NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, saying their activities endanger the country’s sovereignty, defense and security. India’s decision comes as its troops are involved in a tense standoff with Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh in the Himalayas that started last month. India lost 20 soldiers in a June […]
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On June 25, 2020, the US Department of Homeland Security has sent a duplicate letter to Apple, Alphabet Inc., Facebook, Twitter, and Snap asking them to stop people from using their platforms to organize, facilitate, or incite dangerous or deadly riots according to Law 360 website. A contradiction, as on May 28, 2020, US President […]
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government started an auction Monday of new 5G wireless frequencies, with telecom companies bidding so they can provide customers with the faster mobile communication networks. The government says the online auction of 700, 1,400 and 2,100 megahertz frequencies could last days or longer and will raise a minimum of 900 […]
The two decades of Telecom sector monopoly lead by Ethio Telecom will be concluded. On May 21, 2020, the Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority has launched the invitation for submission of Expression of Interest (EOI) for Telecommunications Service Licenses. The deadline to submit the applications for licenses was on June 22, 2020. The Communications Service Proclamation No. […]
As the number of COVID-19 cases increased in Europe and North America during March, restrictive public health measures to avoid a worse pandemic were put in place. Measures included stay-at-home-orders, which were quickly adopted all across the world. As entire populations were ordered to quarantine and self-isolate, COVID-19 influences on environment were very noticeable at […]
Starbucks is the latest company to say it will pause social media ads after a campaign led by civil rights organizations called for an ad boycott of Facebook, saying it doesn’t do enough to stop racist and violent content. Starbucks said Sunday that its actions were not part of the “#StopHateforProfit” campaign, but that it […]
Early Coronavirus detection, if applied on mass, would significantly decrease transmission rates of the virus. The virus is most contagious before symptoms even show, and in the first week of contraction according to a German study, and the CDC, as 40% of all transmissions occur before clear symptoms are shown if any. Thus, a preemptive […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump. CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to take action against Trump posts suggesting that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud, saying that people deserved to hear unfiltered statements […]
Ironically, Covid-19 has been a period of unprecedented challenges and growth. Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation in ways we could never have imagined. It is believed by experts that our intense shift to digital brought on by the coronavirus has fast-tracked our capabilities well ahead of our time. Innovators and service providers have had to […]
The rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak has undoubtedly impacted higher education. In recent weeks, education officials have cancelled classes and closed campuses across the world in response to COVID-19. Furthermore, institutions have switched to online learning, and have encouraged foreign students studying abroad, to return home to complete their studies. Even if class closures, […]