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Google’s Nearby Share app for Windows PCs is now officially to be had

July 21, 2023 Editor

App for Windows PCs is now officially available. A PC model of the app, which makes it a cinch to share documents among gadgets like Android phones and Chromebooks, has been in beta for some months, however it is now equipped for high time. Nearby Share for Windows, to be had as an app download on PCs across the world, has now been installed by more than 1.7 million people. With images and videos being the most popular file types to send, we’ve seen over 50 million files transferred between…

Artificial Intelligence Approaches In Database Management Systems.

February 23, 2023February 24, 2023 Editor

Database and Artificial Intelligence (AI) courses have been long-standing offerings in computer science curriculums. Due to the present-day need for “intelligent” databases and “knowledge-base” management systems, the technologies of databases and artificial intelligence are increasingly being integrated into research. The growth of data volumes and the need for fast analytical data processing lead to significant efforts to answer these major challenges. Data processing plays a key role and is the leading motivation for research and development in software and hardware technologies. An approach to teaching database and artificial intelligence concepts…

Meta moderation panel receives appeals

June 24, 2022May 24, 2023 Editor

Meta moderation panel receives a appeals The owner of Facebook a Meta moderation panel receives a million appeals against removed posts. Instagram set up the oversight board as an independent body to give users the chance to challenge the company’s often contentious decisions about social media posts. For those updating statuses or posting pictures still on Facebook, you would know posts that include violence, hate speech, or bullying will be taken down But what if Meta gets it wrong? and the content you post isn’t harmful in any way? Meta’s…

CBK Proposes law for mobile loan apps

August 13, 2020May 17, 2023 Dianne Jacobs

CBK Proposes law for mobile loan apps Digital app lending companies operating in Kenya are set up for a shake-up after the country’s central bank proposed new laws to regulate monthly interest rates levied on loans by digital lenders in a bid to stamp out what it deems predatory practices. If approved, digital lenders will require approval from the central bank to increase lending rates or launch new products. The move comes in the wake of mounting concern about the scale of predatory lending given the proliferation of startups offering…

Whatsapp to Enable chat history synchronization

August 10, 2020May 17, 2023 olivia Craig

Whatsapp to Enable chat history synchronization WhatsApp has been working on multiple device support for a while now though it is yet to confirm the same. We know that such a feature is in development through its beta updates, and again, another beta update has dropped major clues about it leading us to believe WhatsApp may roll it out soon. According to a report by WABetaInfo, the new update- WhatsApp v2.20.196.8 beta for Android has given a glimpse of two features that include advanced search and multiple device support. The…

WhatsApp finds a way to curb fake news

August 5, 2020May 18, 2023 olivia Craig

WhatsApp finds a way to curb fake news WhatsApp making more changes to slow the spread of fake news among users and that’s why earlier this year it imposed a strict new limit on message forwarding. This feature means users who plan on forwarding a message that has been identified as “highly forwarded” will only be to send it to a single contact at a time. A “highly forwarded” message is defined as media that has been sent through a chain of five or more contacts. This isn’t the first time…

Digital WhatsApp Payments for SMEs launched, Pilots in Brazil

June 18, 2020May 25, 2023 Editor

Facebook has launched its WhatsApp payments service in Brazil, enabling people to send money and make purchases from within the chat app. You use it by linking up your WhatsApp account to your Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card. This now adds Facebook as one of the digital payments and mobile money providers like Mpesa WhatsApp began testing P2P payments in India in 2018 but Brazil, where the messaging service has 120 million users, becomes the first country to get a nationwide rollout. Brazil would be the first to…