Amazon website crashes soon after Prime Day launch
Businessam Staff
July 17, 2018
Amazon.com crashed website crashed immediately after launching it’s fourth annual Prime Day sales promotion, Bloomberg reports. Problems was noticed just as the event began at 3 p.m. Eastern time Monday, but declined significantly within a couple of hours, according to Downdetector.com, which monitors web trouble. Shoppers were expected to spend $3.4 billion on Amazon during […]
Google set to replace URL Shortener, goo.gl with firebase dynamic links
Businessam StaffApril 2, 2018
Google is officially shutting down its goo.gl URL shortening service and will introduce Firebase Dynamic Links, or FDL, as a replacement come April 13. The service, which launched in 2009, was useful for shortening very long URLs to fit into messaging platforms with character limits, like Twitter. It won’t be going away completely, though. Google […]
Google unveils $300m news initiative to combat fake news
Businessam StaffMarch 22, 2018
Google, the internet search giant, has unveiled a $300 million News Initiative that includes a lab aimed at counteracting misinformation, a dashboard to help news organisations better understand their audiences, and a new tool designed to make it easier for people to sign up for paid subscriptions to news outlets. The search giant, which takes […]
YouTube bans gun sales and how-to videos on site
Businessam StaffMarch 22, 2018
YouTube, a popular media site for firearms enthusiasts, this week quietly introduced tighter restrictions on videos involving weapons, becoming the latest battleground in the US gun-control debate. The site will ban videos that promote or link to websites selling firearms and accessories, including bump stocks, which allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire faster. Additionally, YouTube […]
Using big data, Internet of Things to help end poverty
big data, Internet of Things, Poverty, World BankMarch 12, 2018
Most of us have been bombarded by fantastical visions of the future – where we no longer need roads, machines take care of our every need, and a doctor can replace a human heart with one created by a 3-D printer. That time is coming. With smartphones increasingly commonplace in even the poorest countries, we’re […]
Nigeria ranks 56 out of 86 in global inclusive Internet index
Goddey OdinMarch 12, 2018
The Inclusive Internet Index commissioned by Facebook and conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked Nigeria in the 56th position out of 86 countries surveyed. The survey index, which is in its second year, provides a rigorous benchmark of national-level Internet inclusion across four categories: availability, affordability, relevance, and readiness. The availability scorecard examines […]
5G becomes reality as Ericsson, Huawei signs MoU with operators
Businessam StaffFebruary 27, 2018
Borje Ekholm, Ericsson CEO has told its service provider customers that 5G is no longer an abstract concept, but is rapidly becoming a reality, as the tech company signed 38 memorandums of understanding with operators and expects to complete some commercial deployments by the end of 2018. Speaking at MWC 2018 in Barcelona, he said that superior […]
4G/5G to support bulk of global connections by 2025- report
Businessam StaffFebruary 26, 2018
The migration to 4G and 5G networks will gather significant pace over the coming years, with 4G being forecast to account for 53 percent of global connections by 2025, up from 29 percent in 2017. The new GSMA’s Mobile Economy report adds that 5G networks will grow to account for a further 14 percent, following […]
Google discloses security flaw in Microsoft Edge
Businessam StaffFebruary 20, 2018
Google has made public the details of a medium-level security flaw in Microsoft Edge browser whose patch is still not produced. The vulnerability was first discovered in November 2017, by the search giant’s Project Zero. According to Engadget, taking advantage of the flaw, hackers could bypass Microsoft Edge’s existing security measures to inject malicious code […]
Google adjusts images section on search engine to protect Getty Images photos
Businessam StaffFebruary 17, 2018
People who constantly search for images online will immediately notice what Google did to the Images section of its search engine. For everyone else, it’s just a regular day. Google came under fire for removing the view image option that allowed anybody to easily download any image found online, including photos they should have paid […]