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...
Jan 08, 2021 10:36 am UTC| Technology
Nintendo and Capcom have a treat for avid fans of the Monster Hunter series starting this week. A free demo for the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise is now available to download, but it can be accessed for a limited time...
Jan 08, 2021 09:58 am UTC| Technology
A prototype of the highly anticipated augmented reality Apple Glasses has reportedly passed the first phase of development. However, this progress is unlikely enough to make the device ready for a 2021 release...
Amazon pledges $2 billion for the construction of affordable homes and help ease housing shortage
Jan 08, 2021 09:43 am UTC| Business Technology
Amazon revealed its plan to invest over $2 billion to help ease the US housing shortage crisis. The company will be building affordable homes in three cities where most of its employees live. In this way, the workers will...
Jan 08, 2021 08:42 am UTC| Technology
The year 2020 was filled with unprecedented challenges to many businesses, but not to the video games industry. The games market reportedly grew by 12% in 2020 to $139.9 billion as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects