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Manipuri man reunited with family 40-years later, thanks to YouTube

One day in 1978, Khomdram Gambhir Singh suddenly left his Imphal home without telling anyone. His family kept searching, but no results.

Official YouTube video of Despacito deleted, now restored

The official music video of the hit song Despacito on YouTube was briefly deleted from the website by a group of hackers; it has now been restored. The video was posted on Vevo's YouTube account.

Humans (and not algorithms) will curate new YouTube Kids app

YouTube is reportedly working to replace algorithms with humans for its new app for kids.

Step-by-step guide to optimizing privacy on the internet

Due to the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, it has come to light that huge amounts of our data are stored and used without our knowledge by tech giants.

YouTube HQ shooting triggers gun control demands, grief from celebs

The YouTube shooting incident has re-ignited the debate over gun control. But this time, the shock is manifold: the suspect managed to bring a gun into the office of one of the world's topmost tech companies, so where's security?

YouTube shooter was angry at company for 'censorship,' 'discrimination'

A woman identified as Nasim Aghdam, YouTube employee, opened fire at the company's California headquarters yesterday, injuring three before apparently shooting herself.

Woman opens fire at California YouTube-headquarters before apparently killing herself

A gunwoman opened fire at the California YouTube headquarters yesterday afternoon before apparently shooting herself.

AIB Knockout case: HC refuses interim relief to Ranveer, Arjun

Bombay HC declined to grant any interim relief to Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor over an FIR filed against them and other film personalities for using "obscene" and "abusive" language during a 2015 comedy event "AIB Knockout".

Here's how to find out what Google knows about you

Due to the recent Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, it has been highlighted how much of our data is stored and used without our knowledge.

Apple meets Hollywood: Will roll-out its video service in 2019

According to a NYT report, Apple is looking to roll-out its video streaming service around the summer of 2019.

Google: 80 percent of Indian Internet users browse YouTube

Google-owned YouTube is now being accessed by 80 percent of Internet users, across all-age groups, in India. YouTube highlighted its growth over the last decade at "Brandcast 2018" event as the company celebrated its 10th anniversary in India.

AIB Event Row: HC refuses relief to Ranveer, Arjun

The Bombay High Court today refused to grant an interim relief to actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.

Top 6 WhatsApp secrets you probably didn't know about

WhatsApp is one of the world's most popular instant messengers having more than 1.5 billion users across the globe, with nearly 250 million in India itself.

Priya Prakash Varrier's 'Manikya Malaraya Poovi' breaks a YouTube record

There's no stopping for Priya Prakash Varrier and her song 'Manikya Malaraya Poovi'. The love anthem from 'Oru Adaar Love' has now become the fastest South Indian video to cross 50 million views on YouTube.

Watch: Robot solves Rubik's cube in 0.38secs, breaks previous records

In 2016, a world record was set by a robot created by chipmaker Infineon, whose robot cracked the Rubik cube puzzle in 0.637 seconds.

International Women's Day: Celebrating female pioneers in technology

They have long broken the glass ceiling and continue to disrupt the status quo with their aggressive leadership and indomitable spirit in a field long considered men's domain: technology.

Google Play Store celebrates Women's Day by highlighting female developers

Google is celebrating International Women's Day (March 8) by highlighting games and apps created by women developers on the Google Play Store.

Google unveils feature that lets users swap backgrounds on YouTube

Google has rolled out a new feature that lets users swap backgrounds on YouTube without requiring a green screen.

Google sued for discriminatory hiring practices by former male employee

Google has been sued by an ex-YouTube employee for allegedly having discriminatory hiring practices.

Tech predictions that were wrong and thank god for that!

Tech trends are very unpredictable. When a new thing appears in the market, there's always a debate. We have pundits, giving their verdict on it and saying whether it's going to work or not.

Celebrating Justin Bieber on his 24th birthday

With 105.29 million followers, Justin Bieber is the second most-followed person on Twitter worldwide, after Katy Perry's 108.37 million.

Sundar Pichai has a lot of power over Google: Report

Google's parent company Alphabet has detailed how it makes decisions regarding its dozen different businesses, with India-born Sundar Pichai wielding a lot of power over the search giant.

YouTube updates live streaming, adds new features

YouTube has announced a slew of updates to its live streaming feature for both creators and viewers.

Is Google's new Chrome adblocking feature too self-serving?

How is Priya's viral song hurting the sentiments of Muslims?

Success comes with a price and it seems like the team of 'Oru Adaar Love' will have to learn this the hard way.

This Smartron phone offers massive battery: Leave your power-banks behind!

Smartron, after marking its presence with Srt.phone- a phone dedicated to cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, has launched another budget Android smartphone for the Indian market.

YouTube temporarily suspended Pakistan government's channel

The official YouTube channel of the Pakistan government was temporarily suspended on the grounds of copyright infringement.

"Google Pay" launched; will arrive on India's Google Tez, too

Google has announced it is integrating all its digital payments services, including the Android Pay and Google Wallet, under a new, unified one called "Google Pay".

WhatsApp users to soon receive show recommendations from Netflix!

Popular video-streaming service Netflix is reportedly joining hands with WhatsApp to send content recommendations to users on the Facebook-owned messaging platform.

The seven-year-old YouTuber who made $11mn reviewing toys

Forbes recently released its list of the world's highest-paid YouTube stars of 2017. In the eighth place is Ryan ToysReview, which earned $11mn this year.

All you '90s kids, no Channel V on television anymore

Mostly celebrated for defining Indie-pop culture for an entire generation and being the coolest space on TV in the '90s, Channel V is reportedly shutting shop after a 20-year-long stint in India.

Google's "Internet Saathis" bring 11.5 million rural Indian women online

Over 1,100 women in Uttar Pradesh's Khaula village can now access the Internet, learn new skills, and watch YouTube videos thanks to "Internet Saathi" program run by Google and Tata Trusts.

You can soon watch YouTube videos within WhatsApp directly!

WhatsApp is reportedly working on integrating a feature to watch YouTube videos right within its app, offering a seamless viewing experience.

Meet Aditi Verma: Mumbai entrepreneur who has defeated Down syndrome

Aditi Verma is 23 years old. Born with Down syndrome, she had to undergo a major surgery at the age of 2.5 years to mend a hole in her heart. But today, Aditi runs a cafe in Navi Mumbai's Bhoomi Mall.

Apple sacks engineer after daughter's iPhone X video goes viral

Apple has allegedly sacked one its engineers for violating company rules.

Demystifying the other woman in Padmavati song Ghoomar

The first song of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati was recently released to rave response. Called Ghoomar, it has Deepika Padukone perform folk Rajasthani dance with her characteristic elegance as a smitten Shahid Kapoor looks on.

Delhi Rail Division bars officials from using WhatsApp on duty

The Delhi division of the Indian Railways has issued a circular prohibiting its staff from using WhatsApp and YouTube while on duty.

Google launches an India specific review feature

Google has launched an India-exclusive feature, which allows web users to share their movie and television reviews within Google Search results.

Anjali Ameer, the transgender model. Remember this name

Those, who will watch the upcoming film "Peranbu," will probably watch it because of their favorite Malayalam superstar Mammootty.