Science and Technology

TILLERSON confirms that Trump was joking when he called Africa SHITHOLE

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, flanked by his chief of staff Margaret Peterlin (L), meets with Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 8, 2018. Tillerson Reaffirms US Commitment to Africa ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (VOA) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has re-affirmed the U.S. commitment to Africa, two months after President Donald Trump’s reported derogatory comments about the continent. “I think the United States commitment to Africa is quite clear in terms of the importance we place on the relationship,” said Tillerson at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “The president himself wrote Read More

Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Chats

Social network says it paused human review of conversations Apple, Amazon, Google have been scrutinized for similar work By BLOOMBERG Facebook Inc. has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to Read More

Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Chats

Social network says it paused human review of conversations Apple, Amazon, Google have been scrutinized for similar work By BLOOMBERG Facebook Inc. has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to Read More

Oops! Twitter ‘sorry’ for sharing user data with advertisers without permission. What’s new?

© Reuters / Dado Ruvic By RT Oops! Twitter ‘sorry’ for sharing user data with advertisers without permission. What’s new? Another day, another social media platform issuing an apology for Read More

TECHNOLOGY: Internet kill switch

MARTHA LEAH NANGALAMA – If you get kidnapped in Uganda, chances are high that your mobile devices will be taken and all your internet activity will no longer be you. Read More

TECHNOLOGY: Internet kill switch

MARTHA LEAH NANGALAMA – If you get kidnapped in Uganda, chances are high that your mobile devices will be taken and all your internet activity will no longer be you. Read More

UGANDA: Youth must embrace technology, not just social media

I have this wonderful memory of my brother James Wamema. After our family had been transferred from Nairobi back to Kampala, in the temporary Nakesero apartments by State House, which Read More

BIG DATA: Cambridge Analytica did work for Brexit groups, says ex-staffer

The office building that used to be occupied by the now defunct Cambridge Analytica | Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images Cambridge Analytica did work for Brexit groups, says ex-staffer The disgraced Read More

Europeans to Release Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in Africa

A cloud of ordinary mosquitoes is silhouetted against a clear sky. Researchers hope the planned release of genetically engineered mosquitoes in Burkina Faso will help lay the groundwork for “gene Read More

FUTURE OF WORK: 101 people, ideas & things changing how we work today – LONG READ

The world of work is in transition. Are you ready? The 101 people, ideas and things changing how we work todayWORKLIFE 101 By BBC The world of work is in Read More

How Africa played a critical role in the US moon landing (PHOTOS)

From Nigeria to Zanzibar, Africa quietly played a critical role in US moon landing Satellite stations in Africa were vital links to outer space Posted 26 July 2019 15:03 GMT By GLOBAL Read More