‘This is the year technology hit rock bottom’
Science
July 20, 2015
‘This is the year technology hit rock bottom’
In the past nine months, Brianna Wu has received no fewer than 108 death threats. The majority of these have…
Twitter can be better news tool, co-founder says
Science
July 15, 2015
Twitter can be better news tool, co-founder says
Twitter has the potential to vastly improve as a tool for real-time news and information, according to co-founder and current…
Student arrested for bomb hoax on Singapore Airlines flight
World
July 9, 2015
Student arrested for bomb hoax on Singapore Airlines flight
A 21-year old college student was arrested Tuesday in Tangerang, Indonesia for a fake bomb threat that delayed a Sydney-bound…
Twitter announces new message feature
Science
July 5, 2015
Twitter announces new message feature
Twitter is removing the 140 character limit from its "Direct Messages" feature.Users on the social networking site will be able…
Elbaradei suggests govt misunderstands citizen’s priorities
Egypt
June 11, 2015
Elbaradei suggests govt misunderstands citizen’s priorities
Former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei has suggested that the Egyptian government fails to grasp the most urgent demands citizens voiced…
Russia warns Google, Twitter and Facebook on law violations
Science
May 22, 2015
Russia warns Google, Twitter and Facebook on law violations
Russia's media watchdog has written to Google, Twitter and Facebook warning them against violating Russian Internet laws and a spokesman…
Tweeter-in-chief Obama gets own account
Life & Style
May 19, 2015
Tweeter-in-chief Obama gets own account
"Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account."
Twitter users use hashtag to mock govt banning of TV show
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Twitter users use hashtag to mock govt banning of TV show
Some Twitter users have launched a satirical hashtag called “#Soverign_authority_banned_me” to express their disapproval and mock news that the sovereign…
UK ambassador mocks justice minister controversy in job announcement
Egypt
May 13, 2015
UK ambassador mocks justice minister controversy in job announcement
The British ambassador to Cairo has coupled an embassy job announcement with a sarcastic reference to a recent public controversy…
UK ambassador gives funny response to humorous job seeker
Egypt
May 10, 2015
UK ambassador gives funny response to humorous job seeker
The UK ambassador to Cairo made the social network punchline of the day on Thursday when he replied to a…