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Uber’s exits from Nigeria and Uganda highlight the growing challenges of making ride-hailing work in Africa., Abuja, Nigeria – Uber is leaving Nigeria and Uganda just as the cost of running a ride-hailing business is becoming harder to sustain in parts of Africa. The company ended its 12-year run inContinue Reading

twenty-five-years-after:-the-toxic-legacy-of-9/11

A quarter-century after Sept. 11, America is commemorating the day with a combination of reverence, Islamophobia and jingoism. But there is another current running through the mix of emotions: anger over a number of unanswered questions about the attacks, their toxic legacy and the extraordinary violence that was subsequently committedContinue Reading

lg-defends-smart-tv-features-amid-audio-surveillance-allegations

Recent accusations against the electronics company have raised new questions about the nonconsensual data it harvests., South Korean consumer-electronics company LG has denied allegations that its smart televisions record ambient conversations, listen while on standby and store recordings for later transmission. On Wednesday, the company told Al Jazeera that voiceContinue Reading