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Snapchat’s growth records all time high after 4 years of drought

Snapchat, the social media application that everyone used back in the day just rose back from its pitfall.  From its inception in 2011, the messaging application was the first to introduce the concept of pictures and messages being only available for a short period of time before becoming inaccessible to recipients.   Ten years later, and the wondrous little app is witnessing its […]

After a 2 year wait, Salesforce officially owns Slack

Cloud computing titan Salesforce announced on Wednesday its completed acquisition of workplace chat platform Slack for $27.7 billion, adding the messaging app to its long list of enterprise software. The deal began surfacing in 2019, commemorating one of the most significant acquisitions in the history of business software industries in recent years, resulting in Salesforce’s […]

It’s time for telcos to step up as drivers of industrial 5G

Industrial 5G is set to be a catalyst for unlocking the potential of intelligent industry and accelerating data-driven digital transformation. However, most organizations are yet to realize its true potential. A variety of challenges await industrial organizations as they navigate their 5G roadmaps, and now is the time for telcos to step in and aid […]

South African firm to make Pfizer vaccine, first in Africa

A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the first time that the shot will be produced in Africa, Pfizer announced Wednesday. The Biovac Institute based in Cape Town will manufacture the vaccine for distribution across Africa, a move that should help address the continent’s desperate need for more vaccine doses amid […]

More than half of global population to use digital banking by 2026

The pandemic has placed a spotlight on all things seamless; from restaurant menus, hotel check-ins, and even trickling down to FinTech and digital banking services. This focus has accelerated coming of a digital economy that looks to harness the technological advancements that the world has witnessed since the start of the COVID-19 health crisis, which […]

DeSantis presses Biden to help keep internet flowing in Cuba

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials pressed the White House on Thursday to support efforts to preserve internet service to antigovernment protesters in Cuba, even advocating the use of giant balloons as floating Wi-Fi hotspots to allow images of dissent to stream unabated from the authoritarian nation. Cuban authorities blocked social media sites in […]

New AI program uncovers mental illnesses among senior citizens

Mental health practitioners in Singapore will be able to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose senior citizens with illnesses such as anxiety, stress, and depression all through a video screening. Its purpose is to support early detection of mental health issues. The way it works sounds deceivingly simple. The emotional analysis technology captures the patient’s […]

Facebook shoots back at Biden’s accusation of vaccine misinformation

Facebook clapped back Saturday against U.S. President Joe Biden’s comments accusing the social networking site of “killing people” by allowing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation being posted and argued that vaccine acceptance among U.S. users has risen.   “The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated,” he said.  The social media network considered that the facts tell a different story to the one promoted by the Biden administration.    Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice […]

Biden: Social media platforms 'killing people' with misinfo

President Joe Biden said Friday that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines. Biden’s comments came a day after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared misinformation about the vaccines a threat to public health, and as U.S. officials advised that deaths and serious illness from […]

Facebook, WhatsApp launch new updates for groups and multidevice support

Facebook and its subsidiary WhatsApp are developing two separate new updates. The features will support multidevice services on the instant messaging app and enhance experts’ profiles on Facebook groups.  WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that it’s testing a multidevice service that works without a phone connected to the internet.  “Each companion device will connect to your WhatsApp independently,” said the messaging platform in a statement.  The new update enables WhatsApp users to use this service on […]