'Lenovo could make India a mobile manufacturing hub'

The company that makes one in every four PCs sold world over has about 37 manufacturing centres globally, including Mexico and India.

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Justice Dept seeks Google records as US States launch antitrust probe

Washington has not named the companies it has targeted in its probe — which began in July — but it appears directed at the likes of dominant tech players such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon.

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Experts raise privacy concerns over Facebook’s dating foray

Facebook on Thursday launched a new dating service in the US and 19 other countries, and said it will be extended to Europe by early 2020.

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Need Better Sops to Export from India: Xiaomi

The smartphone maker’s VP Manu Jain says pilot exports to Nepal, Bangladesh will give clarity on duty structure.

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US states announce antitrust probe of Facebook

The move marks the first official US antitrust action against one of the so-called Big Tech companies.

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Facebook, Microsoft join hands to fight 'deepfakes'

"Deepfake" techniques, which present realistic AI-generated videos of real people doing and saying fictional things, have significant implications for determining the legitimacy of information presented online.

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Oppo ropes in Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Badshah

Over the last six years, more than a dozen of celebrities have made appearances in Oppo ad campaigns since its India entry.

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