Gartner, Inc. has determined the most important strategic technological developments that will affect software engineering between now and 2023 and beyond. These findings were presented by analysts at the Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit, which took place in London. “Software engineering leaders are under continuous pressure to adopt modern architectures and technologies. To […]

For the purpose of assisting people in the United Kingdom to avoid harmful medical misinformation on the internet, YouTube has introduced a verification mechanism for medical experts living in the UK. In the year 2021, users located in the United Kingdom accounted for more than two billion video views of clips on health issues. In […]

A new digital TV set with inbuilt technology has been introduced by StarTimes, a major sub-saharan African pay-TV service provider. This new digital TV set incorporates technology that enables consumers to access StarTimes channels without the need for an additional decoder box. The television, which goes by the moniker StarTimes Inside Sundial TV, comes equipped […]

Screen sharing is WhatsApp‘s newest addition, which was released in August, 2023 as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality of the video-calling experience on its platform.  With this update, WhatsApp is taking on established video conferencing applications such as FaceTime from Apple, Google Meet, and Microsoft Meet. The new function, which […]

LearnlyApp Edtech, a Nigerian edtech business, has introduced a gamified learning platform to upskill young people in Africa in an effort to address the education and skill gap that exists across the continent. LearnlyApp Edtech’s mobile-first gamified skill development platform with recurring bootcamps, workshops, and mentorship to upskill Africans through individual and corporate training tackling […]

Microsoft has introduced a new AI Skills Initiative aimed at educating individuals and organizations worldwide on how to tap into the wide potential of AI to improve their lives and the community at large. As part of its Skills for Jobs initiative, Microsoft has released entirely novel free training courses developed in partnership with LinkedIn, […]

Meta and Google have initiated tests to limit news access for Canadian users following the passage of a contentious online news bill by the Canadian parliament.  Facebook and Instagram users will no longer have the ability to view or share news content on these platforms in Canada. This change aims to comply with the legislation’s requirements […]

In early June, Microsoft’s flagship office suite, including Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps, faced significant service disruptions.  These disruptions were caused by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks conducted by a shadowy hacktivist group known as Anonymous Sudan. Microsoft initially refrained from providing details about the attacks, but they later confirmed the involvement of the Anonymous […]

Intel, the renowned technology giant, has announced a comprehensive rebranding initiative for its central processing units (CPUs) in preparation for the highly anticipated release of its upcoming Meteor Lake chips. Bernard Fernandes, the Director of Global Communications at Intel, recently took to Twitter to tease some significant branding changes for Intel’s CPUs in preparation for […]

Regulators in the United States have taken steps to prevent Microsoft from finalizing its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, the publisher of the popular gaming franchise, “Call of Duty.” The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) raised concerns that the deal, which would be the largest in the history of the video game industry, could […]

Amazon’s “Project Kuiper,” an alternative internet service that competes with SpaceX Starlink, includes a trio of satellite receivers that were just announced. Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite network designed to provide high-speed, low-cost Internet access to areas currently not reached by conventional means. Project Kuiper’s 3,236 satellites in LOI will do this (LEO). […]

CEO of the OpenAI corporation, Sam Altman, has issued a warning regarding the threat posed by artificial intelligence (AI). The American businessman speaking in a televised interview on Thursday, claimed these AI threats are genuine and will transform civilization.  In order to prevent possible harmful effects on humanity, Altman, whose business created the popular AI […]

Facebook and Instagram parent company, Meta, has launched a program recently called ‘Take It Down’ to curb the spread of “revenge porn”, also called non-consensual images or videos of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram. Revenge porn results in the public humiliation of victims when their non-consensual explicit images or videos are publicly shared or viewed. […]