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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
