Technology
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710Cybersecurity 101: Why Uganda must take digital safety seriously
As Uganda rapidly digitises healthcare, elections and public services, weak cybersecurity is emerging as a national risk. This opinion explains why digital...
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869Uganda to host Africa’s first-ever artificial intelligence data centre
Uganda is set to launch Africa’s first-ever AI data centre this year, a landmark move expected to boost data sovereignty, digital independence...
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643‘AI is long overdue’: Muganga makes case for Africa-owned data infrastructure
Victoria University's Lawrence Muganga says Africa must urgently invest in Africa-owned AI data centres as Uganda prepares to launch the continent’s first...
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408How A Proxy For Twitch Helps With Streaming, Bots & Testing
Imagine playing your game live with thousands of fans watching, only to suddenly experience buffering, a captcha, or even a temp ban....
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1.1KUCC trains Kotido youth in ICT, multimedia skills
Kotido, Uganda: The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), under the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, is conducting a five-day ICT and multimedia...
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1.2KWhatsApp now allows other people to share your status on theirs in new update
Global: WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that allows users’ status updates to be shared by others on their statuses, marking a...
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1.3KUganda to host next Digital Government Africa Summit
Lusaka, Zambia: Uganda has been selected to host the 2026 edition of the Digital Government Africa Summit (DGA), following an outstanding presentation...
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1.2KDon’t Cry for Facebook, innovate your own – Museveni minister tells Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda: The Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, has urged Ugandans to channel their efforts into developing homegrown...
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1.3KUganda loses billions to cybercrime, experts call for countrywide youth training
Bugolobi, Kampala: Uganda’s cyber professionals have raised alarm over the country’s growing exposure to digital fraud, warning that the surge in online...
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1.3KElon Musk becomes first person valued at $500 billion, eyes trillionaire status
The richest person on the planet is now worth $500 billion, as of 3:30 pm Eastern, per Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires tracker. California,...
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1.1KLIST: These marketing jobs are likely to become extinct in 10 years
Kampala, Uganda: The AI revolution is fast reshaping marketing careers, with experts warning that some of the industry’s most common roles could...
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4.9KMeta’s AI messaging tool: Can Ugandan SMEs tap into the next digital frontier?
Kampala, Uganda: Meta has unveiled an AI-powered business messaging tool designed to automate and personalize customer interactions on WhatsApp and Messenger, a...
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1.9KBeera Ku Guard’: NITA-U, PDPO unveil digital safety campaign to protect Ugandans online
Kampala, Uganda: The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U), in partnership with the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO), has launched a nationwide awareness...
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7.0KKenya’s EU Ambassador Prof Bitange Ndemo to headline Law Society’s inaugural Digital Transformation Festival
Kenya’s digital trailblazer, Professor Bitange Ndemo, currently serving as Kenya’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, will be the keynote speaker...
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1.3KHow AI-generated scams are evolving fast and harder to detect; here’s how to stay safe
San Francisco, USA: A recent wave of sophisticated scams driven by artificial intelligence is raising alarm among cybersecurity experts, with new techniques...
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2.9KTikTok overtakes WhatsApp, YouTube as Uganda’s biggest data consumer
WhatsApp remains the most widely subscribed platform with 9.2 million users, closely followed by TikTok with 9.1 million subscribers. Kampala, Uganda: Popular...
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8.1KVictoria University researcher Dr Lillian Tamale breaks ground in AI-powered TB detection
Kampala, Uganda: Victoria University Researcher Dr. Lillian Tamale has broken new ground with a landmark study demonstrating that simpler artificial intelligence models...
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1.2KMilima Cyber Academy unveils crisis-based Cyber Leadership Course in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda: Milima Cyber Academy (MCA), Uganda’s leading cybersecurity and digital forensics institution, has launched a first-of-its-kind Executive Cybersecurity Management Training Program....
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3.8KX reduces blue checkmark fees to just $5 per month
San Francisco, USA: Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced a significant reduction in the cost of its subscription...
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2.5KX users report major outage, frustrations mount over failed messages
Tech World, Global: Direct Messages (DMs) on X (formerly Twitter) have been rendered unusable for many users across the globe, with the...