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Empower kids with digital access: UN watchdog

Mar 24, 2021 (AFP)

Images of children huddled in store parking lots to access the wifi needed for their online schoolwork have been common during the pandemic, while sexual predat...

Facebook outlines proposal for online platform liability reform

Mar 24, 2021 (AFP)

The proposal outlined in testimony prepared for a congressional hearing detailed Facebook's idea for reforming a law known as Section 230 which shields internet...

Facebook annual developers event adapts to 'changed world'

Mar 23, 2021 (AFP)

Zuckerberg has long been a star attraction at F8 gatherings, opening the events with keynote presentations to discuss the tech giant's creations, goals, and vis...

Enhanced ceramics could spark the 5G revolution

Mar 23, 2021 (UPI)

But according to a new paper, published Tuesday in the journal Applied Physics Letters, enhanced ceramics could help 5G reach its full potential. Authored by Mi...

China's Baidu debuts in Hong Kong after $3.1 bn IPO

Mar 23, 2021 (AFP)

Shares rose a modest 0.8 percent to HK$254 from their listing price of HK$252 after the market opened. Over the past 18 months Hong Kong has seen a flurry of Ch...

Chat platform Discord reported to be mulling sale

Mar 23, 2021 (AFP)

Interest from potential buyers prompted Discord to consider it options, according to tech news website VentureBeat. Discord told AFP it does not comment on "rum...

Facebook touts war on misinformation ahead of US hearing

Mar 22, 2021 (AFP)

The leading online social network disabled more than 1.3 billion fake accounts in the final three months of last year along, according to Facebook vice presiden...

Pressure on G7 to coordinate digital policy; Big Tech critic gets key US regulatory post

Mar 22, 2021 (AFP)

The group, which includes US credit card giant Mastercard, German industrial heavyweight Siemens and Japan's SoftBank, said policies must be aligned on cybersec...

With friendly rivalries, eSports gain traction in corporate world

Mar 21, 2021 (AFP)

His team is the one to beat when it comes to using jet-powered cars to score points by knocking giant balls, soccer-style, into nets on virtual fields in Rocket...

China crackdown cuts Big Tech down to size

Mar 21, 2021 (AFP)

But there's a reason why the escalating crackdown is largely drawing shrugs from Chinese consumers: it is widely seen as necessary. Concern is rising in China o...

Wi-Fi on planes boosted by satellite constellation

Mar 19, 2021 (ESA)

Speeds will be comparable to those at home, substantially boosting the service currently provided by geostationary satellites. On 19 March, communications compa...

Twitter asks users to weigh in on rules for world leaders

Mar 19, 2021 (AFP)

The announcement comes after Twitter joined other social networks banning then-president Donald Trump for his comments seen as inciting the violent attack on th...

Writing on paper, instead of tablet or smart phone, boosts brain activity

Mar 19, 2021 (UPI)

Researchers detailed paper's brain-boosting powers in a new study, published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. "Actually, paper is mor...

Instagram working on child-friendly version of app

Mar 19, 2021 (AFP)

The news from Instagram, which confirmed a report by BuzzFeed News, comes amid concerns about difficulties in keeping underage children off the perilous world o...

Clubhouse a sandbox for talking 'influencers'

Mar 19, 2021 (AFP)

Clubhouse, still invite-only and accessible just through apps on Apple mobile devices, lets users drop into virtual rooms to join hosted conversations on any of...

YouTube brings TikTok-style 'Shorts' to United States

Mar 18, 2021 (AFP)

The popularity of YouTube Shorts soared during testing in India, and it has been racking up more than 6.5 billion views a day by people tuning in overall, accor...

Spotify launches site explaining how it pays artists

Mar 18, 2021 (AFP)

"Artists deserve clarity about the economics of music streaming," Spotify said on its new Loud & Clear site, adding that it aims to "increase transparency by sh...

Uber prompts praise, and scepticism, after granting UK drivers worker status

Mar 17, 2021 (AFP)

Uber revealed late Tuesday it is handing UK drivers workers' entitlements, including a minimum wage, holiday pay and a pension, in a world first for the group t...

Chinese video platform Bilibili eyes up to $3.2bn in Hong Kong listing

Mar 17, 2021 (AFP)

Bilibili, which is Nasdaq-listed, is selling 25 million shares as part of the offering, at a maximum price of HK$988 ($127.2) per share for the part of the deal...

Uber grants UK drivers worker status in world first

Mar 17, 2021 (AFP)

Weeks after a top court ruling that could shake up Britain's wider "gig economy" of 5.5 million people, Uber said its drivers would also get holiday pay and a p...