TECHNOLOGY

Apple (AAPL.O) is likely to report a dip in iPhone sales in the April-June quarter as shoppers held out for a new model in a slow economy, making it important for the company to detail how it is using artificial intelligence to augment growth, analysts said. The world’s most valuable firm will wrap up Big Tech earnings on Thursday, with ...

Reports say a Ugandan man identified as Herbert Baitwababo breathed a sigh of relief after a court ordered for his return to a WhatsApp group. This was after the WhatsApp admin ejected him from the group for asking questions in relation to how finances of the group were being handled. The court had ordered for his return to the WhatsApp ...

Instead of traditional gold bands, Czech couple Jiri and Ondrej Vedral exchanged smart rings on their wedding day. Smart rings are wearable electronic devices with functions similar to smartwatches. They typically allow the user to monitor his or her heartbeat, and make a contactless payment. It’s a fast-growing tech sector, reported to be seeing global sales rise by 21% a year. ...

Amazon’s core e-commerce business may be struggling – but the profit-making parts of its business are delivering. Online sales were flat in the first three months of the year compared with the same period in 2022, the company said on Thursday. But it offset that with better-than-expected sales in its cloud services and advertising units. Profits also jumped in a ...

Twitter users bid farewell to an iconic feature on the platform, as many reported on Thursday that they had lost their verified blue check marks. These badges were initially awarded by the company’s previous leadership to distinguish high-profile users and public organizations. While Twitter had previously announced that the system would be phased out on April 1, nothing happened until ...

Profit of the biggest mobile network operator (MNO) in the country, MTN Ghana slowed down in the first quarter of the year. The company’s profit went up marginally by 5.4 per cent in the period under review from GH₵‎707.5 million as at the end of March 2022 to GH₵‎745.4 million. With this development, it is not clear whether the commencement ...

E-commerce and digital transactions expanded rapidly on the African continent during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as health-related restrictions limited foot traffic in malls, prompting greater levels of online retail activity. Africa led mobile internet usage as of 2021 compared to other regions. The continent led by 13 per cent above the global average, and almost five per cent ...

Even artificial intelligence wants to learn from Bill Gates. When the Microsoft co-founder sat down for an interview with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month, the two answered questions generated by a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot. The bot asked Gates about the best advice he’s ever received and how it has influenced his own life. In response, the 67-year-old pulled out some ...

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) today Wednesday, March 1 commences the implementation of licensing Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSPs), accrediting Cybersecurity Establishments (CEs) and Cybersecurity Professionals (CPs), pursuant to the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038), sections 4(k), 49, 50, 51, 57 and 59. The purpose of the regime is to ensure regulatory compliance with the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038) and ...

After a week of suspense over rumoured layoffs after Elon Musk’s takeover last week, the job cuts have become a reality. Unfortunately, Ghana’s own Benard Kafui Sokpe has confirmed his exit from working with the bird app. Bernard Kafui Sokpe, popularly known as Meistermind on Twitter, senior partner manager for Ghana and Nigeria Twitter partnerships in Ghana, tweeted to confirm his current ...