Police Impound 409 Motorbikes
A team of police officers from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Greater Accra Regional Police Command last Monday seized more than four hundred and nine (409) motorbikes for...
Tag: Technology_Internet
South Korean Firm Pays $1m To Unlock Files
South Korean web-hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay a $1m ransom to unlock computers frozen by hackers. It is believed to be a record amount, although it is worth noting that many ransom payments...
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...
China Shames Jaywalkers Through Facial Recognition
Chinese cities are cracking down on jaywalkers by installing facial recognition kits at intersections to identify and shame them by posting their photo on public screens, state media said Tuesday. It...
Navy Kenzo Ft Patoranking In His Latest Work – Bajaj
Just six months after releasing their debut album “AIM” Navy kenzo has released another music video for their Patoranking-assisted catchy afro pop song “Bajaj” which is the third from their...
Personal Details of Nearly 200 Million US Citizens Exposed
Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee. The 1.1 terabytes of data...
Data Firm Working For Trump Exposed 198 Mn Voter Files
A data analytics firm that worked on the Republican campaign of Donald Trump exposed personal information belonging to some 198 million Americans, or nearly every eligible registered voter, security...
NASA Discovers 10 New Earth-Size Exoplanets
NASA revealed Monday 10 new rocky, Earth-sized planets that could potentially have liquid water and support life. The Kepler mission team released a survey of 219 potential exoplanets -- planets...
Citi Breakfast Show, Monday, 19th June 2017
The Citi Breakfast Show on Monday June 19, 2017 discussed effective ways of using technology to address corruption in Ghana.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana....
Google Pledges To Tackle YouTube Terror Videos
Google has unveiled four measures it will use to tackle the spread of terror-related material online. Among the measures it is deploying will be smarter software that can spot extremist material and...
Govt Urged To Support Tomatoes Farmers With New Hybrid
Government has been urged to assist farmers with varieties of the new tomato hybrid to help boost production in the country. Senior research scientist and head of horticulture of the Council for...
Reviewing Mid-Year Online Shopping Spree In China
Chinese Internet users splurged on the mid-year online shopping spree on Sunday. While November 11, or Single’s Day, is the largest online shopping festival in China created by Alibaba’s Tmall,...
Assin Asamankese Pupils Can Now Feel The Difference!
Stones vs computer mice: Assin Asamankese D/A School pupils can now feel the difference, thanks to the First lady and her team! Pupils of Assin Asamankese D/A Primary School can now touch and feel...
India Internet Shutdowns ‘violate Human Rights’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The organisation said state governments had imposed 20 temporary internet shutdowns...
Africa’s Future As Industrial Powerhouse Depends On Electricity Supply
The International Monetary Fund has predicted that the African continent is expected to become the world second-fastest growing economy by 2020. With vast natural resources and short shipping lanes...
Kwame Baffoe Resigns
Maverick Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe has revealed that he has brought his role as the head of a presidential taskforce to retrieve state...
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...
Facebook Gives Bots Ability To Negotiate, Compromise
Facebook's artificial intelligence researchers announced Wednesday they had broken new ground by giving automated programs or 'bots' the ability to negotiate, and make compromises. The new technology...
Video Game Play As Spectator Sport Center-Stage At E3
Long fiercely guarded video game industry terrain, the Electronic Entertainment Expo kicked off on Tuesday with YouTube, Twitch and Facebook turning gamers into online stars. A hot trend of video...