Facebook "unintentionally" uploaded the email contacts of more than 1.5 million users without asking permission to do so, the social network has admitted.
The data harvesting happened via a system used to verify the identity of new memb…
Facebook has imposed a ban on a dozen far-right individuals and organisations that it says "spread hate".
The ban includes the British National Party and Nick Griffin, the English Defence League and the National Front.
The list also …
Netflix Inc gave a weak forecast on Tuesday that unnerved investors just as Walt Disney Co and others prepare to escalate Hollywood’s streaming video wars, although the company’s quarterly results beat Wall Street targets.
Shares of Net…
Paul Orlando has operated startup accelerators on three continents and teaches entrepreneurship and runs the on-campus incubator at the University of Southern California. He writes about unintended consequences and startups.
From “b…
Android developers new to Google's phone platform could have publication of their apps delayed for days as more rigorous checks are done on coders.
Google said it was stepping up checks on app-makers it had not seen before to thwart "ba…
"I've learned never to rely on reviews for anything," says Iain Taylor, from East Sussex.
In his spare time and to supplement his income, the 44-year-old says he writes fake reviews online in exchange for money and free products.
"I …
The Galaxy Fold is real. I’ve held it in my hands — a few of them, actually. Samsung’s briefing this morning was littered with the things, in different colors and different states of unfolded. A month or so ago, this was anything but a giv…
Walmart is getting into subscription-based fashion with today’s announcement of a partnership with Kidbox — a sort of “StitchFix for kids” where parents receive a personalized, curated box of children’s clothing on a seasonal basis. The de…
Online retail giant Amazon's website is flooded with fake five-star reviews for products from unfamiliar brands, consumer group Which? has claimed.
Household names were largely absent from top-rated reviews on popular items such as head…
The investigative journalist who revealed the Cambridge Analytica scandal has demanded answers from tech giants about political ads.
In her TED talk, Carole Cadwalladr called on the executives of Facebook and Twitter to come to the conf…
The Dutch government on Monday said it had established a special task force to weigh potential security risks as it prepares to build a 5G telecommunications network.
The announcement came after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday…
Volkswagen will use Chinese software developers to help design a global autonomous vehicle architecture thanks to the prevalence of qualified programmers which carmakers are struggling to hire elsewhere, senior executives said on Monday.
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Google will have to pay publishers for news snippets and Facebook filter out protected content under new copyright rules aimed at ensuring fair compensation for the European Union’s $1 trillion creative industries.
EU governments on Mon…
Apple and Qualcomm will face off in court as a billion-dollar legal battle over smartphone chips gets under way.
The trial is the culmination of a long-running battle between the two over the cost of the processors that phones use to co…
TED (which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design) is famous for turning 17-minute talks into viral videos. This year's conference has kicked off in Vancouver, offering a new set of thought-provoking talks under the tagline of 'id…
Facebook and Instagram face a ban on letting under-18s "like" posts on their platforms while Snapchat could be prevented from allowing the age group to build up "streaks", under new rules proposed by the UK's data watchdog.
It believes …
New partnership takes aim at the 80% plus of enterprise data that is unstructured
Leveraging AI, the solution uses intelligent OCR to extract data from any invoice format, including scanned images and PDFs
Eliminating manual entry…
Location tracking can be very handy — it’s convenient when an app can tell you, say, where the near restaurants or gas stations are — but it’s also a privacy issue. Do you want all your wanderings registered by Google? Are you comfortable …
Mobile phone detectors are to be used by police to find drivers using devices at the wheel.
The Thames Valley and Hampshire forces are rolling out the technology to show when motorists are using their phones.
A sign will flash at the…
Facebook upset millions upon millions of users five years ago when it removed chat from its core mobile app and forced them to download Messenger to communicate privately with friends. Now it looks like it might be able to restore the opt…
Packed with additional innovations, the A series also offers greater value
Samsung has revealed the new Galaxy A Series, designed with incredible improvements to the essential device features. This includes immersive viewing experience…
Mozilla is releasing an ARM version of its Firefox browser today for Windows 10. While Microsoft and Google have been working together on Chromium browsers for Windows on ARM, Mozilla has been developing its own ARM64-native build of Firef…
Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack Ma has defended the grueling overtime work culture at many of China’s tech companies, calling it a “huge blessing” for young workers.
The e-commerce magnate weighed into a debate about work-lif…
Is workplace surveillance about improving productivity or simply a way to control staff and weed out poor performers?
