MacBook Pro 2021 specs reportedly include mini-LED on 16-inch model; MacBook Air to follow next year
Jan 11, 2021 07:55 am UTC| Technology
The adoption of mini-LED backlighting is one of the expected trends in many types of consumer tech products launching in 2021. Apple is reportedly one of the companies transitioning to a new display panel for some of its...
Google removes Indian lending apps violating repayment rules
Jan 11, 2021 07:25 am UTC| Technology
Google took down four of at least 10 Indian lending apps on Store that breached lending rules in imposing full repayment in 60 days or less. The rules were aimed at protecting vulnerable borrowers. The four apps were...
Jan 11, 2021 06:09 am UTC| Technology Politics
President Donald Trumps avid supporters breach of the United States Capitol building resulted in netizens calls to major social media platforms. After damages to property and rioters invading a Congress in session, those...
Jan 11, 2021 06:01 am UTC| Technology
Updates about the iPad Pro line are some of the most anticipated Apple announcements annually, and a well-known leaker hints it would happen in March for this year. Another report also suggests that the new models would...
Jan 11, 2021 05:25 am UTC| Technology
WhatsApp is arguably one of the biggest messaging apps worldwide, but an impending change in its privacy policy is forcing some users to find an alternative. To that, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and whistleblower Edward Snowden...
Google faces UK probe over plan to replace third party cookies
Jan 10, 2021 08:56 am UTC| Technology Law
The UKs Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Googles plan to replace third-party cookies from its Chrome and Chromium browser engines with its tools as it could further squeeze out rivals in online...
Jan 09, 2021 12:12 pm UTC| Technology
Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma has allegedly fallen out with the Beijing government. Several recent articles reported that Ma offended the Chinese authorities by delivering a speech in Shanghai in October criticising...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects