Twitter owner Elon Musk has said he wants to get rid of the Twitter bird logo, and replace it with an “X”. Mr Musk, who has changed the name of the business to X Corp, said the replacement “should have been done a long time ago”.According to reports, the billionaire wants to create a “super […]
In a significant technological advancement, the Government of Uganda is set to receive new technology for the mass renewal of national identification cards (IDs) starting from December 2023. This move comes as the first batch of national IDs issued a decade ago is set to expire next year. With the implementation of this project, citizens […]
Absa Bank Uganda’s new payment system called Absa Mobi Tap, allows customers to use their debit or credit cards on Android smartphones or tablets for making payments. The technology aims to promote a cashless economy and enhance the financial inclusion of small businesses by providing them with a transparent digital record of transactions. It also […]
The Government of Uganda, in collaboration with the Uganda Road Fund (URF), is taking a significant step towards tackling the persistent issue of potholes on the country’s aging roads. To enhance road monitoring and maintenance, the government is to adopt an electronic road-monitoring app that will allow citizens to report potholes in real-time. This innovative […]
Twitter has lost almost half of its advertising revenue since it was bought by Elon Musk for $44 billion (£33.6bn) last October, its owner has revealed. He said the company had not seen the increase in receipts that had been expected in June, but added that July was a “bit more promising.” Mr Musk sacked […]
Ugandan software engineer Anatoli Kirigwajjo has been announced as the overall winner of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering. His winning innovation, Yunga, is a local digital security network that connects neighbors and the police within a 20km radius, providing affordable security through a physical device, smartphone app, or […]
Elon Musk bought Twitter at approximately $44 billion on October 27, 2022.Given Mr. Musk’s strong reputation of entrepreneurship, it was perfectly predictable that he invested such huge sums of money in Twitter with a chief objective of making it a commercially profitable social medium for himself. In the initial efforts to make Twitter profitable, Elon […]
The Vice President Jessica Alupo presided over the pass out of 480 graduands under Huawei Digi Truck ICT training project in basic ICT entrepreneurship skills from the Busoga region. She challenged the leaders of Busoga to encourage the PDM Sacco’s especially those in rural countryside to take advantage of the modern Digi Truck facility to […]
The Internet of Things enables the gathering and handling of large volumes of data, leading to benefits such as improved production procedures, enhanced device performance, and an improved quality of life. While the IoT offers advantages, security concerns, including the potential for hacking attacks, exist. Experts predict that by 2025, 22 billion devices will be […]
Anatoli Kirigwajjo, a software engineer from Uganda, has made it to the Africa Prize Engineering Award’s final round, this talented individual reached the prestigious final of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with other three remarkable engineers from across the continent. The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is an annual award led by UK’s Royal […]
