Agents at the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have been unable to extract data from nearly 7,000 mobile devices they have tried to access, the agency's director has said.
Christopher Wray said encryption on devices was "a huge,…
Mobile phone data services have been boosted in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico by balloons provided by Google's parent company, Alphabet.
The Project Loon devices beam signals between each other and to users on the ground.
This extends co…
Online gambling companies have been urged to remove adverts featuring images likely to appeal to children.
Regulators said the "unacceptable" ads and third-party media, which contain graphics and images that are likely to be attractive …
Intel’s investment arm has announced plans to pump over USD 60 million into 15 technology startups focusing on the general area of big data. The new companies joining Intel Capital’s portfolio are currently trailblazing technologies that u…
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia said on Friday that local home owners listed with U.S. short-term rental service Airbnb Inc risk imprisonment if they fail to register with the tourism regulatory body before the end of this year.
The southe…
Vodafone, EE and Three are continuing to charge customers for the mobile phones they buy as part of a contract, even after the cost of the handset has been paid off, research suggests.
Citizens Advice found that customers who do not tak…
Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen by Reuters.
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If you have a Samsung phone, you most likely have Google Android. And if you have Google Android, you have the Google Assistant.
That, first and foremost, is Samsung’s problem. No matter how good its assistant - Bixby - may be one day, …
Regulators in California have temporarily suspended a Ford-owned transport start-up after its vehicles failed multiple inspections.
Chariot is a fleet of Ford Transit vans that ferry passengers along popular routes in San Francisco.
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Uber [UBER.UL] said on Friday it would open up its trove of travel data in Paris to the public to help city officials and urban planners better understand transportation needs, as the company seeks to woo national authorities.
The U.S. …
Imagine super-fast computers that can solve problems much quicker than machines today. These "quantum computers" are being developed in laboratories around the world. But scientists have already taken the next step, and are thinking about …
A Native American tribe is suing Amazon and Microsoft for infringing data-processing patents it is holding.
The patents were assigned to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe by technology company SRC Labs, and it will receive a share of any awa…
JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday it would acquire online payment provider WePay as the bank looks to integrate payments into software used by small businesses.
WePay’s technology, popular among small businesses, helps online software…
Some smartwatches designed for children have security flaws that make them vulnerable to hackers, a watchdog has warned.
The Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) tested watches from brands including Gator and GPS for Kids.
It said it dis…
Snapchat is taking its next step into Netflix's territory by announcing plans to create original TV-style shows.
Its parent company Snap Inc has teamed up with TV giant NBCUniversal to create a new digital content studio based in Califo…
Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the imminent introduction of a new feature that allows users to share their location in real-time with family or friends. The end-to-end encrypted feature works by clicking on the "Sh…
Adobe has patched a new Flash security flaw that was being used by attackers to install spying tools on victims' computers.
The security bug was delivered using malicious Flash files embedded in Microsoft Word documents, sent as an emai…
Twitter is planning to impose new restrictions on pornographic and hateful imagery as part of a renewed effort to tackle abuse on its social network.
The US company has also said it intends to review user complaints more quickly.
The…
Sidewalk Labs, owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet, is to build a digital city in Toronto.
It aims to turn a waterfront area into a working laboratory for a range of "smart" technology.
It is likely to feature fast wi-fi avail…
General Motors Co (GM.N) plans to test vehicles in fully autonomous mode in New York state in early 2018, according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The planned testing by GM and its self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, will be the f…
Qualcomm has claimed an industry first, with a successful 5G data connection on a 5G modem chipset for mobile devices. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem chipset delivered gigabit speeds and a data connection in the 28GHz mmWave radio …
U.S. short-term rental service Airbnb Inc registered 1.2 million guest arrivals in Africa last year driven by the plugged-in millennial generation, its senior official said on Tuesday.
Airbnb has shaken up the market for travel accommod…
Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google Inc said on Tuesday it would roll out an “advanced protection program” to provide stronger email security for some users such as government officials, political activists and journalists who are at a higher risk…
An app that encourages teens to be nice to each other has been acquired by Facebook for an undisclosed fee.
The app - called tbh, meaning "to be honest" - is just nine weeks old, but had already been downloaded five million times.
Th…
US scientists are using artificial intelligence to predict whether breast lesions identified from a biopsy will turn out to cancerous.
The machine learning system has been tested on 335 high-risk lesions, and correctly diagnosed 97% as …
Google has decided to remove an update to Maps that shows users how many calories they would burn if they walked to their destination.
