Google Translate Adds 10 New African Languages, EA Sports to Stop Making FIFA-branded Games, and Xiaomi in Legal Quagmire in India

Africa

Google Translate adds 10 new African languages

Google Translate has included 10 new African languages to its database. The languages include Twi, Bambara, Ewe, and Lingala. The new additions are part of 24 new languages included in the translation database.

Kenyan sues Meta over content moderator role

Daniel Motaung, a former content moderator for Facebook is suing Meta and contractor Sama over human trafficking and poor mental health support. The Kenyan said he was paid $2.2 per hour to moderate content that included beheadings. He said the job ad failed to warn applicants of the extreme content beforehand.

Lemonade Finance integrates with UK’s TrueLayer

Africa-focused Lemonade Finance has announced that it is now integrated into TrueLayer’s open network. This integration makes it easy for customers to verify their bank accounts in order to send money through Lemonade.

Europe

Bedfordshire released pupils data online

A council in Bedfordshire has admitted to submitting personal details of special educational needs pupils. The council of Bedfordshire has availed itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office for investigation.

Royal Mail wants 500 new delivery drones

UK’s Royal Mail wants to add a fleet of 500 new drones to allow it deliver mail to remote locations. It hopes to add at least 200 over the next three years alone, pending approval from aviation authorities.

UK accuses Russia of satellite attack

The UK is blaming Russian hackers for cyber-attacking satellite internet company in Viasat. This occured before the start of the invasion of Ukraine, and caused for clients outages across Central Europe.

The Americas

EA Sports to stop making FIFA-branded games

EA Sports has ended its relationship with FIFA due to high licensing cost. The gaming firm will release new titles in 2023 under the name, EA Sports FC.

Apple discontinues the iPod

Apple has announced that it will stop producing the iPod Touch after 21 years. Apple’s last update of the iPod came in 2019.

Google unveils new Google Pixel Watch

Google has unveiled its new smartwatch at a developer conference. The Google Pixel Watch is 4G-compatible and can be paired with an android device.

Asia

Toyota cuts production due to Shanghai lockdown

Car manufacturer Toyota is suspending production across its plants due to coronavirus lockdown measures in Shanghai. Tesla has also halted production until measures are eased in the Chinese city.

Thai army boycotts Lazada over ad video

The Thai army is boycotting online retailer, Lazada, over a video it alleges mocked Thailand’s ruling family. The boycott came after a user accused Lazada of mocking the royal family in a TikTok video.

Xiaomi faces legal probe in India

China’s Xiaomi is facing legal probes in India over its business practices, it has been reported. India’s financial crime-fighting agency accuses Xiaomi of illegally funneling funds out of the country.