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US Senate Passes First Major Child Online Safety Bills In Years
The US Senate passed a sweeping social media safety package Tuesday that would force tech companies to do more to protect children -- the first major legislation targeting Silicon Valley in a generation.
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How Pet German Shepherd Led Rescue Teams To Missing Tourists Who Died On Walking Trail
The police found the bodies of two people who died allegedly after slipping and falling in the snow in Himachal Pradesh's Billing Valley. A pet dog stood guard over them for almost two days, officials said.
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Google To Block Local News Links In Canada Over Media Law
Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for such content.
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Meta Built AI That Translates Spoken-Only Language Under Universal Speech Translator Project
Meta on Wednesday said that it built an artificial intelligence system that translates Hokkien into English even though the Taiwanese language lacks a standard written form. The Silicon Valley tech titan that owns Facebook and Instagram billed the work at its Universal Speech Translator project as an effort to enable users from around the world to ...
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Bill Gates' Green Tech Fund Bets on Silicon Valley Farming Robots
Iron Ox, a Silicon Valley startup that believes robots can grow produce more sustainably, said it raised $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
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Charged By Telecom Companies Despite Blackout, Say Kashmir Residents
Kashmir has been facing communications blackout for the past 47 days with virtually no mobile phone and internet services, but many residents in the Valley say they have been sent bills by telecom companies for services that were not provided.
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Bill Gates Netflix Docu-Series Trailer Dives Into Microsoft Co-Founder’s Brain
Netflix has released a trailer for the three-part Bill Gates documentary series that offers a look at the Microsoft co-founder. It comes across as a part-commercial for his charity Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a part-deep dive into the past that involved being ruthless as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
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6 Ways In Which Scrapping Article 370 Changes Jammu and Kashmir
The end of Article 370 means people from other states can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Information law will be applicable there from now. In a decision with huge implications, the government today announced the scrapping of the Article that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was key to its accession to India in...
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Bill To Set Up Single Tribunal To Settle Water Disputes In Lok Sabha
A bill to help adjudicate disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valleys at a faster pace was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition parties which said states were not consulted.
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California Lawmakers Approve Data-Privacy Bill Opposed by Silicon Valley
It's similar to data privacy regulation in the European Union, which also aims to give consumers control over use of their data.
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Free Coffee, Dosa, Internet, Flowers; Bengaluru Goes All Out To Encourage Voting
Karnataka's capital and India's "Silicon Valley" is known for staying home on election day. As the state votes today for a new government, tempting offers are being made to encourage voters, especially young and first-time voters, to show up at polling centres and get their fingers inked. From dosa and coffee for gratis, discounts at restaurants to...
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How US Tax Cut Bill Will Impact IT Professionals In Silicon Valley
The US tax overhaul is a boon to Silicon Valley technology companies like Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc, which will enjoy big tax cuts and the chance to bring back billions of dollars from overseas at a reduced rate.
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Google Anti-Diversity Memo Author James Damore Says He's Not a Sexist
"I'm not saying that any of the female engineers at Google are in any way worse than the average male engineer," Damore told Stefan Molyneux.
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Silicon Valley's Hot New Way To Invest Comes With A Catch
It's too late to invest in Airbnb but a company that bills itself as the Airbnb of cloud computer storage is raising cash -- and anyone with an Internet connection can get in on the action.
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Bill Gates Didn't Let His Children Use Phones Until They Turned 14
"We don't have cellphones at the table when we are having a meal," Gates added. "We didn't give our kids cellphones until they were 14 and they complained other kids got them earlier."
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US Senate Passes First Major Child Online Safety Bills In Years
The US Senate passed a sweeping social media safety package Tuesday that would force tech companies to do more to protect children -- the first major legislation targeting Silicon Valley in a generation.
-
How Pet German Shepherd Led Rescue Teams To Missing Tourists Who Died On Walking Trail
The police found the bodies of two people who died allegedly after slipping and falling in the snow in Himachal Pradesh's Billing Valley. A pet dog stood guard over them for almost two days, officials said.
-
Google To Block Local News Links In Canada Over Media Law
Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for such content.
-
Meta Built AI That Translates Spoken-Only Language Under Universal Speech Translator Project
Meta on Wednesday said that it built an artificial intelligence system that translates Hokkien into English even though the Taiwanese language lacks a standard written form. The Silicon Valley tech titan that owns Facebook and Instagram billed the work at its Universal Speech Translator project as an effort to enable users from around the world to ...
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Bill Gates' Green Tech Fund Bets on Silicon Valley Farming Robots
Iron Ox, a Silicon Valley startup that believes robots can grow produce more sustainably, said it raised $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
-
Charged By Telecom Companies Despite Blackout, Say Kashmir Residents
Kashmir has been facing communications blackout for the past 47 days with virtually no mobile phone and internet services, but many residents in the Valley say they have been sent bills by telecom companies for services that were not provided.
-
Bill Gates Netflix Docu-Series Trailer Dives Into Microsoft Co-Founder’s Brain
Netflix has released a trailer for the three-part Bill Gates documentary series that offers a look at the Microsoft co-founder. It comes across as a part-commercial for his charity Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a part-deep dive into the past that involved being ruthless as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
-
6 Ways In Which Scrapping Article 370 Changes Jammu and Kashmir
The end of Article 370 means people from other states can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Information law will be applicable there from now. In a decision with huge implications, the government today announced the scrapping of the Article that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was key to its accession to India in...
-
Bill To Set Up Single Tribunal To Settle Water Disputes In Lok Sabha
A bill to help adjudicate disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valleys at a faster pace was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition parties which said states were not consulted.
-
California Lawmakers Approve Data-Privacy Bill Opposed by Silicon Valley
It's similar to data privacy regulation in the European Union, which also aims to give consumers control over use of their data.
-
Free Coffee, Dosa, Internet, Flowers; Bengaluru Goes All Out To Encourage Voting
Karnataka's capital and India's "Silicon Valley" is known for staying home on election day. As the state votes today for a new government, tempting offers are being made to encourage voters, especially young and first-time voters, to show up at polling centres and get their fingers inked. From dosa and coffee for gratis, discounts at restaurants to...
-
How US Tax Cut Bill Will Impact IT Professionals In Silicon Valley
The US tax overhaul is a boon to Silicon Valley technology companies like Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc, which will enjoy big tax cuts and the chance to bring back billions of dollars from overseas at a reduced rate.
-
Google Anti-Diversity Memo Author James Damore Says He's Not a Sexist
"I'm not saying that any of the female engineers at Google are in any way worse than the average male engineer," Damore told Stefan Molyneux.
-
Silicon Valley's Hot New Way To Invest Comes With A Catch
It's too late to invest in Airbnb but a company that bills itself as the Airbnb of cloud computer storage is raising cash -- and anyone with an Internet connection can get in on the action.
-
Bill Gates Didn't Let His Children Use Phones Until They Turned 14
"We don't have cellphones at the table when we are having a meal," Gates added. "We didn't give our kids cellphones until they were 14 and they complained other kids got them earlier."
