Ahead of Parliamentary hearing, Twitter says fighting political bias in India

According to Colin Crowell, Twitter does not review, prioritise or enforce its policies on the basis of political ideology.

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Twitter says will stop reporting monthly active users

Average monetizable DAU (mDAU) were 126 million in Q4, up 9 per cent year-over-year, with double-digit growth in five out of our top 10 global markets.

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More interns taken under Infosys' InStep programme: NR Narayana Murthy

The programme had turned out to be an ideal launch pad for overseas interns to pursue a global career," said NR Narayana Murthy said.

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Facebook ramps up efforts to make elections ads more transparent, to start enforcement on February 21

Facebook will also introduce two label categories for its disclaimers.

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Microsoft to host annual Build event from May 6

The Build conference is Microsoft's main annual developer event where the company unveils its latest Windows versions alongside additions to other software and service tools like Office and Azure.

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My focus is on the smooth transition of leadership to ensure the transition is smooth and successful: Francisco D’Souza, Cognizant CEO

The board really embarked on the search with a view to the long-term future, says D’Souza.

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Local handset cos. eye global market to drive volumes

Analysts say that a better bet will be to increase focus on the under-$100 (around Rs 7,000) smartphone segment and on feature phones, which still offer huge volumes in India.

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