WhatsApp answers questions about February 8 update, says it doesn’t share private information with Facebook

Dubai: As WhatsApp users leave the platform in droves ahead of the February 8 deadline to accept its new rules, the tech giant has issued a statement. Perhaps in response to the major exodus of users – which number about 2 billion globally – the platform clarified what they will and won’t share with Facebook. […]

Is Signal better, safer than WhatsApp?

DUBAI: We tried it. Signal is emerging as a smarter alternative to WhatsApp. First, ease of use. Just download, sign-up (using your phone number) and start connecting with friends, family, colleagues. Here’s what we found: the audio and video signal in Signal is much clearer. So Signal (as well as Telegram) have emerged as two […]

Conservative social network Parler sues Amazon over shutdown

New York: The social platform Parler has sued Amazon after the tech giant’s web division forced the conservative-favored network offline for failing to rein in incitements to violence. Parler asked a US federal court for a restraining order to block Amazon Web Services from cutting off access to internet servers. The suit comes amid a […]

Tristar Group: Transporting the energy logistics industry into the future

When and why was Tristar set up? Initially established as a road transportation business in 1998 to meet the need for safe and reliable road transport for the petroleum industry in the UAE, Tristar has since grown into a leading energy logistics company with over 2,000 road transport assets, 34 maritime vessels, operation of 62 fuel […]