A news report by China.org.cn on Unified specification on F5G to empower industry growth: Expert.
Unified specifications on the fifth generation of the fixed network (F5G) should be formulated to meet rising demand for higher and faster…
A network of giant internet-enabled balloons from Google's sister firm Loon is to provide internet access to remote areas of Kenya.
It will provide 4G coverage so people can make voice and video calls, browse the web, email, text and st…
TikTok’s launch on Wednesday of a new platform to court small business advertisers is fraught with challenges, especially after the Trump administration’s threat this week to impose a ban on China-based social media apps.
The new self-s…
Samsung’s next big Unpacked event is scheduled for August 5. As is the trend these days, the unveiling will be online-only, following in the footsteps of big virtual events from the likes of Microsoft and Apple. It’s Samsung’s first crack …
Spotify is adding to its collection of personalized playlists with a new feature aimed at those who like fresh music for their workouts. But unlike its flagship offering, “Discover Weekly,” which shows up automatically based on your listen…
Tinder announced this morning it will begin to test video chat in its mobile dating app with some members in select worldwide markets, including in the U.S. The feature, which allows Tinder matches to go on “virtual” dates when both opt in…
Atlas VPN research team discovered that there had been a significant increase in new enterprise software firms in the last year, with cybersecurity and storage products accounting for 47% of the newly added firms. Enterprise software compa…
AVEVA Introduces a Smart App Embedded with Artificial Intelligence to Improve Manufacturing and Industrial Operations in Real-time
Artificial Intelligence is Integrated into AVEVA System Platform for Unsupervised Detection of Operationa…
Despite record-setting COVID-19 infections, American equities rose today. All major indices gained ground during regular trading, while tech stocks did even better.
The Nasdaq Composite set new 52-week and all-time highs, touching 10,46…
In the wake of India’s decision to ban TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps over privacy concerns, Instagram has expanded its TikTok rival, known as Reels, in the region. The test in India also comes only days after Facebook announced i…
Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday further expanded delivery offerings, launching an app-based grocery service in several Latin American and Canadian cities, with the United States to follow later this month.
The company’s latest foray in…
Nintendo has condemned alleged abuse by well-known competitive gamers as "absolutely impermissible".
In the space of a week, dozens of allegations of inappropriate behaviour have been made against competitors in Nintendo's Super Smash B…
Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google and Telegram have all said they are "pausing" co-operation with requests for user information from the Hong Kong police.
Several countries have criticised China for imposing a new security law, which …
Would you recommend downloading TikTok? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked that question on Monday night on Fox News.
"Only if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party," he replied.
Asked if…
Finding the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Experts: CyberStart Game to Teach Young Adults and Students to Fight Cyber Criminals
With work-at-home trends likely to continue for some time, SANS Institute is making its online gamified le…
Facebook, which reaches more users than any other international firm in India, has identified a new area of opportunity to further spread its tentacles in the world’s second largest internet market.
On Sunday, the social juggernaut anno…
Competition continues to heat up in the food delivery wars. In the latest development, Uber today announced that it has acquired Postmates in a $2.65 billion, all-stock deal. It plans to run the business alongside its own food delivery bus…
The head of the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI said there would not be a total ban on using equipment from Huawei in the rollout of the French 5G telecoms network, but that it was pushing French telcos to avoid switching to the Chinese …
Singapore's TraceTogether Tokens are the latest effort to tackle Covid-19 with tech. But they have also reignited a privacy debate.
The wearable devices complement the island's existing contact-tracing app, to identify people who might …
Reddit and LinkedIn are changing their apps to prevent them from looking at the Apple iPhone clipboard.
In a developer trial of the latest update to the phone's operating system, iOS 14, users are notified whenever an app accesses the d…
Konnect Africa offers Broadband Internet Connection to all Isolation Centers in Sokoto State, Nigeria to fight against Covid-19
Konnect joins the fight of several African governments to combat Covid-19 by allowing access to care for the…
The series kicks off on Wednesday, July 8 at 16:00 South Africa time
Africa.com kicks off another five sessions of its successful webinar series in partnership with faculty from Harvard Business School, Crisis Management for African Bus…
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the music industry to experiment seriously with virtual concerts.
Historically, musicians and their managers have been careful about challenging the traditional concert model that became their main source of…
Facebook will add messaging to its News Feed and Instagram’s feed to encourage people to wear face masks, the company said on Thursday. An alert will appear at the top of News Feeds on Facebook that directs users to the COVID-19 Informatio…
Seventeen! This laptop has a 17-inch screen. It also weighs 2.98 pounds.