Courtney Hagen Ford, 34, left her job working as a bank teller because she found the surveillance she was under was "d…
Apple this week updated the web interface for Podcasts to make it cleaner, more streamlined, and easier to navigate. Users can also now play episodes directly from the website, which is a huge, appreciated change from forcing people to l…
Over 50 operators including Vodafone, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Verizon, AT&T and Telefonica attend Livecast to discuss the latest mobile data trends
As mobile operators deploy 5G networks, it's vital that they prepare for the disruptiv…
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance emphasizes the need for dynamic spectrum access in order to connect millions of people in Africa to internet access
Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 April 2019: Utilizing alternative spectrum technologies is …
Google and Huawei have preliminarily agreed to settle a class action lawsuit from Nexus 6P users who say their devices experienced a bootlooping issue that caused the phones to shut down randomly, regardless of the battery level. Pending c…
Uber Technologies Inc has 91 million users, but growth is slowing and it may never make a profit, the ride-hailing company said on Thursday in its IPO filing.
The document gave the first comprehensive financial picture of the decade-old…
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested on Thursday at Ecuador's London embassy, where he had been granted asylum since 2012.
The United States alleges that he conspired with Chelsea Manning to access classified information on Dep…
SneakyPastes: basic but effective operation by Gaza Cybergang hits Middle East related targets in 39 countries
The campaign, named SneakyPastes made use of disposable email addresses to spread the infection through phishing
I…
Twitter updates twttr prototype app with engagement swipes, conversation tweaks, better Dark mode and more
Twitter’s new prototyping app twttr, which it created to test and get feedback on new features — and new approaches to old featu…
Taxi drivers took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday to protest against Uber, underscoring the challenges the ride-hailing giant faces in the fast-growing Latin American market as it prepares to file a much-anticipated initial publ…
Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos on Thursday challenged rival retailers to increase their minimum wages to $16 an hour.
"Today I challenge our top retail competitors (you know who you are!) to match our employee benefit…
Computer algorithms must show they are free of race, gender and other biases before they are deployed, US politicians have proposed.
Lawmakers have drafted a bill that would require tech firms to test prototype algorithms for bias.
M…
Amazon, Apple and Google all employ staff who listen to customer voice recordings from their smart speakers and voice assistant apps.
News site Bloomberg highlighted the topic after speaking to Amazon staff who "reviewed" Alexa recordin…
InfiNet Wireless partners with Maicrotel SAS to complete major security overhaul at South American port
InfiNet Wireless, the global leader in fixed broadband wireless connectivity, has successfully completed a radical overhaul of a loc…
The lower house of the French parliament has voted in favor of the new tax on tech giants without any modification. Big tech companies that generate significant revenue in France will be taxed on their revenue generated in France.
Eco…
Jumbo could be a nightmare for the tech giants, but a savior for the victims of their shady privacy practices.
Jumbo saves you hours as well as embarrassment by automatically adjusting 30 Facebook privacy settings to give you more pro…
Shipments of mobile phones to China fell 6 percent in March compared with the same year-earlier month, official figures showed on Wednesday, as slowing economic growth took a toll on the sector.
The shipments dropped to 28.4 million uni…
TECNO reinforces Middle East focus with launch of AI powered, high performance SPARK 3 Pro smartphone
Priced at 449 AED, SPARK 3 series will be available across stores in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, and Al Ain
Gl…
Facebook has said it is working on using artificial intelligence to prevent a common and upsetting problem: receiving notifications about deceased friends and loved ones.
The company said it hoped to stop the “painful” experience of get…
More rail passengers are getting the option to use paperless tickets, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has said.
Major stations are having the infrastructure for smart ticketing installed, with nine in 10 journeys "soon" available in this …
The founder of Xiaomi has been given a "reward" worth more than £735m by the Chinese smartphone-maker.
The payment was confirmed in the firm's 2018 annual report.
The company had previously said it intended to make the share-based bo…
When I first came out to California, one of my favorite places to go for sushi was in downtown Mountain View. They had these little boats that would float around the bar, each carrying some sushi on a small plate. You just sat down and sta…
As Brazil’s New President Jair Bolsonaro Takes the Top Spot as the Most Engaged World Leader on Facebook, Others Pay to Play to Make an Impact on the Platform
BCW Study Finds 50 Leaders Have Paid to Promote Their Posts, Including U.S. P…
A World Health Organisation report published in 2018 stated that within Africa, about 15% of all hospital activity and expenditure was a direct result of adverse events, and that the costs of treating safety failures amount to trillions of…
AfricaOnline, one of Ghana's oldest ISPs and a Gondwana International Networks (GIN) subsidiary, has announced the launch of its new JOLA service, a high-speed broadband satellite service powered by Avanti’s HYLAS4 satellite that offers 10…
Google parent Alphabet Inc’s drone service made its first air delivery in North Canberra, Australia, on Tuesday after getting approval from the country’s civil aviation authority.
Wing, the company’s drone delivery arm, said the deliver…
Facebook has bowed to pressure from the European Commission and consumer authorities by revising its terms, making it clear what it does with users’ data and taking responsibility when data has been mishandled by third parties.
The worl…