As company pursues growth on continent, it stands accused of not putting enough money into moderating content Facebook has been accused of failing to invest sufficiently to combat misinformation as it pursues rapid growth in Africa, where the Covid pandemic has highlighted the outsize role played by social media in online discourse. Traditional media and …
Facebook ‘lacks willpower’ to tackle misinformation in Africa Read More »
Great screen, top performance, good camera and fully charges in 20 minutes – but it’s no match for Samsung Xiaomi’s new top phone for the start of 2022 is the 12 Pro featuring high-end specs, svelte design and triple 50-megapixel cameras but at a decidedly premium price. “China’s Apple” as Xiaomi was once called, is …
Xiaomi 12 Pro review: ultra-fast-charging Android phone Read More »
As company faces rising pressure in west, it is investing in digital infrastructure elsewhere When government officials in the southern Nigerian state of Edo set about radically improving poor internet access for its population of 4 million, they didn’t have to look far for help. MainOne, a company responsible for laying a vast network of …
Facebook’s fibre optics in Nigerian state put Africa pivot in focus Read More »
Gardeners are looking for a more environmentally friendly machine, but which is right for you? Gardeners want to make their grass even greener. As petrol prices rocket and people become ever more conscious of their environmental impact, many are turning to the latest generation of lawnmowers to keep their gardens looking good. While the fronts …
Is it time for cutting-edge tech to make your mower greener? Read More »
It disrupted the market and has more than 200m subscribers. But with slower growth, some say Netflix must change its game Twelve years ago Jeff Bewkes, then chief executive of Time Warner, compared Netflix to the Albanian army. “It’s a little bit like, is the Albanian army going to take over the world? I don’t …
If Netflix is stumbling will Wall Street renew or cancel? Read More »
The firm is doing well, but it will have perform amazingly to merit its position as the world’s most valuable carmaker Spare a brief thought for Elon Musk’s bankers and lawyers. One week he is posting earnest polls about freedom of speech on Twitter, and the next he is spending billions of dollars on a …
Forget Twitter: Elon Musk has his hands full keeping Tesla on the road Read More »
Using real-world data, we rank the most successful measures European cities have introduced Getting cars out of cities has become an international focus. But city officials, planners and citizens still do not have a clear, evidence-based answer to the question: what works to reduce car use in cities? We screened almost 800 peer-reviewed reports and …
What are the most effective ways to get cars out of cities? Read More »
The Italian photographer on an inspiring trip to a nudist resort The young Italian man was playing on a basketball court with two friends when professional photographer Stefano Morelli approached him and asked to take his photograph. All four were entirely naked, aside from Giacomo, who had thrown on his orange shirt to play. It …
Another high-profile hack has raised more questions about the vulnerabilities of the blockchain Late last month, hackers made off with what was then worth more than $500m from the systems of cryptocurrency network Ronin, in what is believed to be the second-largest cryptocurrency theft on record. Ronin was a juicy target for a hacker. The …
North Korea, NFTs and a hit video game: inside a $500m cryptocurrency theft Read More »
Experts say the path forward for Musk is uncertain as he continues in his quest to take over the social network It’s been a chaotic few days for Elon Musk. After announcing he had quietly become Twitter’s largest shareholder, this week Musk launched a hostile takeover bid, offering to buy the social network for $43bn. …
The chaotic week Musk tried to buy Twitter – and the questions that lie ahead Read More »
