2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (423+ words) Paris (France) (AFP) " American firm Planet Labs PBC on Tuesday said it now imposes a two-week delay for access to its satellite images of the Middle East because of the US-Israeli war against Iran. Issued on: 10/03/2026 - 21:39 Both major US satellite…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (573+ words) Paris (France) (AFP) " Iranian authorities were issuing warnings to people connecting to the internet in defiance of a communications blackout that had left the Islamic republic largely cut off from the outside world, witnesses told AFP on Thursday. Issued on:…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (548+ words) Barcelona (AFP) " Alternative phones on offer at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) telecoms trade show in Barcelona this week aim to answer demand for devices that protect users' data and attention. Issued on: 04/03/2026 - 13:59 In the vein of Netherlands-based Fairphone, whose…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (508+ words) Barcelona (AFP) " The second-hand market for smartphones has surged in recent years, borne up by lower prices as well as interest in eco-friendly consumption even as some still fear buying a dud. Issued on: 03/03/2026 - 07:17 The success of refurbished phones is…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (564+ words) Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) " A landmark social media addiction trial resumed Monday with a YouTube executive insisting that the Google-owned company's aim was to give people value, not hook them on harmful binge-viewing. Issued on: 23/02/2026 - 23:01Modified: 24/02/2026 - 02:37 YouTube vice president of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (182+ words) WhatsApp has been fully blocked in Russia after authorities said the Meta-owned messaging app failed to comply with local laws. The Kremlin is now encouraging users to switch to a state-backed "national messenger, a move widely seen as tightening control…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (767+ words) Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) " Aisha adjusted her beige veil over her circular-shaped headgear as a matchmaker scrolled through rows of dozens of pictures on a computer to find a man she could be interested in as a potential match. Issued on:…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (614+ words) Moscow (AFP) " Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday, urging its 100 million Russian users to switch to a domestic alternative. Issued on: 12/02/2026 - 17:51 Moscow has for months been…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (649+ words) Moscow (AFP) " Russia announced Thursday it had blocked WhatsApp over its alleged failure to comply with Russian legislation, days after restricting access to rival messaging service Telegram for similar reasons. Issued on: 12/02/2026 - 15:57 Moscow has for months been trying to shift…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (632+ words) The Kremlin said on Thursday said that'US messenger app WhatsApp'has been completely blocked in Russia for failing to comply with local law,'suggesting Russians turn to a state-backed "national messenger" MAX'instead.'Critics say MAX is a surveillance tool, something the…...