BMW is recalling more than 85,000 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in the US over concerns some of the airbags fitted in the vehicles may not inflate.
Nigeria Now Has 92m Internet Users – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that internet users and data subscribers in Nigeria’s telecommunications networks marginally increased to 92 million in August.
Paris Plans To Banish All But Electric Cars By 2030
Paris authorities plan to banish all petrol- and diesel-fueled cars from the world’s most visited city by 2030, Paris City Hall said on Thursday, Reuters reports. The move marks an acceleration in plans to wean the country off gas-guzzlers and switch to electric vehicles in a city often obliged to impose temporary bans due to surges in particle pollution in the air.
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg Takes Virtual Reality Tour Of Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited the streets of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico on Monday (9 October) in virtual reality to demonstrate the company's new "social VR" platform.
Apple’s $1 Billion Data Centre Gets Irish High Court Green Light
The Irish High Court ruled on Thursday, that Apple may proceed to build a 850 million euro ($1 billion) data center in Ireland bringing relief for the government after a two-year planning delay. Apple in February 2015 announced plans to build the data center in a rural location in the west of Ireland to take advantage of rich green energy sources nearby.
Uber Facing Criminal Investigations In US
Uber is facing at least five criminal investigations by the US Justice Department over numerous allegations including intellectual property theft, a lack of price transparency and the use of regulator-dodging software.
Microsoft Abandons Windows 10 Mobile
Microsoft appears to have abandoned its smartphone operating system ambitions. The company's Windows 10 chief has tweeted that developing new features and hardware for the Mobile version of the OS was no longer a "focus".
Joe Belfiore added that he had also switched to Android himself.