internet
Amazon hit from all sides as crisis highlights growing power
World
May 17, 2020
Amazon hit from all sides as crisis highlights growing power
As Amazon becomes an increasingly important lifeline in the pandemic crisis, it is being hit with a wave of criticism…
Virus-isolated silver surfers ride a new tech wave
Technology
May 13, 2020
Virus-isolated silver surfers ride a new tech wave
Before entering coronavirus lockdown with the rest of Britain in March, 73-year-old Pamela Cox had never shopped or banked online.…
More Egyptians using telecom services due to coronavirus: NTRA
Egypt
April 22, 2020
More Egyptians using telecom services due to coronavirus: NTRA
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) issued a report on Monday indicating that telecommunications services saw increased usages in March…
Chinese writer faces backlash for ‘Wuhan Diary’
World
April 22, 2020
Chinese writer faces backlash for ‘Wuhan Diary’
After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary about the coronavirus…
Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
World
April 14, 2020
Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
Every day, Pawel Sawicki, head of social media at the Auschwitz Museum, posts several photos of victims of the former…
Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams
World
April 8, 2020
Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams
The agency that oversees online addresses on Tuesday called for those issuing website address to vigilantly thwart cyber scams exploiting…
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus
Technology
April 3, 2020
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus
Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina uploads 200,000 electronic books for free
Books
March 29, 2020
Bibliotheca Alexandrina uploads 200,000 electronic books for free
Bibliotheca Alexandrina on Sunday uploaded 200,000 electronic books for free on the ‘Dar’ website. Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s director Mostafa al-Feky said…
Netflix reduces pressure on local internet service providers as more Egyptians stay home
Cinema/TV
March 27, 2020
Netflix reduces pressure on local internet service providers as more Egyptians stay home
Amid a recently-imposed nighttime curfew and efforts to encourage Egyptians to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, streaming…
Streaming could fill the stay-at-home void amid coronavirus fears
Culture
March 23, 2020
Streaming could fill the stay-at-home void amid coronavirus fears
(CNN) – Television has historically benefited from factors that prompt people to stay at home, from bad weather spells to…