Telegram has increased its subscriber network just days after WhatsApp’s decision to share users’ private data with Facebook App. In a tweet, Telegram messenger reported that it has surpassed 500 million active users with 25 million new users joining in the last 72 hours. Telegram surpassed 500 million active users. 25 million new users joined […]
Privacy in the social media age has become important. Facebook, in particular, has allowed individuals to post everything about their lives. This exposes many emerging privacy and data security scandals and is leading people to delete their Facebook accounts. When you permanently delete your Facebook account you will lose your profile, photos, posts, videos, and […]
Data-driven organisations are in a better position to make better strategic decisions to increase operational efficiencies, improve customer satisfaction and ultimately higher revenues. They are far more likely to acquire and retain customers. Data and analytics is disrupting traditional business models and ecosystems, helping modern organisations remain competitive. It provides business leaders with the insights […]
Digital health data platform, AfyaRekod is set to host the very first virtual concert, that is aimed to kick off a mental health and awareness campaign in Kenya. The concert, dubbed “Battle Za Mtaa” will be held on 10th October aligns with World Mental Health Day, with the overall objective of raising awareness on mental […]
TikTok released a blog post today explaining how recommendations are delivered to the For You feed, which is central to the TikTok experience and where most users spend their time. Part of the magic of TikTok is that there’s no one For You feed – while different people may come upon some of the same […]
With a proliferation of data emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic, data visualisation offers a fantastic opportunity to present all this information in an easy-to-digest format, and its applications are broad. In essence, data visualisation is a marriage between science and art. It’s the process of taking science, statistics and analytics and placing it in a […]
As the coronavirus continues to shred through communities across the globe, the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) is developing in the next two days a business COVID-19 action platform. The action platform will have: a 24-hour call centre and portal to share business and workplace health-related information for all sectors and businesses sizes from Small […]
Artificial intelligence, blockchain architecture, robotics, cryptocurrencies, virtual reality – these concepts are all going to disrupt the way humans work, live and interact. It turns out the 4IR is also being driven by a redefined idea of the labour force. The gig economy – a model of freelance agents performing short-term, on-demand work – already […]
Government and other stakeholders in the ICT the sector today converged at Strathmore University to join the world in celebrating the International Open Data Day. The event running under the theme; ‘Towards sustainable open data access in Kenya’ seeks to address some of the challenges facing Kenya in terms of access to credible and reliable data for […]
Real estate firm, Mizizi Africa Homes has announced plans of deploying big data to boost the efficiency of its operations and offer custom solutions to prospective homeowners. The developer has today said it is seeking to understand existing and new clients better by analysing their dream home preferences, purchase history and financial status to help […]