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Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has accentuated the challenges of playing in the Indonesia League following exit from Persib Bandung. The former Chelsea ace joined the Blue Prince before the start of last season as a marquee signing and went on to net five goals in 29 appearances for the club. The 35-year-old was released by the club to fulfill the ...

The introduction of Uber as a means of transport, for many, has brought some dignity into commuting especially within the city. Many prefer Uber to the traditional taxi service because of the transparency in fares and the fact that the cars are unbranded. But all is not glitzy as it seems for the drivers, well from the account of at ...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted the giant social network “made mistakes” in his first comments since a data scandal engulfed the company. Political consultancy Cambridge Analytica is accused of misusing data from 50 million Facebook users. In a statement on his Facebook page, Mr Zuckerberg admitted a “breach of trust” had occurred. He also pledged a series of changes, ...

A former Facebook employee has told MPs it did not try hard enough to detect when user data was taken or misused by apps built for the site. The tech giant employed Sandy Parakilas in a role focused on data protection and app compliance, in 2011 and 2012. He told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Facebook had “lost ...

A hardware wallet designed to store crypto-currencies, and touted by its manufacturer as tamper-proof, has been hacked by a British 15-year-old. Writing on his blog, Saleem Rashid said he had written code that gave him a back door into the Ledger Nano S, a $100 (£70) device that has sold millions around the world. It would allow a malicious attacker ...

India has taken down the local website of Cambridge Analytica following allegations the company used personal data of 50 million Facebook members to influence the US presidential election. SCL India, a venture between the SCL group in London and Ovleno Business Intelligence, says both India’s major political parties are its clients. The company has no charges against it. Facebook would ...

A British surgeon who helped Syrian doctors online has told the Telegraph he fears his computer was hacked, leading to an air strike on a hospital. David Nott, who has performed surgery in various war zones, helped his Syrian colleagues during an operation, via Skype and WhatsApp, on just one occasion. The 2016 operation was later broadcast by the BBC’s ...

NINTENDO Switch fans will soon be able to discover even more great games. Nintendo is about to shine the spotlight on more of the eShop’s hidden gems. In a recent GDC panel, the company announced plans to update the Nintendo Switch eShop. The aim is to improve how the eShop functions and make it easier to discover new content. That’s ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly only willing to pay £52m for Gareth Bale and that has not gone down well at Real Madrid. Bale looks set to leave Real at the end of the season following an injury-ravaged past two years at the Bernabeu. And a return to the Premier League, where he made his name during a six-season spells at ...

CRISTIANO RONALDO will reportedly end his opposition to Real Madrid signing Neymar if Florentino Perez hands him a new deal. Neymar has been on Perez’s radar ever since he broke on to the scene with Santos in his homeland of Brazil. And the Real president was given a glimmer of hope of one day securing his services when he left ...