YouTube Clarifies ‘hate Speech’ Rules
YouTube has clarified its rules on hate speech to enable video-makers to know which content it considers to be “advertiser-friendly”. In a blog post, the video-sharing website said it would not...
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Toyota Ends Electric-Car Ties With Tesla
Toyota has terminated its tie-up with Tesla and stepped up efforts to develop electric vehicles by itself, a newspaper said Saturday. In 2010, the two companies agreed on a comprehensive cooperation...
Google To Let Publishers Charge Users For Ad-Blockers
Google will let publishers ask people who use ad-blockers to either enable advertising or make a payment to view content without ads. “Funding Choices” will roll out first in North America, UK,...
Samsung Offers DStv Decoder, 2 Months Viewing For Every S8
Multichoice Ghana has endorsed an HD Zapper decoder bundle offer on the Samsung S8 handset between Samsung Ghana and Comsat Technologies, today at their ultra-modern office in Accra. Speaking at...
Tech Leaders Defy Trump On Climate Deal
The biggest US tech firms are rallying behind the 2015 Paris climate agreement, despite President Trump’s decision to leave it. Mr Trump’s move has been met with dismay from other world leaders...
Waymo Turning Tech Talent To Self-Driving Trucks
Alphabet-owned Waymo is putting its autonomous driving expertise to work in trucking, in a new track for the unit formerly known as Google Car. Tests taking place currently at a private track in...
Ghana To Launch First Satellite Into Space
All Nation University’s giant steps towards putting Ghana in the ‘League of Nations’ exploring space technology will attract global attention on Saturday as the country’s first satellite,...
Police Cyber Unit To Arrest Persons Circulating Capt. Mahama’s Murder Videos
The Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service has started monitoring social media netwoking sites as well as news websites to track persons illegally sharing videos of the gruesome murder of the...
Snapchat Spectacles, Which Take Photos and Video, Launch In the UK and Europe
Snapchat Spectacles, sunglasses which also capture photographs and video, are going on sale in the UK. Snap Inc, the company behind both the product and the social network, are selling the devices...
India’s Mobile Internet Use Increases Ninefold
Mobile internet usage in India has increased ninefold in a single year, after the launch of a new operator sparked a telecoms price war, according to a new report. Indians used nearly 1.3 billion...
Government Shuts Down Internet Links Circulating Videos; Issues Warning
The government has begun removing graphic pictures and videos capturing the gruesome murder of Captain Adam Mahama from all social media sites. The government has already shutdown some internet links...
Hearts of Oak Secures Lucrative Sponsorship Deal With FERO Mobile
Accra Hearts of Oak have secured a lucrative sponsorship deal with FERO Mobile Phones. The Accra-based electronic company will be awarding their products to the club's man of the match and player of...
Learn From Manchester Bombings; Stop Sharing Captain Mahama Pictures
The family of the late Captain Maxwell Mahama who was lynched at Denkyira-Obuasi has called on Ghanaians to stop sharing videos and photos of the deceased. They say people should be responsible and...
Apple Readying Siri-Powered Home Assistant
Apple is preparing to launch a connected speaker to serve as a smart home assistant in a challenge to Amazon Echo and Google Home, a news report said Thursday. The speaker powered by Apple's digital...
Gravitational Waves Detected Again, At Furthest Distance Yet
Two massive black holes colliding into each other created ripples in space and time, known as gravitational waves, which have been detected at the furthest distance yet, international physicists said...
Apple Says Payouts From App Store Total $70 Bn
Apple said Thursday it has paid out more than $70 billion to app developers since opening its App Store in 2008, and that the ecosystem is still growing. "People everywhere love apps and our...
Facebook, Google Crack Down On Hate Speech
Facebook, Google and other US internet giants have sharply boosted efforts to clamp down on online hate speech, a top European Union official said Thursday. The EU joined forces with the companies a...
Ethiopia Blocks Mobile Internet
Mobile internet access in Ethiopia has been blocked by the government – but officials are refusing to say why. It was reported last year that the country banned access to social media sites after...
First Robotic Cop Joins Dubai Police
After bringing in Lamborghinis and Ferraris to patrol roads, Dubai police have enrolled a robotic officer, the first in a unit that aims to make up a quarter of the force by 2030. The robotic cop...
Japan Launches Satellite For High-Precision Positioning System
Japan on Thursday launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS. A H-IIA rocket blasted off at 9:17am (0017 GMT) from the Tanegashima...