It’s very unusual to see a 17-inch laptop under four pounds — let alone under three. Couple that with a $1,499 starting price (our model currently goes for $1,699)…
Ford is teaming up with Disney Media Networks to mark the return of its iconic Bronco SUV through a series of short films that will be broadcast across a number of cable and digital properties including ABC, ESPN, National Geographic and H…
Apple today has launched an online portal for its Apple Card credit card, allowing account holders to manage their balances, view statements, schedule payments and more. The portal, card.apple.com, will be particularly useful in case you l…
T-Mobile has completely shut down Sprint’s 2.5GHz midband 5G network as the company continues its efforts to merge Sprint’s network with its own following the landmark merger of the two companies earlier this year, via Fierce Wireless.
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India’s Reliance Jio Platforms, which recently concluded a $15.2 billion fundraise run, is ready to enter a new business: Video conferencing.
On Thursday evening, the firm — backed by Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man — formally launch…
Facebook, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Twitter and other social media will for the first time be subject to EU broadcasting rules on hate speech and harmful content under European Commission guidelines announced on Thursday.
The amendments t…
Indian tech and entertainment firms are looking to capitalise on sudden opportunities arising from a government ban on Chinese owned apps, including the wildly popular TikTok, with one rival video app saying it had added 22 million users i…
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd plans to start producing batteries for Tesla Inc vehicles at a domestic factory this year after the U.S. electric carmaker raised orders to cope with demand, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
“T…
As the ads boycott grows, Mark Zuckerberg shows no sign of backing down.
"My guess is that all these advertisers will be back on the platform soon enough" the Facebook chief executive has said.
Campaigners accuse the tech firm of bei…
With Tech Data’s acquisition by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo now complete, investment to be made over the next five years
With its acquisition by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management now complete, Tech Data (…
Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Wednesday extended indefinitely a requirement for drivers and riders on its platform to wear a face covering or mask and launched a new campaign video to educate users about the policy.
The company bega…
Instagram Stories has grown to become one of Facebook’s best products to date. As of last year, roughly half of Instagram’s users — or 500 million people — were interacting with Stories on a daily basis. That’s nearly double the entire dai…
Two days after India blocked 59 apps developed by Chinese firms, Google and Apple have started to comply with New Delhi’s order and are preventing users in the world’s second largest internet market from accessing those apps.
UC Browser…
Twitter Inc has taken down an image tweeted by the U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform, after receiving a copyright complaint from the New York Times.
The original tweet by Trump issued on June 30, showed a meme that read “In …
Lego has become the latest big name to join an advertising boycott on social-media platforms, saying "urgent action" is needed to end hate speech, discrimination and misinformation.
It would pause paid advertising on all social-media pl…
The EU is questioning whether Google's proposed takeover of Fitbit will harm competition, or give it access to too much personal data.
Fitbit makes fitness-tracking watches that monitor the wearer's heart rate and activity levels.
A …
Personal mobility devices to transport passengers with limited mobility are rolling at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, in an automation play for labour shortage-hit Japan that has taken on new urgency as the coronavirus outbreak compels social dis…
Amazon has pulled its first major game release, putting it back into a testing phase after poor feedback from players.
Free-to-play shooter Crucible is now being put back into "closed beta" - a pre-release stage with a limited number of…
Google will no longer automatically back up images and videos from social media platforms in its photo app.
Previously, the Google Photos app created a folder to store any media received through apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Insta…
Google has bought a company that makes smart glasses, following the failure of its own, Glass, to go mass market.
North, founded in Canada in 2012, said it would now be "winding down" support for its first-generation Focals.
And it w…
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Like other ride-hailing companies, Bolt has been suffering from the coronavirus-related lockdown and economic downturn around the world. But the company is trying to f…
A lightweight robot capable of carrying out an X-ray maintenance survey of wind turbines - offshore and onshore - is being developed for the renewable energy sector.
Forth Engineering, in Cumbria, is developing the RADBLAD technology wh…
The launch of Tesla’s Cybertruck has spurred interest from customers globally with the company witnessing the highest pre-orders in history during a short span. Data acquired by Finbold.com shows that the Cybertruck estimated pre-orders by…
Facebook Avatars, which lets users customize a virtual lookalike of themselves for use as stickers in chat and comments, is now available in India, the social juggernaut’s biggest market by users account.
The American firm said Tuesday …
Urban transportation’s transformation has shifted up a gear as the coronavirus crisis turns travel habits on their head, with Uber making allies of public transit systems by now offering to sell them its software expertise.
This means M…