The House’s assigned Committee to investigate the January 6th Capitol riot issued subpoenas to question four tech giants concerning their platform’s role in endorsing the attach and its causes. Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Reddit Inc., and Twitter Inc. were subpoenaed by the committee following what it considered an insufficient collaboration when it came to providing […]
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Asian shares took a beating on Friday after a fresh salvo of hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials solidified expectations that U.S. interest rates could rise as soon as March, leaving markets braced for tighter monetary conditions. Fed Governor Lael Brainard became the latest and most senior U.S. central banker on Thursday to signal that […]
Venture capital dealmaking in the United States reached an all-time high in 2021 at nearly $330 billion, buoyed by excess liquidity and an accommodative monetary policy, according to a report from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. Venture capital firms ramped up bets on technology, biotech, healthcare and fintech sectors, announcing a record 17,054 […]
France based -cloud provider OVHcloud generated revenues of $200 million for the fiscal quarter that ended on 30 November, up 13.9 percent year-on-year on a reported basis. After the growth rate reached 13.5 percent when excluding the impact of the fire incident at OVHcloud’s data center in Strasbourg and adjusting for scope/currency movements, the company said that its performance met expectations […]
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was struck with its Microsoft Outlook services outage. Several users went to social media platforms to shine a light on the events taking place, complaining that they could not access their emails, either by web or mobile browsers. The Big Tech titan was tagged in almost every post, […]
Apple Inc is joining the race of pursuing its ambitions in what could be the next big thing, the metaverse, reaping the benefits of the hype emulating from the digital alternate reality. According to investors and analysts, the iOS developer is marking its presence in the next monumental project for tech giants. Apple has been […]
Nigeria will lift a ban on Twitter from midnight after the social media platform agreed to open a local office, among other agreements with authorities in the West African country, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter on June 4 after it removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began publishing notices early on Thursday that detailed the extent of potential impact of new 5G wireless service on sensitive aircraft electronics. The FAA has been in talks with airplane makers, airlines and wireless carriers to reduce the impact of new wireless service set to begin on Jan. 19. The […]
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, with investors bracing for consumer prices data that is expected to show an almost four-decade high in December, while big technology stocks bounced after a bruising selloff at the start of the year. Growth and technology stocks, hit by rising Treasury yields and hawkish commentary from the […]
The rising level of technological innovations has finally reached Africa, bringing to the table a new wave of modernization to a continent that was once overlooked by some of the biggest companies worldwide. One thing the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted – and proceeds to linger – is the technological rage that came with it, as it […]