Mexico arrests suspect in Pegasus spyware case
Mexico City – Mexican prosecutors said Monday that they had detained a man accused of spying on a journalist using... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Startups eye post-pandemic ‘tele-health’ revolution
Lisbon – From mental health apps to a helmet that can shock a patient’s brain remotely, startups at this... Read more
8 Nov, 2021
Mobile payments firm Paytm kicks off India’s biggest IPO
Mumbai – India’s biggest-ever initial public offering opened on Monday with digital payments platform Paytm looking to raise nearly... Read more
8 Nov, 2021
Out of the shadow, Egypt money-pooling apps thrive
Cairo – Cash-strapped Egyptians fearful of banks have long relied on a “gameya” to access money in time of... Read more
7 Nov, 2021
Yahoo, Fortnite exit China as tech crackdown bites
Beijing – US internet services company Yahoo said on Tuesday it has pulled out of mainland China, becoming the... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
NASA to deflect asteroid in test of ‘planetary defense’
Washington – In the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster “Armageddon”, Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck race to save the Earth from... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
Brazil opens 5G tender, seeking $9 bn in investment
Brasília – Brazil opened an international tender on Thursday to build one of the world’s biggest 5G data networks,... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
Facebook takes down Nicaraguan government-run troll farm
Panama City – Facebook said on Monday it had closed a Nicaraguan government troll farm spreading anti-opposition messages ahead of... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
US ban on China Telecom is ‘malicious suppression’, says Beijing
Beijing – A ban by the United States to stop China Telecom from operating in the country on national security... Read more
28 Oct, 2021
‘Facebook Papers’ explode ahead of platform’s earnings report
Washington – Facebook was hit on Monday by scathing reports from at least a dozen US news outlets based... Read more
26 Oct, 2021
