Technology

YouTube is to scrap "unskippable" 30-second advertisements on the video-streaming service, from 2018. Google confirmed the plan to the BBC's Newsround programme, saying it wanted to focus on "formats that work well for both users...

It's been nearly a year since Microsoft's Satya Nadella proclaimed "bots are the new apps". Yet despite the promise of a revolution in how we interact with services and companies online, progress has been utterly...

An "entrepreneurial" seven-year-old wrote to Google for a job and its CEO replied. After discussing her father's work, Chloe Bridgwater decided she would like to work for Google and penned a letter beginning "dear Google...

Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has challenged African leaders to take advantage of growing advances in technology to better the lives of their citizens. According to Dr Bawumia, the application of basic technology like...

Samsung has invented an 8-Point Battery Safety Check to avert future battery faults. The phone manufacturer last year recalled over 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 devices due to several reported cases of overheating or outright...

On 7th February, 2017, J Initiative partnered with World Vision International, Facebook, Tigo, Vodafone, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Open Learning, Ghana Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-Ghana) and Department of Children, among others...

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is ramping up its digital-skills training program to accommodate as many as 25 million Africans in the next five years, looking toward building a future workforce on the continent. The...

Mobile Network Operator, Tigo, has called on stakeholders, including internet service providers, policy makers, security agencies, child rights activists, parents and the media to help make the internet a safer and better place, especially...

Two of Ghana’s major telecommunication networks – Vodafone and Tigo – joined other stakeholders to mark Safer Internet Day 2017 celebration in Ghana Tuesday. The day was marked by route matches, fora and awareness sessions...

Syrian refugee Anas Modamani is suing Facebook after a selfie he took with Chancellor Angela Merkel was used in fake news stories. A court in Wurzburg, Germany, heard opening remarks from lawyers representing both sides. Mr...