TECHNOLOGY

For the first time ever, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is about to change the cryptographic keys that help secure the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). “It is critical that Internet Service Providers and network operators around the world make certain they are ready for this change as failure to do so can result in their ...

The US Justice Department is taking a preliminary look at whether managers at Uber violated a law against foreign bribery, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The agency is reviewing allegations that managers at the ride-hailing startup violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits bribing foreign officials to secure favorable action from that government, anonymous sources told the newspaper. ...

Glo Mobile Ghana has unveiled four new products for the benefit of existing and new subscribers on the network across Ghana. The products include “AyƐ DƐ k ƐkƐ” Recharge bonus, Welcome Back Offer, e-Top-Up 15% Recharge Bonus and Glo Café. “AyƐ dƐ kƐkƐ” Recharge bonus is a new offer which is available to all existing and new Glo prepaid customers and gives them four times the value of the amount recharged on specific E TopUp ...

WomanRising, in its pursuit of honouring Women Entrepreneurs and Professionals, has presented a Certificate of Honour to the CEO of Tigo Ghana, Roshi Motman as one of the 2016 Top 50 Corporate Women Leaders in Ghana. Roshi, who has served as Tigo Ghana CEO for the past 4 years, is currently the longest serving Telco CEO in Ghana and the ...

Uber has chosen Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi to be its chief executive, ending months of speculation in the firm’s search for a new leader. The decision was made by Uber’s board late on Sunday, a source told the BBC, but the company has made no official announcement. Mr Khosrowshahi would replace Travis Kalanick, who resigned in June following pressure from ...

A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption. Mr Lee was accused of bribery in a scandal that also saw the impeachment of South Korea’s former president. The case has gripped the public amid growing anger against South Korea’s biggest companies, known as chaebols. Mr Lee, who denied all ...

Game of Thrones is the biggest show on television by a lot of measures, and certainly the biggest hit in HBO’s history, so it’s no surprise that its actors – the ones who have managed to survive into the seventh season – are making bank. If you’ve ever wondered exactly how much a starring role in Westeros pays, Variety now ...

WhatsApp users are set to see an exciting new feature in the chat app, one that allows them to send money to friends and relatives without the need to reach for their wallets. The WhatsApp Payments feature, which could offer a simple way to pay someone back a taxi fare or dinner, is being trialled by the Facebook-owned app and ...

The Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has pointed out that the unavailability of the critical competencies to deal with cyber security issues is a primary cause of increased global challenges in the fight against cyber threat. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful cited a 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study – Benchmarking Workforce Capacity and Response to Cyber Risk conducted by Frost & ...

Acting Director General of the National Communications Authority, Joe Anokye, has revealed that the regulatory body lacks systems that will enable it to block broadcasts by media houses who flout regulations. “NCA doesn’t have the technology to take any radio station off-air. NCA doesn’t have the technology to interfere [with the signal of] any radio station. NCA doesn’t have the ...