India not ready for electric cars, says Volkswagen India chief

The managing director of Volkswagen India, Andreas Lauermann, has just put expression to what most car buyers seem to think, that India is not yet ready for electric cars. Unlike petrol and diesel powered cars, electric cars sold in India

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 still coming, mobile chief confirms

Back in 2011 Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note and created the phablet niche. Initially mocked, people soon realized a big-screen device is actually a great idea and the Note devices were soon some of the most sought-after on the market.

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Lt General Bipin Rawat to succeed General Dalbir Singh as the new army chief

Lt Gen Bipin Rawat will take over as the new Indian Army chief on December 31, after General Dalbir Singh Suhag’s resignation. Also, the vice chief of air staff, Air Marshal BS Dhanoa has been made the new chief of

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AI beating humans? Not in my lifetime, says Google’s cloud chief

By Martyn Williams | Follow Senior U.S. Correspondent, IDG News Service | Nov 16, 2016 5:16 PM PT Diane Greene, senior vice president of Google, speaks at the Code Enterprise conference in San Francisco on November 15, 2016. Credit: Martyn

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FBI chief says Guccifer lied about hacking into Clinton’s email server

A Romanian hacker’s claim that he broke into Hillary Clinton’s private email server in 2013 was a lie, according to the FBI. Marcel Lehel Lazar, also known as Guccifer, has boasted about the breach to various media outlets, saying in

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg meets with China’s propaganda chief

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a rare meeting with China’s propaganda chief, at a time when Chinese authorities are tightening control over their cyberspace. Liu Yunshan told Zuckerberg in their meeting Saturday that he hopes Facebook can share

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