TECHNOLOGY

This year has taught us all the power of going digital. Digital media consumption is on the rise, and as we look towards 2021, it will take more targeted strategies to meet goals effectively. After the unprecedented challenges of 2020, brands are now harnessing the potential digital media provides with renewed enthusiasm. “​The focus of marketing is shifting almost entirely ...

Microsoft was investigating its co-founder Bill Gates over a 20-year-old affair shortly before he stepped down from the company’s board last year. The tech giant confirmed that it had launched a probe after concerns were reported about his behaviour. The firm said it held an investigation with a law firm and provided support to the employee who made the complaint. ...

Twitter has suspended the account of KALYJAY, the social media influencer who started the #FIXTHECOUNTRY protest online. It is unclear the reason for the suspension. Twitter suspends accounts when it is reported by multiple accounts. The decision to suspend is even faster if the accounts filing the reports are verified. Twitter does not contact the account question before taking its ...

Microsoft Corp. conducted an investigation into co-founder Bill Gates’s involvement with an employee almost two decades ago after it was informed in 2019 of his attempt to start a romantic relationship with that person. The board reviewed the matter and held a “thorough investigation” with the help of an external law firm, the software giant said. It didn’t reach a conclusion ...

Any industry could be disrupted by a few pioneers and game-changers passionate enough to do so. Dr. Ahmed El Muntasar is a cosmetic doctor renowned in the UK and internationally. He is known for his precise, non-surgical procedures, and his list of clients includes many well-known celebrities. Dr. El Muntasar is on a quest to revolutionize the world of dermatology ...

Last year Twitter introduced Spaces which is live audio conversations on Twitter. Since then, they’ve been building and testing with a limited group, and have found that hearing people’s voices bring conversations on Twitter to life in a completely new way. Since they’ve been building this, the ability to create a Space has become available to millions of people, and ...

Twitter has suspended an account sharing posts from former US President Donald Trump’s new communications platform. The account claimed to be tweeting “on behalf” of Mr Trump. A spokesperson for the company said the account, @DJTDesk, violated the ban evasion policy by sharing content “affiliated with a suspended account.” But the BBC found similar accounts still active on the social ...

Around the world, more than 377,000 girls and young women have participated in over 11,400 International Girls in ICT Day celebrations in 171 countries over the past ten years. Governments, national Information and Communications Technology (ICT) regulatory authorities, ICT companies, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the world have all been encouraged to join the movement, however as we ...

Twitter’s got its eye on Ghana. The social media giant wants to open new headquarters in Accra – the company’s first in Africa. Twitter’s also recruiting at least a dozen people to help it expand its reach across the continent. “Microsoft has been here, Facebook has been here, Amazon in South Africa”, says Linda Bonyo, a Kenyan lawyer who specialises in technology ...

YouTube has suspended the account of influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua over allegations of hate speech. A rights body filed a complaint after reviewing at least seven videos showing the preacher conducting prayers to “cure” gay people. Facebook has also removed at least one of the offending posts showing a woman being slapped while TB Joshua says he is ...