Snapchat's CEO Evan Spiegel has said the company will fact-check political ads on its platform.
The announcement comes as other tech giants face criticism for their policies ahead of the 2020 US presidential elections.
Facebook has s…
The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, says his new social network, WT:Social, now has more than 160,000 members.
The platform says it will never sell user data and relies on "the generosity of individual donors" rather than ads.
Tho…
France is likely to delay its 5G spectrum auction until at least March 2020, three months later than originally scheduled, two sources close to the matter said.
The delay stems from disagreement between the French finance ministry and t…
Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its workplace messaging app, Teams, has more than 20 million daily active users, up from 13 million users in July.
The software maker offers the app as a free add-on platform to its Office365 users. Throug…
Web-inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee called for global action to protect the future of the web in his BBC Richard Dimbleby Lecture [1] on Sunday night:
"The Web does not have to stay the way it is now. It can be changed. It should be change…
Chalk up another win for European data protection: Microsoft has announced changes to commercial cloud contracts following privacy concerns raised by European Union data protection authorities.
The changes to contactual terms will ap…
Germany’s focus in deciding who should build out its 5G network should be on security standards, not individual firms, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.
Asked about pressure from some fellow conservatives to bar China’s Huawei Te…
SoftBank Corp plans to merge internet subsidiary Yahoo Japan with messaging app operator Line Corp to create a $30 billion tech group, as it strives to compete more effectively with local rival Rakuten and U.S. tech powerhouses.
The dea…
Bolt Bikes, the Sydney, Australia-based startup founded in 2017, is taking its electric bike platform designed for gig economy delivery workers to the U.S. and UK.
The company is expanding on the heels of a $2.5 million seed round led…
Microsoft has revealed that it’s planning to kill off its Cortana app for iOS and Android in January. The software maker has posted a new support article for Cortana users in the UK, Canada, and Australia that reveals Cortana for iOS and A…
TechnologyTechnology turns people into weird creatures — and not the Instagram filter kind. It breeds gross behavior, like texting on the toilet, or tempts you into swiping through somebody’s entire camera roll when they show you just one …
Facebook is launching three new product features to increase fundraising across its platforms: a new Instagram donation button, a fundraising sticker in Facebook, and the broader rollout of fundraising on Facebook gaming live streams.
T…
With the launch of iOS 13, Apple added perfectly timed live lyrics to its Apple Music app. Now Spotify may do the same. Several users in international markets are now seeing a similar synced lyrics feature in their Spotify mobile app, whe…
Facebook is copying Instagram while simultaneously invading its acquisition with branding and links back to the mothership. TechCrunch has spotted Facebook testing a feature called Popular Photos, which affixes an endless scroll of algori…
Ford is officially debuting its fully electric crossover SUV on Sunday, November 17 — but we got a look at the new Mach-E (which was just officially named yesterday) a couple of days early. The leak comes from Ford’s own website, as screen…
"China is betting on AI and investing in AI and deploying AI on a scale no other country is doing," says Abishur Prakash, a futurist and author of books about the effect of artificial intelligence (AI) on geopolitics.
As developments in…
Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) will invest 60 billion euros ($66.12 billion) by 2024 to develop electric and hybrid cars as well as digital technologies, the multi-brand car and truckmaking group said on Friday.
Volkswagen plans to build 75 var…
Microsoft is planning to launch its xCloud game streaming service in 2020, and the company is expanding it to Windows 10 PCs next year, too. “My expectation is that it will be generally available in 2020,” says Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s …
Gigabit internet is now available to one in twenty people worldwide, according to the Gigabit Monitor. And while fiber networks still remain the primary access technology (88%), cellular access is growing quickly. These are some of the fin…
The world’s first Dynamic AMOLED Infinity Flex Display, endless multitasking possibilities and our most versatile camera yet – in one breakthrough device
Samsung has unveiled the highly anticipated Galaxy Fold, a new foldable device cre…
In addition to experiencing our new brand look in person, business leaders who attended the recent Oracle Modern Cloud Day in Nairobi had the opportunity to experience the full potential unlocked by cloud-embedded technology.
On a great…
Amazon has filed an intention to appeal the US Department of Defense's decision to give a major contract to Microsoft.
Amazon had been considered the favourite to win the deal, worth $10bn over the next 10 years.
The company, which a…
Huawei's foldable smartphone, the Mate X, has, briefly, gone on sale in China.
The handset went on sale for a price of 16,999 yuan (£1,900) via Huawei's online store and reportedly sold out out "within minutes".
Phone fans who did no…
‘Everyone prepares for battle in his own way’, said Janet Morris, American fiction and non-fiction author, best known for her fantasy and science fiction as well as her production of a non-lethal weapons concept for the US military, and ge…
Ford Motor Co (F.N) will tag its new electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) with the Mustang name, the automaker said on Thursday, seeking to entice customers into a new era by linking it to the model whose groundbreaking design in the 1960s…
Apple Music is taking on Spotify with the launch of a new feature, Apple Music Replay, that will allow subscribers to take a look back at their favorite music from 2019. The feature is similar in some ways to Spotify’s popular year-end rev…
Google has become the latest tech giant to announce a new financial product for users - this time, current accounts.
Dr Stephanie Hare, technology researcher and cyber security expert, told BBC Radio 4's Today that she would not be happ…
Apple has unveiled the latest version of its 16in MacBook Pro laptop computer - and it features a newly designed keyboard.
The keyboards on some older MacBook Pros, which used an internal "butterfly" mechanism, had been described by som…
Motorola has revived its slim Razr flip phone, some 15 years after the original “game changing” device hit the market.
The new device features a 6.2in screen which folds together when closed, with another, smaller screen to display noti…
Labour has promised to give every home and business in the UK free full-fibre broadband by 2030 if it wins the general election.
The plan would see millions more properties given access to a full-fibre connection, though Prime Minister …
China’s central bank said on Wednesday it had not issued any digital currencies nor authorized any asset trading platforms to trade such currencies, denying rumors about the issuance of such currencies.
The central bank is still studyin…
Websites that load slowly because they are poorly coded could soon be flagged by Google's Chrome browser.
Google said it was working on several "speed badging" systems that let visitors know why a page is taking time to show up.
The …
Disney's new online streaming service, Disney+, has been hit by technical issues on its first day.
There have been many reports on social media about problems accessing the service and some users have shared screenshots of error message…
An advert suggesting that children could gain likes and followers to progress through an app has been banned by the UK's advertising watchdog.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that the phrase "get likes and followers to l…
Tinder is making changes to improve the treatment of transgender people on its app.
Many have wrongly had their profiles removed from the app because Tinder imposes an automatic ban if a profile receives lots of complaints.
Tinder sa…
Altran’s DCSG Network Operating System Added to TIP’s Open Optical & Packet Transport Group Ecosystem
Continuing its path to providing solutions based on open specifications and the disaggregation of hardware and software, Altran today …
All-electric Performance SUV voted ‘Best SUV’ in the Mid-size class
Expert jury including racing drivers Hans-Joachim Stuck and Mattias Ekström award I-PACE class win after final tests at the Lausitz-Ring circuit in Germany
Jag…
No one’s going to pay $380 for decent point-of-view video glasses and some trippy filters. But that’s kind of the point of Snapchat Spectacles 3. They’re merely a stepping stone toward true augmented reality eyewear — a public hardware bet…
Instagram is launching a video-music remix feature to finally fight back against Chinese social rival TikTok. Instagram Reels lets you make 15-second video clips set to music and share them as Stories, with the potential to go viral on a n…
Google has gained access to a huge trove of US patient data - without the need to notify those patients - thanks to a deal with a major health firm.
The scheme, dubbed Project Nightingale, was agreed with Ascension, which runs 2,600 hos…
Social media platform Twitter (TWTR.N) on Monday unveiled its plan for handling deepfake videos and other manipulated media, and called for feedback from the public.
In the run-up to the U.S. presidential election in November 2020, soci…
Nokia showcases 5G, AI potential at AfricaCom 2019 to accelerate digital transformation across the continent
Nokia showcases the enormous potential of the latest technologies, including 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI), with interest…
Upstream’s zero-d free internet access service closes in on 100 million customer milestone in africa
Tells AfricaCom delegates millions more could benefit from ad-funded service
As it closes in on the 100 million African customer mil…
A leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, today announced its partnership with Nokia. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) sweeping steadily across the African continent highlights the increasing need for solutions …
Compatible with Canon PIXMA printers, the free mobile app enables users to download and print personalised paper craft designs from a smartphone
Unleash your creativity with the new Creative Park app, a one-stop-shop packed with endless…
GE Healthcare Launches Versana Premier and Versana Essential Ultrasound Machines to Drive Access to Affordable and Quality Healthcare in Uganda
This innovative system is well suited for general practice clinics, physical check-up center…
Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I wrote about Uber’s new “money” …
The launch of its 4G network provides Tizeti the opportunity to drive the growth in demand for eCommerce, music, interactive games and video consumption in Nigeria
In line with its focus on accelerating access to affordable broadband co…
“We will make decisions that hurt the business if they help people’s well-being and health” says Instagram’s CEO Adam Mosseri. To that end, next week Instagram will expand its test of hiding Like counts from everyone but a post’s creator …
Alphabet Inc’s Google is bringing to Brazil the latest version of its Google Nest Mini smart speaker, with plans to start selling it in major online and brick-and-mortar retailers in the country on Tuesday.
The move comes just weeks aft…
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