TECHNOLOGY

Volkswagen, the world’s biggest carmaker, will offer an electric version of all its 300 models by 2030, becoming the latest manufacturer to move away from petrol and diesel. VW will double investment in zero-emission vehicles to 20bn euros (£18bn) as it seeks to put the diesel emissions scandal behind it. The German firm plans to offer 80 new electric cars ...

Corporate Executive of MTN Ghana, Mrs. Cynthia Lumor, has warned customers and subscribers of the mobile money service against sharing their pin numbers with vendors or agents. According to her, no vendor or agent has the right to demand the private pin numbers of customers when performing a function on the mobile money platform. This has become necessary due to ...

For the first time ever, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is about to change the cryptographic keys that help secure the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). “It is critical that Internet Service Providers and network operators around the world make certain they are ready for this change as failure to do so can result in their ...

The US Justice Department is taking a preliminary look at whether managers at Uber violated a law against foreign bribery, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The agency is reviewing allegations that managers at the ride-hailing startup violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits bribing foreign officials to secure favorable action from that government, anonymous sources told the newspaper. ...

Glo Mobile Ghana has unveiled four new products for the benefit of existing and new subscribers on the network across Ghana. The products include “AyƐ DƐ k ƐkƐ” Recharge bonus, Welcome Back Offer, e-Top-Up 15% Recharge Bonus and Glo Café. “AyƐ dƐ kƐkƐ” Recharge bonus is a new offer which is available to all existing and new Glo prepaid customers and gives them four times the value of the amount recharged on specific E TopUp ...

WomanRising, in its pursuit of honouring Women Entrepreneurs and Professionals, has presented a Certificate of Honour to the CEO of Tigo Ghana, Roshi Motman as one of the 2016 Top 50 Corporate Women Leaders in Ghana. Roshi, who has served as Tigo Ghana CEO for the past 4 years, is currently the longest serving Telco CEO in Ghana and the ...

Uber has chosen Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi to be its chief executive, ending months of speculation in the firm’s search for a new leader. The decision was made by Uber’s board late on Sunday, a source told the BBC, but the company has made no official announcement. Mr Khosrowshahi would replace Travis Kalanick, who resigned in June following pressure from ...

A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption. Mr Lee was accused of bribery in a scandal that also saw the impeachment of South Korea’s former president. The case has gripped the public amid growing anger against South Korea’s biggest companies, known as chaebols. Mr Lee, who denied all ...

Game of Thrones is the biggest show on television by a lot of measures, and certainly the biggest hit in HBO’s history, so it’s no surprise that its actors – the ones who have managed to survive into the seventh season – are making bank. If you’ve ever wondered exactly how much a starring role in Westeros pays, Variety now ...

WhatsApp users are set to see an exciting new feature in the chat app, one that allows them to send money to friends and relatives without the need to reach for their wallets. The WhatsApp Payments feature, which could offer a simple way to pay someone back a taxi fare or dinner, is being trialled by the Facebook-owned app and ...