By RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Facebook says it plans to invest $5.7 billion in India’s telecom giant Reliance Jio. The investment will give Facebook a 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms, the digital technologies and app developing division of Reliance Industries. Reliance Jio has the highest number of customers in the […]
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Ayoba MTN Zambia’s free instant messaging app has been launched and deployed earlier this week, in collaboration with music app Simfy Africa. It is currently available for download on all major Android devices from the Google Play Store. MTN Zambia’s Ayoba has many features, most notably, the ability for one to receive and send text […]
Cyber hygiene – as amusing as it sounds – is an important part of our hyper-connected lives. Anything that we use, requires maintenance and in this case, devices are no exception. In much the same way as brushing your teeth each day or following a healthy diet, devices require the same, consistent level of maintenance […]
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The streaming service HBO Max will launch May 27, AT&T’s WarnerMedia announced Tuesday, signalling that the so-called streaming wars won’t subside because of the coronavirus pandemic. WarnerMedia had earlier said HBO Max would debut sometime in May, and it stuck to those plans Tuesday even […]
Technology has undoubtedly, transformed our lives and disrupted the way we use money. Given the current pandemic, digital currency seems an ever-more appealing prospect in our stay-home, work-from-home arrangements. Unlike the use of cash, digital currencies would not be a potential source of virus transmission or require persons to overlook social distancing measures when making […]
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Netflix picked up nearly 16 million global subscribers during the first three months of the year, helping cement its status as one of the world’s most essential services in times of isolation or crisis. The quarter spanned the beginning of stay-at-home orders in the U.S. […]
So far 2020 has not been what we expected. The dreaded C word (Covid-19 or Coronavirus) has dominated the headlines and every aspect of our lives in recent months. Many of us around the world have been left wondering what this means for our working lives, and the future of the businesses we own or […]
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — As European countries develop coronavirus tracing apps, the European Union is urging its 27 member states them to make them voluntary and ensure that the many national systems can work together. The virus has infected more than 850,000 Europeans, killing some 90,000 people, according to the European […]
Free, Senegal’s second largest mobile service provider is pushing to deliver a world class digital money service for its customers, in partnership with Comviva’s mobiquity Money, the world’s largest mobile payment platform. Deployed in over 45 countries with more than 60 developments, mobiquity Money will bring the industries best practices and expertise to the table, […]
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Global digital platforms Google and Facebook will be forced to pay for news content in Australia, the government said Monday, as the coronavirus pandemic causes a collapse in advertising revenue. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission would release in late July draft […]