For Space42, the newly established AI-powered space technology champion of the United Arab Emirates, SpaceX launched the Thuraya-4 voice and data communication satellite on January 3rd. At 8:27 p.m. Eastern, the first Falcon 9 flight…
ChatGPT Becomes the World’s Fastest-Growing App
ChatGPT, a chatbot launched by OpenAI, became the fastest-growing app in the world by reaching 100 million users in a short span of two months. The popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot had 13 million daily…
ChatGPT and the representation of Africa in the…
ChatGPT, also known as Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, was launched by OpenAI in November 2022. It is fine-tuned with supervised and reinforcement learning techniques. It is making headlines around the world because it can give…
Convergence raises $296 million for the Africa Tech…
According to chairman Andile Ngcaba, the buyout firm Convergence Partners secured $296 million to purchase African technological assets. The capital raise will bring Convergence's total funds under management to about $600 million, according to Ngcaba,…
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Down For Thousands Of Users…
Meta Platforms Inc's social media applications, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger were down for thousands of users in the United States (US) on Wednesday. According to the outage tracking website Downdetector.com, thousands of people…
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users can now bundle…
Meta always rolls out new features for the safety of the users. Meta has now announced the 'Accounts Center' feature. This will be helpful for users who use Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Under the 'Accounts…
Instagram Or Twitter: Elon Musk Asks Users To…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been implementing several changes after taking control of Twitter. He has also become increasingly active on Twitter. Recently, Musk asked his fans and followers on Twitter to choose between Instagram…
How to send WhatsApp messages without using the…
WhatsApp Inc launches various features every month for the safety of the users. Recently, the instant messaging app launched a proxy feature for Android, iOS and desktop devices. What is the benefit of the new…
How to hide WhatsApp chat without using the…
WhatsApp Inc launches various features for the safety of the user. WhatsApp has many features that are not known by many users. You would be surprised to know that you can hide WhatsApp chat without…
WhatsApp will allow desktop users to select multiple…
WhatsApp Inc releases new features frequently to enhance user experience and privacy. The meta-owned instant messaging app is all set to bring more features for desktop users. According to reports, WhatsApp is working on a…
Facebook will pay $725M to settle user data…
Facebook’s corporate parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit, alleging that the world’s largest social media platform shared millions of its users’ personal information with third parties, including Cambridge Analytica,…
Activists accuse Meta of posting hateful messages on…
An Ethiopian man whose father was killed during the conflict in his country has joined a lawsuit filed against Meta in Kenya. The claim accuses the parent corporation of Facebook of stoking violence and hate…
WhatsApp To Introduce New ‘View-Once’ Feature For Text…
WhatsApp, an internationally used mobile application, is working on a new update and the feature, which is expected to arrive soon. WhatsApp wants to introduce a new 'View-Once' feature for text messages. With the new…
Kenya’s Uncover Skincare raises $1M to expand enterprise
Africa's beauty and particular care business is expanding more snappily because of its expanding youthful and fashion-conscious population, rising purchasing power, and urbanisation. Major companies have been drawn to the assiduity in recent times because…
Honeywell, Environ to advance plastics circularity in Egypt
In order to advance plastics recycling in Egypt, Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) and Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two organisations will investigate building Egypt's first chemical recycling factory,…
IIT Tanzania to become a hub for tech…
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Tanzania, an East African country, can become a hub for technology education in Africa, according to an Indian Minister. Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of Education of India, said…
New tech to stop old danger in South…
To describe the size of the stone that killed a fellow South African miner four years ago, THABANG DITIBANE opened his arms widely. The rock had smashed his head when Ditibane, a rock drill operator…
Egypt to build $11bn wind farm from 2024
According to one of the major businesses funding the $11 billion project, the building of one of the largest wind farms in the world in Egypt is scheduled to begin in 2024 and could supply…
Flushing toilets no solution to S Africa’s sanitation…
With the exception of septic tanks and conservancy tanks, about 65% of South Africa's population has access to waterborne sanitation, such as flushing toilets connected to a sewer network. 13% of pit toilets have no…