Lyft announced today that taking a business trip and then actually turning in your travel receipts just got a whole lot easier. A new feature for business profiles will allow employers to create a direct connection between employee trips …
California-based bicycle sharing service Lime will launch a fleet of dock-free electric scooters in Paris on Friday as part of a wider roll-out in several European cities, the firm said.
Lime, which operates bike and scooter schemes in …
YouTube said on Thursday that video uploaders with more than 100,000 followers could start paid fan clubs on the service, one of several new features aimed at helping itself and its users diversify revenue after a turbulent year.
The un…
Japan’s financial regulator said on Friday it has ordered cryptocurrency exchanges including bitFlyer, Inc., one of the country’s biggest, to make improvements to lax measures on money laundering.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) sla…
Electric car maker Tesla Inc’s move last week to cut 9 percent of its workforce will sharply downsize the residential solar business it bought two years ago in a controversial $2.6 billion deal, according to three internal company document…
The volume of data generated in the last two years alone is equivalent to 90% of all the data ever produced online
Increasingly the story of data is one of loss rather than gain, except it isn’t yet a mainstream narrative. People are cu…
YouTube is adding more ways for video-makers to make money, following criticism from bloggers and increased competition from rival platforms.
Many video-makers have complained that changes to YouTube's advertising policies have made it …
Ericsson needs a range of industries to embrace 5G network services if the equipment maker is to get a long-term boost that would allow it to progress from cost-cutting to expansion.
For now, the Swedish company is focusing on a cost-sa…
Microsoft has stepped back from suggestions it will bring virtual reality games to its Xbox consoles.
When the company announced its newest console, in 2016, it said the device would be capable of delivering "high-fidelity virtual reali…
AT&T Inc (T.N) will launch two new unlimited wireless plans next week that will be bundled with a new video streaming service called WatchTV, in the company’s first move to pair entertainment with phone service after closing its $85 billio…
Instagram founder Kevin Systrom says it's "on the top of our minds" to ensure the platform improves the impact it has on people's mental health.
In an exclusive interview with Newsbeat to promote its new feature IGTV, he says: "We want …
A popular Instagram photographer has apologised after being caught posting stock image library content and indicating it was his own work.
Singapore-based Daryl Aiden Yow has more than 104,000 followers on the Facebook-owned service.
…
"It wasn't the first time my key card failed, I assumed it was time to replace it."
So began a sequence of events that saw Ibrahim Diallo fired from his job, not by his manager but by a machine.
He has detailed his story in a blogpos…
Vodafone said on Wednesday it will begin testing next-generation 5G mobile networks in seven of Britain’s 10 largest cities later in 2018, part of a plan to start limited deployments in dense urban areas in some markets next year.
Manag…
Google (GOOGL.O), Facebook (FB.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O) and other tech giants could face more curbs on their market power after a European Parliament committee voted in favor of tougher copyright rules on Wednesday.
The copyright rules, p…
As a core subsidiary of Tsinghua Unigroup, UNISOC, one of the world's leading chip design companies, today announced the launch of the world's most integrated Quad-core LTE chip platform - UNISOC SC9832E. The platform is positioned as a gl…
German auto parts maker Bosch Group plans to invest 17 billion rupees ($250 million) in India over the next three years to meet growing demand in the domestic automotive market, Chief Executive Officer Volkmar Denner said on Wednesday.
…
Verizon Communications Inc will stop selling its customers’ phone location data to third parties after an investigation by a U.S. Senator found law enforcement agencies were able to use the data to track people without their consent.
Th…
Workplace is making a push into the non-profit segment. Today the enterprise communications app from Facebook — which competes against the likes of Slack, Hipchat, and Microsoft’s Teams — is launching a new tier of the product called Workp…
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has shelved a plan to sell shares in China in conjunction with its imminent Hong Kong IPO. The company will instead go public in Hong Kong first and consider the potential for a Chinese offering at a later …
Yahoo Mail aims at emerging markets and casual users, launches versions for mobile web and Android Go
The days for Yahoo Messenger are now numbered, but Yahoo and its parent Oath (which also owns TC) are still counting on growth for oth…
Only around half of millionaires are in tune with their wealth managers and the very rich are increasingly interested in crytocurrency investments, a survey released on Tuesday found.
High net worth individuals (HNWIs)- defined in the C…
President Donald Trump told Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook that the U.S. government would not levy tariffs on iPhones assembled in China, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with the negotiations.
The new…
YouTube is expanding its subscription-based music and video services to the UK and a further 11 countries.
The "premium" facilities strip ads from the platform's content and allow it to be downloaded rather than just streamed.
The mu…
Amazon's digital assistant Alexa will be installed in some US Marriott-owned hotels, following a partnership between the two firms.
