Google’s reach into almost all aspects ofpeople’s digital lives – from email and search to maps and calendars – means there isn’t much it doesn’t know about its 1.17 billion users. And now, the technology giant might even know when you’re going to die. The company’s Medical Brain team is…
If you think Kenya scores top in exam cheating, you are dead wrong. The habit is so prevalent in Algeria that the country had to shut down all internet services during the tests. The whole nation of Algeria went offline on Wednesday for the start of high school exams, the…
Today, Facebook has made a major move on their video platform that would lure in creators from a platform like YouTube. Facebook says they are now building monetization products on their platform that would allow creators to make money on the network. “We want to provide different ways for creators…
What would you do with $3.3 million in the bank? Actually, let us rephrase that: What would you do with $3.3 million in the bank as a 19-year-old kid? If you’re anything like Erik Finman, the answer is simple: you build a robotic suit. But more on that later. If…
Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, a Chinese multinational e-commerce, retail, Internet, artificial intelligence [AI], and technology company isn’t always on the radar of bitcoin or cryptocurrencies. Contrastingly, lately, he has shown much interest and belief in the blockchain technology. Jack Ma doesn’t believe that blockchain is a rich…
The lecture will be streamed online, tune in: Campus Radio Popup – https://bit.ly/2w68jQA Campus Radio Kenya – www.campusradio.co.ke Radionomy – https://bit.ly/2qTLuOP Live Online Radio – https://bit.ly/2x2zFau William “Terry” W. Fisher III is the WilmerHale Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Harvard Law School and faculty director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. His primary research…
For the video games fanatics, transporting yourself into a video game, body and all, just got easier. Artificial intelligence has been used to create 3D models of people’s bodies for virtual reality avatars, surveillance, visualizing fashion, or movies. However, all this typically requires special camera equipment to detect depth or…
In an important milestone for the African country, Kenya has finished building its first satellite, which will be launched from the International Space Station (ISS) in a few months. The satellite, which was developed in collaboration with Japan, puts Kenya in a select club of African countries. The satellite was…
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has revealed his intention to study decentralized technologies, specifically cryptocurrencies, as a part of his pledge to ‘fix’ Facebook in 2018. On his Facebook page, Zuckerberg published a message detailing his ‘personal challenge’ – similar to a resolution – for the new year,…
Have you been getting calls from foreign phone numbers where your phone is ‘flashed’ for a few seconds?…quite afew Kenyans have been getting such calls in the past few weeks (including us!) and Safaricom is warning customers against returning calls to these numbers. The Wangiri Scam Apparently, the whole thing…