Social Media on Zuma’s ANC Summon as Party Drops Below 50%
Comments flood various social media platforms regarding the ANC‘s long-awaited decision to summon its former President, Jacob Zuma, to appear before its National Disciplinary Committee. Jacob Zuma Zuma, now a member and leader of the ANC’s opposition party, Umkhonto weSizwe, will learn of his fate with the ANC next Tuesday,
Read moreCharting the Future of Finance: Digital Finance Africa 2024
Amidst rapid technological advancements shaping the financial landscape, Africa finds itself on the brink of a major transformation. Positioned at the forefront of this shift is the Digital Finance Africa 2024 conference, hosted by IT News Africa. Scheduled for July 4, 2024, at the esteemed Maslow Sandton, this conference is
Read moreA Sensor to Monitor and Manage Water Quality in Real-Time
Internet of Things CENSIS, Scotland’s innovation center for sensing, imaging, and IoT technologies, has collaborated with Aqsen Innovations to create an affordable IoT sensor system. This system aims to assist communities in developing countries combat the impacts of climate change by allowing them to detect, monitor, and manage water
Read moreInfobip-Nokia Partnership Redefines the Telco App Ecosystem
Infobip and Nokia have announced a partnering agreement aimed at empowering the global developer community. This collaboration will enable developers to utilize both companies’ Application Programmable Interface (API) platforms, facilitating the development of a broader range of telco network-powered applications for consumer, enterprise, and industrial customers at a faster pace. Infobip’s
Read moreGoogle dubs Epic’s demands from its antitrust win ‘unnecessary’ and ‘far beyond the scope’ of the verdict
The new filing, along with Epic's proposal, will help to inform Judge James Donato in a hearing scheduled on May 23 about what actions to take next to put Google’s power in check. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGoogle’s Contributions Ensuring Election Integrity in SA
Google is committed to upholding election integrity in South Africa. Fair and transparent elections play a critical role in democracy. This year- 2024, South Africa celebrates 30 years since the dawn of its democracy, alongside its 7th election. South Africa will hold its democratic elections on the 29th of May.
Read moreApple: pay attention to emerging markets, not falling China sales
Apple’s chief financial officer Luca Maestri challenged investor worries over an 8% drop in China revenue, by noting that sales in other emerging markets are growing. “When we start looking at places like India, like Saudi, like Mexico, Turkey, Brazil…and Indonesia, the numbers are getting large, and we’re very happy
Read moreApple iPad event: What to expect
So far, the biggest surprise about May 7’s “Let Loose” event is that it’s happening at all. We’re just over a month out from Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference, and yet the company determined there was enough news to warrant a stand-alone event. iPads (including the iPad Pro and iPad
Read moreMicrosoft bans US police departments from using enterprise AI tool for facial recognition
Microsoft has changed its policy to ban U.S. police departments from using generative AI for facial recognition through the Azure OpenAI Service, the company’s fully managed, enterprise-focused wrapper around OpenAI technologies. Language added Wednesday to the terms of service for Azure OpenAI Service prohibits integrations with Azure OpenAI Service from
Read moreApple earnings see 10% iPhone sales drop, massive buyback fuels stock jump
Apple on Thursday reported a 10% drop in iPhone sales for the second fiscal quarter, dropping from $51.33 billion to $45.96 billion, year-over-year. The slowdown was fueled, in part, by an 8% drop in China. Apple’s slow adoption of AI versus competitors like Google and Microsoft likely played a role
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