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Internet used by 3.2 billion people in 2015

Nearly half of the global population will be using the internet by the end of this year, according to a new report.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body, predicts that 3.2 billion people will be online. The population currently stands at 7.2 billion.
About 2 billion of those will be in the developing world, the report added.
But just 89 million will be in countries such as Somalia and Nepal.
These are part of a group of nations described as "least developed countries" by the United Nations, with a combined population of 940 million.

Mobile

There will also be more than 7 billion mobile device subscriptions, the ITU said.
It found that 78 out of 100 people in the US and Europe already use mobile broadband, and 69% of the world has 3G coverage - but only 29% of rural areas are served.
Africa lags behind with just 17.4% mobile broadband penetration.
By the end of the year 80% of households in developed countries and 34% of those in developing countries will have internet access in some form, the report continued.
The study focused on the growth of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector over the past 15 years.
In the year 2000 there were just 400 million internet users worldwide, it said - an eighth of the current figure.
"Over the past 15 years the ICT revolution has driven global development in an unprecedented way," said Brahima Sanou, director of the ITU telecommunication development bureau.
"ICTs will play an even more significant role in the post 2015 development agenda and in achieving future sustainable development goals as the world moves faster and faster towards a digital society."

Apple design guru Jony Ive promoted

Apple has promoted British designer Jony Ive to the role of chief design officer at the world's most valuable company, according to reports.

Sir Jonathan previously held the role of senior vice president of design and helped design of some of the tech giant's most popular gadgets.
He was knighted in 2012 for his services to design.
The move was first revealed in an interview with Sir Jonathan in the Telegraph newspaper.
In an internal memo to employees, published later by tech blog 9to5Mac, chief executive Tim Cook said Sir Jonathan's newly created role would now expand beyond its devices and into designing the company's retail stores, new California campus and even office furniture.
Apple is in the middle of building a new campus, also known as "spaceship" for its circular shape that will house about 12,000 workers.
"In this new role, he will focus entirely on current design projects, new ideas and future initiatives," Mr Cook said in the memo.
"Jony is one of the most talented and accomplished designers of his generation, with an astonishing 5,000 design and utility patents to his name."
Sir Jonathan has helped design products like the iPod, iPhone, iPad and smartwatch over the last couple of decades.
There were reports earlier this year that Apple was working on a car and that he could be behind its design.
He will start the new role in July.

Delegating work

Some of Sir Jonathan's previous day-to-day management duties will now be shared by two other executives, who will work under him.
Richard Howarth - another Brit - will take over as the new head of industrial design at Apple, making him responsible for the crafting of its hardware.
His name previously came to prominence during an Apple v Samsung patent fight in 2012, when court filings revealed he had played a key role in the design of the original iPhone.
And Alan Dye - an American - will become vice president of user interface design - putting him in charge of engineering the way consumers interact with its software.
He recently featured in a Wired article, which described the work he had done on the Apple Watch.
Allowing Sir Jonathan to take a step back from some of his previous duties may reflect the fact that he was described as "exhausted" in a recent profile by the New Yorker.
"I just burnt myself into not being very well," he told the magazine, referring to the fact he had suffered pneumonia in the run-up to the release of the firm's smartwatch.

Time Warner Cable in $78.7bn takeover deal by Charter Communications

Charter Communications has agreed to buy media giant Time Warner Cable in a cash and shares deal worth $78.7bn (£52bn).

The cash element is worth $55bn, with the rest covered by Charter shares.
The new company, which will also include Bright House networks, will be a broadband services and technology company serving 23.9 million customers in 41 states.
It aims to compete with US cable market leader Comcast.
Comcast, which has 27 million customers, owns NBCUniversal.
The deal comes a month after Comcast abandoned a plan to buy Time Warner Cable after heavy pressure from regulators.
US cable and internet companies are facing stiff competitive pressure and are trying to cut costs and attract new customers as users increasingly choose to stream viewing content on the internet at a time of their choosing.
Liberty Broadband is expected to own about 20% of the new company.
The deal values Time Warner Cable shares at $195.71.
In pre-market trading, Time Warner Cable's shares were up 11% at $190.5, while Charter Communications was up 3.2% at $181.

Malaysia exhumes suspected migrant remains from graves

Referring to the "cages", he told reporters: "We think the migrants were imprisoned in these wooden pens...They were not allowed to move freely and traffickers kept watch at sentry posts."

Malaysia has begun exhuming bodies suspected to be migrants buried in mass grave sites found by the Thai border.

Authorities believe migrants were held for ransom in jungle camps, and those who died were buried in 139 graves.
Thousands of migrants have left Myanmar and Bangladesh in recent weeks on boats and overland through Thailand and Malaysia. Some have ended up in the hands of human traffickers.
Thailand has meanwhile offered a "floating naval base" to help migrants.
Officials believe the camps were only abandoned recently, following a crackdown by Thailand on human traffickers after similar mass graves were found in its southern Songkhla province.
Some migrants were apparently held at the camps in "human cages" made of wood and barbed wire.
Malaysia's national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said there were signs that torture had been used, but he did not elaborate. "We were shocked by the cruelty," said Mr Khalid.

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes to continue 'making history

"The Mercedes car I am driving right now is the best I have ever had in my career; it's just so much fun to be out there every weekend, on the limit and fighting to win at every track."

World champion and man to beat this season in Formula One, Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team sent out a warning to their rivals Wednesday that they intend to keep "making history."

In March, Hamilton said a new deal was "99.6" done, but as the weeks and months went by and the contract remained unsigned he was linked with a move to Ferrari.

However, the British driver has now inked a three-year-contract with the German constructors.

"Mercedes is my home and I couldn't be happier to be staying here for another three years," said Hamilton.

Letv announced its entry into the Chinese smartphone market in April and the company plans to offer phones in the United States by year's end.

Missing migrant boat found as countries offer shelter

Migrants found by the an international news team last week drifting off the coast of Thailand have been rescued by Indonesian fishermen.

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