The United Nations Development Programme and the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda have honoured 40 private sector companies with the Gender Equality Seal Awards for their outstanding progress in integrating gender equality into workplaces and business strategies.
Meta’s social network Threads has introduced tags globally, eliminating the need for the hash symbol. Users can tag one topic per post to prevent tag spam. This feature, tested in Australia last month, allows the use of special characters and phrases with spaces, unlike traditional hashtags. Thursday 7th December 2023 saw a significant update to […]
The emergence of generative AI introduces a new wave of applications that integrate structured and unstructured data, creating a “system of intelligence” layer. Technology is changing dramatically with the advent of generative AI, which will cause a significant shift in enterprise spending over the next ten years and beyond. Large-scale changes can appear to happen […]
COP28 leaders are urged to create a fund for smallholder farmers to adapt to climate change, emphasized by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). Donal Brown, IFAD’s Associate Vice-President, stresses the importance of financing for small-scale farmers and calls for streamlined access to funds.
The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) has initiated a tree-planting drive, aiming to plant over one million trees by 2025 as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility. The announcement was made by PSFU’s chairman, Mr. Humphrey Nzeyi, at the 1st Private Sector Gala on December 6, 2023.
Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Laboratory has been granted accreditation by the South African National Accreditation System to international standards. The accreditation recognizes the facility’s competence in conducting various tests, measurements, and calibrations.
Ugandan and US-based actor and producer Hemdee Kiwanuka’s latest action crime thriller, “Ruthless,” featuring Dermot Mulroney, is set to debut on Video on Demand (VOD) platforms on December 15th, 2023. The film, exploring themes of justice and human trafficking, promises a unique approach and engaging narrative
Researchers at IIIT Hyderabad have identified a vulnerability in Android’s autofill feature, named “AutoSpill,” which could lead to the exposure of saved credentials from popular mobile password managers. Due to a flaw in the autofill feature of Android apps, several well-known mobile password managers are unintentionally disclosing user credentials. University researchers at the IIIT Hyderabad […]
Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, is introducing a new feature that allows users to send disappearing voice messages. Similar to the “View Once” option for photos and videos introduced in 2021, these voice messages can be listened to only once before disappearing. Although the introduction of end-to-end encryption in Messenger made headlines today, Meta […]
Amazon has announced that it will no longer accept Venmo as a payment option on its platform starting January 10, 2024. The decision comes less than a year after Amazon initially allowed users to use Venmo for payments on its website. Venmo, a mobile payment service owned by PayPal, will no longer be accepted by […]
