Science & Technology

Musankwa sanyatiensis leg bones as they were discovered in the ground on Spurwing Island Lake Kariba Zimbabwe

New Dinosaur Species Unveiled in Zimbabwe

An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, and Stony Brook University in New York, led by Prof Paul Barrett from the Natural History Museum in London, unveiled

June 2, 2024

Technology

Google blocks Huawei from using apps on its phones

Google has blocked Chinese communications company Huawei from using apps on its phones, it is reported. Huawei is one of a number of phone manufacturers who use the Google-developed Android operating systems on its phones and tablets. The Verge has reported that

May 20, 2019

Technology

British ‘WannaCry hero’ Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to US hacking charges

British computer expert hailed as a hero for halting the global cyber attack that hit the NHS has pleaded guilty to US hacking charges. Marcus Hutchins, 24, has pleaded guilty to two charges related to writing malware – or malicious software – court

April 20, 2019

Breaking News·Technology

United States charges China’s Huawei, top executive with fraud

The United States Justice Department has filed a host of criminal charges against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou. The charges against the world’s second largest smartphone maker include accusations of bank fraud, obstruction of justice and

January 29, 2019

Technology

Facebook faces Irish probe after private photo glitch

Social Network company Facebook has been hit with the broadest data protection investigation yet in Europe after the social media group revealed another leak of private photos belonging to millions of people. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the lead regulator of Facebook

December 14, 2018

Breaking News·China·Technology

China Successfully launches its first unmanned cargo spacecraft

China has launched its first cargo spacecraft, making further progress in its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022. The Tianzhou-1 cargo resupply spacecraft lifted off early evening on Thursday on a Long March-7 Y2 rocket from the Wenchang

April 20, 2017

US & Canada

How Arab airlines are mocking Donald Trump’s electronics ban

Arab airlines are using witty marketing and satire to respond to the recent US and UK ban on carry-on electronic goods on inbound flights from Arab countries. The decision, introduced on Tuesday, bars passengers on flights originating in eight Arab countries from

March 24, 2017

Mutuku is accused of electronic fraud but denies any wrongdoing

Technology

Man accused of ‘hacking tax agency, stealing $40m’

The Kenyan authorities have charged an Technology expert with hacking into the country’s tax authority and stealing almost over $40m, according to local media. Alex Mutunga Mutuku aged 28, is accused of belonging to a syndicate of electronic fraudsters who steal money

March 23, 2017

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