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AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs According to the BBC, a camera system that uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition to reveal states of emotion has been tested on Uyghurs in Xinjiang. According to a software engineer, such systems were installed in police stations throughout the province. When shown the evidence, a human rights advocate described it as shocking. The Chinese embassy in London has not responded directly to the allegations, but has stated that politic.

Washington DC accuses Amazon of having unjust pricing policies Washington DC is suing Amazon over allegations that it abuses its position as a retail behemoth. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, alleges that Amazon's near-monopoly on online sales in the United States results in higher prices for consumers. "Amazon's e-commerce platform benefits from and is protected by Amazon's anticompetitive business practices," it stated. Amazon stated that the lawsuit is "completely incorrect." The lawsuit, fi.

6 Things Every IT Team Should Know  If you own a company with IT Team setup or you work in the IT Department of an organization, or you lead/manage a team of IT professionals, these are the most crucial areas your team should focus on if you are willing to effectively manage and grow your business.  1. Unified Communication 2. DSL Services 3. Video and Voice Conferencing 4. Remote and Mobile Employees 5. Customer Service Technologies 6. Internet Marketing   Unified Commun.

Why South Africa’s Vodacom is planning to sell off part of its M-Pesa stake Vodacom, South Africa's largest telco, has earned premium buyout offers for a portion of its M-Pesa mobile money market. According to CEO Shameel Joosub, Vodacom would be forced to accept these deals if the success of M-Pesa does not substantially increase the company's market valuation. We believe it is premature to have that discussion now. Perhaps two or three years from now, the conversation will be very diff.

South Africa is supposedly Africa’s tech frontier of the future South Africa has been ranked first in the fDi's African Tech Ecosystem of the Future ranking for 2021/2022. It took the top spot in several critical categories, including startup status, business friendliness, and economic potential. fDi Intelligence released the report in collaboration with research firm Briter Bridges. It is fDi Intelligence's inaugural African Tech Ecosystems of the Future ranking. According to fDi intel.

Obama Leader, Nkem Begho advocates a mindset shift in leadership to bridge Nigeria’s digital divide Despite numerous largely uncoordinated efforts, Nigeria's digital divide remains extremely wide. Numerous individuals, groups, and even certain organizations and government parastatals continue to lack access to fundamental ICT infrastructures such as the internet, computers, and software. Numerous peculiar factors have acted as a hindrance to efforts to bridge this divide. They include a .

Lumos Nigeria wins the Sabre 2021, Africa’s biggest PR Award Lumos, Africa's leading solar home system provider, in collaboration with Modion Communications, a fast-growing public relations firm in Africa, won the Sabre Award for 2021 for its social PR campaign in February 2020 supporting indigent schoolgirl Fathia Dele Rasheed from Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. The African Sabre Award is the continent's highest honor for public relations and corporate social responsibility excellence. .

ICT contribution to GDP drops below 10% as oil recovery drives 0.51% growth in Q1 Nigeria's economy is now beginning to rebound from the pandemic's nightmare. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.51 percent in the first quarter of 2021, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This represents a significant improvement over the 0.11 percent growth experienced in the fourth quarter of 2020. Additionally, it is the economy's second straight quarter of growth sinc.

How DStv is sustaining its Pay TV leadership through technology investments and local content Since its inception in the early 1990s as a direct broadcast satellite, DStv has grown to become an integral part of the Nigerian household while also contributing significantly to the development of the continent's media and film industries. DStv, which is owned by MultiChoice Group, continues to be an integral part of the African media industry's success story. Additionally, the brand has outlasted .

FarmPower is offering Nigerians an opportunity to earn up to 40% RoI through pig farming investment  “Only one factor may bring our nation to a halt – our reliance on foreign countries for food and energy. Agriculture is the economic lifeblood of our country.” This quote by John Salazar captures not only the current state of Nigeria, but also the enormous opportunities inherent in the country's agricultural sector. Despite the growing demand for pork and pig products in .

