Tech
Ola hires former Infosys CFO Rajiv Bansal to head finance
Bansal will join the Softbank-backed Ola in January 2016.
Hackers infect hotel chain Hilton's systems with malware for potential data theft
Hilton advised anyone who used payment cards at Hilton Worldwide hotels between November 18 and December 5 of last year or April 21 and July 27 of this year to watch for irregular activity on credit or debit card accounts.
The phablets have conquered Europe
Small smartphones (with a display of up to 3.5 inches) are in the process of becoming extinct, as they now account for less than 1 per cent of the total in most countries.
Sassy woman or machine? Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft divided over digital assistants
As the tech giants race to build ever better artificial intelligence platforms, they are obsessing over the nuances of their digital assistants' personalities.
Australian man Phuc Dat Bich 'honoured' after name goes viral on Facebook
The 23-year-old, whose name is pronounced Phoo Da Bi, originally posted a complaint on Facebook in January that it was 'highly irritating that nobody seems to believe me when I say that my full legal name is how you see it'.
To keep call drops in check, telecom operators add over 2,000 mobile towers in Delhi
As many as 2,092 mobile sites (2G and 3G) have been added in Delhi service area in the past 12 weeks which has resulted in the call drop rate to come down considerably.
Do you work in shifts? You could be at risk of developing heart ailments, diabetes
Shift workers are more likely to develop metabolic syndrome, coronary heart disease and Type 2 diabetes than employees with regular daytime shifts.
Potato to web: Internet outsourcing in Pakistan's mountainous north
Forced by economic necessity, Gulmit was finally connected to the web, driven by ambitious village youths eager to tap in to the digital economy and the endless possibilities of outsourced work.
'Face with tears of joy' emoji is Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year ????
The pictograph was given the crown this year because it best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.
Quitting Facebook makes you feel happy, less lonely: Study
One of the authors of the study said, 'Instead of focusing on what we actually need, we have an unfortunate tendency to focus on what other people have.'
Facebook launches its standalone news app 'Notify' for iPhone users
The app allows user to share notifications directly from the lock screen and includes a broad selection of 'stations' across different categories such as sports, fashion and breaking news.
Real-world 'Indiana Jones' wins coveted TED Prize
Sarah Parcak was named winner of a 2016 TED Prize that provides a million dollars to kickstart a big-vision 'wish.'
Snapchat's daily video views jump to 6 billion: Report
The number of videos viewed each day on Snapchat has tripled since May as the messaging app closes the gap with social media giant Facebook.
Facebook's 'secret sister gift exchange' could be a scam
The biggest problem with the post is it's illegal. It is also dicey because your personal information is posted on Facebook.
Google wants to design its own chips for Android phones: Report
Take a page from Apple, Google reportedly is working on having its own designs for chipsets used in Android phones.
Chinese still 'jumping' the 'Great Firewall' to use Twitter
China's blocking of Twitter has failed to keep activists, journalists and others from using Twitter to connect with the rest of the world.