Facebook is suspending 200 apps that may have leaked private data on large groups of users without their consent, as it looks for potential breaches similar to the one involving Cambridge Analytica. Since it was discovered earlier
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After the giddy heights of January when its shares hit an all-time high, Tencent Holdings – in which South Africa’s Naspers holds a 31.2% stake – has shed $77bn in value as investors price in the costs of the Internet giant’s massive
For the past few years, Symantec seemed to have been doing everything right. The world’s top maker of cybersecurity software started selling more to corporations – chasing growth and balancing out its
The most talked-about, futuristic product from Google’s developer show isn’t even finished – but it’s already stoking heated debate. At its I/O conference on Tuesday, Google previewed Duplex, an experimental service
Uganda’s government is proposing a tax of 100 shillings per day for at least some users of social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp, parliament said, amid criticism from press freedom campaigners
Vodacom parent Vodafone has agreed to buy German and Eastern European units from Liberty Global in an €18.4bn deal that shakes up the region’s TV and broadband market and signals a retreat by US billionaire
Google used the start of its annual I/O conference to highlight its responsibility over the impact of technology on society, unveiling new products that advance health care, limit digital device usage and
When Xiaomi’s founders were eating millet congee at an office in Beijing’s Zhongguancun neighborhood in 2010, they decided to create a smartphone brand selling handsets at “honest” prices. Eight years later, Lei Jun and the
Warren Buffett boosting his stake in Apple has pundits predicting it is poised to hit $1 trillion (R12.5 trillion) in market value. But the iPhone maker isn’t the first to tread that lofty path. PetroChina crossed
Surprise! Bitcoin is getting no love from two of the world’s wealthiest men. “I would short if there was an easy way to do it,” Bill Gates said on Monday in an interview on CNBC. Gates said he had previously