Computing

Cloud Holds Key to Improved Security, Efficiency & Regulatory Compliance

Organisations are struggling to cope with the increasing sophistication of today’s threat landscape. Zero-day exploits are on the rise and insider attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent, requiring more refined analysis and real-time remediation. Security teams, already overtaxed and understaffed, are being asked to increasingly identify and prevent new threats. Fortunately, cloud technology brings a solution. […]

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Computing

Young Africans to be Equipped with Machine Learning Skills for Global Competitiveness

What appears to be a move towards equipping young Africans with state-of-the-art training in Machine Learning (ML) and its applications kicked-off today, as the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) launched applications for the second intake of its unique African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI), a novel one-year intensive foundational master’s program for provide brilliant […]

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Computing

Nigerian Kids, their Coaches to Demonstrate Robotic Skills in First Lego Contest

About 37 teams made up kids of the the age range of 6 to 16 will be slugging it out in a creativity and science contest this weekend at the FIRST LEGO League Nigeria National Championship hosted at Baze University Abuja. The kids and their coaches will demonstrate their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive […]

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Technology
  • November 30, 2018

Expert Predicts IoT will Disrupt Cloud Technology

It is no longer enough to simply offer a cloud solution as emerging technologies start to not only dominate, but provide much needed competitive advantage to business. Jeremy Potgieter, SADC regional Head, Eseye, says that the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) alongside the prevalence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics are disrupting business […]

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StartUps

Book Reading Mobile App Unveiled to Empower African Authors, Writers

A reading subscription service firm, Bambooks has introduced a mobile application that allows users to read an unlimited numbers of books on its platform. The app comes in a mobile app and a web application, which allows users to read on their phones, tablets, laptops at any time of the day as long as they […]

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Computing

Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen Dies of Cancer Complications at 65

Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, the man who persuaded school-friend Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard to start what became the world’s biggest software company, died on Monday at the age of 65, his family said. Allen left Microsoft in 1983, before the company became a corporate juggernaut, following a dispute with Gates, but […]

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Computing

Microsoft’s $7.5 billion GitHub Deal set for EU Approval

U.S. software giant Microsoft is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $7.5 billion purchase of privately held coding website GitHub, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Microsoft announced the deal in June, its largest acquisition since it bought LinkedIn for $26 billion in 2016. The GitHub deal is expected […]

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