Democrats Concerned By Facebook Oversight Board’s Limited Authority
Three Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday urged Facebook Inc to enact the policy recommendations of…
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Judge Blocks Uber, Lyft From Classifying Drivers As Contractors In California
A California judge on Monday granted the state’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) and Lyft…
For Microsoft, TikTok Could Bring Numerous Problems That Have Been Plaguing Facebook And Twitter For Years
If Microsoft were to complete an acquisition of TikTok, it would gain a company with much potential for advertising revenue growth. But…
Facebook And Twitter Punish Trump Over Video Where He Says Children ‘Almost Immune’ To Covid-19
Facebook on Wednesday removed a a video interview posted on the account of President Donald Trump in which he said…
Facebook Rejects Request To Release Myanmar Officials’ Data For Genocide Case
Facebook has objected to a request from Gambia, which has accused Myanmar at the World Court of genocide against the…
Thai Minister Threatens Facebook With Legal Action Over Restriction Requests
Thailand’s digital minister has threatened legal action against Facebook and accused the social media giant of not complying with government…
Dow Rises 200 Points, Nasdaq Climbs To Record Led By Apple And Microsoft
Stocks rose on Monday, the first trading day of August, as Wall Street tried to build on its four-month winning…
Elon Musk Says ‘China Rocks’ While The U.S. Is Full Of ‘Complacency And Entitlement’
Elon Musk lamented the “entitled” and “complacent” character of people in the United States, and lauded the “smart” and “hard…
Zimbabwe Accuses ECONET Wireless Of Money Laundering
Zimbabwean police have accused the country’s largest telecom operator ECONET Wireless of money laundering. They have thus issued a warrant…
MTN Launches E-Sim To Boost Quality Services
MTN Nigeria Plc on Wednesday unveiled the trial of e-SIM services on its network to improve customer experience and maintain…
Huawei To Request UK To Delay 5G Network Removal
China’s Huawei Technologies has requested a meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to work out a deal to delay…
Tesla Slashes Model Y SUV Price As Pandemic Weighs On Auto Sector
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) cut the price of its sport utility vehicle Model Y by $3,000, just four months after its…
Saudi Telecom Extends Vodafone Egypt Stake Purchase For Second Time
Saudi Arabia’s largest telecoms operator Saudi Telecom Co (STC) (7010.SE) said on Sunday it would need another two months to…
Elon Musk Soars Past Warren Buffett on Billionaires Ranking
Elon Musk is now richer than Warren Buffett. The fortune of Tesla Inc.’s founder rose $6.1 billion on Friday, according to the Bloomberg…
Is Nigeria’s Mobile Money Data An Unsolved Puzzle Fintechs Toy With?
Here’s a simple question: How many mobile money agents are in Nigeria at present? Well, the answer is not so…
London’s Canary Wharf Pioneers Seamless Wi-Fi Roaming
Residents and workers in London’s Canary Wharf will be able to experience superfast Wi-Fi broadband across the site without the…
Facebook Agrees To Audit Its Hate Speech Controls
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday it would submit itself to an audit of how it controls hate speech in…
Google Photos Will No Longer Backup Social Media Folders By Default
Google Photos will no longer backup images and videos saved from folders created and managed by social media apps by…
Apple Might Not Include A Charger With The iPhone 12
Over the weekend, lots of sites reported that Apple analyst Ming-chi Kuo is claiming that the iPhones due to be…
Fugaku, The World’s Fastest Computer, Is Researching The Spread Of Coronavirus
For the first time in years, Japan has the fastest supercomputer in the world and it’s being used to research…
Apple Wants The iPhone To Replace Your Car Keys
Apple wants the iPhone to replace your car keys. On Monday, the tech company announced at its annual Worldwide Developers…
Amazon Launches Cloud Service To Help Non-Coders Build Apps
Amazon cloud unit on Wednesday announced the introduction of Honeycode, a service that non-coders can use to write applications. The…
NASA Eyes Flying Astronauts And Personnel To The Edge Of Space On Commercial Rockets
In a major policy shift for NASA, the space agency is making it possible for its own personnel — including…
WhatsApp Payments Suspended In Brazil By Central Bank
Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended Facebook’s WhatsApp payments feature in the country, just over a week after the messaging service…
Twitter Permanently Suspends Account That Created Doctored Video Tweeted By Trump
Twitter Inc has permanently suspended the account of a rightwing online personality for violating its copyright policy, a week after…
Apple Share Hits All Time High After Company Announces New Software
Apple shares hits an all time after the technology company announced new software for its iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TV and…
Microsoft Acquires CyberX To Beef Cybersecurity
Microsoft has announced on Monday, that it’s acquiring CyberX, a cybersecurity start-up focused on internet-connected industrial equipment. Just last year, the company acquired Express…
Here’s Everything Apple Just Announced
Apple announced new software for its iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TV and Apple Watch on Monday. It also said future…
Apple Launches Phone-Based Car keys, And Other New Features At Developers Conference
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday announced a system to let iPhone owners unlock and start cars with their devices at…
Design App Canva Doubles Valuation To $6 Billion And Plans U.S. Expansion To Rival Adobe
Canva has raised $60 million in an investment round that values the Australian design start-up at $6 billion, almost double…