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Microsoft's acquisition of BlueTalon

BlueTalon Data Privacy Firm Acquired By Microsoft

Microsoft has acquired a data privacy and governance service called BlueTalon. BlueTalon helps companies determine and set up policies for data access by employees. It then handles the enforcement of those policies and has tools for access and oversight.

Microsoft Windows 10 20H1 Update

Microsoft starts testing its new improved AI assistant Cortana as part of its latest Windows 10 20H1 Fast Ring build

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 10 20H1 test build which includes some new adjustments to Cortana, among other new features. That Windows 10 20H1 test build, No. 18945, is rolling out on July 26, just days after Microsoft accidentally pushed an even newer Canary ring 20H1 build to testers in all rings.

Facebook Ad Archive fails to meet researcher's needs

Facebook AD library had failed to serve its purpose says experts

Researchers and experts have slammed Facebook for making its Ad Library meant to bring a new level of transparency to online ad buy riddled with errors and technical glitches that make it virtually unusable.

Google on users privacy control

GOOGLE CEO, Sundar Pichai aims at making Privacy Control more easily accessible for the users

Google is working towards making privacy controls more easily accessible, expanding its incognito mode to maps and adding new auto delete controls, the company’s CEO Sundar Pichai has said. “And we continue to challenge the notion that products need more data to be more helpful,” Pichai said on Thursday during an earnings call with analysts after Google’s parent company Alphabet reported revenue of $38.9 billion for the second quarter (Q2) of 2019. “For example, we invented a new technique called federated learning that allows us to train AI models and make products smarter without raw data leaving your device,” he said. Pichai’s comment came at a time when technology companies are facing challenges of protecting user privacy amid increased scrutiny by regulators. Google last week faced criticism for letting third-party organizations get access to users’ viewing habits even while browsing in ‘incognito’ mode.

Xiaomi vs Samsung Indian smartphone market

Samsung is catching up to Xiaomi in India, but loses its dominance in the premium space to OnePlus

India is a powerhouse in terms of smartphone sales. With a population of well over 1 billion people, it’s no surprise that the Indian market is a key area for smartphone companies. The constant jostling for position atop the heap has been won pretty convincingly by Xiaomi in the last few years. However, their lead over the opposition has never gotten completely out of control. Each time Xiaomi gains market share in a quarter, it’s usually quickly won back by rivals such as Samsung in the following quarter.

Elon Musk's Tesla plans to launch in India

Tesla may run on Indian roads in 2020: Elon Musk addresses to students of IIT-Madras

Tesla’s Elon Musk said he is planning to bring his company to India within a year. In a recent interaction with IIT Madras’ Avishkar Hyperloop Team, Musk said the launch would probably take place in a year’s time, the team said in a statement. Musk did not divulge any further details about the launch.

Gallery Go alternative to Google Photos

Google launches a lightweight alternative to Google Photos called ‘Gallery Go’

‘Gallery Go’ is a new app from Google designed to let people with unreliable internet connections organize and edit their photos. Like Google’s regular Photos app it uses machine learning to organize your photos. You can also use it to auto-enhance your pictures and apply filters. The difference is that Gallery Go is designed to work offline, and takes up just 10MB of space on your phone.