Category: <span>Tech</span>

Writing your bio for your dating profile is one thing, but choosing your photos to give your potential boyfriend or girlfriend a glimpse at their future boo is another challenge that Tinder wants to help you with.  Spotted on The Verge, Tinder is launching a new AI-powered feature to help users select their “best photos” to put in their...

Spotify gained Apple’s approval to show European Union users pricing information in its iOS app. The streamer is opting into Apple’s “entitlement” for music streaming services, created following the European Commission’s landmark antitrust ruling against the tech giant in March, according to an updated blog post Wednesday (Aug. 14). “This means we will finally be able to offer something as obvious...

TikTok’s still trying to get people to buy more things in the app, this time via a new integration with Amazon that’ll enable TikTok users to make an Amazon purchase in-stream, without having to tap through to the Amazon app or website. Amazon’s new partnership with TikTok will facilitate more direct integration between the two apps. Pinterest has also signed...

Instagram will soon be using views as its primary metric across all organic and boosted media formats which includes reels, live, photos, carousels and stories. Views will measure the number of times a reel started to play or replay and the number of times a non-reel appeared on a person’s screen; it said in an...

When the 27th edition of Africa Tech Festival kicks off on 12 November at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa, the spotlight will be on the exceptional women shaping the future of technology and telecoms in Africa. With August marking the celebration of Women’s Month in the host country, the event will proudly showcase many...

Fifa and Homeless World Cup Foundation (HWCF) agree to jointly broadcast future editions of Homeless World Cup on Fifa+ streaming platform. Both parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between soccer’s global governing body and the tournament’s organisers. Homeless World Cup Foundation (HWCF) organises the annual Homeless World Cup women’s and men’s tournaments which are...

Nutanix, hybrid multicloud computing announced that Philippe Dosset has been appointed to lead the EMEA OEM & Alliances team. In his new role, effective August 1st, he will be responsible for driving new business opportunities through alliances and OEM partnerships. Philippe is based in Paris. “In this new role, I look forward to collaborating with the sales and marketing teams to leverage...

Apple-owned headphones brand Beats by Dre has added Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi to its athlete roster. The Argentine soccer superstar will feature across Beats marketing campaigns promoting the company’s various audio products. The partnership with Messi, who is now in his second season with Inter Miami, means the 37-year-old becomes the first player to sign...

Developing Markets technology systems integrator Cassava Technologies (Cassava) has announced that its AI activities will now operate as a separate business unit, Cassava AI. Since the advent of Generative AI, Cassava has forged strategic partnerships with industry giants such as Microsoft, Google, AWS, Anthropic, Oracle, Atlas AI, Cerebras and Palo Alto Networks. These partnerships enable...

Acer Africa announced the appointment of Redington as a distribution partner for Acer’s SMB and Channel business. This strategic partnership is set to enhance Acer’s distribution network and provide a broader range of Acer products to the market. Glenn Du Toit, Acer Country Manager, commented on the partnership, “We are excited to expand our commercial...