Tag: San Francisco

With record $53.3 bn revenue, Apple eyes $1-trillion mark

San Francisco: Despite slow iPhone sales, Apple is racing ahead to become the world’s first trillion-dollar company as it posted revenue of $53.3 billion in its fiscal third quarter — an increase of 17 per cent from the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 60 per cent of the quarter’s revenue, the Cupertino-based giant said […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Facebook grooming 7,500 content reviewers for objectionable posts

San Francisco: After facing ire over reports that its moderators protect far-right activists and under-age accounts, Facebook says it is constantly grooming over 7,500 content reviewers how to handle posts related to hate speeches, terror and child sexual exploitation on its platform. The content reviewers are a mix of full-time employees, contractors and companies Facebook […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Google to place AI-powered virtual agents in call centres

San Francisco: Google has announced it is working with several partners like Cisco and Genesys to build Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that will replace some of the work in call centres. The software is called “Contact Center AI” which will install “virtual agents” that will be the first to pick up the phone when a […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Facebook Messenger now has 1.3 bn monthly active users

San Francisco: More than 1.3 billion people around the world are now using Facebook Messenger every month, the company has announced. The Messenger surpassed the one billion monthly active users (MAUs) mark in July 2016. “We’ve continued working hard to make Messenger the best it can be, introducing new masks, filters and reactions for video […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
WhatsApp's 'unsend' feature maybe rolled out soon

San Francisco: If you mistakenly send a message to someone on WhatsApp next time, just chill because the popular messaging app’s much anticipated “unsend” feature is rolling out soon to all users. According to WABetaInfo, a fan site that tests new WhatsApp features early, the messaging app is finally testing the “Delete for Everyone” feature. “The […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
No under-glass Touch ID in Apple iPhone 8

San Francisco: In a breather to its rival Samsung, Apple has decided to give its Touch ID security solution for its forthcoming “iPhone 8” handset a pass and will instead rely on face unlock feature for all works, an analyst has said. The move has left the door open for Samsung to bring the similar […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
India overtakes US as Facebook's No. 1 user

San Francisco: India has overtaken the US to become Facebook’s largest country audience with a total 241 million active users, compared to 240 million in the US. The change at the top of the platform’s country rankings comes just a few days after Facebook announced it has more than two billion monthly users around the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Cisco Systems to further lay off 1,100 employees

San Francisco: Global networking giant Cisco has announced it would extend its restructuring plan to lay off 1,100 more employees. The technology had earlier announced the restructuring plan in August 2016 to reinvest in “key priority areas” and part of it was to lay off up to 5,500 employees, or 7 per cent its workforce, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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US court to hear case against Trump's travel ban

Washington: A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear case on Monday against US President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The US Courts for the 9th Circuit, based in San Francisco, Northern California, ruled on February 9 against reinstating a travel ban signed on January 27 by Trump as part of an executive order. The president […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Researchers solve century-old mystery of Antarctica's red waterfall

San Francisco: A research team has solved a century-old mystery involving a famous red waterfall, known as Blood Falls, in Antarctica, by pointing to a source of salty water. Blood Falls, found in 1911 by the Australian geologist Griffith Taylor, is famous for its sporadic releases of iron-rich salty water from the tongue of Taylor […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Hillary gets political again

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has made her most political comments since losing the 2016 presidential election, slamming the new administration for its policies relating to women, race and health, a media report said. “There is no place I’d rather be than here with you,” Clinton said on Tuesday at a […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
'Privacy-focused' Facebook unveils new look, features

San Francisco: In yet another bid to make its platforms “privacy-focused” amid close scrutiny into its privacy practices from governments the world over, Facebook has unveiled new looks and features for Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Addressing nearly 5,000 developers at its annual F8 conference in San Jose, California late Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg said gaining users’ […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Mozilla Firefox begins blocking web tracking

San Francisco: Mozilla, the maker of Open Source browser Firefox, has started blocking website cookies that can let advertisers and publishers track users across the web. The company is blocking third-party cookies under a Firefox feature named Enhanced Tracking Protection, it had announced in 2018. “Today, Firefox will be rolling out this feature, Enhanced Tracking […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Trump trolled after he claims moon part of Mars

San Francisco:  US President Donald Trump has left people astonished with his knowledge of space and the universe and has become a laughing stock yet again after he claimed that the moon is a part of Mars. In a tweet on Friday, he said: “For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Twitter removes precise location tagging on app

San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has decided to eliminate the option of letting users add their precise location details like latitude and longitude as part of their tweets. “Most people don’t tag their precise location in tweets, so we’re removing this ability to simplify your tweeting experience,” Twitter Support posted on Wednesday. However, the company […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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