Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

NASA is launching its very own streaming platform called NASA+ sometime later this year. While the space agency already livestreams launches and other events on its website, NASA+ will feature not just live broadcasts, but also collections of original video series. A handful of the first shows on the platform will even…

Twitter, which Elon Musk is currently rebranding to X, is officially rolling out its ads revenue sharing program for creators. The company had given some creators payouts earlier this month, but now, users globally who meet the eligibility criteria can apply for the program from the monetization tab in settings.…

Apple will soon start cracking down on Apps that collect data on users’ devices in order to track them (aka “fingerprinting”), according to an article on its developer site spotted by 9to5Mac. Starting with the release of iOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma, developers will be required to explain why…

AMD has revealed its first mobile gaming processor with 3D V-Cache. As the name suggests, 3D V-Cache enables AMD to stack more cache on top of the CPU. The tech arrived on desktop processors last year, and soon you’ll be able to pick up a laptop with a 3D V-Cache CPU. This approach…

MultiChoice has announced a major revamp of its smartphone apps, including a name change from “DStv” to “DStv Stream”. In an email sent to subscribers on Friday, MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela said the update will roll out from 1 August. Our teams have worked tirelessly to deliver a smoother, simpler…

It’s now easy to show your WhatsApp friends what you’re doing without putting in the effort to create a Story or a similar clip. The service is rolling out Telegram-like instant video messages that let you respond in chat with videos up to a minute long. You just have to tap and…

AMD announced that over the next five years, it will invest approximately $400 million in India. The company will greatly expand its presence in the country and will open its largest design center in Bengaluru, India, already in 2023. The significant investment indicates that the company may be planning to…

Just when you think Elon Musk can’t get any more divisive, he’s weighed in on the light mode versus dark mode debate — and Twitter, currently undergoing a rebranding to X, is apparently going all in on the latter. Early this morning, Musk posted that “this platform will soon only have ‘dark mode’.…

Some of the biggest names in technology are coming together to help keep AI safe. Tech giants Google and Microsoft are partnering with OpenAI and Anthropic to ensure that AI technology progresses in a “safe and responsible” fashion.  This partnership comes after a White House meeting last week with the same companies, plus…

Reddit has started testing its version of verification badges on its platform with a new “Official” label. According to a post by a Reddit admin, the new label is in early testing and is only available to a small group of organizations (“in the double digits”) that already have existing…

Meta plans to make money from significant cloud-computing companies when they resell its artificial intelligence large language model, Llama 2. If you’re someone like Microsoft, Amazon or Google, and you’re going to basically be reselling the services, that’s something that we think we should get some portion of the revenue…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday announced a new service for healthcare software providers called AWS HealthScribe, which uses generative artificial intelligence and speech recognition to automatically draft clinical documentation. The service aims to save healthcare workers time using AI-generated transcripts and summaries of patient visits, which can then be entered into the electronic…

Amid its rebranding to X, Twitter is reportedly hard balling advertisers in an effort to increase its bottom line. Reports earlier this month suggested that Twitter’s revenue had dropped by a staggering 50 percent. The company’s latest strategy to increase revenue, according to The Wall Street Journal, is asking brands to spend at…

After changing on the web a few days ago, the new X logo and brand are beginning to appear on Twitter for Android. Marking the latest step in its ongoing rebranding efforts. The inputs also point out that the ultimate online social media platform will get a new name in the coming…

Elon Musk took his next big step in fully turning Twitter into X on Tuesday night: The @Twitter handle officially changed to @X. But, what about its original owner? The owner of the @x Twitter handle confirmed that the company, now known as X, took over his account without warning or financial compensation, telling him the…

Twitter’s rebrand to X is well underway. The name and iconic bird logo have been (mostly) stripped from the company’s San Francisco headquarters, and an “X” has replaced the bluebird atop twitter.com. Elon Musk has said the change is about more than just the name. He wants to turn the…

It’s a wrap! This year’s summer edition of Samsung Unpacked was busy, to put it mildly. The company not only introduced its latest wave of foldable phones, but major updates to its smartwatch and tablet lineups. But don’t worry if that’s a lot to take in — here’s everything Samsung…

Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and the mapping company TomTom have launched an initiative to take on Google Maps and Apple Maps. The four companies formed the Overture Maps Foundation last year with the goal of creating interoperable map products, and now, the group has released its first open map dataset. With this…

After the iOS version launched in May, OpenAI has released a dedicated ChatGPT app for Android users in four countries. According to a company tweet, it’s available first in the US, India, Bangladesh, and Brazil, with other countries set to follow later, mimicking the staged rollout we saw for the…

I’m fairly sure most Xbox controllers give off a bit of a sweaty pong after hours of gaming. Hence, being one of the reasons, Microsoft has now created one that’s supposed to smell like pizza from the get-go. The “world’s first-ever pizza-scented controller” is part of a marketing effort for…