How to instruct Google Assistant to read out and reply to your messages on WhatsApp, Telegram Milicent Atieno August 7, 2019 Apps and Software Text messaging can sometimes jeopardize your life and the people around you. There are numerous cases of road accidents that were caused by drivers driving while texting. If you must text while driving, Google...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and humans in Customer Experience (CX) – not an either/or situation Innov8tiv.com July 25, 2019 Start-ups In the customer journey, artificial intelligence is not set to replace human engagement, but rather to enhance and underpin it AI is by far the biggest hype I have seen in my career, and for good reason. It...
Tobii can use PC camera to keep others from taking a peek at your computer screen Felix Omondi April 29, 2019 Apps and Software Long gone are the days when computers used to be just for entertainment or some fancy electronics at the corner of the house we are still fascinated about. These days, they are the gateway to our bank...
Google has set up an AI Center in Accra, Ghana Milicent Atieno April 12, 2019 Funding It is almost a year now since Google made public plans to set up an AI center in Africa. Well, that center is now up and running in Accra, Ghana. Moustapha Cisse has been appointed by Google to head the AI...
Google’s AI investment vehicle Gradient Ventures in the lead of $7M investment in Elsa, an American English Accent learning app Milicent Atieno February 26, 2019 Funding, Women In Tech Gradient Ventures, a dedicated venture fund by Google set out to seek worthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups worth investing in, has zeroed in on an Asian app Elsa. Gradient Ventures led in the...
UNICEF Innovation Fund looking for Data Science Startups to invest $100,000 Milicent Atieno January 12, 2019 Funding Are you a startup using data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) among other similar technology to solve socio-economic challenges in your community? Well if so, you stand a chance...
For Data Science to work for Africa we need to have it fashioned to African context – EDSA First Graduation Milicent Atieno December 18, 2018 Business Plans, Event Articles Speaking during the recent Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) graduation ceremony held at the Belmont Square in Cape Town, South Africa. Development economist and radio presenter, Ayabonga Cawe...
Google plans to launch an AI-powered Audio News Feed Milicent Atieno December 7, 2018 Apps and Software Yesterday, Google unveiled a revolutionary innovation that will appeal best for people who for one reason or the other cannot read their news update. The innovation is an AI-driven news feed that reads aloud...
US lawmakers table a Bill to stop Bots from Online Shopping Felix Omondi November 27, 2018 Apps and Software The US lawmakers from the Democrats wing have tabled the ‘Stopping Grinch Bots Act,’ a Bill that seeks to make it illegal for bots to do online shopping. The Bill further seeks to outlaw the reselling of...
Machine Learning courses from Amazon now available for free Felix Omondi November 27, 2018 Cool Tech Jobs Good news to all developers signed up to the Amazon AWS platform. You will now be able to access all of Machine Learning (ML) courses available therein for free. Amazon made this announcement...
