Posted By
Najib
Apr 06, 2020 04:32
There's been a lot of talks in the past few days about Google's Coronavirus mobility reports, which are feeding users' location history to "chart movement trends over time by geography, across different high-level categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential". In simpler terms, Google is feeding from its users' movements to show how visits and length of stay at different places change compared to a…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 14, 2020 04:55
As if things weren't bad enough, Ogero head warned today that we might get disconnected from the net if the Lebanese authorities don't secure 4 million dollars to pay the ISP providers or the companies managing the cables I'm not sure. First we don't pay the UN our membership fees and now we're at risk of losing the internet if we don't pay up. I really want to believe that this is far-fetched but our…
Critiques
6 years ago
Ever since the revolution started, more and more fake news and videos are circulating around. Fake news are a serious problem across the world as they get a lot of attention and can have dire ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Remember when the Telecom Minister claimed he’s not planning on taxing Whatsapp? Well he was lying as the government agreed today to enforce a 20 cent/day fee on every WhatsApp or any other VOIP user. ...
Technology
6 years ago
Speed, one of the leading Beirut-based tech accelerators, has recently launched their seventh acceleration program and are currently accepting new applications. The accelerator offers startups $30,000 in financial support but more importantly, an intensive 3-month ...
Lebanon
6 years ago
Android Central shared last week news that YouTube Premium & YouTube Music have now expanded to eight new countries in the Middle East including Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & the UAE. YouTube ...
Lebanon
6 years ago
Ogero head tweeted earlier today that the planned 5G fixed wireless connection was installed ahead of time and is now fully functional at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri Airport. It should be available to all according to ...
Health
6 years ago
Embrace’s Lifeline (1564) is now available on Facebook’s Safety Center, in an attempt to raise further awareness on mental health and provide advice and support to anyone who may be suffering from suicidal thoughts or ...
Technology
6 years ago
Telecom Minister Mohammad Chouchair announced today that Beirut Airport will be equipped with fiber optics within 10 days and passengers will be eligible for 1 to 2 hours of free and fast internet (to be ...
Baladi
6 years ago
In the early 1960s, a small group of students from Haigazian University led by their Mathematics professor, Manoug Manougian, founded the Lebanese Rocket Society. After three years of research and trials, they were able to ...