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Africanews launches digital service

The first multilingual, pan-contintental channel produced by Africans, for Africans.

04/01/2016

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The year 2015 in 209 seconds

The year 2015 will likely be remembered for the deadly terror attacks carried out by the Islamist militant group ISIL in the heart of Europe. But

30/12/2015

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Turkish banks and government offices at standstill in Anonymous-claimed attack

Banking systems and government offices were especially badly hit in a day of worsening cyber chaos in Turkey. Since December 14 the government has

25/12/2015

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Ticket to listen online - Beatles music to be streamed for first time

Let it be, let it be. From Christmas Eve, Beatles fans will able to stream their favourite songs from the British band. More than 200 tracks from

23/12/2015

World News

The videos on YouTube that people can't get enough of

This week YouTube released its annual list of what videos people are most watching, country by country

23/12/2015

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China takes centre stage in global internet debate

Beijing defends "internet sovereignty"

16/12/2015

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Christmas adverts around the World

The modern way to tell the Christmas story

15/12/2015

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Cabs vs Uber in Canada

Cab drivers’ condemnation of the Uber app is unabated in Canada’s biggest city, Toronto. Facing off against Uber supporters, hundreds of angry taxi

11/12/2015

My Europe Series

The right to be forgotten on the internet

This week on Utalk we answer a question from Sandra in Paris: “Eighteen months after the ratification of the right to be forgotten online by the

11/12/2015

World News

Facebook gets professional with Facebook at Work

Facebook has come a long way from being just a place to link up with friends or meet a partner. Now the social media giant says it is going to muscle

11/12/2015

Economy

Yahoo! shelves plans to spin off stake in Alibaba

Yahoo! says it has shelved plans to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, for tax reasons. Instead it intends to create a separate

09/12/2015

World News

Police raid home of rumoured Bitcoin founder

Australian police have raided the home and office of a man rumoured to be the creator of the virtual currency Bitcoin. Federal police searched Craig

09/12/2015

Europe News

EU seeks to reform digital copyright laws

Politicians have paid lip service to creating a single market in digital services for years. Now, the European Commission says it wants to let

09/12/2015

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan moves to snoop on its citizens' internet traffic

09/12/2015

Business Line

Business Line: the demise of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

The holiday season is on and that means it’s time to think about presents. In the US the gift shopping traditionally kicks off after Thanksgiving

02/12/2015

World News

Zuckerberg to give away 99% of his Facebook shares to good causes

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have promised to give away 99% of their shares in the company to good causes as they

02/12/2015

USA

Mark Zuckerberg announces birth of baby girl and plan to donate 99% of his Facebook shares

01/12/2015

Economy

Cyber Monday clicks leave Black Friday in bits

Retailers are certain that Cyber Monday will prove a bigger hit than its cousin Black Friday. Shopping trends now show that more and more people

30/11/2015

Hungary

Nicholas Negroponte: 'internet is like roads and street lighting'

17/11/2015

World News

'Anonymous' hackers' group declares 'war' on ISIL

The hackers’ collective known as “Anonymous” has apparently responded to the attacks on Paris by declaring war on ISIL in a video posted on YouTube

17/11/2015