Science & Technology

Amazon to cut 9,000 more jobs to streamline costs

American multinational technology company, Amazon, is looking to lay off an additional 9,000 corporate and tech workers by the end of April. The company’s chief...

Group of young Africans attend technology training workshop in China

A group of young people from Africa have been attending training sessions at the Luban Workshop in China’s Tianjin Municipality. Named after the ancient woodcraft...

Chinese factories boom while Japan’s are in reverse

Manufacturers in Asia's two biggest economies are performing very differently after the pandemic. Factory activity in China expanded last month at the fastest pace in...

Twitter under fire for censoring Palestinian public figures

Twitter owner Elon Musk suspended the accounts of some journalists, including reporters from newspapers like the New York Times and the Washington Post.  Defending his...

ISRO successfully test fires cryogenic engine that will help Chandryaan-3 begin journey to Moon

The Indian space agency, ISRO, has announced the successful test firing of the 'CE-20' cryogenic engine that will be used for the Chandrayaan-3 mission. The...

EXPLAINED | Why did Nokia change its logo after nearly 60 years?

Nokia is accelerating and signalling a change in strategy by changing its logo for the first time in 60 years. Rebranding a business to...

Russia sends Soyuz rescue ship to International Space Station

Russia has launched an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft on a rescue mission to return two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose trip back to Earth...

Japan’s new H3 space rocket fails to blast off

Japan’s new H3 space rocket has failed to blast off because two booster engines did not ignite following the successful ignition of the flagship...

Ride-hailing company, Bolt, raises $530m in Africa. 2 other stories and a trivia

  Multinational ride-hailing company, Bolt, has raised €500 million ($530 million) to invest in Africa over the next two years. The development was confirmed by the...

WhatsApp to unveil five new features

WhatsApp has announced a hoard of new features for the app, including animated stickers, QR codes, dark mode for the web and desktop app,...

South Africa battles with water crisis

South Africa’s economic hub, Gauteng is bearing the brunt of water shortages caused by dwindling reservoir levels due to high demand of water. As taps...

Ethiopia restricts social media amid Orthodox church row

Ethiopia has limited access to social media and messaging platforms amid mounting tensions between the authorities and the Orthodox church. Netblocks, an organisation that monitors...

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