Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Google, along with various telecommunications firms, is urging European authorities to mandate interoperability of Apple’s iMessage with other smartphones, according to the Financial Times. This could mean the end of Android users in Europe being teased for their green text bubbles when messaging iPhone users, should Google’s proposal be adopted.…

OpenAI is grappling with “abnormal traffic” that suggests hackers are trying to swamp its services, revealing for the first time the potential cause of outages that’ve plagued ChatGPT this week. The Microsoft-backed startup, which helped galvanize the development of generative AI around the world, said it spotted signs of a…

Omegle, a chat service that pairs users with a random person so they can talk via text or video, is shutting down. Leif K-Brooks, who launched the service when he was 18 years old, announced its closure and talked about its humble beginnings, as well as how it grew organically because “meeting new…

With the end of this month being Black Friday, and the festive season shopping kicking off in earnest thereafter, Sony will be placing plenty of importance on the sale of its PS5 consoles, but so far, Sony has had a blockbuster quarter when it comes to PlayStation 5 sales. The company…

Amazon has begun cutting jobs in its Music division, the company announced on Wednesday, confirming the latest of several rounds of layoffs over the past year that have affected more than 27,000 employees of the retail giant. Employees in Latin America, North America and Europe received notices that their jobs had…

Microsoft has announced a multi-year partnership with Inworld AI, an M12-portfolio company, to build AI game dialogue and narrative tools at scale. The multiyear partnership will include an “AI design copilot” system that Xbox developers can use to create detailed scripts, dialogue trees, quest lines, and more Haiyan Zhang, General Manager…

According to The Information, Snap is going through a reorganization and has laid off “nearly 20 product managers.” The job cuts follow a string of departures and position shuffling over the past few months. A company spokesperson told the publication that the layoffs were meant to speed up the company’s decision-making…

You’ll soon be able to use the one-app streaming experience Disney is creating between Disney+ and Hulu. On today’s earnings call, CEO Bob Iger announced that the beta version of the Hulu on Disney+ combined app will be available in December for bundle subscribers. The full launch is expected in early…

YouTube is adding a new For You section to creator channels. The TikTok-like feature will be personalized to each visitor, recommending content from a channel based on each viewer’s watch history. The company’s support account on X posted about the upcoming feature, which launches on November 20. Creators can prepare for…

We’ve already seen Google’s “Live Translate” working its magic on phones calls, but to date, this feature is still exclusive to Pixel devices. If you happen to be a Samsung fan, though, chances are you may get to use a similar feature — Galaxy AI — without having to install third-party apps…

Microsoft allegedly plans to bring Copilot, its generative-AI-powered personal assistant, to late adopters. Windows Central’s Zac Bowden reports the Copilot button and sidebar from Windows 11 Microsoft’s Windows 11 2023 update rolls out, bringing Copilot AI to more users will “soon” arrive in Windows 10. The AI assistant for Windows 11 launched in beta in…

Uber commemorated its 10-year anniversary in South Africa by announcing its first electric vehicle (EV) fleet, which will be used for its Uber Package delivery service. It is also introducing new mobility and delivery products, as well as expanding its existing services to new geographies in the country. According to…

Have you been on Twitter lately? If you haven’t logged into your Twitter account recently, you’re in for quite a few surprises. Elon Musk has been taking drastic decisions ever since he bought Twitter and one of his revolutionary business plans involves renaming the social media app to X. Gone…

In a notable move, Meta, the parent company of popular social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, has decided to prohibit political advertisers from utilising its generative AI-based advertising tools. This decision is aimed at enhancing the oversight and security of advertisements related to sensitive subjects. Facebook is no stranger…

On Monday, YouTube announced two new experimental generative AI features. YouTube Premium subscribers can soon try AI-generated comment summaries and a chatbot that answers your questions about what you’re watching. The features will be opt-in, so you won’t see them unless you’re a paid member who signs up for the experiments during…

Following Amazon’s adoption of generative AI for advertisers last week, Google is rolling out a new feature that allow advertisers to create AI generated content using the same technology as the Bard chatbot. The feature is now available in beta on Google’s Performance Max advertising product, allowing US advertisers to create and…

If you own a PlayStation console, get ready to lose direct access to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, and this becomes yet another big company to announce that it will be removing X, from its products. And this is a big one. Sony has announced that it is terminating…

Cisco and Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub (MDIHub) have joined forces to set up the latest Experience, Design, Go to Market and Earn (EDGE) Centre in the North West province. Located in Mafikeng, North West, the EDGE Centre becomes Cisco’s sixth in South Africa. The other centres are in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town,…

Clive Butkow has stepped down from his role as CEO of Kalon Venture Partners, after almost eight years at the helm of the South African-based digital venture capital (VC) firm. Butkow established Kalon Venture Partners in 2016 after serving in various roles at IT services and consulting firm Accenture South…

Yesterday we reported on WeWork South Africa announcing that there weren’t going to be affected by the company’s woes which seemed to have finally caught up with it. But the questions remains; What could have led to the coworking space company that was once valued at $47 billion (£38bn), been forced to…