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With literally every organization undergoing a form of digital transformation or the other, these companies have to turn to the other direction to find a unique, competitive advantage. This is the case with IBM and Salesforce. The companies announced recently plans to offer integrated AI services that weave the broad human-like conversation and learning capabilities […]
Google recently confirmed the acquisition of Kaggle, a data science community platform and of machine learning enthusiasts. Google revealed in a blog post that the skills of Kaggle’s team would be put to use in Google cloud machine learning training and deployment services, as well as dataset storage and query technologies. Since its inception in […]
The city of Manchester has been placed second on the list of the top 10 cities in the UK for digital technology, but there are reports by over 65% of the tech leaders of skills shortage. The tech industry in the UK is experiencing its most significant skills shortage in more than a decade, with […]
Internet service providers have branded Firefox browser maker Mozilla an “internet villain” for its support of DNS security standard. The Internet Services Providers’ Association in the U.K, has nominated Mozilla as the internet villain for its plans to roll out the security feature, which they say will allow users to “bypass U.K. filtering obligations and […]
Despite the high cost of access to the internet in Africa, the continent is experiencing rapid growth in internet usage coupled with the expected population boom in the youngest continent. It represents a significant opportunity for some of the world’s leading tech firms who are betting big on improving internet infrastructure and, by extension, making […]
Google can now automatically erase web and activity data after a set period of time. You can choose to allow Google to store this data for a period of three or 18 months. Visit the WayMaker Learning Blog for more stories. As part of the effort to make privacy settings more transparent, Google announced in […]
Following a successful opening edition of Finnovating in 2017, disrupt Africa has released Finnovating for Africa 2019: Reimagining the African financial services landscape, which reports the number of active fintech ventures across the continent to have risen to 491 from 301 in 2017. Africa’s fintecspace is growing rapidly at a fast pace, with the number […]
Truecaller is a mobile app that lets you see who’s calling, block unwanted calls, and has recently added voice call. The communication app is working vigorously to become a super app and a possible WhatsApp competitor. Recently, Truecaller integrated payment system to its app: “Truecaller currently offers a one-stop integrated communication platform that hosts a […]
Apple has taken several steps over the last year to make users more conscious of the subscriptions they’ve signed up for on iOS. Now, with iOS 13, Apple will notify users when they try to delete an app that still has an active subscription. “Do you want to keep the subscription for this app?” the message reads, […]
A new entity named ‘Verraki Partners business and technology solutions firm has been launched, which promises to partner with enterprises and governments to accelerate the development and transformation of Africa. Verraki will focus on implementing technology and business solutions designed inherently for Africa and specifically fit for purpose, while also curating business ventures to unlock new […]