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Facebook bug exposed millions of photos

Facebook Inc. (FB) said that a software bug exposed the photos of up to 6.8 million users, including pictures they had not posted. MORE..

(0) Comments | December 16, 2018 4:19 pm

Twitter CEO criticised over Myanmar tweets

Twitter’s chief executive has been criticised for promoting Myanmar as a tourist destination despite widespread allegations of human rights abuses in the country. MORE..

(0) Comments | December 10, 2018 6:45 pm

Huawei’s CFO arrested in Canada

The chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada. She faces extradition to the United States. MORE..

(0) Comments | December 6, 2018 11:37 am

Nasa lands Mars InSight probe to study planet’s interior

After a seven-month, 300m-mile journey, Nasa’s Mars InSight probe has reached its destination and touched down near the red planet’s equator. MORE..

(0) Comments | November 27, 2018 9:51 am

Samsung apologises to sick factory workers

Samsung has formally apologised to employees who fell sick or died after working in its factories. MORE..

(0) Comments | November 26, 2018 8:31 pm

Tumblr removed from Apple’s App Store over child pornography

Tumblr says that child pornography was the reason for its app’s sudden disappearance from the iOS App Store. MORE..

(0) Comments | November 20, 2018 4:56 pm

China’s Xinhua agency unveils AI news presenter

China’s state news agency has unveiled a virtual newsreader sporting a sharp suit and a somewhat robotic voice. MORE..

(0) Comments | November 12, 2018 11:49 am

Sri Lanka provides cheapest broadband in Asia, coming in second globally

A survey conducted by Cable.co.uk has revealed that Sri Lanka provides the cheapest fixed broadband in Asia while only coming in second globally. MORE..

(0) Comments | November 7, 2018 11:35 am

Uber to resume self-driving car testing after fatal accident in March

Uber is seeking permission from the state of Pennsylvania to resume testing its self-driving cars on public roads more than seven months after a fatal crash in Tempe, Arizona. MORE..

(0) Comments | November 4, 2018 8:35 pm

Google employees walk out to protest sexism, inequality

Staff at Google offices around the world are staging an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company’s treatment of women. MORE..

(0) Comments | November 1, 2018 6:27 pm

Apple investigating report of forced student labor at Apple Watch factory

Apple is looking into its Apple Watch supply chain after a report was published last week claiming its manufacturer relied on student interns to complete the devices, according to the Financial Times. MORE..

(0) Comments | October 30, 2018 1:26 pm

Facebook removes 8.7m child nudity images in three months

Facebook has said that 8.7 million images of child nudity were removed by its moderators in just three months. MORE..

(0) Comments | October 24, 2018 11:14 pm

YouTube back up after being hit by major outage

YouTube users were left searching for other ways to entertain themselves Tuesday (16) after outages spanning the globe lasted more than an hour. MORE..

(0) Comments | October 17, 2018 9:33 am

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, the man who persuaded school-friend Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard to start what became the world’s biggest software company, died on Monday at the age of 65, Reuters reports, citing a statement from his family. MORE..

(0) Comments | October 16, 2018 11:10 am

IoT and 5G on the agenda in Sri Lanka – R&M

Sri Lanka’s telecoms sector is making significant progress in its IoT ventures, according to Research & Markets. MORE..

(0) Comments | October 12, 2018 5:46 pm

Microsoft halts Windows 10 update amid reports it deletes files

Microsoft pumped the brakes on its rollout of the latest version of its Windows 10operating system, after users reported the recent update deleted files on their computers. MORE..

(0) Comments | October 8, 2018 5:22 pm

Nobel prize for medicine won by cancer researchers

Two researchers from the US and Japan have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that have revolutionised cancer care, turning the body’s immune system loose to fight tumours in an approach credited with saving an untold number of lives. MORE..

(0) Comments | October 2, 2018 12:49 pm