In Sri Lanka, inter-community violence left three dead and several dozen injured. It happened overnight from Sunday to Monday in a tourist area in the south of the island. An extremist Buddhist group, claiming to have been attacked by Muslims, launched retaliatory attacks. Several mosques were damaged. The Muslim minority accuses the authorities of having…
Streaming provider Netflix is losing a lot of money by sharing passwords. He wants to defend himself against this. But question marks remain. Netflix is walking a tightrope: They don’t want to alienate customers, but they also want all users to pay. Some Netflix users in the US have recently seen a text displayed when…
Civilians trapped in the conflict in Sri Lanka are at the center of the concerns of the UN Security Council. He demands their evacuation from the combat zones and asks the Tamil rebels to lay down their arms. The Sri Lankan army has launched a muscular offensive against the separatists who are cornered in an…
The death of a 10-year-old girl from the Italian city of Palermo, who took part in a challenge called “scarf play” on the social network TikTok, shocked Italy, with the authorities deciding to block the application for users whose age is not guaranteed. Bogdan Botezatu, IT security expert, explained on Monday evening at Digi24 how…
Twitter Blue debuts in Australia and Canada, costs around 3 euros per month Paid Twitter – in the Twitter Blue version – debuts in Australia and Canada. The monthly subscription costs 3.49 Canadian dollars and 4.49 Australian dollars (about 2.9 euros) The service will offer options such as the ‘undo’ button, which will allow users…
New record of the floods in Sri Lanka: the authorities now speak of more than 100 dead. This toll could increase further because several dozen people are still missing. The archipelago is faced with heavy monsoon rains which cause flooding and landslides. It is the western and southern regions that are most affected. Soldiers were…
The announcement of the surrender of the Tamil rebels was greeted with joy in Colombo. No human tide in the streets, but a few festive scenes that come to greet the end of a 30 years war. “The whole world was saying that we couldn’t beat this terrorism,” comments a taxi driver. We are grateful…
Sri Lanka returns to a painful past. Five years later, the Rajapaksa family regains power. After Mahinda, now ineligible, it was his brother Gotabaya who was elected on Sunday as president of this South Asian island. Nicknamed the Terminator, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, wins with more than 50% of the vote ahead of the former Prime…
The music streaming market leader Spotify has also introduced a subscription model for podcasts – a few days after Apple. But some things should be different, it said on Tuesday. Stockholm – A few days after Apple, the music streaming market leader Spotify also presented a subscription model for podcasts. On Tuesday, Spotify announced more…
Politicians will no longer receive preferential treatment on Facebook. The social network intends to end its policy by protecting them from some content moderation rules. The change comes after former US President Donald Trump’s account was suspended. The changes come after Facebook faced criticism from journalists, lawmakers and its own employees for allowing world leaders…
Like other digital giants, Facebook has decided to activate voice commands for its Oculus Quest VR headset as well as its Portal connected screen. The users of these connected objects will only have to pronounce “Hey Facebook” to activate this functionality and launch certain options while keeping their hands free. Facebook has just launched its…
The evaluation to assess whether Zuckerberg’s creature has violated European rules. A spokesman for Fb: “The accusation has no basis, we will collaborate to prove it” Facebook in the crosshairs of the EU Commission which has opened an investigation for violation of competition rules. In particular, the evaluation concerns the use of advertising data, collected…
Sri Lanka was voting on Saturday. 16 million voters choose a new president. 35 candidates are in the running. An election against a backdrop of latent tensions over the country’s Muslim minority, 10% of the population of 22 million. The attacks on behalf of the Islamic State group, which killed 269 people at Easter, in…
The end is approaching for Internet Explorer, one of the oldest web browsers in the world, kept alive by Microsoft, although its market share has decreased drastically over time, informs CNN. Microsoft announced this week that it will end support for Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, after years of hesitation to announce the end…
At least 13 prisoners have been killed in Sri Lanka’s largest prison in Colombo, the capital. To the chagrin of the police, detainees managed to take control of part of the penitentiary center and to take staff members hostage. Some prisoners were armed. The soldiers were called in as reinforcements.
The Sri Lankan army is searching mud mountains in Aranayaka for around 100 people missing after a landslide that buried two villages, killing at least 24 people.
Getting re-elected and staying in power: this is the goal that the outgoing President of Sri Lanka intends to achieve on Tuesday in the presidential elections. Mahinda Rajapakse, whose popularity exploded last year thanks to victory against the Tamil rebellion, hopes to capitalize on it. His main opponent may well thwart his plans. He is…
In the heart of Sri Lanka, a paradigm shift is unfolding as savvy businesses transition from the familiarity of traditional marketing to the burgeoning realm of digital landscapes. The challenge, yet the essence of growth, lies in harmoniously blending time-honored methods like print ads and TV commercials with the dynamic world of digital marketing strategies….
Floods in Sri Lanka have left at least eight people dead, according to authorities, who have deployed relief efforts to try to help victims in six districts. They also fear landslides. Some 38,000 people have been affected by these floods. The month of May marks the onset of the monsoon in southern Sri Lanka.
Nearly 15 million voters were called to the polls in Sri Lanka to say which of the two main candidates will win the supreme seat. Among them, the head of state, whose term will only end in two years and who has taken the liberty of bringing forward the date of the election. With the…