Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unlocked the first of 12 possible stock option awards from the massive compensation plan he signed in 2018, and it’s worth nearly $800 million. The company disclosed on Thursday that Musk now has the option to buy 1…
You can now buy a refurbished iPhone XR from the Apple Store, MacRumors reports. It’s a cheaper way of getting the bestselling phone of last year, and Apple’s refurbishing process means that it should perform almost identically to a brand …
Twitter says you can now schedule tweets right from the main web app. When composing a tweet, you should see a little calendar icon on the bottom row of icons at the bottom of the compose window. Click that and you can specify when you wan…
Gamers across the world are about to get their first look at what the PlayStation 5 can do.
The successor to one of the best-selling consoles ever is due out later this year and, speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan sa…
Several months into this pandemic, you can no doubt already eyeball six feet/two meters with the best of them. But if you’re still having trouble — and happen to have an Android device handy — Google’s got you covered, I guess.
The late…
Uber Technologies Inc on Friday said it would offer rides by the hour in some U.S. cities, a feature aimed at helping Americans with essential trips during the coronavirus pandemic.
The option, which is already available in a handful of…
If you’ve ever found yourself scrubbing your way through a long YouTube video to get to the “good” part, you’ll appreciate the new feature YouTube is launching today: Video Chapters. The feature uses timestamps that creators apply to their…
Britain set out in January that it was seeking entrants into the market for 5G telecommunications and that London is speaking to allies about it such as the United States, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.
“We…
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at removing some of the legal protections given to social media platforms.
He said the firms had "unchecked power" to censure and edit the views of users.
President Trump …
Today, Delta-Q Technologies (Delta-Q) introduces its latest sealed charger with the RQ350 for electric vehicles and industrial machines.
Having found significant market success with the IC Series chargers rated from 650 to 1200 watts, …
As a landlocked country, Burkina Faso has faced difficulties in accessing world-class connectivity and maintaining ubiquitous broadband internet access due to the lack of infrastructure
MainOne (www.MainOne.net), West Africa’s premier c…
The City of Austin and NTT Corporation (NTT) today announced their intention to partner on an Accelerate Smart pilot project that will use new technologies to analyze traffic patterns, ease congestion and support community planning in Aust…
One in five households in Britain – six million – signed up to an online video subscription service during the Covid-19 lockdown, data suggests.
The majority of those sign-ups, 52%, are going to Disney+, according to market research fir…
Twitter, under intense scrutiny for its use of fact-checking warnings, has added them to tweets from China's foreign ministry spokesperson.
The warning has been added to tweets from spokesman Lijian Zhao, in which he warned: "It might b…
France is set to launch its coronavirus contact-tracing app as soon as the weekend after it cleared two parliamentary votes.
The country's Senate approved its release by a vote of 187-to-127 on Wednesday evening, following an earlier 33…
The coronavirus lockdown has accelerated a digitalisation drive in a global shipping and logistics sector that still routinely delivers many documents by bike messenger in some countries, according to industry leaders.
Ports operator DP…
Weeks after Facebook acquired a 9.9% stake in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms, two more American firms are reportedly interested in the Indian telecom market.
Google is considering buying a stake of about 5% in Vodafone Idea, the se…
Uber is destroying thousands of electric bikes and scooters, after selling its Jump business to Lime.
Videos of its red bikes being crushed at a recycling centre were shared on social media, angering cycling advocates.
Uber said it h…
Google is rolling out a series of updates aimed at helping local businesses adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to serve their customers across Google Maps and Search. Since the outbreak, Google has made it possible for busine…
Facebook’s internal R&D group, NPE Team, is rolling out yet another new app today called Collab after having just launched a new group audio calling app, CatchUp, on Tuesday. With Collab, the focus has now returned to video, and specifical…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president’…
Google has deleted millions of negative TikTok reviews from its Play store after the app's rating fell from 4.5 to 1.2 stars overnight.
The video-sharing platform was inundated with one-star reviews after an Indian creator posted a spoo…
A post by US President Donald Trump has been given a fact-check label by Twitter for the first time.
Mr Trump tweeted, without providing evidence: "There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fr…
A renowned iPhone hacking team has released a new “jailbreak” tool that unlocks every iPhone, even the most recent models running the latest iOS 13.5.
For as long as Apple has kept up its “walled garden” approach to iPhones by only all…
Uber Technologies Inc has cut about 600 jobs in India as part of plans to reduce its global workforce by 23%, the company said on Tuesday, joining local rival Ola as the COVID-19 pandemic crushes demand for app-based cab services.
Last …
I first realised just how quickly attitudes towards technology were changing when my mum told me, two days after lockdown began, that she had downloaded Skype.
