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Social media companies are increasingly coming under fire for violations of children's privacy (Image source: © 123rf )

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US tech brands dominate Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500

22 Jan 2026

As social media giant Meta continues to pivot aggressively toward artificial intelligence, its acquisition of Manus represents an ambition to redefine how AI interacts with everyday users and enterprises around the world (Image source: © 123rf )

Meta’s Manus acquisition: A strategic play for advanced AI agents

7 Jan 2026

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

28 Mar 2022

New report offers solutions to gaping digital gap between Commonwealth countries

New report offers solutions to gaping digital gap between Commonwealth countries

24 Feb 2020

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

10 Jun 2019

Dell launches first IoT lab and gateways to speed industry transformation

Dell launches first IoT lab and gateways to speed industry transformation

12 Jun 2015

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

17 Apr 2015

Public trust in the web 'eroded', says global cyber commission

Public trust in the web 'eroded', says global cyber commission

16 Apr 2015

Activists file Facebook class action suit in Austria

Activists file Facebook class action suit in Austria

10 Apr 2015

Scotland declares online 'independence' from Britain

Scotland declares online 'independence' from Britain

19 Feb 2015

British MPs call for internet ban on anti-Semitism

British MPs call for internet ban on anti-Semitism

12 Feb 2015

Pirate Bay co-founder released from prison

Pirate Bay co-founder released from prison

11 Nov 2014

Half Penny Bridge, Dublin, Ireland. A business-friendly tax regime is just one factor in Ireland's attractions for business. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

6 Nov 2014

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Social networks 'in denial' on extremist use: senior UK spy

5 Nov 2014

The EU's Ryan Heath has denounced Hungary's plan to charge a tax 50 Euro cents per gigabyte of data transferred as a threat to personal freedom and says the whole plan is deeply flawed. Image:

EU denounces Hungary's internet tax as "bad"

29 Oct 2014

Solar flares blast radiation, high-energy particles and magnetised plasma into space and threaten satellites, disrupt electricity grids and can terminate telecommunication services. Image: Wikipedia

'Twisted rope' of charged particles precede solar storms

23 Oct 2014

Apple's new iPads are using chips that are embedded directly into the phone to securely handle transactions and this move poses a threat to French company Gemalto according to analysts at Barclays. Image: Gemalto

Apple's new SIM hurts Gemalto in France

22 Oct 2014

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is calling for jail sentences to be increased by up to two years for online harassment or threats of violence. Image: Wikipedia

UK internet trolls may be jailed for two years

20 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that many of the accusations levelled against Google are illogical and nonsensical. Image:

EU anti-trust boss says Google fears are irrational

17 Oct 2014

Former Communications Minister in the Romanian government is accused of soliciting bribes from companies supplying Microsoft's software, widely used by government departments in Romania. Image:

Microsoft licences: Romania's probe of state officials

17 Oct 2014

S-Money's Nicolas Chatillon says the use of Twitter to send money to individuals or companies may revolutionise bank practices all over the world. Image:

France lets users Tweet money to others

15 Oct 2014

Google's Eric Schmidt says that its biggest competitor is Amazon and probably some small start-up company that nobody has heard about yet. Image:

Google sees Amazon as its biggest competition

14 Oct 2014

Apple, Google brands worth $100bn each

10 Oct 2014

Head of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Heinrich Riethmuller says publishers are "not scared" of Amazon or its threat to boycott online sales. Image:

German book publishers 'not scared' of Amazon

8 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that Luxembourg is cooperating with the investigation and has supplied documents it needs in the probe into whether Amazon's tax deal amounted to state aid. Image:

Amazon facing EU probe over tax deals

8 Oct 2014

Rovio's Mikael Hed says that falling sales have forced the company to cut jobs and look for new sources of revenue. Image:

Angry Birds not selling so jobs going

6 Oct 2014

The Samwer brothers, Oliver, Marc and Alexander run Rocket Internet that debuted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Rocket Internet controls 66 companies and has about 20,000 employees worldwide. Image:

Rocket Internet loses value in IPO

3 Oct 2014

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