technology
Pope tells tech companies they are responsible for child safety
World
November 14, 2019
Pope tells tech companies they are responsible for child safety
Pope Francis said on Thursday that technology company executives and investors must be held accountable if they put profit before…
Dubai displays tech reputation with global robotics contest
Middle East
November 1, 2019
Dubai displays tech reputation with global robotics contest
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seeking to bolster its image as a forward-looking metropolis, Dubai hosted the largest-ever international…
Egypt’s Communications minister meets with US assistant president for technology
Egypt
October 29, 2019
Egypt’s Communications minister meets with US assistant president for technology
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat met with Assistant President for Technology and Communications and Cybersecurity Policies at the…
BBC names two Egyptians among world’s 100 most inspiring women
Egypt
October 21, 2019
BBC names two Egyptians among world’s 100 most inspiring women
Two Egyptian women, acclaimed swimmer Farida Osman and AI entrepreneur Rana al-Kaliouby, are part of the BBC’s 2019 list of…
Egypt’s mobile subscribers increase to 94 million, mobile internet users to 38.79 million
Egypt
October 14, 2019
Egypt’s mobile subscribers increase to 94 million, mobile internet users to 38.79 million
Egypt’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology said in a report on Sunday that the number of mobile subscribers increased…
China’s blacklisted AI firms: what you should know
World
October 13, 2019
China’s blacklisted AI firms: what you should know
The Chinese high-tech companies blacklisted by Washington over alleged ties to rights abuses are rising stars in China’s ambitious drive…
Facebook researchers use maths for better translations
Technology
October 13, 2019
Facebook researchers use maths for better translations
Designers of machine translation tools still mostly rely on dictionaries to make a foreign language understandable. But now there is…
Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton
World
October 4, 2019
Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton
A French man paralyzed in a night club accident can walk again thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton in what scientists…
Russia rolls out the red carpet for Huawei over 5G
Technology
September 29, 2019
Russia rolls out the red carpet for Huawei over 5G
While the US banned Huawei for alleged espionage and asked its allies to do the same, Moscow has rolled out…
Code War: Myanmar’s final digital battle ends
World
September 27, 2019
Code War: Myanmar’s final digital battle ends
Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when it finally adopts…