I don’t know how to say this, but sometimes the emotional labor of opening another app on my phone and typing in some text is just too much. I need to gather details about an Airbnb reservation from two different confirmation emails and send them to my friends. Or I want to figure out when …
Google’s Gemini Assistant Is A Fantastic and frustrating Glimpse Of The AI Future. Read More »
Technology heavyweight Google has unveiled its first ever cloud region in Africa, launching new data centers and cloud infrastructure in Johannesburg, South Africa. Serving as a hub for Google Cloud products and services across the continent, the Johannesburg cloud region provides businesses and organizations in Africa with low latency access to the company’s secure and …
Google Sets Sights on Africa’s Booming Tech Scene with New Cloud Region in Johannesburg. Read More »
With more than eight million paid subscribers, YouTube TV has risen to fourth place among pay-for-TV providers in the United States, according to a report published Tuesday by Business Insider. The YouTube TV subscription numbers — which place the service behind Charter, Comcast, and DirecTV — were revealed by CEO Neal Mohan in his annual …
YouTube TV Climbs to Fourth Among US Pay-TV Services. Read More »
Africa Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF), a private credit fund, and Telecel Group, an African-based telco company, have announced a partnership to invest $20 million in Telecel Global Services. This partnership, which aims to expand Telecel Global Services’ operations in West Africa, is part of a larger effort to advance connectivity, foster innovation, and bridge Africa’s …
Telecel Group Secures $20 million to Expand Its Operations in West Africa. Read More »
Amazon.com was sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the online retailer of violating a consumer protection law by steering hundreds of millions of shoppers to higher-priced items in order to earn extra fees. According to a complaint filed on Thursday in federal court in Seattle, Amazon’s algorithm for choosing what to display in …
Amazon Steers Consumers to Higher-Priced Items, Lawsuit Claims. Read More »
Communications were down for most Sudanese on Monday in what two telecoms sector sources and the army-aligned state news agency said was a deliberate move by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who are battling the military. The RSF did not comment, while an RSF source said the paramilitary had nothing to do with the …
RSF Brings Down Telecoms Networks Across Sudan, Sources Say. Read More »
Hot on the heels of launching its first major new product in years, the Vision Pro Headset, Apple is planning to bite the bullet and launch folding iPhones and iPads, according to reports in US media. US tech specialist website The Information reported sources revealing the tech titan is working on prototypes for “clamshell”-style folding …
Apple Is Reportedly Working On Foldable IPhones. Read More »
Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what’s real and not. Meta said Tuesday it’s working with industry partners on technical standards that will make it easier to identify images and eventually video and …
Meta Says It Will Label AI-Generated Images On Facebook And Instagram. Read More »
Renda Africa, a premier provider of third-party fulfillment solutions in Nigeria, has unveiled an innovative technology platform called Renda360. This platform stands out as the first to consolidate and offer straightforward access to comprehensive fulfillment infrastructure necessary for businesses aiming to expand smoothly and effectively across Africa. Renda360 aids companies in streamlining their fulfillment processes, …
Ebenezer Essoka has been appointed chairman of MTN Cameroon’s board of directors, following an election by the company’s group directors at a meeting in Johannesburg last week. Essoka succeeds Colin Mukete, who has held the role since 2002, when MTN Cameroon successfully acquired Camtel’s mobile division. Mcebisi Jonas, Chairman, MTN Group, stated: “Cameroon is one …
MTN Cameroon gets new board chair after 21 years. Read More »
