Twitter has announced a new audio feature that will allow users to record their messages and tweet for others to listen to. The new feature has got users of the social media platform excited but there are concerns over how Twitter will monitor and check harassment, abuse, and misinformation on the new audio feature.⁣⁣

In a country with huge disparities in terms of access to knowledge, technology and resources, there are concerns that online courts will hamper the accessibility of justice. Dharvi Vaid reports from New Delhi.

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Google has banned the popular videoconferencing software Zoom from its employees’ devices, citing ‘’ security vulnerabilities’’. However, Google isn’t the first company to ban employees from using Zoom. Earlier this month, SpaceX, a rocket company, also banned employees, citing “significant privacy and security concerns'.⁣⁣

The paranoia about 5G — the industry term for the fifth generation of wireless communications infrastructure — has risen for the last few years, but as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest wild theory is that the technology that runs mobile phones could secretly be causing the outbreak.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Digital Passion’s Fola Akinmolayan, in this interview with GuardianTV’s Abisola Olasupo, debunks these theories around a technology that has so far rolled out in about 40 countries, most notably South Korea and China, as well as in dozens of US cities.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

Investigative reports published in 2018 suggests an increase in gas flare ahead of the 2020 deadline and highlights the devastating impacts on the waste on local population and the environment International and local partners in the energy sector are now coming together to use technology in addressing the ugly trend of gas flaring.

The US government has postponed a crucial meeting with Huawei regarding the sale of US technology to the firm and China.

Someday, in the not-too-distant future, a robot similar to this snake-like prototype could help save lives.⁣⁣ The robot snake was developed at John Hopkins University could help advance search and rescue technology, says Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Chen Li. ⁣

As the new coronavirus continues to spread and claim victims, we tell you how technology is helping halt the outbreak. Researchers worldwide are racing to come up with a vaccine. If all goes well, they may run the first tests in three months. Our in-house expert Dhananjay Khadilkar tells us how it works and what kind of challenges biologists face in the process.

Huawei has finally gotten the go-ahead to build noncore parts of the UK's 5G network.⁣ The news is not likely going to be well received by the Donald Trump administration.⁣

French car parts company Valeo unveiled its first autonomous, electric delivery droid on a few days ago continuing its focus on betting big on autonomous driving technology at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Sony unveils an electric vehicle prototype named Vision S at the CES technology conference in Las Vegas. "This prototype embodies our contribution to the future of mobility and contains a variety of Sony's technologies," says Sony chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida.