5G launches in US without huge impact on flights
New York – Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon began 5G service in the United States on Wednesday without major disruptions... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Microsoft muscles in on first wave of the metaverse
Paris – US tech giant Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision this week rocked the video game sector, but... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Instagram tests letting creators charge subscriptions
San Francisco – Instagram will let some content creators in the United States charge subscriptions to fans, allowing popular... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
WATCH | 92-year-old Malawian music legend finds fame on TikTok
Chiradzulu – At 92, Giddes Chalamanda has no idea what TikTok is. He doesn’t even own a smartphone. And... Read more
19 Jan, 2022
US airlines warn of ‘calamity’ if 5G deployed near airports
Washington – The chief executives of America’s largest airlines warned of a “catastrophic disruption” to travel and shipping operations... Read more
18 Jan, 2022
ExxonMobil targets ‘net zero’ emissions at operations by 2050
New York – ExxonMobil pledged on Tuesday to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions in its operations by 2050, but... Read more
18 Jan, 2022
The Continent: Africa’s ambitious newspaper, designed for WhatsApp
Johannesburg – Late one night, South African journalist Simon Allison woke up his wife with an idea: a weekly... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
SA’s driver’s licence print machine ‘in Germany for repairs’, as thousands drive with expired cards
Cape Town – South Africa’s sole driving licence printing machine has been sent to Germany for repairs, Minister of... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
Nigeria government ends Twitter ban
Abuja – Nigeria’s government on Wednesday said it had ended its suspension of Twitter, seven months after banning the... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
Fact-checkers urge YouTube to fight disinformation
Paris – More than 80 fact-checking organisations Wednesday urged online video platform YouTube to better combat disinformation, offering to help... Read more
12 Jan, 2022
