Basketballs, electric scooters and rainbow-coloured umbrellas — nothing seems out of bounds in China’s booming “sharing economy”. Where once Chinese consumers would look to shell out on items such as luxury handbags or cars, now they can rent them for short periods taking advantage of the explosion of mobile payment technology. As ever with China, … Read more
We’ve repeated this many times here before, but there are a few truisms that can be said for any future iPhone: it will have the fastest processor, the best camera and at least one unique feature you can’t get on any other iPhone. That’s as true now as it will be in 2020. But it’s … Read more
The Ghana National Association of Teachers is pushing for female teachers in the country to be given six months maternity leave, arguing that would give them enough time to wean their babies. GNAT says it would also give nursing mothers the opportunity to feed their babies with breast milk exclusively for six in line with … Read more
This file photo taken on June 29, 2017 shows a New York City bus with an advertisement for rapper Jay-Z’s album “4:44” which was released exclusively on his Tidal streaming service. The music industry has enjoyed several years of fast-growing revenue thanks to streaming after two decades of decline or stagnation The boom in streaming … Read more
We’ve repeated this many times here before, but there are a few truisms that can be said for any future iPhone: it will have the fastest processor, the best camera and at least one unique feature you can’t get on any other iPhone. That’s as true now as it will be in 2020. But it’s … Read more
All-night gaming marathons will soon end for some Chinese kids: internet giant Tencent began limiting daily playing times on its smartphone smash hit “King of Glory” on Tuesday to “ensure children’s healthy development”. Young players will be restricted to one or two hours on the mobile online multiplayer battle game, which boasts 80 million daily … Read more
Jay-Z’s upstart Tidal streaming service has enjoyed a surge of interest after the rap mogul released his latest album exclusively on the platform. Tidal — which Jay-Z acquired in 2015 but trails far behind streaming leader Spotify as well as Apple Music — has seen a jump in downloads coinciding with the release of Jay-Z’s … Read more
Instagram on Thursday said it is using artificial intelligence to filter nasty comments and spam at the popular Facebook-owned photo-sharing service. The move comes as Facebook and other internet companies work to curb trolls, hate speech and the spread of violent ideology on their platforms. “Many of you have told us that toxic comments discourage … Read more
Amazon just announced its third annual Prime Day, the retailer’s answer to Black Friday that originally started to celebrate its 20th anniversary. While Amazon had previously said they would be doing a third year of Prime Day, this is the first time we’re getting the actual date and previews of some of the sales. Amazon … Read more
More than a quarter of the world’s population now uses Facebook every month, the social network says. “As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially two billion people,” founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg posted. The milestone comes just 13 years after the network was founded by Mr Zuckerberg when he was at … Read more
Facebook will broadcast Champions League matches for American internet users under a deal with Fox Sports, which will host the livestreams on its pages, the channel said Tuesday. The partnership will involve two group matches per day, four round of sixteen games and the four quarter-finals of the 2017-18 season, in the social media giant’s … Read more
Facebook has recently been flooded with disturbing videos and other hate filled content, but the firm has revealed it is making great strides to combat these offensive ideas. The social media giant has staffed 4,500 human workers with the task of reviewing posts on the site, which has resulted in the removal of about 66,000 … Read more
Pandora co-founder Tim Westergren on Tuesday stepped down as chief executive and from the board of directors, as the internet radio pioneer strives to win more listeners in the face of competition from Apple and Spotify. Chief financial officer Naveen Chopra will take over as interim CEO during the search for a permanent replacement for … Read more
Facebook said Tuesday its ranks of monthly active users had hit the two billion mark — meaning more than a quarter of the world’s population is on the giant social network. “As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially 2 billion people!” co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post on … Read more
Facebook is starting production on high-quality television series and gaming shows to be broadcast on its platform, one of the social media giant’s executives said on Monday. The online platform, which has around two billion monthly users worldwide, is working on the project with a small group of partners and hopes to start putting out … Read more
The EU’s powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record two billion euro fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow against a US tech giant, sources say. Led by hard-charging European Commission competition chief Margrethe Vestager, the EU will impose a massive penalty against Google that would break the previous record of … Read more
The EU’s powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow against a US tech giant, sources said. Led by hard-charging European Commission competition chief Margrethe Vestager, the EU will impose a massive penalty against Google that would break the previous record of 1.06 billion euros … Read more
A former Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Sampson Ahi has hit hard at government for failing to complete the construction of an official bungalow for the Vice President. He said he is shocked by government’s seeming neglect of the project and has challenged it to complete the project. Works at the bungalow at Cantoments … Read more
A former Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Sampson Ahi has hit hard at government for failing to complete the construction of an official bungalow for the Vice President. He said he is shocked by government’s seeming neglect of the project and has challenged it to complete the project. Works at the bungalow at Cantoments … Read more
Kris Jenner is the latest reality star to come under fire for allegedly Photoshopping a picture. Here’s what happened: Kris recently shared a gym pic that doubled as a plug for a weight-loss tea. No surprise there — everyone knows the Kar-Jenners love a good #ad — but soon after, fans started speculating that it was Photoshopped. No … Read more