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Debt-Led Telecom War May Blow $74 Billion Hole in India’s Budget

Aggressive price wars that pushed some calls below a penny per minute in India may be catching up with wireless carriers. Mountains of debt could hinder their bidding for airwaves in next month's auction, potentially blowing a $74 billion (roughly Rs. 4,92,140 crores) hole in...

Turkey: Selçuk Bayraktar Meets 17-year-old Somali inventor Guled Adan Abdi

Selçuk Bayraktar Meets 17-year-old Somali inventor Guled Adan Abdi
By: MoDuale A talented 17-year-old Somali boy is being hosted by the Turkish Foreign Ministry to attend Teknofest, the country's largest aerospace and technology event. Guled Abdi who closely examined the aircraft and UAV models in the exhibition centre and took photos used the plane simulator. Turkish...

Snapchat CEO Invites Flak After He Says, “I Don’t Want To Expand Into Poor Countries Like India and Spain”

There are approximately 4 million Indians who use Snapchat on a daily basis. But the CEO of Snapchat, Evan Spiegel, feels that India is just too poor a country to even consider expanding into. According to a report by Variety, ex-employee Anthony Pompliano was suggesting...

Yahoo hack: World’s biggest data breach could compromise Verizon deal and cost hundreds of millions of dollars

Analyst estimates the breach could shave $100 million to $200 million off the closing price of the deal. Yahoo on Thursday has revealed it has suffered from what could be the biggest data breach in history. While its users are still digesting the news, the massive...

Samsung Galaxy S8 Rumors: What to Believe

Samsung has dominated the Android phone market for at least a half-decade, but the Galaxy Note 7 debacle last year lost the company goodwill with customers after its phones exploded in pants, hotel rooms, airplanes, and elsewhere. Now, in the wake of a global recall...

Calestous Juma: how Africa can honour his legacy

Ademola Adenle, Colorado State University No discussion about the history of science, technology and innovation policy in Africa is complete without mentioning Calestous Juma. Juma, Professor of International Development at Harvard University, passed away late last year after a long battle with cancer. Juma championed the...

Five things we learned from ‘Pokémon Go’

Horndiplomat-It's only been available in the U.S. since Thursday, but Pokémon Go has officially become a viral phenomenon. If you're curious why it seems everyone is talking about Pokémon in recent days, let's catch up. Last week, Nintendo and The Pokémon Companylaunched Pokémon Go, a game for iPhones and...

New Challenge for Social Media: Policing Violent Live Videos

By DEEPA SEETHARAMAN Horndiplomat-in handling clips like the fatal shooting of Dallas officers highlights monitoring difficulties Two and a half hours after a Minnesota woman live-streamed the bloodied body of her boyfriend after he was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop on Wednesday, FacebookInc....