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China bans children from using mobile phones at school
Children in China are to be banned from using their phones in school, the Ministry of…
Social media damages teenagers’ mental health, report says
By Cristina Criddle Teenagers’ mental health is being damaged by heavy social media use, a report…
The challenges of developing 5G networks in Africa
In South Africa, tech firm Rain is offering 5G technology, with the aim of disrupting internet…
Jumia: The e-commerce start-up that fell from grace
A year after its much heralded debut on the New York Stock Exchange, e-commerce start-up Jumia…
Cyber criminals publish more than 4,000 stolen Sepa files
Cyber criminals who stole thousands of digital files belonging to environmental regulator Sepa have published them…
Catalyst Fund, Mastercard Foundation and MEST, launches $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana
The two-year program will improve the livelihoods and financial resilience of MSEs in Ghana, that have…
Sokowatch goes green with East Africa’s first commercial electric tuk-tuks
East African e-commerce platform Sokowatch, has announced the launch of electric tuk tuks to its delivery fleet…
AppsAfrica Awards 2020 -Winners Announced
Twelve winners of the AppsAfrica Awards 2020 which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa have…
How to Detect Hidden Cameras with your Smartphone
How you might be feeling once you enter a zone where you are probably affirmed to…
Covid-19: Amazon offers to help with US vaccine delivery
Amazon has offered to help distribute Covid-19 vaccines in the US, in a letter to new…
How Quantum Computers Could Usher In a Golden Age of Computing Power
Explained: Quantum engineering Quantum computers could usher in a golden age of computing power, solving problems…
How to home-school without a laptop or broadband
Schools across the UK remain closed to most pupils, and are offering remote learning instead. This…
Ex-Google engineer among those pardoned by Donald Trump
Published4 hours ago A former Google engineer sentenced to 18 months in prison is among those…
OPINION | Israel helping African governments to place us all under surveillance
As internet penetration and smartphone usage in Africa grows, digital spaces are increasingly important to organise…
WhatsApp users flock to rival message platforms
Message platforms Signal and Telegram have both seen a huge surge in downloads around the world…
WhatsApp and Facebook to share users’ data outside Europe and UK
WhatsApp is forcing users to agree to sharing information with Facebook if they want to keep…
CES 2021: The tech expo swaps Vegas for a virtual show
Under normal circumstances this would have been one of the busiest weeks in the tech calendar.…
CES 2021: New tech unveiled at annual showcase
Vegas missing the CES crowdOpening the online show earlier, host Justine Ezarik – better known on…
Elon Musk becomes world’s richest person as wealth tops $185bn
Elon Musk has become the world’s richest person, as his net worth crossed $185bn (£136bn). The…
Signal and Telegram grow in popularity as users shun WhatsApp
Following WhatsApp’s latest update in their terms of service, messaging apps Signal and Telegram have seen a…
US intelligence task force accuses Russia of cyber-hack
US intelligence agencies have said they believe Russia was behind the “serious” cyber compromise revealed in…
Bitcoin tops $34,000 as record rally continues
Bitcoin’s value surged above $34,000 (£24,850) for the first time on Sunday as the leading cryptocurrency…
Trump Twitter ‘hack’: Police accept attacker’s claim
But they will not be punishing Victor Gevers, who was acting “ethically”. Mr Gevers shared what…
Five Russian hacks that transformed US cyber-security
The latest hack, allegedly by Russia, is a reminder that Moscow is America’s oldest adversary in cyber-space.…
Google sued again over anti-competitive search practices
Google is being sued by 38 US states, accused of trying to make its search engine…
US cyber-attack: Russia ‘clearly’ behind SolarWinds operation, says Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Russia for what is being described as the…
Online harms law to let regulator block apps in UK
UK watchdog Ofcom is set to gain the power to block access to online services that…
Coronavirus: Hackers targeted Covid vaccine supply ‘cold chain’
The company says it tracked a campaign aimed at the delivery “cold chain” used to keep…
Web Summit: Facebook urges Biden to restore global internet
The Chinese internet operated on “a completely different set of values” to Silicon Valley’s “seamless and…
US turns up heat on China’s biggest chip-maker
The move by the Department of Defense means US investors are now barred from holding or…
Timnit Gebru: Google staff rally behind fired AI researcher
Timnit Gebru says she was fired after sending an internal email that accused Google of “silencing…