More »
MakerBot started shipping 3D printer kits in 2009, and since then the company has been having its ups and downs as the market continues to define itself. With the DIY market for 3D printing so crowded, MakerBot has decided to change directions by going after the professional and educational segment with the new Replicator+ 3D printers. This is a great ... Read More »
Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company Facebook will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to find their news, but Zuckerberg said his firm ... Read More »
Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey moved quickly Saturday to quell fears that a supposed impending change to Twitter’s algorithm timeline will result in a change to the way tweets are displayed on the platform. Disputing a media report detailing the planned changes, Dorsey said that the stream of tweets on the social media site will stay live and in real time. ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook will prioritise posts from friends and family more now It will have the option to give weight to certain friends’ posts by selecting ‘See First’ Facebook does not explicitly address Trending Topics kerfuffle Facebook on Wednesday published its “News Feed Values,” an attempt to offer a clear explanation of how it chooses the stories that appear at the ... Read More »
I must confess to a soft corner for Smriti Irani. She was such a feisty HRD minister – pungent, tart, ever-ready to fight her corner, articulate in both Hindi and English (and, presumably, her mother tongue, Gujarati), with a sharp repartee always on her tongue, a vocabulary of wit and abuse in equal measure, well-prepared in parliament and a first-class ... Read More »
Teachers should encourage the students to dream big and give them life skills, he said. Asserting that the role of teachers is crucial in nation building and transformation of education, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar today said “accountability” will be introduced in the education system for the teachers. In his first public programme after assuming ... Read More »
Mahendra Nath Pandey is a Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh. NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Education Mahendra Nath Pandey, who today took charge, said his priority was to make quality education accessible to all the citizens of the country. Interacting with mediapersons, Mr Pandey, who is a Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh, said ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Ringing Bells says deliveries have been delayed to July 6 The firm says it is ready with nearly 2 lakh handsets It is planning on organising a launch event on July 7 The delivery of the world’s cheapest smartphone at Rs 251 (less than $4) will finally begin from July 6 and not June 30 as was announced earlier, ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Sony Mobile expects less growth in markets such as China and India Sony to focus in East Asia (including Japan), Europe and the Middle East The company will focus in the high value-added segment Sony Mobile at a recent investor meet has reportedly confirmed that it will focus less on select markets like China, India, and the US where ... Read More »
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