Research
- May- 2019 -8 May
AirQo Wins $1.25M Grant From Google’s AI Impact Challenge
Makerere University’s AirQo Project is among the 20 grantees that will share USD$25 million from Google’s AI Impact Challenge. The…
Read More » - Apr- 2019 -8 April
Gartner Estimates Foldable Phones to Reach 30 Million Units by 2023
Foldable phones will account for 5% of high-end phones by 2023, amounting to 30 million units as they are expected…
Read More » - Jan- 2019 -11 January
AI Beats Expert Doctors at Finding Cervical Pre-Cancers
Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be poised to wipe out cervical cancer, after a study showed on Thursday computer algorithms can…
Read More » - 4 January
STUDY: Social Media Linked to Higher Risk of Depression in Teen Girls
Teenage girls are twice as likely as boys to show depressive symptoms linked to social media use – mainly due…
Read More » - May- 2018 -30 May
A.I is Redefining Connectivity & a New Cycle of Economic Growth – Huawei GCI 2018
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving a paradigm shift in how nations prepare for the digital economy and could almost double…
Read More » - 11 May
Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri Can Be Tricked by Hidden Malicious Voice Commands
While Amazon, Apple, and Google are busy making their voice assistants smarter, a group of researchers claims that the present iterations of the companies’ voice…
Read More » - Apr- 2018 -17 April
More Than 3,000 Apps on Google Play Are Tracking Children, says ICSI
Amid the ongoing Facebook data leak row, a new study has said that over 3000 apps on Google Play have been improperly collecting data…
Read More » - Mar- 2018 -28 March
Morgan Stanley Claims Microsoft Will Reach USD$1 Trillion in Market Value in a Year
Analysts from financial services firm Morgan Stanley have predicted that Microsoft will reach USD$1 trillion in market value within a year. In a…
Read More » - 22 March
Uganda Has 16 Active Tech Hubs, 442 in Africa – GSMA
Tech hubs in Africa are growing on a gradual pace. In September 2015, a mapping exercise done by the World…
Read More » - 9 March
Android Beats iPhone in Terms of Smartphone Loyalty
Android continues to have more loyal users than the ones using the iOS operating system, a new report by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners…
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