Technology Will Kill Jobs, but the Smart People Will Not Go Hungry
I read in the Daily Monitor the other day, my good friend NSSF chief Richard Byarugaba talking about the future of work/jobs. With, especially, Ugandan youth facing unprecedented levels of unemployment, Byarugaba said the future will not necessarily bring jobs, because they will be eaten by technological advances. “We are already complaining about high levels […]
Africa’s Top 10 Richest In Tech
Africa is home to some of the richest individuals in the world. One of the richest, according to Forbes, in Africa is currently Aliko Dangote who hails from Nigeria. Dangote initially made his money in cement, sugar, and flour; however, Africa’s richest man is now looking to the oil industry to grow his fortune.While Dangote […]
SuperGeeks, Nigerian Startup Finding Considerable Traction In The Nigerian Market
In Nigeria, a country with some 180 million people and many more electronic gadgets, when a tech issue strikes, most people will generally get their devices fixed at informal market stalls. Last year, two Lagos-based entrepreneurs saw a gap in the market and decided to set up a dedicated gadget workshop.Fixing everything from mobile phones […]
Ellen Pao of Reddit resigns after community’s criticism
Ellen Pao, the chief executive of influential news and links sharing website Reddit, has resigned. Ms Pao had been the subject of intense criticism over her handling of the site, one of the web’s most visited, since taking over late last year. A petition with over 200,000 signatures called for her removal. In a statement, […]
Teen ruined Christmas for millions of children convicted of 50,700 offences
A teenager who helped to ruin Christmas for millions of children by shutting down the PlayStation and Xbox networks has been convicted of 50,700 offences. But despite being part of the Lizard Squad network that has taken credit for major hacking attacks over the last few years, the 17-year-old user – known as “zeekill” – […]
Hackers steal data from a company that…hacks people and sells hacking software to govts.
A company that sells surveillance software has been hit by a data breach. Hackers said they had penetrated Hacking Team’s internal network and stolen more than 400GB of data. The Italian company said it was working with police to track down the hackers. Widely shared online, the stolen data includes a list of the countries […]
Taiwan: How we will rule the world’s computer industry in 50 years
In 1950, Taiwan was one of world’s the poorest country, with a per capita GDP on par with the several African states such as Senegal and Mozambique. There was not much natural resources left either; between 1895 and 1945, when Taiwan was a Japanese colony, the Empire of Japan, in a bid to compete with […]
Egypt Signs 30 Technology Agreements With African Companies
Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) organized a forum to celebrate the signing of 30 partnership agreements between 15 Egyptian companies and 17 companies from six African countries in the field of communications and IT. The revenues of the Egyptian companies from this partnership program are estimated at some 48 million pounds in several spheres, […]
