Author: Akin Naphtal

The company specify this day to mark the release of the 2022 Cisco Purpose Report, an extensive document detailing the progress of all our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Initiatives this past year. If you haven’t had a chance to read it or check out Cisco’s ESG Hub, we invite you to when you have a chance. Powering an Inclusive Future for All Since announcing our purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All in 2020, Cisco has made significant progress towards this goal. It isn’t just something we say-it’s something we live and breathe every day. From the initial…

The internet engineer and entrepreneur Brewster Kahle took a shot at the book publishing industry recently by pointing out something well-known to technologists but unappreciated by the general public: that ebooks and other digital artifacts have shorter lifespans than the physical items. “Our paper books have lasted hundreds of years on our shelves and are still readable,” Kahle observed in a post on the website of the Internet Archive, the invaluable historical repository of old web pages and other digital artifacts that he founded in 1996. “Without active maintenance, we will be lucky if our digital books last a decade.”…

In an effort to enhance user experience, tech giant Microsoft has started to roll out an update to the Snipping tool for Windows 11 to Insiders in the Dev Channel, which includes a built-in screen recorder tool.Snipping Tool has always made it fast and easy to capture and share content from the PC, and now with screen recording built-in, the company is expanding these capabilities to even more types of content, Microsoft said in a blogpost on Thursday.”We know that Snipping Tool is a favourite among the Insider community, so we are very excited to introduce a built-in screen recorder…

The Biden administration has accused Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) of trying to buy its way to dominance in the metaverse, kicking off a high-profile trial to try to prevent the Facebook parent from buying virtual reality app developer Within Inc. The FTC sued in July to stop the deal, saying Meta’s acquisition of Within would “tend to create a monopoly” in the market for virtual reality (VR) fitness apps. It has asked the judge to order a preliminary injunction that would halt the proposed transaction. In an opening statement, FTC lawyer Abby Dennis said the within acquisition was part of…

French telecommunications firm Orange, in collaboration with the German Cooperation, has opened its 13 Digital Centre in Conakry, Guinea. This digital ecosystem is dedicated to the development of digital skills and innovation. The centre is spread over 600 sq. m and features four strategic programs of the Orange group, namely, a coding school, a solidarity FabLab – one of the Orange Foundation’s digital manufacturing workshops, and an Orange Fab start-up accelerator, supported by Orange Ventures Middle East and Africa (an investment fund to support start-ups) Programs range from digital training for young people, guidance for project bearers, start-up acceleration, and…

Kenyan wealth-tech startup Hisa has publicly launched after receiving regulatory approval from the Nairobi Securities Exchange and the Capital Markets Authority to launch its fractional shares trading platform. The Hisa app allows anyone in Kenya to invest in Kenyan listed stocks, US stocks and ETFs directly from their phones using mobile money. “At Hisa, we are building the infrastructure for borderless investments in Africa through micro-investments. Less than one per cent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa invests in the capital markets, caused mainly by a lack of access, low financial literacy levels, lack of IPOs as well as low…

Vodafone, Nokia voice core services extended to an additional one million subscribers in New Zealand. According to Nokia the extention will give better voice services for New Zealander as well as tourists travelling in the country It will also supply its NetAct application for network management and daily network operations to improve it’s voice services. This is the next step of the collaboration between Nokia and Vodafone, which is focused on making Vodafone’s voice core infrastructure more reliable and resilient. Additionally, the program is meant to guarantee that the network is always operating with the most up-to-date software. READ ALSO:Apple…

Optus and Ericsson have unveiled the implementation of a unique, modern and energy-efficient radio access network (RAN) site at Optus’ Moorebank in Sydney, New South Wales aimed to reduce energy consumption by up to 25% by 2025 The two telco giants have devised a unique RAN solution that uses lightweight, state-of-the-art new generation radios and basebands Subsequent to the initial depoloyment at the Moorebank site, Optus is now in the process of enhancing these sites across their network that will result in a reduction of energy utilisation leading to savings of around 40kWh daily when paired with energy-saving software programs.…

Apple has introduced a new feature that will now make it so much harder for hackers to take users’ iCloud data into their stronghold. The news comes as the tech giant begins rethinking the whole process linked to gaining access to sensitive data. The leading iPhone maker mentioned how it hopes to introduce a long list of security measures that enable end-end encryption as a part of reversal to the controversial program that’s intended to highlight abusers of child offenses. This particular launch is directed as an optional offering to attain more data through iCloud. As it is, Apple was…

Apple has announced the three advanced security features focused on protecting against threats to user data in the cloud, representing the next step in its ongoing effort to provide users with even stronger ways to protect their data. According to Apple, with iMessage Contact Key Verification, users can verify they are communicating only with whom they intend. With Security Keys for Apple ID, users have the choice to require a physical security key to sign in to their Apple ID account. And with Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, which uses end-to-end encryption to provide Apple’s highest level of cloud data…