Facebook announces 10 000 EU jobs to build ‘metaverse’
Paris – Facebook on Monday announced plans to hire 10 000 people in the European Union to build the “metaverse”,... Read more
18 Oct, 2021
Microsoft shuttering LinkedIn in China as rules tighten
New York – Microsoft on Thursday said it will shut down career-oriented social network LinkedIn in China, citing a... Read more
15 Oct, 2021
Embattled Facebook releases new curbs on harassment
San Francisco – Facebook unveiled fresh protections on Wednesday against online attacks on journalists, activists and celebrities as the... Read more
14 Oct, 2021
China to launch latest crewed space mission Saturday morning
Beijing – China will send three astronauts to its new space station this week, officials confirmed on Thursday, in what... Read more
14 Oct, 2021
Google to invest $1bn to lift Africa internet access
Johannesburg – Google on Wednesday said it will invest $1 billion over the next five years to allow for faster... Read more
6 Oct, 2021
Facebook fights global outage and whistleblower revelations
Washington – Facebook battled dueling crises on Monday as potentially billions of users were impacted when its dominant social... Read more
5 Oct, 2021
Facebook blames major outage on router work
San Francisco – Facebook late omn Monday blamed a major outage across its platforms on configuration changes it made... Read more
5 Oct, 2021
Facebook chooses ‘profit over safety’, says whistleblower
Washington – The whistleblower who shared a trove of Facebook documents alleging the social media giant knew its products were... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Nigeria’s Buhari orders Twitter ban lifted once conditions met
Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had ordered the country’s ban on Twitter to be lifted... Read more
2 Oct, 2021
Rwandan YouTuber jailed for 15 years after anti-Kagame posts
Kigali – A Rwandan court on Thursday sentenced a prominent YouTube commentator and genocide survivor to 15 years in prison... Read more
1 Oct, 2021
