Facebook Hits Two Billion Users
More than a quarter of the world’s population now uses Facebook every month, the social network says. “As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially two billion people,” founder...
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Facebook Hits Two Billion User Mark
Facebook said Tuesday its ranks of monthly active users had hit the two billion mark -- meaning more than a quarter of the world's population is on the giant social network. "As of this morning, the...
Waymo Teams With Avis To Keep Self-Driving Cars Going
US car rental giant Avis Budget on Monday announced it will team up with Waymo on the self-driving cars being tested on Arizona roads. The rental company said it would provide support and maintenance...
Snapchat Map Update Raises Child Safety Worries
An update to Snapchat that shows publicly posted images on a searchable map has raised safety concerns among parents. Snap Map lets people search for places such as schools and see videos and...
Uber Chief Executive Kalanick Resigns
Uber boss, Travis Kalanick, has resigned as chief executive after pressure from shareholders. His resignation comes after a review of practices at the firm and scandals including complaints of sexual...
Cocktail 2 Edition of #MingleMusicMix By DJ Mingle
Music chef DJ Mingle is ready to serve you a cocktail of songs from your favourite music genres. This week’s edition of #MingleMusicMix is named Cocktail 2, a follow up to the first Cocktail mix....
Kalanick, Uber’s Disruptive Driving Force
Travis Kalanick was the driving force behind Uber, taking a spur-of-moment idea and turning it into the world's most valuable venture-funded tech startup. But Kalanick's brash personality and...
Embattled Uber CEO Kalanick Steps Down
Uber said Wednesday that its embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick had agreed to step down from his job, as the company tries to clean up a corporate culture that has sparked charges of...
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Has Resigned
Uber boss Travis Kalanick has resigned as chief executive after pressure from shareholders. Mr Kalanick will remain on the board of the ride-hailing firm, however. His resignation comes after a...
Instagram Stories Now Has 250 Million Daily Users
Instagram’s Snapchat Stories clone, aptly named Instagram Stories, is now being used by 250 million users every day. Instagram revealed the new milestone Tuesday when it announced a minor update...
Amma Asante Honoured With MBE By Queen of England
Ghanaian-British Filmmaker Amma Asante has been honoured with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Asante was awarded for her services to the film industry. An MBE is Member of the Most...
Ex-Yahoo Boss Marissa Mayer Insists Yahoo Mail Is ‘excellent’
Fresh off her $23million severance payment from her former employer Yahoo, ex-CEO Marissa Mayer joked on Wednesday that she’s looking forward to using Gmail again - only to backpedal and endorse...
Ex-Yahoo Boss Marissa Mayer Insists Yahoo Mail Is ‘excellent’
Fresh off her $23million severance payment from her former employer Yahoo, ex-CEO Marissa Mayer joked on Wednesday that she’s looking forward to using Gmail again - only to backpedal and endorse...
After Driving Uber To Heights, Kalanick Downshifts
Travis Kalanick has been the driving force behind Uber, taking a spur-of-moment idea and turning it into the world's most valuable venture-funded tech startup. But Kalanick's brash personality and...
Woman Arrested For ‘Photoshopping’ Naked Pictures of Actress
The victim's pictures were part of some naked images that were circulated on social media A lady believed to be in her late 20s is in the grip of the Tesano Police in the Greater Accra Region, for...
Embattled Uber CEO Kalanick To Take Leave of Absence
Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick announced Tuesday he would take an indefinite leave of absence as the embattled ridesharing giant unveiled steps to reform a corporate culture marred by a series...
Qatar Crisis Turns Hostile On Social Media
The diplomatic crisis surrounding Qatar and other Gulf countries has remained a peaceful one for now, but open warfare has been declared in the media -- both traditional and social. Since Saudi...
Altice Launches US Unit’s Wall Street IPO
French telecom firm Altice, led by billionaire Patrick Drahi, said Monday that it had launched an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange for its Altice USA subsidiary. Some 46.5...
Uber Weighs Shake-Up As Inquiry Report Looms
Uber on Monday was mulling a shake-up of top management, including a possible leave of absence for its chief executive, as the ridesharing giant prepares to release results of an independent inquiry...
Ride-Hailing Firm Grab Mulls Jakarta Chopper Service
Indonesian executives weary of Jakarta's notorious traffic jams may in future be able to order a helicopter ride with their smartphones through a new service being considered by ride-hailing firm...