Knowing your android smart devices
Have you ever wondered how hackers can easily hack your account. It is not magic, sometimes is our own little mistakes. Welcome to Tech Tip from GBCGHANAONLINE to make you aware about how you go by today’s enormous technology. Computers and phones are everywhere. Transistors increasing every 2 years is either you are in or […]
Facebook stops sending staff to help political campaigns
Facebook will no longer send employees to work at the offices of political campaigns during elections, the company has announced. The social network used to offer dedicated staff to political campaigns to help them develop their online advertising campaigns. Donald Trump’s digital director for the 2016 presidential election has said Facebook’s assistance helped him win. […]
Facebook Dating feature launching today in Colombia
Does deeper data produce perfect matches? Facebook is finally ready to find out, starting Thursday with a country-wide test in Colombia of its Dating feature. It’s centered around an algorithm-powered home screen of Suggested romantic matches based on everything Facebook knows about you that other apps don’t. Originally announced at F8 in May, Facebook has […]
Hackers plant credit card stealing malware on local government payment sites
Security firm FireEye has confirmed that a widely used web payment portal used to pay for local government services, like utilities and permits, has been targeted by hackers. Hackers have broken into self-hosted Click2Gov servers operated by local governments across the US, likely using a vulnerability in the portal’s web server that allowed the attacker […]
Twitter’s former Head of People EMEA joins VC firm Atomico as Partner
Atomico, the European venture capital firm founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, is announcing a number of new hires to its investment team, including new Partner Caroline Chayot, who previously led the EMEA HR team at Twitter. I’m told she’ll be working alongside existing Atomico Partner Dan Hynes, who was formerly the Director of Global Staffing […]
North Korea to shut down one of its main missile sites
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in says Kim Jong-un has agreed to shut down one of North Korea’s main missile testing and launching sites. After meeting in Pyongyang, the two leaders agreed on a way to achieve denuclearisation. The agreement was described by Mr. Kim as a “leap forward” towards military peace on the peninsula. Mr. […]
GHAPEA embarks on peaceful demonstration to demand lift on recruitment ban
The Ghana Private Employment Agency, (GHAPEA), has embarked on a demonstration in Accra to force the government to lift the ban on recruitment of youth from Ghana to the Gulf region. Members of the Agency and some unemployed youth demonstrated from the Obra Spot at Circle through some principal streets in the business district of […]
Mozilla’s Firefox Reality web browser is now available
Mozilla’s vision of a VR-first web browser is ready for consumers to download and judge. Firefox Reality is a browser built entirely for virtual reality. While you may have read about desktop Firefox or Chrome adding WebVR support, Firefox Reality is a web browser that you actually use entirely inside a VR headset. You can […]
Google’s Family Link can now turn off your teen’s phone
Family Link, the parental control hub Google introduced last year to give kids under 13 their own Google accounts, is now expanding its features to teens. Family Link allows parents to set screen time limits, lock devices when it’s time for a break, approve or block apps downloaded from the Play Store, and locate their […]
Google partners with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi to put Android into millions of vehicles
Google will partner with Renault -Nissan-Mitsubishi, the largest auto alliance in the world by vehicle sales, to put Android-based infotainment systems into millions of cars, the companies told Wall Street Journal. The alliance’s next-generation infotainment system and dashboard displays will use Android and launch in 2021. Drivers will be able to access Google’s maps, app […]
