Internet

China will soon grant 5G licences for commercial use, the country’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) said on Monday. China’s 5G industry has built a competitive edge by combining independent innovation and open cooperation, the MIIT said. MIIT added that 5G standards are unified international standards jointly established by global industry players and […]

Amazon on Wednesday announced that it will soon allow people to ask Alexa to delete some of the things it saves when you ask it questions. It will launch with a new “Alexa Privacy Hub” that will give users more information on “how Echo devices are designed and the controls you have over your Alexa […]

China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has filed a legal motion seeking to declare a U.S. defense law unconstitutional, in the telecom equipment maker’s latest bid to fight sanctions from Washington that threaten to push it out of global markets. The motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit against the U.S. government, filed late on Tuesday […]

With 75 percent or 980.2 million of Africa’s 1.307 billion people yet without access to internet, Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has launched a first edition of its ‘Innovation Challenge,’ an initiative that would enable it (Africa50) to crowdsource innovative solutions to help increase access to high-speed internet in under-served areas in Africa. The […]

Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to live streaming to prevent the rampant sharing of graphic video as took place with the Christchurch massacre. People who have broken certain rules, including those against “dangerous organizations and individuals,” will be restricted from using the Facebook Live streaming feature, said the vice president of integrity Guy […]

Comcast Corp has agreed to give Walt Disney Co full control of Hulu in a deal that puts a minimum future value on the streaming service of $27.5 billion while laying the groundwork for the creation of a powerful competitor for Netflix Inc. In a statement released on Tuesday, the companies said Disney would immediately […]

Facebook has selected London as the center to develop WhatsApp’s drive into the mobile payments industry. The messaging service will ramp up hiring, taking on 100 new software engineers for its payments platform. Most of the hires will be based in London, with additional roles in Dublin. “We’re eager to work with some of the […]

Superfast 5G internet could add £15.7 billion ($20.7 billion) to the U.K. economy every year by 2025, according to Barclays. CNBC however says the opportunity could be missed as the majority of business leaders still don’t know what 5G is, according to a research published by Barclays Group. According to the report published by the […]

Bahrain, headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, plans to roll out a commercial 5G mobile network by June, partly using Huawei technology despite the United States’ concerns the Chinese telecom giant’s equipment could be used for spying. Washington has warned countries against using Chinese technology, saying Huawei could be used by Beijing to spy […]

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it had discovered hacking targeting democratic institutions, think tanks and non-profit organizations in Europe and plans to offer a cyber security service to several countries to close security gaps. The attacks occurred between September and December 2018, targeting employees of the German Council on Foreign Relations and European offices of […]