Elon Musk has responded to criticisms leveled at him by Mark Zuckerberg, with the pair of billionaires having now publicly called each other out over their differing perspectives on the burgeoning threat of artificial intelligence. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly gone on record to discuss AI’s threat to humanity. Earlier this month…
The Chief Executive Officer and founder of Omatek Ventures Plc, one of Nigeria’s foremost indigenous manufcturer of computers, Mrs. Florence Seriki is dead Seriki died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) after a prolonged battle with cancer. Untill her death she was an engineer and pioneers of Nigeria’s foremost indigenous Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that specialises in the…
By Mary Shacklett Technology enables companies to advance in markets and build operational efficiency, but a lack of collaboration between IT and business often holds back progress. “IT has its operational goals, and it is an engineering-oriented discipline. So what happens is that many IT goals don’t translate well to CEOs and COOs, who are…
In a lot of ways, the latest iPhone is radically different. Apple has left virtually no component untouched, with the home button no exception. The old-school mechanical “click” mechanism has been replaced with a solid-state one. This uses Apple’s “taptic engine”, and contains no moving parts. This change was one of the many taken to…
Following a disappointing second quarter (PDF) in which Twitter’s profits came in lower than expected on its $602 million of revenue for Q2, the company is reportedly looking to sell itself – and fast. According to Reuters’ sources, the company is looking to close a deal by October 27. They noted that Google, Disney and…
Samsung has finally issued a real, honest-to-goodness recall of the Galaxy Note 7 with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission after continued reports of the handset catching fire. That means the recall is no longer a voluntary option for retailers; it’s now straight up illegal to sell old versions of the device. The agency also…
Another major digital media milestone was reached this July. Smartphone apps, which have been playing an increasingly important role in consumers’ digital lives over the past several years, now account for more than half of all Americans’ time spent online, according to comScore MMX® Multi-Platform and comScore Mobile Metrix®. While the smartphone app has been…
Snapchat is not the only company Facebook copies draws inspiration from in developing new features as the social media giant might soon be adding a new functionality that will make it look a little more like Twitter. Facebook is currently testing an experimental feature called ‘What friends are talking about’ that aims to get you…
YouTube is still top dog when it comes to watching videos online, but the company is facing tough competition from rivals like Facebook and Snapchat. Now the Google-owned video platform may have a plan to fight back with a new feature that lets video creators share photos, text and polls with their fans from inside…
Instagram is designed to be a mobile-first experience, so it’s not surprising that new features are secondary to its browser counterpart. For those who want to view the Snapchat-style Instagram Stories in full browser resolution, however, now there’s a Chrome extension to help with that. Aptly named “Chrome IG Story,” simply add the extension and…
