African businesses are currently making massive investments in things like machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and are using cloud and virtualized infrastructure to enhance service delivery.
Talking with industry leaders …
That’s what we heard, too: When you sent an email using this $30-a-month invite-only app, it automatically tracked every time a recipient looks at that email, and even showed you their location. That’s because it uses hidden pixel trackers…
Facebook spent the last day before a long weekend like so many of us, abruptly shutting down without its boss’ permission and without any regard for its coworkers. Jake Kastrenakes reports:
Facebook has had problems loading images, vi…
Sony’s inaugural pair of true wireless earbuds, the WF-1000X, didn’t stand out among the competition when they hit the market in 2017. They were plagued by some of the common stumbles of first-generation earbuds with no cable between them …
This month marks the 40th anniversary of Sony’s first Walkman, the portable music player that would forever change the way we consume music. And while the audio cassette long ago fell out of favor for the CD and later digital music, the …
All of those obnoxious marketing emails that crowd your inbox aren’t just pushing a product. They’re also tracking whether you’ve opened the email, when you opened it, and where you were at the time by using software like MailChimp to embe…
Apple is set to replace the technology underlying the keyboards found in its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro computers, according to a new report from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via 9to5Mac). Kuo is frequently accurate in his predictions, wh…
If you’re driving your car from Portland to Merced, you probably rely on GPS to see where you are. But what if you’re driving your Moon rover from Oceanus Procellarum to the Sea of Tranquility? Actually, GPS should be fine — if this NASA r…
European startup Dott has secured 30 million euros ($34 million) in a fundraising led by existing investors EQT and South Africa’s Naspers to launch an electric bike hiring business and roll out new generations of its electric scooters.
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China’s war on garbage is as digitally savvy as the country itself. Think QR codes attached to trash bags that allow a municipal government to trace exactly where its trash comes from.
On July 1, the world’s most populated city Shanghai…
French startup Clever Cloud is a cloud hosting company that operates a Platform as a Service (or PaaS). The company just launched GPU-based instances for machine learning purposes under a new brand, Clever Grid.
Behind the scene, the …
Police and security forces around the world are testing out automated facial recognition systems as a way of identifying criminals and terrorists. But how accurate is the technology and how easily could it and the artificial intelligence (…
European Union states opened the way to competing technologies for internet connected cars on Thursday, rejecting a European Commission push for a wifi-based standard backed by Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE).
The result represents a win for BMW…
South Korea said on Thursday it may retaliate against Japan’s latest export limits on high-tech materials, as a row over forced wartime labor threatened to disrupt global supplies of memory chips and smartphones.
Samsung Electronics Co …
This week is the 1,000th episode of BBC Click. To mark the anniversary, the team has created a special show that gives its audience complete control of what they watch.
Welcome to what might be the future of television.
By choosing t…
Facebook says glitches affecting its platforms have now been resolved.
Users across the world had been unable to upload or view photos, videos and other files.
The problems had affected its Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp…
Overuse of mobiles by university students may have offline consequences such as lower grades, drinking problems and more sexual partners, a study says.
In a survey of more than 3,400 people taking degrees in the US, those who said they …
A U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled against Qualcomm Inc’s effort to block the implementation of a sweeping antitrust ruling against it as the mobile chip supplier pursues an appeal that could take more than a year to wind through the courts.
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May we introduce Joe Nicchi, a small business owner who has told these Instagram-dwelling individuals where to go.
In an interview with The Guardian, Mr Nicchi, who runs ice cream truck CVT Soft Serve, tells of how these so-called influ…
London’s transport regulator has permitted Indian ride-hailing company Ola to launch its service in the city, the company said on Thursday.
The move comes days after Estonia’s Bolt, backed by German automaker Daimler, re-entered the Lon…
Samsung is being sued by Australia's consumer watchdog for allegedly making misleading claims about the water-resistant properties of its phones.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleges Samsung's adverts made "…
Rosatom Central and Southern Africa presented its innovative solutions in nuclear and hydro for both on-grid and remote off-grid systems at the Zimbabwe 2nd Renewable Energy & Power Infrastructure Investors Conference (Renpower Zimbabwe). …
Machine enhanced humans – or cyborgs as they are known in science fiction – could be one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to new research from the University of Surrey and Harvard University.
Researchers have conquered the monu…
Bitcoin uses as much energy as the whole of Switzerland, a new online tool from the University of Cambridge shows.
The tool makes it easier to see how the crypto-currency network's energy usage compares with other entities.
However, …
When people travel, they usually have a list of apps installed to navigate a new city, find restaurants, book transit tickets and more. China’s top chat app WeChat has designs on claiming that spot with a new strategy that lumps all th…
In China, striving for accuracy in a piece of facial recognition software isn’t enough. As Alibaba’s e-wallet affiliate Alipay has recently demonstrated, the way software presents a user’s look is also crucial to its success.
