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Despite US ban, Huawei revenue jumps

Huawei’s revenue rose 23.2% in H1 2019 despite the US ban

Huawei said its smartphone shipments, including HONOR series, had hit 118 million units, up 24 per cent year on year (YoY).
Apart from rolling out the external microphone support to the Pixel phones, the older models are also set to gain many new camera software features.

Google Pixel camera app to soon support external mics

Some third-party Android camera apps like “Open Camera” have already allowed external microphones to record audio while creators and users recorded video using a Pixel device.
Facebook last year acquired a US-based startup Source3 to help it weed out pirated videos and other content that users share without permission.

Is Facebook becoming pirate bay? Social media giant struggles with stolen content

Some of the group’s titles are “Full HD English Movie” which has more than 134,000 members and “Free full movies 2018” that has 171,000 members.
Bonsai is building “the world’s first deep reinforcement learning platform that empowers enterprises to build intelligence into real-world systems.”

Microsoft acquires machine learning startup Bonsai to boost AI efforts

Microsoft said Bonsai has developed technology that will let experts with AI experience to work with autonomous systems.
Expect multiple devices being launched over the year across price segments: Asim Warsi

Samsung India plans ‘multi-dimensional’ strategies to compete with Chinese players

Samsung to launch India-focused smartphones across segments
Will internet be safe ever?

Simple cyber hygiene can help tackle data breaches: VMware CEO

According to VMwares Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger , the Cloud infrastructure and business mobility leader has a three-pronged strategy to address the growing cyber threats.
Changing dynamics of the Indian mobile phone market.

JioPhone impact: Entry-level smartphones to see more action in next quarters

The entry-level market of smartphones will see some growth primarily due to attempts by various handset makers to counter the emergence of 4G Featurephones.
Google’s new smartphones will compete against Apple’s iPhone 2017 and Samsung’s Note 8.

Google’s 2nd-gen Pixel smartphones expected to launch on October 5

According to rumours, Google’s new Pixel smartphones will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 836 processors.
Digital security concept

India among top targets of web application attacks: Akamai report

There has been a 28% (YoY) increase in total Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks globally.
3d rendering cyborg hand working with CPU

Artificial Intelligence ‘creating ripples’ in newsrooms; can reporting be automated?

Google has provided British news agency Press Association $805,000 to build software that will gather, automate and write nearly 30,000 local stories a month.

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