Tech

Tech startups and other innovation-driven businesses have been rapidly rising in Uganda recently. However, these have been urged to make proper use of locally available data centres to help them reduce costs. Richard Zulu, a team leader at Outbox said servers located outside the country are way more expensive. He added that this will majorly be felt by private businesses ...

Apparently, Meta has threatened to stop showing news content on Facebook in the United States. The threat comes in objection to a new law about to be passed in the states. This new law gives news organizations greater power to negotiate fees for the content shared on Facebook. In 2021, Facebook got suspended briefly in Australia after they passed a ...

According to reports, Kanye West will not be buying the right-wing social media platform Parler. The announcement came from the firm itself just a month after it announced their deal with the controversial American rapper. According to a tweet from the company’s chief executive, they came to this final conclusion “in the interest of both parties”. “The company has mutually ...

Foxconn, the renowned Apple supplier is increasing efforts to recruit workers following agitation at the world’s biggest iPhone factory. The company has even started rewarding cash prizes to workers who help to find new employees. Those who successfully refer a friend or family member to work at its plant in Zhengzhou, China, will receive a 1,000 yuan award ($141; £117). ...

Twitter’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, has announced that the platform would be launching differently colored badges to distinguish between accounts. “Sorry for the delay, we’re tentatively launching Verified on Friday next week,” he tweeted. “Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals (celebrity or not) and all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before check activates.” In ...