On Tuesd…
Apple has added a feature called ‘FaceTime Attention Correction’ to the latest iOS 13 Developer beta, and it looks like it could make a big difference when it comes to actually making FaceTime calls feel even more like talking to someone …
Tired of cleaning up after take-out or getting hangry waiting at your table in restaurants? Well Uber Eats is barging into the dine-in business. A new option in some cities lets you order your food ahead of time, go to the restaurant, the…
Video-sharing app TikTok says it is "sorry" that some children and other young people have felt pressured into sending money to their favourite influencers on the app.
TikTok lets fans send their favourite videomakers "digital gifts", w…
A man poured a bottle of water over Baidu Inc Chief Executive Robin Li on Wednesday at the opening of an annual conference for the Chinese search giant.
Li was speaking of applications for artificial intelligence (AI) in a speech when t…
InfiNet Wireless marks milestone 10th annual Partners Conference with new branding to set the scene for new wave of wireless technologies
Kamal Mokrani, Global Vice President at InfiNet Wireless welcomes attendees to the milestone tenth…
Upstream’s security lab, Secure-D, has unveiled that 4shared, a popular file sharing and storage Android app hides suspicious background activity. 4shared has been delivering bogus ads to user devices that generate fake views, clicks and p…
Sourced, or source{d}, as the company styles its name, provides developers and IT departments with deeper analytics into their software development lifecycle. It analyzes codebases, offers data about which APIs are being used …
Samsung has quietly discontinued an app that it built specifically for India, one of its largest markets and where it houses a humongous research and development team. The AI-powered Android app, called Samsung Mall, was positioned to hel…
Britain’s former telecoms monopoly BT said on Tuesday that it would launch 5G services across its business customers in the autumn this year.
BT’s 5G service will be available in the busiest parts of 16 British cities by the end of the …
German authorities have fined Facebook (FB.O) 2 million euros ($2.3 million) for under-reporting complaints about illegal content on its social media platform in breach of the country’s law on internet transparency.
In a statement on Tu…
U.S. online retail giant Amazon (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday it will create 1,800 permanent contract positions this year in France, its largest European market after Britain and Germany, although furniture retailer Conforama went the other way…
Hundreds of millions of pounds are being spent to make large stretches of the UK's busiest motorways "smart" - but how do they work?
With about 400 miles of road already converted, and plenty more in the pipeline, many drivers will soon…
The world’s first cruise ship propelled partially by battery power is set to head out from northern Norway on its maiden voyage, cruise operator Hurtigruten said on Monday.
The hybrid expedition cruise ship, the Roald Amundsen, can take…
New electric vehicles will have to feature a noise-emitting device, under an EU rule coming into force on Monday.
It follows concerns that low-emission cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians at risk because they cannot be hear…
Mobile phone customers can now switch providers with a single free text under new rules which have come into effect.
At the moment, customers have to phone their mobile provider when they want to switch to a new firm.
They are then g…
If one man has changed the way we see the gadgets we use every day it is Jony Ive. Now he is leaving Apple and on this week's Tech Tent we assess his contribution to the look and feel of consumer technology.
The man behind the design of…
People are being urged to stop using social media for up to 48 hours later this week in an effort to pressure the networks into restoring control of personal data to users.
The call to strike has been issued by Dr Larry Sanger - a co-fo…
VIAVI Lab To Field testing portfolio enables Samsung to conduct thorough performance testing of 5G network equipment
San Jose, Calif., July 1, 2019 – Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced that Sams…
Google announced on Thursday that it is introducing new transit crowdedness predictions in its Maps app. Now, you can see how crowded your bus, train, or tube is likely to be before heading out on your commute.
Google is basing these de…
To celebrate International Small Business Day, Google today launched a new website that will suggest its products that seem like the best fit for a specific business.
The Google for Small Business portal was announced today at the Grow…
Apple Inc on Thursday confirmed than the company’s streaming music service has more than 60 million subscribers, trailing rival Spotify Technology SA’s 100 million premium subscribers.
A company spokesman confirmed the figure that Eddy …
Facebook has published new terms of service, giving more details on content removals, ad targeting, and users’ intellectual property rights. According to Facebook, the new terms don’t represent a change in how the platform actually operate…
Google (GOOGL.O) appears to have misused its dominant position in India and reduced the ability of device manufacturers to opt for alternate versions of its Android mobile operating system, Indian officials found before ordering a wider pr…
He's the key designer behind the iPhone, iMac and iPod: products which have helped make Apple the world's most valuable company.
But now Sir Jony Ive is leaving the tech giant to set up his own business.
Despite some recent falls in …