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Activists file case against Meta over Tigray hate posts
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» NAIROBI: An Ethiopian man whose father was murdered during the country's war has joined a lawsuit against Meta that is seeking $1.6 billion from Facebook's parent company for allegedly fanning hate speech in Africa.
What to know before buying a drone this Christmas
AFP, Published on 10/12/2016
» MONTREAL - UN aviation officials cautioned anyone Friday who might want to leave a gift of a drone under the Christmas tree this season, to learn how to safely operate it first.
Over half of world's population does not use internet: UN
AFP, Published on 22/11/2016
» GENEVA - More than half the world's population does not use the internet, with prohibitive broadband costs keeping billions off line, a United Nations report said Tuesday.
Google asks for airspace access for internet balloons
AFP, Published on 30/09/2016
» MONTREAL - Google, which is hoping to beam the internet to remote areas of the world via balloon, went before the UN's aviation agency to ask member states to let it ply their airspace.
Russia? China? Who hacked Yahoo, and why?
AFP, Published on 23/09/2016
» PARIS - Yahoo's claim that it is the victim of a gigantic state-sponsored hack raises the question of whether it is the latest target for hackers with the backing of Russia, China or even North Korea, experts say.
Iran rounds up 450 social network users
AFP, Published on 23/08/2016
» TEHRAN - Iran has "arrested or summoned" around 450 social media users over their online activities, a website linked to the powerful Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday.
Google removes Afghan Taliban smartphone app
AFP, Published on 05/04/2016
» KABUL - Google has removed a Taliban smartphone app from its online store, the US Internet giant said Monday, countering the tech-savvy Afghan militant group's increasing efforts to boost global visibility.
US still world leader in patent filings
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» GENEVA - The United States remained world leader in international patent filings in 2015, followed by Japan and China, the World Intellectual Property Organization said on Wednesday.
EU, Brazil agree to cooperate on ultra-fast 5G
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» BARCELONA - The European Union and Brazil signed an agreement Tuesday to cooperate on developing ultra-fast 5G mobile networks, aimed at massively speeding up Internet connections on either side of the Atlantic.
EU to launch action plan to develop superfast 5G mobile network
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» BARCELONA - The European Union said Tuesday it will launch an action plan to develop 5G mobile networks which will massively speed up Internet connections, in an effort to avoid falling behind other regions.