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Meta's news ban in Canada is getting in the way of Yellowknife wildfire evacuations

Meta's news ban in Canada is getting in the way of Yellowknife wildfire evacuations

By

Ananya Bhattacharya

PublishedAugust 18, 2023

fly birdie fly

Elon Musk changed Twitter's iconic logo to the letter X

By

Ananya Bhattacharya

PublishedJuly 24, 2023

harder level

India's dreaded 28% online gaming tax is here

India's dreaded 28% online gaming tax is here

By

Ananya Bhattacharya

PublishedJuly 12, 2023

BREAKDOWN

An Ohio EV maker filed for bankruptcy and sued Taiwanese chipmaker Foxconn on the same day

An Ohio EV maker filed for bankruptcy and sued Taiwanese chipmaker Foxconn on the same day

By

Ananya Bhattacharya

PublishedJune 27, 2023

CHEAP AS CHIPS

The UK has unveiled a surprisingly tiny $1.2bn semiconductor plan

The UK has unveiled a surprisingly tiny $1.2bn semiconductor plan

By

PublishedMay 22, 2023

Dying online

Elon Musk’s plan to purge inactive Twitter accounts risks disrespecting the dead

Elon Musk’s plan to purge inactive Twitter accounts risks disrespecting the dead

By

PublishedMay 8, 2023

UP, UP, AND DOWN

SpaceX's Starship lost control on its first test flight

SpaceX's Starship lost control on its first test flight

By

PublishedApril 20, 2023

Error 404

Google must pay $162 million as a penalty in an Indian antitrust case

Google must pay $162 million as a penalty in an Indian antitrust case

By

Niharika Sharma

PublishedMarch 30, 2023

INTERNET CRAZE

South Africa is the world's most internet-addicted country

South Africa is the world's most internet-addicted country

By

PublishedMarch 29, 2023

YOUR MEDS ARE READY

African online pharmacies are leapfrogging an e-commerce giant

African online pharmacies are leapfrogging an e-commerce giant

By

Lauren McHugh Olende

PublishedMarch 14, 2023

SUFFERING CUSTOMERS

Why Safaricom, east Africa's biggest telecom, is getting sued by its customers

Why Safaricom, east Africa's biggest telecom, is getting sued by its customers

By

PublishedMarch 7, 2023

TECH CHALLENGES

Nigeria's general elections portal isn't showing results

Nigeria's general elections portal isn't showing results

By

PublishedFebruary 27, 2023

FOMO

How Ghana and Gambia are planning to bolster their digital economies

How Ghana and Gambia are planning to bolster their digital economies

By

Faustine Ngila

PublishedFebruary 22, 2023

SPEEDING UP

Africa's internet speed goes up in global rankings

Africa's internet speed goes up in global rankings

By

Conrad Onyango, bird story agency

PublishedFebruary 15, 2023

GOING BIG

Egypt's MNT-Halan is Africa's newest unicorn

Egypt's MNT-Halan is Africa's newest unicorn

By

Seth Onyango, bird story agency

PublishedFebruary 7, 2023

HELP IS COMING

This online platform is helping relief agencies send cash aid to rural Somalia

This online platform is helping relief agencies send cash aid to rural Somalia

By

Faustine Ngila

PublishedFebruary 6, 2023

ZIMBABWE TO THE WORLD

How a Zimbabwean startup is going regional

How a Zimbabwean startup is going regional

By

Irene Kalulu, bird story agency

PublishedJanuary 25, 2023

PAINFUL SAMA-SAULT

OpenAI underpaid 200 Kenyans to perfect ChatGPT—then sacked them

OpenAI underpaid 200 Kenyans to perfect ChatGPT—then sacked them

By

UpdatedJanuary 19, 2023

ERROR 404

Internet shutdowns cost Ethiopia $146 million in 2022

Internet shutdowns cost Ethiopia $146 million in 2022

By

PublishedJanuary 12, 2023

Money matters

What higher H-1B fees will mean for Indians hoping to work in the US

What higher H-1B fees will mean for Indians hoping to work in the US

By

Niharika Sharma

PublishedJanuary 5, 2023

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