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- Telecom1 Sept 2026
EU subjects ChatGPT to tougher digital rules, first AI chatbot to face DSA scrutiny
European Union has designated ChatGPT as a “very large” online service under its Digital Services Act (DSA), making it the first AI chatbot to be subjected to the bloc’s enhanced regulatory requirements.
- 6 Jan 2014
Game Developer Testing Bitcoin Payments for Purchases
Game developer, Zynga is testing bitcoin, a currency designed four years ago by pseudonymous computer programmer, for in-application purchases of virtual goods, becoming one of a growing number of…
- 8 Jun 2021
Global Websites Rumble Back to Life after Fastly-Linked Outage
Government, news and social media websites across the globe were coming back online Tuesday after being hit by a widespread outage linked to U.S.-based cloud company Fastly Inc. High traffic sites…
- 23 Feb 2016
Microsoft Lumia 550: What's In The Box
Microsoft Lumia 550, to start with, comes in a much smaller box than others more expensive in the range. Actually, Microsoft’s Windows Phone has been pointed at the low-end of the smartphone market…
- 20 Jul 2016
Young Voters Pay Close Attention to Direct Mail- Survey
Understanding Millennials’ attitudes and behaviour towards political mail is vital, given the US 2016 political calendar, according to a report by the United States Postal Service (USPS). USPS…
- 25 Feb 2017
HTTPS Leading Factor as 50% Web Traffic Now Encrypted
A new report from the EFF released this week has confirmed recent report by Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, on the uptake of Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), as half of the web’s traffic is…
- 18 Jul 2017
5 Tips to Keep Your Child Safe on the Internet
Parenting comes with a lot of headaches. From the moment you take the decision to allow your child own a smartphone or other smart device, a whole source of worry develops. This is because despite…
- 9 Aug 2018
DDoS Attacks via IoT Devices Threaten Development of Fourth Industrial Revolution
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that use Internet of Things devices are a significant threat to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the potential it brings to revolutionise…
- 7 Jun 2014
Microsoft Announces 35 Teams Advancing to Imagine Cup World Finals
Microsoft has announced the 35 Finalists teams who will travel to Seattle, Washington, USA to compete at the Imagine Cup World Finals, July 29 through August 2. These students will compete in three…
- 5 Jul 2021
Hackers Demand $70m after Kaseya Ransomware Attack
Hackers were on Monday demanding $70 million in bitcoin in exchange for data stolen during a “gargantuan” attack on a US IT company that has shuttered hundreds of Swedish supermarkets. AFP reported…
- 22 Jul 2021
Internet Outages Reported as Akamai Probes Problem
Websites were knocked offline Thursday as network specialty firm Akamai said it is investigating an issue with its service. The scope and cause of the trouble was not disclosed, but reports of…
- 4 Oct 2021
Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram Suffer Massive Outage
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, social media services, appear to be recovering after an outage that lasted as at the time of filing this report. All three services are owned by Facebook and could…
- 30 Mar 2025
Cybersecurity Firm Says It’s Time to Back it Up, As the World Marks World Backup Day
How much do you trust your device memory? Definitely more than you should. According to the statistics only 33% of users back up their data regularly, and more than 77% of people have already…
- 9 Sept 2014
APO Introduces Africa’s Revolutionary PR Social Media Analytics
African Press Organization (APO) the press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, has announced the introduction of a social media analysis reporting…