Tek Talk: Tech Untapped – 1st March, 2023
This episode with Lilian highlights some tips and tricks as well as some overlooked features on GOOGLE MAP, to make navigation easier.
Search Results for: Google
Cruise Control – 14th February, 2023
ChatGPT vs Google Barb, who is running the spotlight for AI-Generated content in 2023? As the world celebrate Valentines Day, what gift can you get your loved ones? More importantly, what tech gift can you get your loved ones? Viral Tech news on CruiseCtrl with Bookii.
Tony’s Tech Side – 8th February, 2023
Do you really know what a “File” is? Do you know when Google Maps was launched? Today’s Rubbles of History highlights the launch of Google Maps and record braking “24 hours in Cyberspace” event. Today’s Tech Gist; 1) AFDB announces 2nd edition of Fashionomics Africa Online Incubator and Accelerator Programme. 2) Starlink gets license and approval in Rwanda 3) Binance suspends US dollar withdrawals and deposits for international customers. 4) Microsoft announces AI powered Bing and Edge.
Tony’s Tech Side – 7th February, 2023
From an explanation of the word “byte” and what happened on February 7th in Tech history, to Google and Microsoft going head to head in the Conversational AI Space, Tony shares insights into Africa’s Tech space in this episode of this podcast. Also today, he talks about Meta losing its claim to be removed from suit claiming it exploited workers.
Tony’s Tech Side – 3rd February, 2023
From Africa’s 1st Unicorn of 2023 to Africa’s 1st e-hailing (Uber, Bolt) and App-based transport workers govt approved union in Nigeria and Google starting its 1st Startups Accelerator Program for African Women Founders, Tony shares a lot of firsts in the Tech space in Africa in the past week.
Why all the Fuss about “BEPS”?
Do digital firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, Netflix, and Uber pay taxes to countries in Africa where they have customers? Can African countries make money from these big tech companies? How will these taxes be calculated and paid? An Accountant with Ascension Consulting Services, Ife Ajao, provides some answers to these questions under what is known as Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS).
Which African Country Could Become The Next Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a region in the South San Francisco Bay Area, made notable by the number of technology companies that started and are headquartered there, including Apple, Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook, Netflix and other Fortune 500 companies. It sets the gold standard as a tech hub, so there is little wonder that so many locations around the world are attempting to emulate its success or perhaps become the next Silicon Valley. However, as there are projections that some African states will soon rise to the status of being dubbed Silicon Valley, one wound wonder which African country first will […]
2021 AI Trends in Africa
Your Alexa or Siri, Bolt or Uber ride, stories on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok and Google search are all AI at work. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just about robots and complicated codes but the smart assistant or secretary that takes all your past behavior, web searches, interactions, and everything else that you do when you are on these apps and tailors the experience just for you. An AI strategist, Lavina Ramkissoon, discusses with Gloria and Tony the AI trends that shaped 2021.