Quidax raised over $3 million, on the worst day of crypto, in less than 48 hours On what has been dubbed the worst day of cryptocurrency so far this year, African-founded exchange Quidax raised over 7,772 BNB through the public sale of its token, QDX. On Thursday, May 19, the cryptocurrency market experienced its first significant decline in 2021, with Bitcoin falling as low as $30,000 from a high of $64,000. Despite this, QDX's public sale ended in less than 48 hours. Quidax recently announce.

Adversaries spend more than 250 hours undetected in target networks on average, according to Sophos Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today published the "Active Adversary Playbook 2021," which details attacker behavior and the tools, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) observed in the wild by Sophos' frontline threat hunters and incident responders in 2020. TTP detection data is also available for early 2021. According to the results, the median dwell period of an intruder .

The Importance of Artificial Intelligence In This Advanced World We are a fortunate generation to live in this technologically advanced era. The days of almost everything being done manually are long gone, and we now live in an age when machines, software, and various automated processes perform the majority of work. In this regard, artificial intelligence occupies a unique position among the technological advancements of the modern era. Artificial intelligence, or AI, is the science of comput.

Tencent profits soar even as China tech crackdown worries linger Tencent is generating more revenue and intends to invest more in games and videos, despite Beijing's increased scrutiny of the technology sector. The Chinese gaming and social media giant announced Thursday that revenue increased 25% year over year to 135.3 billion yuan (about $21 billion) in the March quarter. Profit increased 65 percent to 47.8 billion yuan ($7.4 billion), exceeding analysts' expectations, aided by lower inter.

Research Exposes 10 Common Threats Vexing Cloud Customers According to new research conducted by a threat detection and response firm, the most common threats to corporate networks are consistent across all businesses, regardless of their size. Vectra AI released its 2021 Q2 Spotlight Report, "Vision and Visibility: Top 10 Threat Detections for Microsoft Azure AD and Office 365," on Wednesday. These top threat detections for Microsoft Azure AD and Office 365 enable security teams to identify u.

Flutterwave of Nigeria collaborates with Amole to promote seamless remittance and financial inclusion in Ethiopia Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech company, has partnered with Amole, Ethiopia's largest mobile digital wallet platform, to facilitate remittances to the country. The partnership enables the diaspora's over 8 million Ethiopians to send money instantly to Amole wallets, bank accounts, and cash pickup locations in excess of 2,500 locations. Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola stated that.

MTN misses out as Safaricom wins sole Ethiopian Telco licence The Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE), led by Safaricom, has emerged as the sole winner of a telecommunications license in the country. Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) officials announced that the consortium will invest more than $8 billion in the country's telecom sector over the next decade. Safaricom leads the consortium with a 56% stake, followed by Japan's Sumitomo (25%), CDC Group (10%), Vodacom (6%), Vodafone and.

Mobile Devices Under Siege by Cyberattackers Between 2019 and 2020, financial services and insurance organizations' exposure to mobile phishing doubled. Cybercriminals are deliberately targeting smartphones, tablets, and Chromebooks in order to increase their chances of securing an entry point. According to a new Lookout research team report released May 6, a single successful phishing or mobile ransomware attack can provide attackers with access to proprietary market research, client financia.

Microsoft is finally getting rid of its most-hated product Internet Explorer's demise is finally near for one of Microsoft's most reviled products that refused to die. Microsoft announced this week that Internet Explorer 11 support will end on June 15, 2022. After years of flirting with IE's demise, the final nail in the coffin was driven. For instance, Microsoft abandoned Internet Explorer in August 2020 in favor of its own products. Teams, Microsoft's workplace chat software, stopped workin.

How Film Anatomie is supplying affordable film equipment to Africa's film industry “When something does not come out correctly, they point the finger at the editors.” Chuks Oteke had had enough of his work being criticized. In 2012, he established his video production studio, offering visual effects and video editing services, but he occasionally received complaints from dissatisfied clients. They saw Oteke as the issue, but he saw the issue as the raw video cuts he received from h.