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Instagram's New Tool Aims to Help People at Suicide Risk
Photo sharing website Instagram on Thursday launched new tools to support people struggling with self-injury or suicidal thoughts globally, including in India. The tools, that offer options such as talk…
Visa CEO Charles Scharf to Resign, Former American Express President Alfred Kelly to Take Over
Visa Inc said Chief Executive Charles Scharf, who orchestrated the company's reunion with its European affiliate, is stepping down and will be succeeded by former American Express Co President Alfred Kelly. Kelly,…
Instagram Update Brings Stories to the Explore Tab
In August, Instagram launched Stories - a Snapchat-like feature that lets you post short videos or photos that last no more than 24 hours. The feature also lets users type…
WhatsApp, Viber Blocked During Montenegro Election Day
Montenegrin officials blocked popular messaging services WhatsApp and Viber during the country's parliamentary election, a ban that drew allegations of interference from opposition politicians and concern from European election watchers…
Facebook Messenger Testing 'Conversation Topics' You Can Talk About
Facebook Messenger has introduced a new feature called "Conversation Topics", which is likely to be a conversation topic in itself. As the name suggests, this new feature essentially suggests topics…
Yahoo Says Automatic Mail Forwarding Will Be Re-Enabled Soon
As Yahoo's embattled email service suffers through a slew of bad news, including a hack that compromised more than 500 million accounts, some users are finding it hard to leave.…
Google Photos Gets Significant Update; Can Create Animations From Your Videos
Google's Photos app already had features that allowed it to automatically create albums alongside making concept-based movies out of pictures taken. Now, the Photos app is receiving significant update that…
Google to Shut Down Panoramio Photo Sharing Service Next Month
Technology giant Google will shut down Panoramio, the location-centric photo sharing service that the company used to augment its Google Maps and Google Earth services, in November, a media report…
Yahoo Disputes Report on E-Mail Scanning for US Government
Yahoo is disputing a report that said it built a software program to scan customers' incoming e-mails for US intelligence agencies, an effort to reassure consumers as the company comes…
Intex Joins mRUPEE to Launch Mobile Wallet Service
Domestic smartphone-maker Intex technologies on Thursday announced its partnership with Tata Teleservices subsidiary mRUPEE to launch its first mobile wallet service. The Intex MyWallet will help make payments with integrated…