Google expands nascent ride-sharing service: WSJ

Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google unit plans to open its ride-sharing program to Waze app users in San Francisco this fall, pitting itself against Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], the Wall Street Journal reported.

The New Android Nougat Upgrade Looks Awesome But You'll Have To Wait Months Before You Try It

Android has finally started rolling out the seventh version of their smartphone operation system - Nougat. While only select Google Nexus devices get the update first, other Android users will have to wait for a few months before they try it out (more as you read the article). Apart from the fact that this was the first time Google invited developers from all around to take a sneak peek at the Android N back in March so that they can bring their apps on the new platform, this was also the first time Android sought the help of its users to give it a fitting name. Google might have claimed that there are over 250 major features in the Nougat, but here are some that have got us pretty psyched. The quick setting drop-down is one of the handiest options in a modern-day Android OS. It helps us with easy access to the most commonly used features like connecting to WiFi or putting on the flashlight. Android makes using the quick settings drop-down even easier. Now you can actually control and customise the tiles to your needs. Some smartphones and launchers already have this feature (like my OnePlus 3) but rolling it out on all devices across platforms is definitely a positive.

Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt wins 200m gold, his eighth Olympic gold

Usain Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented 'treble treble'.The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada's Andre de Grasse and France's Christophe Lemaitre.

Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt wins 200m gold, his eighth Olympic gold

Usain Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented 'treble treble'.The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada's Andre de Grasse and France's Christophe Lemaitre.

Twitter and Facebook Trending Topics incidents highlight emerging social media bias

According to a report in Buzzfeed, former Twitter employees have said Dick Costolo filtered tweets during the #AskPOTUS townhall, the President's Q&A session in May last year. Costolo reportedly asked for a new algorithm that could filter abusive tweets, but didn't stop there. He also asked the media partnerships team to manually censor tweets in case the algorithm was inconsistent

Life on Mars May Be Hidden Deep Beneath Surface

Signs of life from under Mars' surface may not survive in rocks excavated by some meteorite impacts, suggest scientists, adding that life may be present deep underground.