February 23, 2021
WhatsApp to switch off messages for all who reject new terms
WhatsApp users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the 15 May deadline will be unable to receive or send messages until they do so. Their account will be listed as "inactive". And inactive accounts can be deleted after 120 days.…
October 3, 2020
Europe’s central bank moves toward introducing digital euro
FRANKFURT, Germany -- With consumers increasingly using cashless ways to buy things, the European Central Bank on Friday took a step closer to issuing a digital version of the euro currency shared by 19 countries, saying it had to be ready to launch…
May 31, 2020
Twitter is now in completely uncharted waters
(CNN Business) There is no turning back for Twitter now. The only way out is through. When Twitter slapped a warning label on one of President Donald Trump's tweets Friday for "glorifying violence," it was almost certain that the move — a first for…
May 31, 2020
Zuckerberg finally explains why Facebook is doing nothing about Trump’s posts
(CNN Business) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained Friday night why his company would take no action on posts in which President Trump threatened "looting" in Minneapolis would lead to "shooting." That explanation came roughly 16 hours after…
October 28, 2019
The wearable cyborgs that use brain waves to power up your muscles
Tokyo (CNN) - Kristen Sorensen was 55 when she became paralyzed from the neck down last year. "It came out of nowhere," says Sorensen. "I'd been fine and exercising every day, but it just started with tingling in my fingertips then progressed."…
June 5, 2019
Apple leaves iTunes behind as it harmonises software
Apple on Monday announced enhanced privacy features as it harmonised software across its line-up of devices, while dropping its ground-breaking iTunes store as it gears up for new kinds of digital content. Apple chief Tim Cook and other executives…
May 14, 2019
WhatsApp urges update after ‘serious’ security breach
WhatsApp on Tuesday encouraged its users to upgrade the app to plug a security breach that allowed sophisticated attackers to sneak spyware into phones, in the latest trouble for its parent Facebook. The vulnerability — first reported by the…
April 30, 2019
Apple defends removing parental control apps
Apple has defended its decision to remove a number of parental control apps from the App Store, citing security concerns. Several app-makers complained to the New York Times that Apple had taken their products off sale when it launched its own…
March 19, 2019
Google reveals gaming platform Stadia
Google has unveiled a new digital gaming platform called Stadia which will stream better-than-console-quality games that have traditionally had to be either downloaded or purchased on disk. At launch it will work on existing desktops, laptops, TVs…
February 28, 2019
DSS SAFETYNET GETS GAME-CHANGING INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
New York City, 6th February 2019 – Domus Semo Sancus (DSS) today announced that SafetyNet.AI – its Artificial Intelligent KYC/AML background checking tool – has been upgraded with secured integrated communications technologies. All versions of…