Facebook Dating Europe launch delayed due to issue with EU regulator
Facebook has decided to delay the launch of its new dating feature in Europe following a row with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). The...
China creates ‘close contact detector’ app for coronavirus
China has launched an app that enables people to detect whether they have been at risk of being infected by the novel coronavirus. China introduced...
Amazon pulls out of MWC 2020 due to coronavirus outbreak
E-commerce giant Amazon has decided not to participate at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, due to the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon became the...
London-based startup OneWeb launches first batch of satellites
The London-based telecommunications startup OneWeb has launched its first 34 satellites into orbit on a single Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. OneWeb is planning to...
Self-driving delivery vehicle receives permit to test on US roads
The first self-driving delivery vehicle designed without basic human controls has received a permit to test drive on US roads. Nuro, the company behind the...
NSPCC calls out Facebook on message encryption plans
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and other child protection organizations are asking Facebook to halt its plans to...
Facebook cracks down on fake coronavirus ‘cures’, misinformation
Social networking and technology company Facebook has announced that it will begin taking down content on fake coronavirus "cures" and other misinformation. With the global...
Stephen King quits Facebook over privacy, ‘false information’ concerns
Best-selling author Stephen King has announced that he quit Facebook after airing his concerns over false information and privacy. In a tweet, Stephen King said:...
Drug made by AI to be used in human trials for first time
A drug molecule created by artificial intelligence (AI) will be used in human trials for the first time, marking history for machine learning in...
Nintendo Switch surpasses SNES record in home console sales
The video game console Nintendo Switch has overtaken the old Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in sales, becoming the company's third best-selling home console. The...
