Netflix forced to lowers prices as password-sharing rules get scrutinized
Netflix has decreased its subscription costs in over 100 territories, including Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Croatia, Venezuela, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The discounts for the basic tier range between 20% and 60%, affecting over 10 million of Netflix’s subscribers. The move is surprising, given the recent industry trend of increasing prices. It’s possible that Netflix is […]
Google Employees Slam CEO Pichai Over Bard AI Rushed Launch
Google employees are voicing their criticisms of the company’s leadership over its handling of the announcement of its ChatGPT competitor, Bard. Internal forum Memegen saw staff express their frustration over what they saw as rushed and botched tactics. Reports have shown that some employees even took to attacking CEO Sundar Pichai directly, calling the strategy […]
Google’s Bard AI – All You Need To Know
Google is constantly pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence (AI), and its latest offering, Bard AI, is no exception. This new AI system, a potential rival to ChatGPT, is designed to create natural and coherent language, which has the potential to revolutionize the way we generate written content. In this article, we’ll provide a complete […]
Bard AI Chatbot Wrong Answer Causes Google to Lose $100bn
On Wednesday, Alphabet’s shares suffered a massive eight percent drop after an error made by the new AI chatbot “Bard” caused a loss of $100 billion in market value. The search engine giant, Google, had recently unveiled a suite of AI-powered features, including the chatbot “Bard”, which aims to answer user queries. However, a mistake […]
Alibaba To Launch ChatGPT Rival
The Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, has announced that it is developing its own version of ChatGPT, as it seeks to tap into the thriving AI market. According to a spokesperson who spoke with CNBC, the company is working on a ChatGPT-style technology and it is currently undergoing internal testing. Alibaba, which stated that it began […]
Google launches Bard, A ChatGPT AI Rival
Google has recently introduced Bard, its new conversational AI service powered by the Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). The announcement was made by Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, through a statement shared with TechCabal. Google has described Bard as a “conversational AI service” that brings together the vast information of the world […]
Shopping app Temu Copying TikTok’s strategy to maintain top spot on App Store
Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo’s shopping app, Temu, has seen significant success in the U.S. app stores. In September, it reached the top spot on the U.S. App Store and has continued to maintain a highly-ranked position, including being the No. 1 free app on Google Play since December 29, 2022. The app’s rapid growth can […]
Kenya’s new data centre a win for Africa’s digital economy
Despite facing challenges in 2022, Africa’s digital economy is still expected to grow. The continent has seen efforts from both private and public sectors to develop consumer-facing products, but the necessary infrastructure to support them has been neglected. A report by Endeavor Nigeria estimates that the market size of Africa’s digital economy is currently $115 […]
Kuda Bank expands digital banking services to Pakistan
Nigeria-based digital banking platform, Kuda, plans to expand its services to Pakistan by obtaining a digital banking license from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The license will be issued to “KT Bank”, a joint venture between Kuda and two leading Pakistani companies. Kuda and four other companies were chosen out of 15 applicants, including […]
TeamApt changes name to Moniepoint for Rebranding
Nigerian fintech company TeamApt has rebranded as Moniepoint, the name of its flagship product, as a testament to its success and to bring the company closer to its customers. Moniepoint will also relocate its headquarters to London, with plans to expand into East and North Africa. The company, which had a customer base of over […]