The EU Commission recently proposed a new set of stringent rules to regulate AI, citing an urgent need. With the global race to regulate AI officially on, the EU published a detailed proposal on how AI should be regulated, explicitly banni…
Amazon has long maintained that its video streaming service, Prime Video, helps drive more sales on the shopping app. Now the e-commerce giant is testing what happens when it brings a video streaming service directly to the shopping app.
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Voice social network Clubhouse said on Sunday it will expand its Android app worldwide in a week, days after launching a beta version of its service on Google-owned mobile operating system for users in the U.S.
The startup — backed by A…
Ride-hailing giant Gojek and marketplace Tokopedia, Indonesia’s two biggest startups, said on Monday they have combined their businesses to form GoTo Group, the largest technology group in the Southeast Asian nation, the fourth most populo…
YouTube has launched a multi-million-pound advertising campaign to encourage young people in the UK to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
It said the partnership with the NHS would involve ads on buses, billboards, bus stops and YouTube, …
One. That’s the number of African tech companies that have gone public on the NYSE in the last 10 years. Two, if you’re counting local exchanges. The former is African-focused e-commerce company Jumia and the latter is Egyptian fintech com…
The Internet of Things just got bigger. Four years after Ford Motor Company introduced an integration with Amazon’s suite of smart home devices, the automaker is beefing up its in-vehicle software offerings with built-in Alexa voice assist…
Pinterest is expanding into live events. The company is planning to host a three-day virtual event that will feature livestreamed sessions from top creators, including big names like Jonathan Van Ness and Rebecca Minkoff, among others. The…
Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit, which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. The company leverages a combination of real-time image processing, co…
PayPal announced today it’s acquiring Happy Returns, a returns solution provider that offers online shoppers access to easier ways to send back unwanted merchandise to retailers without having to box it up and ship it themselves. The compa…
Electric car startup Fisker signed an agreement with Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles iPhones, to co-develop and manufacture a new electric vehicle. Production on the car, which will be sold under the Fisker brand name in Nort…
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to improve US cyber-defences in light of recent attacks.
The detailed order issues strict deadlines for all government departments to tighten security.
It comes as the US deals with a…
The boss of the US tech giant IBM has said a computer chip shortage could last another two years.
Its President Jim Whitehurst told the BBC it could be "a few years" before the situation improves.
Many firms have seen production dela…
Users yet to accept new terms and conditions for the messaging platform WhatsApp will start to get "persistent" reminders after the 15 May deadline.
The changes relate primarily to the way businesses interact with customers.
Since th…
It’s beginning to feel a bit like 2020, as yet another major manufacturer has announced that it won’t be attending MWC’s upcoming in-person event in Barcelona. Roughly a month and a half out, Samsung is joining a growing list of companies …
Seeing someone mention their pronouns in their Instagram bio has become commonplace — so much so that the app now has a dedicated location where users can put pronouns without taking up that valuable profile space.
The company announced…
Amazon this morning announced a handful of updates across its Echo Show line of smart screens. The top-level most interesting bit here is the addition of a pan and zoom camera to the mid-tier Echo Show. The feature is similar to ones found…
On May 6th, TECNO (TECNO-mobile.com), a rising superstar as a global smartphone brand of the new generation, has successfully launched the TECNO CAMON 17 Pro and get back their focus on the seflie for the users in post-epidemic era with48M…
England’s NHS app will be available to use as a vaccine passport from Monday, the government has said - but only for those who have had both doses of the jab.
A paper version will also be available - by calling 119 but not through a GP.…
Cryptocurrency ether hit a record high on Wednesday, taking gains this year to almost 500% on the back of a growing interest in decentralised finance applications and increasing institutional interest in cryptocurrencies.
Ether, the sec…
Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) top boss Elon Musk said in a series of tweets on Wednesday that the company expects to release a significantly improved version of its full self-driving technology within the next two to three weeks.
Subscriptions t…
This morning ServiceNow announced that it was acquiring Lightstep, an applications performance monitoring startup that has raised more than $70 million, according to Crunchbase data. The companies did not share the acquisition price.
Se…
South Korean mobile handset manufacturer Samsung Electronics (005930.KS)said on Tuesday it will not be present at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona next month, becoming the latest major company todecide to attend the event remotely be…
Elon Musk early on Tuesday asked his followers in a poll on Twitter whether Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) should accept payment in dogecoin.
Musk’s latest tweet comes just days after he said that his commercial rocket company, SpaceX, will accept …
Google Pay users in the U.S. can now send money to GPay users in India and Singapore, Google said on Tuesday, making its first push into the remittances market.
The company has partnered with Western Union and Wise, both of which have i…
Say what you will, Nothing has been doing a fine job milking its upcoming launch for all it’s worth. The company has spent the last several month’s teasing the arrival of its first product. The launch will find the company entering the alr…
Banking giant HSBC plans Zoom-free Friday afternoons for some UK staff in an effort to tackle stress caused by working from home during the pandemic.
