Elon Musk announced that X, formerly Twitter, will be introducing video support to Spaces, its live audio conversation feature. Musk mentioned that the video feature is expected to be released by the end of the current year or certainly by early next year. Elon Musk has revealed that Spaces, the social network’s live audio conversation […]
The Parliament has authorized a loan of US$150 million from the Export-Import Bank of China to facilitate the digitization of the nation. The Minister of Information, Communication Technology, and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi, highlighted the government’s plan to connect all unconnected districts to the national internet fiber. According to Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of Information, Communication […]
The East African Community and TradeMark Africa introduced the EAC NTBs App, funded by the Netherlands, to tackle non-tariff barriers and enhance regional trade. The app facilitates easy reporting, monitoring, and resolution of cross-border trade issues, supporting producers and traders.
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 […]
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 […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met with investors from London-based company Strand Hanson Limited, expressing support for their proposal to mine lithium in Ntungamo district for local manufacturing of electric car batteries.
In order to oversee Uganda’s trade activities overseas, the government intends to establish a sophisticated, sustainable national digital platform and ecosystem, according to Matthew Bagonza, head of operations at the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID). The chairman of PACEID and senior presidential advisor on special duties, Odrek Rwabwogo (C), said digitization […]