Its functions will include ordering room service, housekeeping and providing concierge advice, the firm …
On a stage in San Francisco, IBM’s Project Debater spoke, listened and rebutted a human’s arguments in what was described as a groundbreaking display of artificial intelligence.
The machine drew from a library of “hundreds of millions” …
In November, Google introduced Datally, a data-saving app largely aimed at emerging markets where users often rely on prepaid SIM cards, and don’t have access to all-you-can-eat unlimited data plans. The app lets users granularly control w…
- Investment will accelerate the growth of GPS and drive its international expansion plans -
- GPS is the tech powerhouse behind the most exciting digital banks, challenger banks, fin-techs and financial institutions –…
Apple this morning announced a new feature in iOS 12 which will automatically share your location with first responders when U.S. users dial 911 using their iPhone. The move is meant to address the problems with dialing emergency services …
The World Health Organisation's classification of gaming disorder as a condition which is capable of debilitating addiction is an important moment in the shifting relationship between technology and society.
Concern among parents about …
Children will stop seeing adverts for gun accessories on Facebook as it updates its policy from 21 June.
Currently, ads for scopes, holsters, gun-mounted lights, slings, sights, belt extras, safes and many other items can be seen by any…
Weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a $76 million African startup fund at VivaTech 2018, TechCrunch paid a visit to the French Development Agency (AFD) — who will administer the new fund — to get more details on how le no…
In November, Google Home gained the ability to multitask with added support for a feature called “multiple queries,” which allows you to combine two requests into one voice command. For example, “OK Google, turn up the volume and play mus…
The taxi of tomorrow might be dead but Ford today announced two new models that combine forward-looking technology with proven body styles. For the first time, Ford is offering a hybrid powertrain in a taxi model that is said to get a 4…
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) automated grocery shop, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
…
Instagram’s shoppable tags are about to pop up in Stories. The company started testing the feature back in 2016 with a limited set of 20 partners. Since then it’s been a hit, expanding broadly to regular brand posts in the feed. Starting …
Today Snapchat finally gets a true developer platform, confirming TechCrunch’s scoop from last month about Snap Kit. This set of APIs lets other apps piggyback on Snap’s login for sign up, build Bitmoji avatars into their keyboards, displa…
Fewer people are using Facebook to discover and discuss news, as messaging apps such as WhatsApp gain in popularity, a study has suggested.
The seventh annual Digital News Report said the fall in users accessing news on Facebook reflect…
Apple says it is to change the default settings of its iPhone to stop hackers and others unlocking devices without proper legal authorisation.
The move will also make it more difficult for police to unlock handsets without authorisation…
Sony faces growing Fortnite backlash at E3
By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor
14 June 2018
Share this with Facebook
Share this with Twitter
Share this with Messenger
Share this with Email
…
One of Africa’s most inspirational and successful women will top the bill at this year’s eLearning Africa conference in Kigali, Rwanda. A medical doctor, an academic and a businesswoman, Dr Mamphela Ramphele is also the former leader of So…
Children were left distressed after seeing ads for a horror film on YouTube, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has revealed.
Three parents contacted the ASA after their children saw ads for Insidious: The Last Key - rated 15 in …
Australia has agreed to fund underwater internet cables and a cyber security center for the Solomon Islands, forestalling plans by Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that could have compromised Australian internet security.
…
Cyber-security experts have expressed surprise that journalists at the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Singapore were given USB-powered fans.
Some warned reporters not to plug them in to t…
A hi-tech padlock secured with a fingerprint can be opened by anyone with a smartphone, security researchers have found.
On its website, Tapplock is described as the "world's first smart fingerprint padlock".
But researchers said it …
Iceland's largest online marketplace is to expand the number of drones it flies across the country's capital, Reykjavik.
The company Aha, which launched a limited trial with Israeli company Flytrex last year, will phase in further drone…
It is a terrifying vision of the future - a robot police officer with dark eyes and no discernible mouth that can identify criminals and collect evidence.
The robocop, complete with police hat to give it that eerie uncanny valley feel, …
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to cut more jobs in Britain as it moves all production of its Discovery car to lower-cost Slovakia before building its new Range Rover at an English factory.
Britain’s biggest automaker, JLR has previously…
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi booked a first-quarter net loss of 7 billion yuan ($1.09 billion) ahead of its blockbuster initial public offering.
That compares with a net loss of 43.89 billion yuan for the whole of 2017, according to …
Those not looking at the Bitcoin markets lately will either gasp or smile. Bitcoin, down from its all time high of around $19,000, is now floating at $6,785 as of this writing. To many this means that either the Bitcoin experiment is ove…
info@businessghana.com
