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Will iPhones cost more because of Trump’s tariffs on China?

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The world’s most popular gadgets – phones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches – could be about to get a lot more expensive in the US. Many of them are made in China, which now faces a 125% tariff on its goods imported … Read more →

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Microsoft will end support for Skype Classic in November

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This summer, Microsoft pushed off the inevitable end of Skype Classic (7.0) support after a fair bit of user backlash. Nearly a month after the original September deadline, the company announced today that it’s going to pull the plug in … Read more →

SEC sues Tesla Chief Elon Musk for his allegedly misleading tweets

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Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, was accused by federal regulators on Thursday of misleading investors with false public statements, a move that could force him out of the company’s leadership. At issue is Mr. Musk’s declaration on Twitter last month … Read more →

Ex-Google employee warns of ‘disturbing’ China plans

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A former Google employee has warned of the firm’s “disturbing” plans in China, in a letter to US lawmakers. Jack Poulson, who had been a senior researcher at the company until resigning in August, wrote that he was fearful of … Read more →

Facebook’s next attempt to make VR popular

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Facebook has announced Oculus Quest, a virtual reality headset it hopes will rejuvenate the VR industry. Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg said the device would offer the types of VR experiences that previously required a device to be connected to a … Read more →

WhatsApp co-founder Acton flags tensions with Zuckerberg: Forbes

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WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton had disagreements with Facebook (FB.O) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg over monetization of the messaging service before he left the company, according to an interview with Acton published by Forbes on … Read more →

macOS 10.14 Mojave review

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Against my better judgment and repeat warnings from those who knew better, I went ahead and installed Mojave on my work computer the first chance I got. Sure, there were certain standard beta bugs and capability issues that made me regret the decision … Read more →

Google launches its group planning feature for Maps

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Earlier this year, Google  announced its revamped Google Maps, which puts a stronger emphasis on discovery. Some of the features the company announced back then have already launched, including many of the promised discovery and exploration tools, but the one feature that was still … Read more →

Snapchat appeals to users, tells them to vote

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Snapchat is a college favorite more than high school phenomenon. Only 20 percent of Snapchat’s US users are under 18, down from 22 percent in 2016 as some of its early adopters have now aged up and headed to college. … Read more →

Instagram co-founders resign from company

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Instagram co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, have announced their resignation from the company, which is owned by Facebook Inc, saying that they are leaving to “explore our curiosity and creativity again”. Systrom and Krieger did not say why they … Read more →

Five security settings in iOS 12 you should change right now

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iOS 12, Apple’s  latest mobile software for iPhone and iPad, is finally out. The new software packs in a bunch of new security and privacy features you’ve probably already heard about. Here’s what you need to do to take advantage of the new settings and … Read more →

Uber, Grab hit with $9.5m in fines over ‘anti-competitive’ merger

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Uber and Grab have been hit with combined fines of $9.5 million after their merger deal was found to have violated Singapore’s anti-competition laws. Grab acquired (and then merged/closed) Uber’s Southeast Asia business in March, but the Competition Commission of … Read more →

Cryptocurrency: Advocates push for swift laws by BoG

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Cryptocurrency analysts are urging the Bank of Ghana to expedite processes to formulate laws to regulate their business. They want the regulator to step in to avert a possible controversy between it and patrons of the product. The increasing interest … Read more →

Tanzania is about to outlaw online fact-checking

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Earlier in 2018 Tanzania’s government, under the leadership of President John Magufuli, introduced a new law for social media and blogs which saw the introduction of license fees for anyone effectively running a website in Tanzania. This led to the … Read more →

Amazon investigates staff bribery claims

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Amazon is investigating claims that its employees accepted bribes in exchange for leaking confidential sales data. Independent sellers were also allowed to delete negative reviews and restore banned accounts for payments of between $80 (£61; €69) and $2,000, according to … Read more →

Google bans birds on bikes from algorithm contest

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Google wants pictures of bicycles and birds that can defeat image-recognition algorithms, as part of a contest launched to improve the technology. While it is easy for humans to tell the difference between birds and bikes, computer systems can struggle … Read more →

Facebook to hire Director of Human Rights Policy for ‘peace-building’

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Facebook is advertising for a human rights policy director to join its business, located either at its Menlo Park HQ or in Washington DC — with “conflict prevention” and “peace-building” among the listed responsibilities. In the job ad, Facebook writes that as the … Read more →

VW bids goodbye to the Beetle

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German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) announced Thursday that July 2019 would be the last production month for the iconic Beetle, currently in its third generation. The classic compact car, which was first developed in Nazi Germany in 1938, went on to … Read more →

Email scam: Nigerian ‘ran ring from Sydney detention centre’

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Australian police have charged a man they say was running a multi-million dollar email scam from inside an immigration detention centre in Sydney. The Nigerian man, 43, headed a fraud ring which sent fake messages that claimed to be from … Read more →

Uganda’s Parliament doesn’t pay social media tax

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Ugandan opposition MP Kaps Fungaroo has complained that he is unable to access apps like Twitter on his official iPad because parliament is not paying the controversial social media tax. The 200 Uganda shilling [$0.05, £0.04] per day tax on … Read more →

Snapchat Launches New Program Which Will Enable Publishers to Source User-Generated Content

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Despite recent negative press, Snapchat remains hugely popular with younger audiences, with Snapchat users opening the app over 20 times per day, on average. Yes, Snapchat’s user base of 188 million daily activesis smaller than, say, Instagram, and indeed, Facebook, but Snap’s audience is … Read more →

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