CHILDREN searching for content relating to depression and self-harm can be exposed to more of it by the recommendation engines built in to social networks. Sophie Parkinson was just 13 when she took her own life. She had depression and suicidal thoughts. Her mother, Ruth Moss, believes Sophie eventually took her own life because of…
MORE than US$1bn (£772m) in Bitcoin linked to the notorious Silk Road website has been seized by the US Department of Justice (DoJ). Earlier this week, crypto-currency watchers noticed about 70,000 bitcoins being moved from an account believed to be linked to the illicit marketplace. Silk Road was an online black market, selling everything…
Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google reported sales and profits figures on Thursday covering the three months to 30 September – and there was a common thread: growth shows no sign of slowing. 1. Amazon is king The cardboard boxes and delivery trucks were an early sign – and now we’ve got more proof: Amazon…
THERE aren’t many in the US who are sure there’ll be an election result on the night. Due to unprecedented numbers of postal votes, there could be days – possibly weeks – between the end of voting and the declared result. And in that period of uncertainty there are fears of civil unrest. Both sides…
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director general Gift Machengete, has said digital technologies are crucial for the success of the post coronavirus (Covid-19) economic recovery agenda as they offer access to new and previously inaccessible global markets, the Daily News reports. This comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted global trade through…
RUSSIAN hackers targeted this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo with the aim of disrupting them, UK officials said. The Foreign Office said Russia’s GRU military intelligence carried out “cyber reconnaissance” against officials and organisations involved. The alleged attacks took place before the Games were postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic….
When Apple unveils its new iPhones, expect it to make a big deal of the fact they’re the first handsets in the world to be powered by a new type of chip. This, we’ll likely be told, will let owners do things like edit 4K video, enhance high-resolution photos and play graphically-intensive video games more…
MICROSOFT has told staff that they will have the option of working from home permanently with manager approval. The move mimics the US tech giant’s rivals Facebook and Twitter, which have also said remote work would be a permanent option. It follows a rapid shift away from office working prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. Many…
IF you have more than 100 followers on Twitter in Lesotho then you could be classed as an Internet broadcaster and have to register with the authorities, according to a proposal being considered. The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) is currently asking for comments on the proposal. It defines internet broadcasting as “internet posts accessible to…
Huawei has failed to adequately tackle security flaws in equipment used in the UK’s telecoms networks despite previous complaints, an official report says. It also flagged that a vulnerability “of national significance” had occurred in 2019 but been fixed before it could be exploited. The assessment was given by an oversight board, chaired by a…
