India’s NASSCOM has signed an agreement with Georgia Tech to drive innovation in Internet of Things. Georgia Tech plans to accelerate IoT adoption in India and raise awareness about the technology. Both the organizations can now work together to create an awareness about IoT. #nasscom #Tech
While this might be a small update, it will help millions of people who are disabled or bound to a wheelchair. Google Maps will begin to display if a location is wheelchair-friendly. Buildings and restaurants can be confirmed to be disabled-friendly before stepping out. #App #Google
Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app now has more than 600 million users. Since June, it has added 100 million users, pointing to a dramatic rise in its popularity. Instagram has proved to be a cash cow for Facebook, its parent company. #social #instagram
Facebook just announced that Messenger app will now support video chat with 50 participants. For the first 6 participants, video will be shown in a grid-like view. After six users join the video conference, only dominant users’ stream will be displayed. #social #app
Amazon is working on a new app that aims to connect truckers with shippers. This is being touted as the ‘Uber for Trucking’ App by some observers. The new app may give Amazon access to a $800 billion market. #ecommerce #Amazon
Those of you who love Linux Mint will be pleased to learn that its version 18.1 has been released. The new version is named ‘Serena’ and users can choose between two desktop environments, Cinnamon and Mate namely. The new version is based on Ubuntu 16.04. #NewVersion #Linux
Google announced that it has joined open source Cloud Foundry Foundation as a gold member. However, a number of people are speculating why Google did not join as a platinum member. Nevertheless, it still points toward an open source focus on the part of Google. #News #Google
If you have been using Dropbox’s public folders to share files with people, you might be in for a nasty surprise. Dropbox plans to terminate the public folder feature in 2017. Users have begun to rebel and have started a social media campaign to ask Dropbox to reverse its decision. #data #cloud
Closely following Yahoo’s footsteps, LinkedIn announced that 9.5 million users of its online learning subsidiary, Lynda.com, were affected by a data security breach. An unauthorized third party made an attempt to steal user information, according to LinkedIn. Users are advised to change their passwords and review their account information immediately. #social #security
Facebook is going to take the help of third party entities to weed out fake news from its system. To begin with, it has tied up with AP, ABC News, FactCheck.org, Politifact and Snopes to ensure that a consensus is reached on which news is fake and which one is genuine. #Social #Facebook
