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Twitter’s Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia
“just setting up my twttr” - the first ever tweet on the platform is up for sale after Twitter boss Jack Dorsey listed his famous post as a unique ... Technology -
Uber says it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault in US in 2018
Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc said it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault related to its 1.3 billion rides in the United States ... Digital -
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges countries to suspend digital taxes
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is urging countries like France to suspend taxes on global computing giants such as Google and Amazon and wait ... Technology -
Iran’s digital blackout was carefully prepared: Experts
Since protests erupted in Iran on Friday, the Iranian government has imposed a near-total Internet shutdown to quell the unrest and silence protesters ... Features -
Advertising woes hit NY Times, as digital subscriptions grow
The New York Times said on Wednesday that profits slipped in the third quarter as declines in advertising revenues offset gains in its digital ... Digital -
Experts warn against use of digital wallets like Apple Cash
Experts warn that digital wallet services like Apple Cash and Venmo are prime targets for scammers. Many of these services, especially newer ones, ... Technology -
Middle East’s largest VC fund to invest in ‘homegrown’ Saudi tech startups
Saudi Technology Ventures (STV), the Middle East’s largest venture capital fund, plans to fill a growing gap between supply and demand in the ... Technology -
Users need to consent to online tracking cookies: EU court
Online companies in the EU can no longer present internet users with a pre-checked box telling them cookies will be planted on their smartphone or ... Digital -
Egyptian digital payment firm Fawry sets IPO price at 6.46 Egyptian pounds
Egyptian digital payment company Fawry has set the price for its initial public offering (IPO) at 6.46 Egyptian pounds ($0.3906), it said on Friday. ... Technology -
Iran has no plans to lift its nine-year ban on Twitter
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Cyberspace Council Abulhassan Firouz Abadi said on Friday that there are no plans to remove the ban on ... Digital -
Cryptocurrencies need close scrutiny, monitor warns
An international financial monitor warned world leaders on Tuesday that wider use by retail shoppers of cryptocurrencies like Libra, unveiled last ... Technology -
YouTube to ban ‘hateful,’ ‘supremacist’ videos
YouTube said on Wednesday it would ban videos that promote or glorify racism and discrimination as well as those denying well-documented violent ... Digital -
Amazon digital assistant Alexa gets new skill
Amazon on Wednesday added the ability to tell its Alexa digital assistant to forget what it has heard in a move that could assuage concerns about Echo ... Digital -
Apple invites Hollywood to Silicon Valley in TV push
Apple Inc. is expected to finally lift the curtain on Monday on a secretive, years-long effort to build a television and movie offering designed to ... Television & Radio -
Mixed emotions in emerging economies on smartphones, social media
A survey in 11 emerging economies showed people in those countries happy to be connected with smartphones and social media, even if they worry about ... Digital -
Mobile cinema promotes peace in the Central African Republic
A giant screen flickers to life in a remote village in the equatorial forest of the Central African Republic. Some 200 villagers avidly take in an ... Digital -
Saudi notarial offices go paperless, enabling e-notarization of PoA documents
Saudi notarial offices have started going paperless as they begin to work within a digital framework, enabling clients to get low-risk power of ... Technology -
HashMove CEO: Saudi, UAE have potential to become Silicon Valleys of the world
In the 1990s, Sarfaraz Alam was like any college-going, cricket-loving youngster in Karachi, Pakistan. Taking time off his studies, he happily helped ... lunch with a leader -
Bangladesh passes controversial digital security law despite protests
Bangladesh’s parliament on Wednesday passed a controversial digital security act despite protests by journalists who say the law will severely ... Digital -
Germany calls for time on EU digital tax, France brokers compromise
Germany called for more time to agree a European Union tax overhaul to raise levies on large digital firms, although its Finance Minister Olaf Scholz ... Technology -
UK Guardian Group’s digital revenues surpass print
The British newspaper group that owns The Guardian said Tuesday that its digital revenues had outstripped print for the first time.Guardian Media ... Digital -
Walmart, Microsoft team up to take on Amazon
Walmart said Tuesday it was entering into a strategic partnership with Microsoft on “digital transformation” for the onetime retail ... Technology -
The madness of telecommunications revolution
Making calls via the internet at the beginning of the internet era required an office and a desktop. One would make the call and then wait while ... Middle East -
New German minister to challenge Google and Facebook's presentation of news
Germany's incoming minister with responsibility for digital policy says she will push social media giants to make users' information feeds more ... Digital -
How the GCC can prepare for digital revolution in warfare
GCC countries need to prepare for the next wave of change in military technology. Armed forces across the world are increasingly integrating digital ... Middle East -
Uber dealt blow after EU court classifies it as transport service
Uber should be classified as a transport service and regulated like other taxi operators, the European Union’s top court said in a landmark ... Technology -
Pakistan to become first South Asian nation to introduce 5G internet services
Pakistan is set to emerge as the first nation in South Asia to introduce 5G internet services, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said ... Digital -
Cisco unveils $1bln program for affordable Smart Cities
So-called “smart cities” have less pollution, safer streets, and better quality of life for citizens. But many finance officers struggle ... Technology -
Dining goes digital for Thailand’s street food vendors
Bangkok’s famous street-food vendors have joined the digital revolution, embracing payment via Quick Response (QR) barcodes that can be read ... Travel and Tourism -
British official urges social media companies to block militant content
Britain’s top internal security official is pressing social media companies to devise automatic systems to spot and block violent militant ... Digital