It follows what the search giant described as "strong user feedback" with many criticising the featur…
Electronics giant Samsung has partnered with Ecobank to deliver the much-anticipated Galaxy Note 8 device to smartphone lovers in Ghana.
The two companies jointly introduced the Galaxy Note 8 unto the Ghanaian market with an easy paymen…
While Africa still has very real infrastructure development challenges, the continent continues to embrace the digital economy as a platform for growth and new opportunities. This is evident in the milestone reached by Ghana’s oldest ISP, …
Kotoka International Airport’s Terminal 3 to cement airport’s position as a major regional hub
SITA (www.SITA.aero) is providing its world-class passenger and baggage processing technology as well as its airport management solutions…
If my email inbox is anything to go by, a technology revolution is under way that is going to transform all of our lives very soon and it is called artificial intelligence.
A Welsh company is using AI to detect North Korean bio-weapons.…
If you control public communication you can control the way people think and how they behave. That's what Xi Jinping's government is counting on.
And it is never more true than at the time of major political gatherings.
The Communist…
A drone has collided with a commercial aircraft in Canada, the first such incident in the country, according to the Transport Ministry.
The drone struck one of the plane's wings, while six passengers and two crew members were aboard.
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Huawei says it has given its latest smartphones advanced object-recognition capabilities to help them take better photos than the competition.
The Chinese company says the artificial intelligence-based technology can even distinguish be…
The wi-fi connections of businesses and homes around the world are at risk, according to researchers who have revealed a major flaw dubbed Krack.
It concerns an authentication system which is widely used to secure wireless connections.
…
When you think of the giants of Silicon Valley, Pinterest may not immediately spring to mind.
But with 200 million active users and a recent valuation of $12.3bn (£9bn), the platform that started out in 2012 as a quirky online scrapbook…
Apple's chief executive has suggested he is not very enthusiastic about virtual reality.
Tim Cook said that he felt that the technology could isolate users and voiced a preference for augmented reality instead.
AR involves mixing gra…
Google has stopped its Home Mini speakers responding when users touch them.
It permanently turned off the touch activation feature after it found that sensors primed to spot a finger tap were too sensitive.
Early users found that the…
Sometimes, 5 stars just isn't enough. That's why riders often leave notes in the app thanking their driver for making their journey that much more enjoyable. Sometimes the small things - whether that's playing the perfect song, lending a h…
US rapper Lil B, known for his outspoken views on social media, is facing a 30-day ban under Facebook's hate speech policies.
The musician has expressed anger over the suspension and fans have criticised the ban on Twitter.
Facebook …
Dell Technologies has announced a new Internet of Things (IoT) division designed to integrate existing products and tools across the company and develop new Internet-connected devices and software. To that end, the company revealed plans t…
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - German luxury automaker BMW is looking to form a joint venture with Great Wall Motor in China, which could focus on electric vehicles, according to two sources familiar with the matter on Wednesday.
A ventur…
China’s top e-commerce firm, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd [BABA.N], is launching a $15 billion drive to build overseas research hubs as the deep-pocketed firm looks to compete with global leaders in e-commerce, logistics and cloud technology.…
Last month, 145 million Americans discovered they were victims of one of the biggest data breaches in history, after the credit rating agency Equifax was hacked.
Social security numbers, birth dates, telephone numbers and, in some cases…
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are contributing to global warming, so could technologies removing some of the gas from the atmosphere help slow the process?
When you tuck yourself into bed tonight - curling up on your memory foam mattre…
A bombshell appeared on the Dow Jones financial newswire on Tuesday: "Google to buy Apple for $9bn".
But the story, that the acquisition had been suggested in the will of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, was bogus.
It was removed after t…
Israeli spies looked on as Russian hackers breached Kaspersky cyber-security software two years ago, US media report.
The Russians were allegedly attempting to gather data on US intelligence programs, according to the New York Times and…
Jumia Ghana has rewarded its three most outstanding customer service representatives and is offering customers up to 70 percent discounts in its Superhero deals campaign in 2017. Customers could win GHS 50 vouchers to shop on Jumia.com.gh …
Nokia is winding down its high-end virtual reality camera division.
The Ozo and its follow-up the Ozo+ had been marketed to professionals as being able to capture the "highest quality" 360-degree footage possible, and had been used by D…
It must have seemed like a good idea. As a taster for a big announcement about Oculus VR on Wednesday, send Mark Zuckerberg on a little virtual reality trip, including a stop in Puerto Rico.
But the reviews are in - and they are not goo…
Fingerprint technology which can detect the brand of hair gel used by a suspect or whether they have handled a condom could soon be admissible in court.
The technique uses a form of mass spectrometry to detect traces of various substanc…
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