Microsoft shuttering LinkedIn in China as rules tighten
New York – Microsoft on Thursday said it will shut down career-oriented social network LinkedIn in China, citing a... Read more
15 Oct
Embattled Facebook releases new curbs on harassment
San Francisco – Facebook unveiled fresh protections on Wednesday against online attacks on journalists, activists and celebrities as the... Read more
14 Oct
China to launch latest crewed space mission Saturday morning
Beijing – China will send three astronauts to its new space station this week, officials confirmed on Thursday, in what... Read more
14 Oct
Google to invest $1bn to lift Africa internet access
Johannesburg – Google on Wednesday said it will invest $1 billion over the next five years to allow for faster... Read more
6 Oct
Facebook fights global outage and whistleblower revelations
Washington – Facebook battled dueling crises on Monday as potentially billions of users were impacted when its dominant social... Read more
5 Oct
Facebook blames major outage on router work
San Francisco – Facebook late omn Monday blamed a major outage across its platforms on configuration changes it made... Read more
5 Oct
Facebook chooses ‘profit over safety’, says whistleblower
Washington – The whistleblower who shared a trove of Facebook documents alleging the social media giant knew its products were... Read more
4 Oct
Nigeria delays launch of eNaira digital currency
Abuja – Nigeria has delayed the launch of its eNaira digital currency, initially planned for Friday, because of the country’s... Read more
1 Oct
Malawi fines India’s Airtel for frauding customers
Lilongwe – Malawian regulators on Wednesday fined the local unit of India’s Bharti Airtel the equivalent of around $2.6 million... Read more
29 Sep
Egypt to tax social media stars
Cairo – Egypt said it will tax social media content creators in a revenue raising exercise as more citizens... Read more
27 Sep
