Twitter announced Wednesday a crackdown on accounts powered by software “bots” which can artificially amplify a person or cause and which have been accused of manipulating the social network during the 2016 US election. The…
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Huawei launches first urban 5G “Wireless to the Home”
Huawei today announced they have launched an end-to-end user trial for “Wireless to the Home” (WTTx) 5G service using a specially-designed 5G CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) unit. The trial is taking place in downtown Vancouver’s…
Safaricom launches SONGA Music Streaming Service
Dubbed “SONGA by Safaricom,” the newly launched all-inclusive music streaming service offers a wide variety of music to consumers and serves as an additional platform for artistes to sell their music. The streaming service app, available…
Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o debuts Nakia Twitter Emoji
The long-awaited Marvel film, Black Panther, is now the most-tweeted movie of 2018 ahead of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” coming in second place and “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” coming in third. Ahead of…
#Gadgets: Wake up to the future in a connected smart bedroom
With the “SleepTech” market set to double in 2018, bedrooms are getting a smart makeover thanks to Sleepace, which recently launched its DreamLife smart bedroom solution. Sleepace sleep modules can be integrated into mattresses, pillows to monitor…
ESPN to launch streaming service
Facing lower ad revenue and lagging membership, ESPN will launch in the coming months a paying streaming service, Disney CEO Bob Iger said Tuesday. ESPN Plus will be available as part of a revamped ESPN…
#Gadgets: Echo Music brings sound to sunglasses
Are you a fashion-conscious busybody that loves their music? Well thanks to a new gadget, you can look fashionable and listen to your tunes without separate earphones. Using bone conduction technology, these specs allow users…
Facebook vows to tackle social media threat to democracy
Facebook acknowledged Monday that the explosion of social media poses a potential threat to democracy, pledging to tackle the problem head-on and turn its powerful platform into a force for “good”. The comments from the…
#Gadgets: Apple says delayed HomePod speaker ready to go
Apple said Tuesday its HomePod speaker, the digital assistant device challenging rivals from Amazon and Google, was now ready after a delay of several months. HomePod, which missed the key holiday shopping season in the…
Denmark to charge 1,000 youths with spreading sex videos via Facebook
More than 1,000 youths in Denmark are to be charged with spreading sex videos of two 15-year-olds through Facebook, Danish police said on Monday, in the nation’s largest case of its kind. Facebook had received…