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The government monitors its reputation online … one year before the presidential election
He just made a deal with three companies. Goal? To gauge, on the Net, the reactions of the French on the decisions taken. The sum is large enough to be reported. The government has decided to invest some three million euros to increase monitoring of its reputation on the Internet. To do this, he called…
Nigerian authorities are urging radio and television stations in the country to give up their Twitter accounts
Nigerian authorities on Monday called on all radio and television stations in the country to “suspend any support” for Twitter and immediately drop the accounts on this social network, the use of which he described as “unpatriotic”. “We recommend that all audiovisual companies uninstall their Twitter accounts and use Twitter to search for information or…
Apple is reducing its dependence on the iPhone with its accessories and services
Apple has published its quarterly results, better than expected. The sale of accessories and services is increasing, while that of its smartphones is decreasing. The American company has been diversifying its offer for several years, reducing its dependence on the iPhone. Strong growth in services and accessories, slight decline in iPhone sales, sales up sharply:…
State guaranteed loans. Why Bpifrance uses Amazon services
Amazon’s cloud service, Amazon web services, is used to deploy Government Guaranteed Loans. This contract causes a lot of reaction and raises the question of national sovereignty. Bpifrance explains this choice by ensuring “keep the keys” of the entire system. During the annual presentation of Bpifrance’s results, its managing director Nicolas Dufourcq explained, Thursday, February…
Sri Lanka: the A9, highway of reconciliation
For over a decade, Kilinochchi served as the capital for the Liberation Tigers movement from Tamil Islam. But in November 2008, the Sri Lankan army launched attacks on the city from three different locations. The fighting raged in particular on the A9 motorway, the main axis connecting Colombo with the Tamil areas in the north…
Sri Lanka Vesak Day Celebration
Tens of thousands of worshipers flocked to Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka this Sunday to celebrate Vesak Day. This traditional festival commemorates the three major stages of the historical Buddha’s existence: his birth, his awakening and his death. Over two-thirds of Sri Lankans’ 20 million are Buddhists.
Toussaint – A company erases the digital traces of the deceased
After death, traces are left on social networks, mailboxes, blogs… A company erases them and also records last wishes. The web makes us immortal. The social networks continue to celebrate the birthday of a deceased person , share photos memories … The iProtego Marseille company undertakes to erase the digital data of a deceased person …
Colombo shouts victory
This morning, the Sri Lankan president formalized the victory of the regular army over the Tamil separatists. In a nationally broadcast address to parliament, Mahinda Rajapaksa declared the end of 25 years of civil war. “The law now reigns over the whole country,” he said. The last fights took place in a handkerchief of 300…
Sri Lanka announces the end of the Tamils
The Tamil rebels militarily beaten in Sri Lanka, this is what the president of the country affirms this evening. To the media, images of victory are presented. This morning the government army invaded a beach, permanently blocking access to the sea for the Tamil Tigers, and any possibility of escaping the fight. The situation is…
Spotify positions itself as the leader of the podcast market but annoys the competition
With the acquisition of the first American podcast this week, Spotify is now positioned as the world’s leading player and is accelerating the transformation of this format, arousing some resistance in the process. In just 16 months, the Swedish audio platform has invested more than $ 600 million, mainly in content editors, to go from…
Whatsapp goes back, no limits for those who do not accept privacy
The company launched its new policy on May 15 Whatsapp goes back, there will be no limitations for those who do not accept the new privacy rules. This change has attracted a lot of criticism around the world against the company that launched its new policy on May 15. From a week earlier, the app…
Sri Lanka, mourning, Vesak celebration
Due to heavy rainfall and devastating floods that hit Sri Lanka, the streets of the capital Colombo are less crowded than usual this year for the Buddhist festival of Vesak, which marks birth, spiritual awakening and death. death of Lord Buddha.
Whatsapp, audio messages x2: here is the news
Here is the option to listen at double speed. Users cheer on social media On WhatsApp it is now possible to listen to audio messages even at double the speed. The novelty is part of the latest application update, already available for iPhone users on the App Store. The new function allows you to choose…
Sri Lanka: UN concerned about humanitarian situation after end of conflict
Sri Lanka ends 37 years of civil war but the international community is concerned about the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the conflict. President Rajapakse congratulated himself on killing the last 300 rebels on Monday. Among the victims, the supreme leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Vellupilai Prabhakan. These diehards were holed up in…
Spotify, PayPal, Twitter -Mega disruption paralyzes numerous Internet sites worldwide – Amazon service is probably to blame
There are currently restrictions on various services such as Amazon, Spotify, PayPal and Co. Customers report malfunctions when logging in or in normal operation of the services. This is probably due to a bug in the Amazon Web Services in the background. As the malfunction page shows, problems have been increasing with a number of…
Humanitarian disaster in Sri Lanka
Thousands of civilians abandoned to their fate, hundreds of wounded trapped without medical aid. In Sri Lanka, the International Committee of the Red Cross says it is powerless in the face of an unimaginable catastrophe. And the Sri Lankan government has once again rejected calls from the international community to stop the offensive against the…
Mudslides in Sri Lanka: “little chance” of finding survivors
Hopes of finding survivors are slim after the devastating mudslides in Sri Lanka. This is what the authorities indicated on Thursday the day after the tragedy in the village of Haldummulla, 200 kilometers from the capital Colombo. Backhoes and rescuers tackled tons of mud that swept away some 150 tin houses on a tea plantation….
Netflix deletes inactive accounts – saving hundreds of thousands of customer’s money
Anyone who no longer actively uses Netflix but keeps forgetting to delete their account will now be helped by the streaming service itself. According to an announcement, inactive accounts are to be deleted unless specifically contradicted. In a post on the official Netflix blog, Eddy Wu, product manager at the streaming giant, announced an innovation…
#Twitterdown, what happens to Twitter?
Problems for many users Twitter has technical problems and the hashtag #Twitterdown climbs trends for users who have the ability to use the social network. Many complain of difficulties viewing their profile and posting. The message ‘something went wrong’ alternates with the message “We have some technical problem. Thanks for reporting. We will fix the…
Sri Lanka: Tamil provincial election after years of civil war
The northern part of Sri Lanka, where the ballot is taking place, was the scene for years of a civil war between the government and Tamil separatists, killing tens of thousands. The army defeated the rebels in 2009. Tamils vote to appoint a semi-autonomous council of 38 members. “We are going to demand that solutions…