She's not exactly an early adopter - in fact, she has resolutely refused to …
Hairdressers have been offering virtual appointments to help people style their hair at home.
Stylists are using apps including FaceTime, Zoom, and YouTube to provide customers live one-to-one advice and tutorials.
While salons have …
The team developing Switzerland's coronavirus contact-tracing app says it has become the first to have launched a product incorporating a technology provided by Apple and Google.
Members of the Swiss army, hospital workers and civil ser…
Security researchers have found a major vulnerability in almost every version of Android, which lets malware imitate legitimate apps to steal app passwords and other sensitive data.
The vulnerability, dubbed Strandhogg 2.0 (named after…
World’s first Ground View technology makes the bonnet invisible so that drivers can see obstacles ahead of, and underneath a vehicle with a virtual 180-degree view
ClearSight interior rear view high-definition video screen revolu…
A robot capable of rapidly disinfecting large areas has been demonstrated by a world-first solutions business to help the uk navigate A safe route back from lockdown.
Forth engineering in cumbria is known for its innovations to solve co…
Datacentrix, a high performing and secure ICT solutions provider, has extended its partnership with hardware technology company, Lenovo, adding the title of Authorised Service Partner (ASP) to its existing Tier 1 Platinum Partner certifica…
Blue Ocean Robotics Acknowledged with Robot Product Leadership Award 2020 for Virus-Killing UVD Robots
Frost & Sullivan “Best Practices Award” Recognizes Impact of Company’s UVD Robots in Disinfecting Against Viruses like COVID-19 as we…
Secure Code Warrior’s ‘start left’ approach to secure coding amplifies Zoom’s commitment to software security
Global secure coding company Secure Code Warrior® today announced it had been selected by Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NAS…
Samsung is a dominant force when it comes to TV market share in living rooms, and now, the company wants to extend that success to the outdoors. Today, Samsung is announcing the Terrace, the latest TV in its “lifestyle” family that include…
Netflix said Thursday it will ask customers who have not watched anything on the on-demand video streaming service in a year or more if they wish to maintain their subscription — and will cancel their membership if it does not hear back.
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One of the biggest technology takeaways of the last couple of months has been that organizations need confident, wide-ranging digital strategies to stay afloat, and Facebook — in its wider bid to build products to serve businesses — is ta…
Microsoft is making some improvements to its Windows 10 accessibility features, specifically centered around making the text cursor easier to see and follow using the built-in Magnifier feature. There’s also new text-to-speech functionalit…
Twitter made it easier to see quote tweets on iOS on May 12th, and that new functionality is now available on Twitter for Android and for the web, the company announced today.
If you tap or click on the “Retweets” word on a tweet, you’l…
Microsoft’s Solitaire game is turning 30 years old today. Microsoft is celebrating the occasion with a world record attempt of the most games of Microsoft Solitaire completed in one day. 35 million people still play Solitaire monthly, ac…
MicrosoftMicrosoft achieved something very impressive with the original Surface Headphones: the company was able to leapfrog veterans of the noise-canceling headphone market (like Bose and Sony) with an ingenious method for controlling the…
WhatsApp’s latest beta version lets you add contacts by scanning their QR codes, WABetaInfo reports. The feature, which is available in beta on both iOS and Android, can be found in the app’s settings menu, where there are options to displ…
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into fake and misleading reviews on several major websites.
It said it would examine whether online shops were "doing enough" to protect customers as they turn…
Facebook this morning announced a new feature for Messenger designed to cut down on malicious parties looking to scam users. The company scans accounts for suspicious activity, leveraging machine learning to pick up anomalies like accounts…
Researchers in Australia claim they have recorded the fastest ever internet data speed.
A team from Monash, Swinburne and RMIT universities logged a data speed of 44.2 terabits per second (Tbps).
At that speed, users could download m…
Think of Amazon and last-minute deliveries, streaming box-sets and Kindles spring to mind - but not necessarily making video games.
Now, the online giant wants that to change and is getting its teeth into game development with new relea…
Amazon.com Inc is scheduling its annual Prime Day shopping event for September and allowing unlimited shipments of non-essential goods to warehouses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has told the BBC that it had and would remove any content likely to result in "immediate and imminent harm" to users.
"Even if something isn't going to lead to imminent physical harm, we don't want misin…
Twitter has begun labelling tweets that spread misinformation about Covid-19, including some from Mark Steele, who posts about links between 5G and coronavirus.
But tweets from other 5G conspiracy theorists, such as David Icke, remain u…
Amazon is joining India’s online food delivery market just as top local players Swiggy and Zomato reduce their workforce to steer through the coronavirus pandemic and months after Uber Eats’ exit from the nation.
The e-commerce gian…
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