The trial programme follows similar plans announced by other firms to boost well-being…
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has paused its annual Prime Day sale in India, a company spokeswoman said on Friday, as the country battles a severe second wave of coronavirus infections that has left thousands dead.
In the past week, India has…
While Japan's biggest automakers report what analysts expect to be depressed earnings this week, investors looking for trading cues will be tuned into any assessment of the future impact of a global chip shortage that has forced a shake-up…
Dogecoin lost more than a third of its price on Sunday, after Tesla chief and cryptocurrency supporter Elon Musk called it a 'hustle' during his guest-host spot on the "Saturday Night Live" comedy sketch TV show.
Dogecoin was quoted as …
E-bike startup Cowboy has launched the Cowboy 4, its newest generation of urban electric bikes. The bike will come in two different frames, a traditional frame, and a step-through.
The C4 is basically an upgrade on the previous version 3,…
Live-audio app Clubhouse is launching on Google’s Android, more than a year after its initial launch.
The invitation-only platform has previously been available on only Apple’s App Store, where downloads have significantly fallen.
Th…
TECNO (TECNO-mobile.com), a rising superstar as a global smartphone brand of the new generation, has taken centre stage once again with the newest phone in its CAMON series - the TECNO CAMON 17. Entering the scene with an exciting launch, …
A news report by China.org.cn [1] on China sets eyes on advanced chip production.
China's semiconductor industry is speeding up its development of advanced chips as the homegrown 28 nanometer (nm) process is set to enter mass production…
Months after Apple’s App Store introduced privacy labels for apps, Google announced its own mobile app marketplace, Google Play, will follow suit. The company today pre-announced its plans to introduce a new “safety” section in Google Play…
Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has chosen Norway — an EV hotspot — for its first foray into international markets. Nio Norway will offer a European version of ES8, Nio’s flagship electric SUV, to Norwegian customers from September this…
It’s safe to say WhatsApp didn’t have the ideal start to 2021. Less than a week into the new year, the Facebook-owned instant messaging app had already annoyed hundreds of thousands of users with its scary worded notification about a plann…
Snap on Wednesday announced its plan to soon launch a Creator Marketplace, which will make it easier for businesses to find and partner with Snapchat creators, including Lens creators, AR creators and later, prominent Snapchat creators kno…
The City of New York’s lawsuit against JOCO, the docked electric bike-share service, hit a snag with the court Thursday, when it was denied temporary restraining order to end the company’s operations.
The city alleges in the lawsuit fie…
Twitter today confirmed earlier reports that it’s testing a new Tip Jar feature. The new addition utilizes a number of different payment platforms, including PayPal, Venmo, Patreon, Cash App and Bandcamp (all region-dependent).
“Tip Jar…
Ether , the world's second-largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin , on Thursday extended a breakaway rally to a new record high of $3,616.10, gathering momentum as investors diverted focus from its main rival.
On the Bitstamp Exchange eth…
Nikola Corp (NKLA.O) said on Thursday it signed a letter of intent with port trucking firm Total Transportation Services Inc for trials and possible order of 100 vehicles from the electric-truck maker.
Shares of the Phoenix, Arizona-bas…
Ericsson (ERICb.ST) has reached a “multi-year” agreement on global patent licences with Samsung (005930.KS), the Swedish telecom equipment maker said on Friday, ending a dispute that hit its first-quarter revenue.
Ericsson said it had n…
The Leading Learning Partners Association (LLPA), an international association of 32 members across 55+ countries, have successfully hosted a series of C3 cloud skills tour events in over 17 countries in a virtual setting since January 202…
Board member of Vodafone Ghana Foundation, Michael Cobblah, has advised pupils in Adaklu Ahunda Kpodzi in the Volta region to utilize an ultramodern computer centre built by the foundation, to enhance their skills.
Mr. Cobblah said this…
Russia is seeking an additional 24 million roubles ($321,586) in fines from U.S. tech giant Twitter (TWTR.N) for failing to remove content banned in Russia, the TASS news agency cited a court as saying on Wednesday.
State communications…
SpaceX has launched 60 more of its Starlink internet broadband satellites — on “Star Wars Day,” no less, and only five days after it launched the last batch. The company has now delivered 420 Starlink satellites since the beginning of Marc…
Investors gave Lyft’s value a small bump Tuesday after the American ride-hailing company reported results that weren’t quite as bad as the company, and Wall Street, had expected. Shares of the Uber competitor rose as much as 4.5% in after-…
Sony will integrate the popular online chat platform Discord into its PlayStation Network by 2022.
The electronics giant has invested in the app and now holds a minority stake in the company.
Discord is used by more than 140 million …
Donald Trump has launched a new "communications" website, which says it will publish content "straight from the desk" of the former US president.
Mr Trump was banned by Twitter and suspended by Facebook and YouTube after the Capitol rio…