Sci-Tech

GB NEWS 24 DESK// SK Telecom has joined forces with Thailand's AIS and Singapore's Singtel to launch a new partnership to develop new gaming-related revenue streams. The investment in a regional joint venture builds on an earlier…

GB NEWS 24 DESK// Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, paving the way for Oracle to make a last-minute bid. US President Donald Trump gave a 15 September…

GB NEWS 24 DESK// Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said the social network will launch a drive this weekend to recruit much-needed workers to staff US polling places in the coming election. "We are seeing a massive…

In the next step to integrate its apps, the social networking giant has introduced a new tool for users to broadcast live to Facebook from Messenger Rooms. This feature is rolling out in some countries on Facebook and Messenger web from…

GBNEWS24DESK// Amazon has said an email sent to employees asking them to remove the video-sharing app TikTok from any mobile device that can access their company email was sent in error. An internal memo sent to staff earlier on Friday…

GBnews24desk// Google is rolling out a new tool for news publishers to help improve content with the use of real-time data. The new feature called trending topics sits within the Realtime Content Insights (RCI) tool. It provides…

GBnews24 desk// Hearsay of a quarterly profit of $13.2 billion, powered in large part by a steadily growing cloud computing business that the company says now accounts for almost a third of its total revenue, has been reported by…

GBnews24 desk// Facebook's method of transferring data from the EU to the US for business purposes is being challenged again in court. The Irish data protection commissioner is arguing that the legal mechanism for these transfers does…

GBnews24 desk// Some Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users reported that they cannot upload photos, videos and files. Facebook, which owns all three apps, said it was aware of the issue and was "working to get things back to normal…

GBnews24 desk// A Facebook mail facility near company headquarters was evacuated Monday after a routine check found mail possibly containing the nerve agent sarin. Authorities put the site under quarantine as they conducted additional…