Big Tech CEOs faced an onslaught of criticism from US lawmakers Wednesday at a high-stakes antitrust hearing which could lay the groundwork for tougher regulation of the major internet platforms. CEOs Tim Cook of Apple, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Sundar Pichai of Google were grilled for more than five hours […]

China’s Huawei has overtaken Samsung to become the number-one smartphone seller worldwide in the second quarter, industry tracker Canalys said Thursday. Canalys said embattled firm, which is facing US sanctions, shipped 55.8 million devices — overtaking Samsung for the first time, which shifted 53.7 million units. The research group said the US sanctions had “stifled” Huawei’s […]

No less than 200 computer science teachers in Nigeria received a comprehensive training on coding recently, as Oracle Academy partnered with WiFiCombat Academy to organize a two-week virtual computer science

Even as Covid-19 pandemic lingers, and global economy keeps experiencing unprecedented disruptions, online marketers are still busy smiling to the bank.

Mark Zuckerberg is throwing money at some of the most popular content creators for rival TikTok in a bid to build buzz for a new copycat app, a new report says. Zuckerberg’s photo-sharing app Instagram has offered big-name creators hefty payments to ditch TikTok and join Reels, a short-form video service it plans to roll […]

An analogy between Multichoice’s Big Brother reality TV and the actions of humans when confined to a space, such as what COVID-19 lockdown.

TikTok unveiled plans for a $200 million “creator fund” to add content from emerging social media personalities to the fast-growing video-sharing app. The new US fund will “help support ambitious creators who are seeking opportunities to foster a livelihood through their innovative content,” said Vanessa Pappas, general manager of TikTok US. The move comes with […]

Google will keep its employees working from home for at least another full year. Staff at the search giant who were first sent home in March due to the coronavirus pandemic are not expected to return in a large capacity until at least July 2021, according to the Wall Street Journal. The decision slams a […]

A highly anticipated congressional hearing on anti-competitive practices, bringing together the heads of four US technology giants, has been rescheduled for noon (1600 GMT) Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee has announced. The heads of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — the world’s biggest technology companies — will be testifying at a time of growing complaints […]

Microsoft on Wednesday reported rising revenues in the past quarter amid strong demand for cloud computing services from pandemic-hit businesses and consumers and big gains in its Xbox gaming operations. Profits in the quarter ending June 30 fell 15 per cent to $11.2 billion, the result of increased tax charges compared with a year ago. […]